Packers hold off Panthers 27-19 behind 21-point burst

The Packers beat the Panthers 27-19 at Lambeau Field and moved to 5-3. The game turned in the second quarter, when Green Bay scored 14 points and took a lead it never gave up.

Carolina struck first on a 39-yard Ryan Fitzgerald field goal. Jordan Love answered with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Tucker Kraft, but the extra point failed and Green Bay led 6-3. Chuba Hubbard's 1-yard run put Carolina up 10-6. Josh Jacobs scored from a yard out to flip it 13-10, and Love hit Matthew Golden from 24 yards for a 20-10 edge. Love found Jacobs from 4 yards in the third to make it 27-10.

Fitzgerald hit from 50 yards to cut it to 27-13, and Bryce Young found Jalen Coker from 26 yards in the fourth to make it 27-19. That was the last score. Ty'Ron Hopper led the way for the Panthers with 8 tackles, a sack and an interception. Love threw for 288 yards and 3 TDs. Chirp's Sim gave the Packers 55%, and it called it.