CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers haven’t faced the Green Bay Packers in a game of this magnitude or hype since the 1996 NFC Championship at Lambeau Field.
Neither team will move on to the Super Bowl after Sunday’s game at Bank of America Stadium as the Packers did 20 years ago, but the winner will have the early upper hand for home-field advantage in the playoffs.
The Panthers (7-0) are the only undefeated team in the NFC. The Packers (6-1) have the second-best record in the conference.
The only thing that would have made this one bigger was if both were undefeated.