Packers and Panthers trying to bounce back as they face off at Lambeau Field

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A pair of ticked-off teams will square off when the Green Bay Packers face the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night.

The Packers (4-3) are angry over a 20-17 loss at Detroit in which they got penalized seven times in the second half, leading to postgame critiques of the officiating. Carolina (3-3) is mad at itself after getting blown out 43-13 at home by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

So neither team should have any trouble finding motivation.

“Just for us, this is the next game, this is the next championship opportunity,” Panthers coach Dave Canales said. "But I’m also fully aware there’s a human element involved. And for us, coming off of that loss in the fashion that we lost, for the Packers, a really tough loss for them as well, there’s something that burns inside of you as a competitor. And in me, in our players, certainly in the Green Bay Packers’ locker room, too.”

Green Bay comes into this one with injury issues on its offensive line after losing starting center Sean Rhyan and backup Jacob Monk in the Lions game. Right guard Travis Glover won't play Thursday due to a knee issue.

This continues a season-long problem for the Packers, who have had different starting offensive line combinations in each of their first four games.

“It’s different, but at the end of the day, we still trust the guys,” said Packers running back Josh Jacobs, who made his season debut Sunday after spending Green Bay’s first six games on the commissioner’s exempt list. “I know for the running backs and the O-line, we met together just with us. We went over the film and stuff like that, and the standard is still the standard regardless of who’s in there.”

Green Bay also will be missing linebacker Zaire Franklin (shin) for a second straight game. Carolina has ruled out cornerback Akayleb Evans (triceps/knee), guard Damien Lewis (knee), outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips (hamstring) and offensive lineman Torricelli Simpkins (ankle).

This represents a rematch of a game the Panthers won 16-13 at Lambeau Field last year.

“We know that doesn’t entitle us to anything," Panthers quarterback Bryce Young said. "It’s a new year, new season, new guys on both sides of the ball. For us, that’s not something we’re pulling from or referencing.”

The Packers lost to Carolina last season in part because of their inability to capitalize when they got inside the opponent’s 35-yard line, a problem that also proved costly Sunday at Detroit.