The Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers kick off Week 8 on Thursday Night Football with both teams relying on established starters to lead their offenses. Green Bay enters the short week looking to protect home-field advantage at Lambeau Field, while Carolina aims to maintain its position in the NFC playoff hunt.
Quarterback play will take center stage as both coaching staffs rely on veteran depth behind their primary signal-callers. Under the NFL‘s emergency third-quarterback rule, each squad will also have an insurance option ready in case injuries strike during the game.
With the bright lights on prime time, both teams have their quarterback pecking orders set and active for kickoff. However, it’s clear that both Panthers and Packers will want to have their franchise signal-callers win the game for them.
Green Bay Packers QB depth chart vs Panthers
Jordan Love takes the field as Green Bay’s unquestioned starter, commanding the huddle for head coach Matt LaFleur after fully shaking off minor bumps from earlier in the season. After that, Love has revamped his level and is actually playing some of his best football.
Jordan Love's stats this season:
— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) October 29, 2026
• 162 for 270 (60.0%)
• 1,958 passing yards
• 14 total TDs
• 5 INTs
• 90.6 passer rating#Packers pic.twitter.com/SkEqlRAotc
- Starting QB: Jordan Love
- Backup QB: Tyrod Taylor
- Emergency QB (QB3): Sean Clifford
Carolina Panthers QB depth chart vs Packers
Bryce Young leads the Panthers into Lambeau Field as the starter. Unfortunately for Young, his great season came to a crashing halt last week when the Panthers were dominated by the Buccaneers. This is their rebound game.
- Starting QB: Bryce Young
- Backup QB: Kenny Pickett
- Emergency QB (QB3): Haynes King
Key takeaways
- The Packers and Panthers kick off Week 8 on Thursday Night Football.
- Jordan Love starts at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers against Carolina.
- Bryce Young leads the Panthers as starting quarterback against the Green Bay Packers.
