Wk 8 · 2026
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers — Thu, Oct 29
Thu, Oct 29 ·
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
· Prime Video
NFC South · 2-2
at
8:15pET
GB -7 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential GB by 1.3
NFC North · 3-2
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Panthers form
W 32-26vs DETL 18-21at CLEW 34-3at ATLL 37-59vs CHI
2026 season
Packers form
W 31-7vs CHIW 17-14at TBL 14-35vs ATLW 20-17at NYJL 22-39at MIN
2026 season
Panthers this season
Straight up2-2 · 50% (4 games)
Against the spread2-2 · 50% (4 games)
Over / under2-2 · 50% (4 games)
Packers this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread1-3-1 · 25% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | Panthers | Packers |
|---|---|---|
| Bears NFC | vs L 37-59 preview | vs W 31-7 preview |
| Falcons NFC | at W 34-3 preview | vs L 14-35 preview |
| Lions NFC | vs W 32-26 preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Buccaneers NFC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at W 17-14 preview |
| Saints NFC | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Vikings NFC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at L 22-39 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Packers leads 6–4 · Panthers won the last one
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.9 points toward Packers
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-02 | Panthers 16 — 13 Packers | at GB | Panthers |
| 2023 | 2023-12-24 | Packers 33 — 30 Panthers | at CAR | Packers |
| 2020 | 2020-12-19 | Panthers 16 — 24 Packers | at GB | Packers |
| 2019 | 2019-11-10 | Panthers 16 — 24 Packers | at GB | Packers |
| 2017 | 2017-12-17 | Packers 24 — 31 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2015 | 2015-11-08 | Packers 29 — 37 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2014 | 2014-10-19 | Panthers 17 — 38 Packers | at GB | Packers |
| 2011 | 2011-09-18 | Packers 30 — 23 Panthers | at CAR | Packers |
| 2008 | 2008-11-30 | Panthers 35 — 31 Packers | at GB | Panthers |
| 2007 | 2007-11-18 | Panthers 17 — 31 Packers | at GB | Packers |
Panthers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Bryce Young QB #9 | 101/162, 1268 YDS, 9 TD, 2 INT |
| Kenny Pickett QB #12 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Chuba Hubbard RB #30 | 61 CAR, 306 YDS, 3 TD |
| AJ Dillon RB #28 | 17 CAR, 43 YDS | |
| Jonathon Brooks RB #25 | 9 CAR, 30 YDS | |
| Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan WR #4 | 26 REC, 385 YDS, 2 TD |
| Jalen Coker WR #18 | 18 REC, 222 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Darren Waller TE #88 | 13 REC, 148 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Brycen Tremayne WR #87 | 6 REC, 115 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Devin Lloyd LB #55 | 31 |
| Bobby Okereke LB #58 | 26 | |
| Akayleb Evans CB #29 | 20 | |
| Sacks | Princely Umanmielen LB #3 | 3 |
| Jaelan Phillips LB #5 | 2 | |
| Trevis Gipson LB #52 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Devin Lloyd LB #55 | 2 |
| Bobby Okereke LB #58 | 1 |
Packers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jordan Love QB #10 | 87/154, 1041 YDS, 8 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | MarShawn Lloyd RB #32 | 30 CAR, 81 YDS |
| Kaleb Johnson RB #26 | 20 CAR, 80 YDS | |
| Chris Brooks RB #30 | 15 CAR, 70 YDS | |
| Receiving | Christian Watson WR #9 | 20 REC, 331 YDS, 4 TD |
| Matthew Golden WR #0 | 18 REC, 274 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Tucker Kraft TE #85 | 15 REC, 148 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jonnu Smith TE #81 | 5 REC, 85 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Evan Williams S #33 | 36 |
| Edgerrin Cooper LB #56 | 30 | |
| Zaire Franklin LB #44 | 29 | |
| Sacks | Edgerrin Cooper LB #56 | 3 |
| Lukas Van Ness DE #90 | 2.5 | |
| Xavier McKinney S #29 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Xavier McKinney S #29 | 1 |
| Keisean Nixon CB #25 | 1 | |
| Evan Williams S #33 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.