Unlike their triumphant showing at Lambeau Field around the same time last year, the Carolina Panthers couldn't pull out a win against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night.
Here's everything we know from the rough Week 8 loss . . .
Final score
Packers 27, Panthers 19
Keys to the game
- Quarterback Bryce Young faced constant pressure throughout the night, forcing the Panthers to shorten up their offensive approach. He averaged just 5.1 yards per attempt and recorded six sacks.
- The offense couldn't take advantage of the edge in the turnover battle. Carolina scored just three points off their three takeaways.
- Packers quarterback Jordan Love kept his unit moving, completing 30 of his 41 throws for 288 yards and three touchdowns. Green Bay converted on nine of their 16 third-down attempts.
It was over when . . .
After a gutsy 12-play, 70-yard touchdown drive kept them alive, the Panthers would get the ball back—down 27-19—with 4:35 left in the game. The offense, however, would turn it over on downs on just four plays—ending with an incomplete pass on a fourth-and-5 intended for wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.
Carolina then got a last breath from their own 20-yard line with 22 seconds remaining. But a sack of Young on the first play of the desperation drive crushed any sliver of hope that may have been
left.
Players of the game
- RB Chuba Hubbard: 22 carries, 81 rushing yards, rushing touchdown, seven receptions, 38 receiving yards
- S Zakee Wheatley: seven tackles, interception
- S Nick Scott: five tackles, forced fumble, two passes defensed
What's next?
The Panthers (3-4) will return home to host the Denver Broncos (5-2) in Week 9.
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers game recap: Everything we know from Week 8
