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After losing to the Buffalo Bills 40-9 at home last week, the Carolina Panthers rebounded with a 16-13 victory over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday. The Packers entered the game with a 5-1-1 record, the best in the NFC. The Panthers posted their first victory against a team that entered the game with a winning record since a 30-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 11, 2022. The Seahawks had a 7-5 record before the loss to Carolina. The Panthers won seven games in the intervening two seasons combined, but Carolina will play the New Orleans Saints in an NFC South game on Nov. 9 with a 5-4 record in the 2025 NFL season. “Any win for us is special, especially been looked at for so long as a team where people think they’re going to just come in and get automatic win,” Carolina defensive end Derrick Brown said. “So for us to come out here, be competing down to the wire, this is what we wanted, right? This is the culture that (general manager) Dan (Morgan) and (coach) Dave (Canales), all top down, this what they brought in and this is what they want to instill in us so we can be able to execute in the game. So, I mean, like we said today after the game, man, all we need is us and be able to go out and execute and do what we do.” Brown had four tackles and one quarterback hit in the game for the Carolina defense, which came up big in the red zone. The Packers lost a fumble after reaching the Panthers 16-yard line in the first quarter, settled for a field goal after reaching the Carolina 8 in the second quarter, missed a field-goal attempt after getting to the Panthers 25 in the third quarter and got stopped on downs at the Carolina 13 in the fourth quarter. Panthers safety Tre’von Moehrig had an interception on a pass that Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love left short of his receiver as he was being buried by Brown. Carolina followed the takeaway with a touchdown drive for a 13-6 lead in the third quarter. “Obviously, coming to a historic place, but for us, it was just the next game, man,” Brown said. “We’ve been preaching all week, man. We lost bad last week. We got our ass whooped. So to be able to come back out here and just get back into it, that’s been a thing for us. We sat in there this week, and we’re like, ‘Hey, like, got to take that one on the chin and we got to roll back. We got to roll back into what we do.’” Brown was among the 14 former Auburn players who got on the field on the ninth Sunday of the NFL’s 106th season. Three other former Auburn players were involved in the Carolina-Green Bay game: Packers safety Jaylin Simpson is on the practice squad and not eligible to play. Packers quarterback Malik Willis dressed for the game but did not play. Colby Wooden started at defensive tackle for the Packers. Wooden did not record any stats before leaving with a shoulder injury. More stories on the NFL Former Auburn All-American makes his NBA debut Panthers’ Bryce Young on win over Packers: ‘That’s why you play football’ Bo Nix, Denver Broncos rally to win in the fourth quarter again In the other Sunday games: Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 24 Vikings linebacker Austin Keys was designated as a game-day inactive. Lions safety Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play. Denver Broncos 18, Houston Texans 15 Texans defensive tackle Marlon Davidson (Greenville) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play. Bo Nix (Pinson Valley) started at quarterback for the Broncos. Nix completed 18-of-37 passes for 173 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and ran for 36 yards on three carries. Nix threw touchdown passes for 30 yards to wide receiver Courtland Sutton as Denver took a 7-6 lead with 4:52 left in the first half and 27 yards to running back RJ Harvey with 12:28 remaining. After the TD pass to Harvey, Nix completed a 2-point conversion pass to wide receiver Troy Franklin to tie the score at 15-15. RELATED: BO NIX, BRONCOS RALLY TO WIN IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AGAIN Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham dressed for the game but did not play. New England Patriots 24, Atlanta Falcons 23 Carlton Davis started at cornerback for the Patriots. Davis made six tackles and broke up one pass in the end zone. San Francisco 49ers 34, New York Giants 24 Darius Slayton started at wide receiver for the Giants. Slayton had five receptions for 62 yards. Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Indianapolis Colts 20 Steelers offensive tackle Jack Driscoll is on the practice squad and not eligible to play. Braden Smith started at right offensive tackle for the Colts. Los Angeles Chargers 27, Tennessee Titans 20 Chargers long snapper Josh Harris is on injured reserve and not eligible to play. Chargers wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith returned two kickoffs for 49 yards. Vikings linebacker Dorian Mausi made two tackles on special teams. Los Angeles Rams 34, New Orleans Saints 10 Rams running back Jarquez Hunter was designated as a game-day inactive. Saints linebacker Eku Leota did not record any stats. New Orleans elevated Leota from its practice squad to make him eligible to play. Rams cornerback Roger McCreary (Williamson) did not record any stats in his debut with Los Angeles. McCreary joined the Rams in a trade with the Tennessee Titans on Monday. Jacksonville Jaguars 30, Las Vegas Raiders 29 (OT) Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson made a 24-yard field goal and two extra points. But he missed the extra-point kick after Las Vegas scored the first points of the game with 35 seconds left in the first half. Raiders wide receiver Shedrick Jackson (Hoover) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play. Jaguars linebacker Jalen McLeod is on injured reserve and not eligible to play. Raiders defensive tackle JJ Pegues was designated as a game-day inactive. Jaguars offensive tackle Kilian Zierer is on the practice squad and not eligible to play. Seattle Seahawks 38, Washington Commanders 14 Seahawks outside linebacker Derick Hall made five tackles and recorded one tackle for loss. Commanders cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (Hewitt-Trussville) was designated as a game-day inactive. Commanders cornerback Jonathan Jones made three tackles. Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett (Jackson) made one tackle. FOR MORE OF AL.COM’S COVERAGE OF THE NFL, GO TO OUR NFL PAGE Week 9 started on Thursday night, when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Miami Dolphins 28-6. Week 9 concludes on Monday, when the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. ABC and ESPN will televise the game.
