Thursday Night Recap: Packers 27, Panthers 19
Green Bay improves to 5-3 after recovering from an opening kickoff fumble while Carolina drops to 3-4.
By Anthony Foster ·
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Carolina Panthers 27-19 on Thursday night at Lambeau Field.
Jordan Love finished 30-of-41 for 288 yards and threw touchdown passes to Tucker Kraft, Matthew Golden, and Josh Jacobs. Jacobs scored on a 4-yard catch and a 1-yard run. Love threw one interception. The Packers committed three turnovers in the game, beginning with a fumbled opening kickoff that set up a Carolina field goal. Green Bay responded by scoring touchdowns on three of its next four possessions to build a 27-10 lead in the third quarter. Bryce Young connected with Jalen Coker for a 26-yard touchdown on fourth-and-3 to cut the deficit to 27-19 with 5:37 remaining, but his subsequent two-point conversion pass fell incomplete. The Panthers later lost the ball on downs at midfield with 2:41 left, and Dani Dennis-Sutton sacked Young to end Carolina's final possession from its own 20-yard line with 22 seconds remaining.
Young completed 23-of-31 passes for 209 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Chuba Hubbard carried 22 times for 81 yards and a touchdown, adding seven catches for 38 yards. Christian Watson returned to the game after a 53-yard catch in the second quarter led to him being taken to the hospital for a chest injury. On that same play, Carolina cornerback Will Lee suffered a hamstring injury and was carted to the locker room. The Panthers already have three cornerbacks on injured reserve: Akayleb Evans, Mike Jackson, and Jaycee Horn. Green Bay's Josh Whyle was evaluated for a concussion in the first half, and Carolina offensive lineman Corey Bullock hurt his quadriceps in the second half.
The game featured a halftime ceremony honoring former Packers president and CEO Bob Harlan, whose name was unveiled on the stadium's northeast facade alongside former general manager Ted Thompson. Harlan led the organization from 1989 to 2008 and died March 5 at age 89. Members of the Milwaukee Brewers, including Christian Yelich and Jacob Misiorowski, attended the game one day after winning the franchise's first World Series title. The Panthers, now 3-4, host Denver on Nov. 8. The Packers, now 5-3, visit New England on Nov. 8.
