Panthers vs. Packers live updates, inactives, where to watch: Jordan Love, Green Bay look to rebound on 'Thursday Night Football' vs. Bryce Young, Carolina
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Carolina Panthers 27-19 in a Thursday Night Football game marked by early miscues and injuries. The loss leaves the Panthers struggling, while the Packers look to remain competitive in the NFC North.
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NFL performance trends significantly impact sports betting markets and playoff projections for the mid-season period.
Through the Carolina Panthers' first five games, it looked like Bryce Young was having an impressive breakout. There were even MVP chants. Those chants, and the idea that the Panthers might be making a big leap as a team, need to be paused. In five days, the Panthers walked back most of the positive strides they collectively had made in recent weeks. They followed up an ugly 43-13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday by being outplayed on both sides of the ball Thursday night against the Green Bay Packers in a 27-19 loss. It wasn't the blowout the Panthers suffered in Week 7 — the Panthers had a shot to tie in the final five minutes, but had a hapless drive and turned it over on downs — but they're 3-4 and not looking like a playoff contender lately.
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