2025 · Week 9
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers
Nov 2, 2025 · Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Carolina Panthers held off Green Bay Packers 16–13. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Panthers had just a 21% chance going in. Panthers improve to 5-4; Packers fall to 5-2-1. Rico Dowdle paced the offense with 130 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 2 catches for 11 yards.
Team stats
| CAR | GB | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 20 |
| 265 | Total yards | 377 |
| 102 | Passing yards | 273 |
| 163 | Rushing yards | 104 |
| 11/20 | Comp / Att | 26/37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(7:57) 17-B.McManus 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan.
- Q2(2:26) 5-R.Dowdle up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q210-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(:05) 17-B.McManus 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan.
- Q3(10:38) 17-B.McManus 43 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan.
- Q3(2:15) 5-R.Dowdle left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on CAR-5-R.Dowdle, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q310-R.Fitzgerald extra point is No Good, Short, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(2:35) (Shotgun) 8-J.Jacobs up the middle to CAR 1 for no gain (56-C.Rozeboom). Green Bay challenged the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 8-J.Jacobs up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q417-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-42-M.Orzech, Holder-19-D.Whelan.
- Q4(:01) 10-R.Fitzgerald 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Young | 11/20 | 102 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 25 | 130 | 2 |
| Bryce Young | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Tetairoa McMillan | 4 | 6 | 46 | 0 |
| Xavier Legette | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Coker | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Brycen Tremayne | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jimmy Horn Jr. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Tremble | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
GB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | 26/37 | 273 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Jacobs | 17 | 87 | 1 |
| Emanuel Wilson | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Savion Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Doubs | 7 | 10 | 91 | 0 |
| Josh Jacobs | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Christian Watson | 2 | 4 | 58 | 0 |
| Luke Musgrave | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Chris Brooks | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Tucker Kraft | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Emanuel Wilson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Savion Williams | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Malik Heath | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Matthew Golden | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |