Week 8

NFL · Week 8 · Thu, Oct 29

Final

Carolina Panthers

3-4 · Away

19

Green Bay Packers

5-3 · Home

27 (winner)

Score by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
CAR373619
GB6147027

Lambeau Field, Green Bay · Thu, Oct 29, 8:15 PM ET

Packers sack Panthers 6 times in 27–19 win

Recap · 1 min read

Green Bay sacked Carolina quarterbacks 6 times for 33 yards and held on for a 27–19 win after building a 17-point lead.

The Packers outgained the Panthers 354 yards to 258 and converted 9 of 16 third downs, while Carolina converted 5 of 18. The Panthers succeeded on 2 of 4 fourth-down attempts, but Green Bay stopped them on their final try.

Trailing by 4 in the second quarter, Green Bay scored 21 unanswered points. Hopper’s interception set up Love’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Golden before halftime. Carolina closed the gap on Young’s 26-yard touchdown pass to Coker on fourth down, but Young’s later fourth-down pass to McMillan fell incomplete.

Jordan Love completed 30 of 41 passes for 288 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 1 interception. Christian Watson caught 8 passes for 113 yards. Bryce Young threw for 209 yards and a touchdown with 1 interception, while Chuba Hubbard rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.

By the numbers

  • 6

    sacks by GB

    Green Bay’s 6 sacks cost Carolina 33 yards.

  • 2-4

    CAR on fourth down

    Carolina converted 2 of 4 fourth downs, but its final attempt ended its late possession.

Who mattered

  • Jordan Love Passing

    30/41, 288 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

  • Chuba Hubbard Rushing

    22 CAR, 81 YDS, 1 TD

  • Christian Watson Receiving

    8 REC, 113 YDS

Key moments

  1. Q2 6:33

    Jacobs scores from 1 yard out, putting Green Bay ahead for good.

    GB 3rd & Goal at CAR 1 GB 13–10

  2. Q2 5:23

    Hopper intercepts Young, giving the Packers possession in Carolina territory.

    CAR 3rd & 3 at CAR 48 GB 13–10

  3. Q2 1:46

    Love finds Golden for a 24-yard touchdown following the interception.

    GB 3rd & 13 at CAR 24 GB 20–10

  4. Q3 7:30

    Love throws a 4-yard touchdown to Jacobs, completing Green Bay’s run of 21 unanswered points.

    GB 3rd & 1 at CAR 4 GB 27–10

  5. Q4 5:37

    Young hits Coker for a 26-yard touchdown on fourth down, but the two-point conversion fails.

    CAR 4th & 3 at GB 26 GB 27–19

  6. Q4 2:46

    Young’s fourth-down pass to McMillan falls incomplete, ending Carolina’s possession.

    CAR 4th & 5 at midfield GB 27–19

Game flow

Win probability after every play, from ESPN. GB is at the top, CAR at the bottom. It ends at 100% for GB. Use the left and right arrow keys to step through plays.

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Drive chart

Each bar runs from where a drive started to where it ended. Tap one for details.

Team stats

Team statistics
Statistic
258Total yards354
176Net passing288
82Rushing66
141st downs21
5-183rd down9-16
2-44th down0-0
2Turnovers3
6-33Sacks–yards0-0
5-41Penalties6-45
28:57Possession31:03

Player stats

Carolina Panthers Passing
Passing Completions / attempts Passing yards Touchdowns Interceptions Sacks–yards lost Passer rating
B. Young 23/41209116-3368.0
Carolina Panthers Rushing
Rushing Carries Rushing yards Yards per carry Touchdowns Longest run
C. Hubbard 22813.7118
T. Etienne 111.001
Carolina Panthers Receiving
Receiving Receptions Targets Receiving yards Touchdowns Longest reception
T. McMillan 61158014
C. Hubbard 7838011
J. Coker 2536126
M. Evans 2222017
T. Tremble 1319019
J. Metchie III 331406
D. Waller 1211011
B. Tremayne 1111011
Carolina Panthers Defense
Defense Total tackles Sacks Tackles for loss Passes defended Quarterback hits
M. Wilson 80020
Z. Wheatley 70010
D. Lloyd 70000
T. Moehrig 50000
N. Scott 50010
B. Okereke 50000
W. Lee III 40000
T. Wharton 40000
Carolina Panthers Interceptions
Interceptions Interceptions Return yards Touchdowns
Z. Wheatley 1170
Carolina Panthers Fumbles
Fumbles Fumbles Fumbles lost Fumbles recovered
J. Coker 110
B. Okereke 001
N. Hampton 001
Carolina Panthers Kicking
Kicking Field goals made / attempted Longest field goal Extra points made / attempted Points
R. Fitzgerald 2/2501/17
Carolina Panthers Punting
Punting Punts Punt yards Average punt Punts inside the 20 Longest punt
S. Martin 419548.8252
Carolina Panthers Kick returns
Kick returns Kick returns Return yards Average return Longest return Touchdowns
A. Tyus III 49223.0330
Carolina Panthers Punt returns
Punt returns Punt returns Return yards Average return Longest return Touchdowns
T. Etienne 294.580

Scoring plays

8

  1. Q1 11:43

    Ryan Fitzgerald 39 Yd Field Goal

    3–0

  2. Q1 5:08

    Tucker Kraft 12 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Trey Smack PAT Failed)

    3–6

  3. Q2 14:57

    Chuba Hubbard 1 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)

    10–6

  4. Q2 6:33

    Josh Jacobs 1 Yd Rush (Trey Smack Kick)

    10–13

  5. Q2 1:46

    Matthew Golden 24 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Trey Smack Kick)

    10–20

  6. Q3 7:30

    Josh Jacobs 4 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Trey Smack Kick)

    10–27

  7. Q3 4:07

    Ryan Fitzgerald 50 Yd Field Goal

    13–27

  8. Q4 5:37

    Jalen Coker 26 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

    19–27

How this recap was made

Written by an AI model (gpt-6.1-terra) from ESPN's play-by-play and box score, then checked against that data before it was published.

Published Mon, Nov 2, 6:25 PM ET