In a game eerily similar to its previous loss this season, the Green Bay Packers' offense committed untimely turnovers and its defense could not get off the field in a 16-13 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

 

The Packers opened the scoring in the second quarter with a Brandon McManus field goal after the two sides exchanged turnovers in the red zone. The Panthers answered the field goal with a Rico Dowdle touchdown run. The Packers could only muster a field goal as a retort, leaving the Lambeau Field turf clinging to a 7-6 deficit that could have been worse.

 

Following a missed field goal and a Jordan Love interception, Dowdle scored a touchdown late in the third quarter to make it 13-6. A penalty opened the door for the Packers to tie the game on a late rushing touchdown by Josh Jacobs, but the Panthers picked up enough first downs to get close enough for a field goal to walk off the field with the victory.

 

Love completed 27 passes for 273 yards and an interception while Jacobs led the team in rushing with 87 yards on 17 carries. Xavier McKinney led the Packers on a quiet day for the team's defense, registering the team's only sack and interception while piling up a game-high nine tackles.

 

The Packers will have an extra day to prepare for its next opponent, which is the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field.