Packers vs. Panthers live updates: Green Bay, Carolina look to rebound from losses

The Green Bay Packers, for the second time this season, will play a home game on "Thursday Night Football" to begin Week 8 in the NFL. The last time the Packers suited up for a midweek game at Lambeau Field, they fell flat in a 21-point loss. They eye a different result this time around against a Carolina Panthers squad that is fresh off its worst showing of the year: A 30-point defeat at home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

One of these teams will carry a two-game losing streak at the end of the night. The Packers would slip to .500 with a loss, while the Panthers would own a losing record. Those are high stakes, especially since both sides still have ambitions of winning their respective divisions.

The deciding factor in the Week 8 primetime battle could be whether Green Bay's run game comes to life. Running back Josh Jacobs made his season debut last week but was surprisingly ineffective against a porous Detroit Lions defense. He now squares off against a Carolina unit that is significantly worse at stopping the run and, in fact, ranks last in the NFL at 153.2 yards allowed per game.

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