Packers earn the NFC’s top seed with a win in Carolina
For the second season in a row, the road in the NFC to the Super Bowl goes through Lambeau Field. The Green Bay Packers earned the NFC’s top seed with a 27-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at Ericcson Stadium.
QB Brett Favre was on fire early in the victory. He threw three 1st half touchdowns as he paced the Packers to a commanding 24-7 halftime lead. Favre hooked up with WR Robert Brooks on a five-yard TD pass and then WR Antonio Freeman on touchdowns of 18 and 12. All three came in the second quarter.
Favre finished 28 of 44 passing for 324 yards and three touchdowns. Freeman caught 5 passes for 81 yards and 2 TDs, while Brooks had 10 receptions for 151 yards and a touchdown.
The Packer defense was dominant. They held the Panthers to just 207 total yards in the win. They sacked QB Kerry Collins twice and intercepted him twice, both by SS LeRoy Butler.
The Packers (14-1) will finish the regular season Sunday at Lambeau against the Bills, while the Panthers (3-12) finish up on Saturday at home versus the St. Louis Rams.