Week 8 · Recap
Packers 27, Panthers 19: Week 8 recap
What happened
The Packers beat the Panthers 27-19 at home at Lambeau Field in Week 8, moving to 5-3.
The Packers outgained the Panthers 354-258 in total yards, lost the turnover battle, 3 giveaways to 2, and went 9-16 on third down.
Jordan Love went 30 of 41 for 288 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT. Josh Jacobs had 21 carries for 39 yards and 1 TD on the ground. Christian Watson led the receivers with 8 catches for 113 yards.
On defense, Brenton Cox Jr. led with 1 sack and Isaiah McDuffie had 10 tackles.
Team stats
- 354Total yards258
- 288Passing yards176
- 66Rushing yards82
- 21First downs14
- 9-16Third down5-18
- 3-3Red zone (TD-att)1-2
- 3Turnovers2
- 0-0Sacked-yards6-33
- 6-45Penalties-yards5-41
- 31:03Possession28:57
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: CAR-GB- 1st quarter
- CARRyan Fitzgerald 39 Yd Field Goal 11:433-0
- GBTucker Kraft 12 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Trey Smack PAT Failed)5:083-6
- 2nd quarter
- CARChuba Hubbard 1 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)14:5710-6
- GBJosh Jacobs 1 Yd Rush (Trey Smack Kick)6:3310-13
- GBMatthew Golden 24 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Trey Smack Kick)1:4610-20
- 3rd quarter
- GBJosh Jacobs 4 Yd pass from Jordan Love (Trey Smack Kick)7:3010-27
- CARRyan Fitzgerald 50 Yd Field Goal4:0713-27
- 4th quarter
- CARJalen Coker 26 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)5:3719-27
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.