Packers beat Panthers 27-19 at Lambeau with three Love touchdown passes
Green Bay Packers beat Carolina Panthers 27-19 at Lambeau Field in Week 8 of the NFL season. The game turned on the first half, when the Packers scored 20 points, two of them touchdown passes from Jordan Love, and then held on to their lead.
Carolina took the lead through a 39-yard field goal from Ryan Fitzgerald. Love hit back with a 12-yard pass to Tucker Kraft, although the extra point failed and Green Bay led 6-3. In the second quarter, Chuba Hubbard put the visitors back in front with a one-yard rushing touchdown, making it 10-6.
Josh Jacobs restored the hosts' lead with a one-yard run. With 1:46 left before the break, Love found Matthew Golden from 24 yards to make it 20-10. In the third quarter, Love connected with Jacobs on a four-yard pass and the Packers led 27-10. Fitzgerald pulled three points back with a 50-yard field goal.
Bryce Young threw 26 yards to Jalen Coker with 5:37 remaining to cut the gap to eight points. It was the only score of the fourth quarter. The Packers outgained Carolina 354 yards to 258 and had 21 first downs to 14, with 288 of those yards coming through the air. They gave the ball away three times, one more than the Panthers. On the ground, Carolina had the edge, 82 yards to 66.
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Our preview gave Green Bay a 60% chance and projected 27-20, with Love and his receivers as the main route to goal. The final score was one point off that projection for Carolina. We saw the Panthers' rushing defence as a weakness, yet the Packers managed only 66 yards on the ground.
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