Yahoo Sports Staff Updated Fri, October 30, 2026 at 2:39 AM UTC About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement In this story The Carolina Panthers and Green Bay Packers will open up Week 8 on "Thursday Night Football," with kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. ET at Lambeau Field. The game will air on Prime Video.
Despite just a 3-3 record, the Panthers hold the lead in the NFC South thanks to a tie-breaker over the Atlanta Falcons. They'll look to bounce back after an embarrassing home blowout against their division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week, where they lost 43-13 with a season-high four turnovers. The Bucs won that game with just 64 total passing yards as Carolina struggled to stop the run, giving up 258 yards on the ground. Adding insult to injury (literally), starting right tackle Taylor Moton suffered a fractured fibula in Week 7 in just his second game back from a blood clot.
The Packers will also look to bounce back after a Week 7 loss to the Detroit Lions 20-17 thanks to a walk-off field goal from Detroit kicker Jake Bates. Green Bay will have plenty of opportunity on offense this week after seeing how the Bucs exploited the run game against the Panthers, with Josh Jacobs in his second game back after being activated from the commissioner's exempt list.
Follow along with Yahoo Sports for live updates, highlights and more as the Panthers and Packers open up Week 8 on "Thursday Night Football," airing on Amazon Prime Video.
Carolina safety Zakee Wheatley intercepted Jordan Love on a deep ball near the goal line, and the Panthers have the ball back with a 27-13 deficit early in the fourth quarter.
An offense that's been stagnant for seven quarters needs to figure it out for the Panthers to mount a comeback.
Green Bay is driving in Panthers territory with a 27-13 lead at the end of the third quarter.
And yes, Christian Watson is playing football after leaving the first half of the game in an ambulance.
Well, this was unexpected. Christian Watson is back on the field.
The Packers told reporters that he was medically cleared at a local hospital, and he returned to the Green Bay sideline in the third quarter after leaving the first half in an ambulance with a chest injury.
He returned to game with 4:01 remaining and the Packers holding a 27-13 lead.
This one's getting out of hand for Carolina.
The Panthers failed to convert on fourth-and-2 at midfield on the first possession of the first half, and the Packers responded with an eight-play, 50-yard touchdown drive.
A Jordan Love touchdown pass to Josh Jacobs has extended Green Bay's lead to 27-10 with 7:30 remaining in the third quarter. Carolina's offense needs to get something going fast.
The Panthers have the ball first after their offense did little outside of a first-quarter touchdown drive. Can Bryce Young and Co. get going after an 87-yard first half?
The first half ends with a 3-yard run by Chuba Hubbard.
Panthers: 87 yards total offense Bryce Young: 10-of-19, 65 yards, 1 INT Chuba Hubbard: 11 carries, 37 yards/ 5 receptions, 21 yards
Packers: 227 yards total offense Jordan Love: 18-of-24, 189 yards, 2 TD Savion Williams: 1 rush, 18 yards Christian Watson: 6 catches, 100 yards
Brenton Cox Jr.: 1 sack Devonte Wyatt: 1 sack
Green Bay began their final drive of the first half with a 14-yard pass to Matthew Golden. But Jordan Love missed on his next three passes from the 50-yard line, looking for a deep throw.
A 39-yard punt by Daniel Whelan gives Carolina the ball at their 11-yard line with 32 seconds remaining before halftime.
Following a 4-yard rush by Chuba Hubbard on third-and-19, the Panthers have to punt. Sam Martin boots it 51 yards and the Packers take over at their 36 with 1:15 left in the first half and a chance to add more points.
The Panthers fall into a hole on their final drive of the first half.
Bryce Young is sacked for a 10-yard loss by Brenton Cox Jr. Then Rasheed Walker moves early and draws a 5-yard false start penalty.
Matthew Golden makes up for dropping a likely TD pass by catching one on the next play for a score.
No difficult over-the-shoulder turn on this one for him, as he pulls in a 24-yard catch. Trey Smack kicks the extra point and the Packers go ahead 20-10.
Drops have plagued the Packers all season, and Matthew Golden let a touchdown deflect off his hands.
In his defense, Golden had to turn back and try to get the ball at a difficult angle. But the ball hit him in the hands and he couldn't hang on. That was Golden's ninth drop of the season thus far.
The Packers get a first down before the 2-minute warning on a 7-yard pass from Jordan Love to Tucker Kraft. Kraft has 3 catches for 22 yards.
Green Bay will resume from the Panthers' 21-yard line after the break.
Packers linebacker Ty'Ron Hopper slapped Bryce Young's pass as it was thrown, then caught the carom for an interception.
Besides the turnover, that was a rough drive for the Panthers with Young completing 2 passes for 1 yard. He was also nearly sacked by an unblocked Lukas Van Ness on a second-and-8 throw that went incomplete as Young had to get rid of the ball.
Josh Jacobs scores on a 1-yard touchdown run to finish off a 90-yard drive by the Packers.
Kicker Trey Smack also drew a sarcastic, derisive cheer from the Lambeau Field crowd for making his extra-point kick after missing his first attempt earlier in the game.
Christian Watson is walking to the medical tent. Will Lee, meanwhile, is being carted to the locker room with an apparent leg injury.
Packers receiver Christian Watson and Panthers cornerback Will Lee are both down in pain after a 53-yard gain on a deep ball from Jordan Love to Watson.
It's not clear if either sustained a notable injury.
The Brewers are back home after winning the franchise's first ever World Series championship Wednesday night. Several Brewers made the trek to Green Bay to introduce their newly earned hardware to Packers fans.
And what celebration at Lambeau Field is complete without a Lambeau Leap?
The Panthers couldn't capitalize on their second forced turnover. Green Bay's defense forced a three-and-out and a punt, and Carolina has just 3 points to show for two forced turnovers.
Panthers safety Nick Scott punched the ball away from Packers receiver Christian Watson, and Carolina recovered.
The Panthers have the ball at their own 37 after forcing the second Packers turnover of the game.
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