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Recap: Panthers 31 Packers 24
If you have a welcome home party for anyone you know, don't invite the Panthers to it. Yikes. The score may have been close, but don't be mistaken: this is NOT the return Aaron Rodgers was looking for. In fact, this was the worst case scenario. The Panthers defense hits hard, with guys like Luke Keuchly and Thomas Davis who aren't afraid to decapitate any hapless receivers they bump into. This was also an away game. Kinda hard to get pumped for Rodgers return when the crowd wants his head on a plate. Cam Newton and the Panthers offense had no problem running over the cardboard cutouts in the Green Bay secondary. Not even the refs were on the Packers side in this one; how on Earth do you call Damiere Byrd's catch in the third quarter a TD and not Jesse James' in the New England/Pittsburgh game? The NFL rulebook is like Mandy's smile from Grim Adventures; rarely followed, and when it is, it tears the very fabric of the universe to shreds. Rodgers did manage to throw 3 TD passes, and the Packers special teams managed to recover a late onside kick...but following in his former NFC North rival Jay Cutler's footsteps, he threw an interception on the next friggin' play. His THIRD THAT DAY. Welcome back, A-Rodg. Not even you can save this season.
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