CHRIS JENKINS

GREEN BAY, Wis. --The Carolina Panthers should have been trudging into a snowy Wisconsin night wondering for the second week in a row if they're really as good as their record would indicate.

Instead, they were celebrating an improbable come-from-behind victory Sunday, thanks to late back-to-back-to-back plays by Mark Jones, Steve Smith and DeAngelo Williams --and a Green Bay Packers team that seemed intent on giving the game away.

But with division rival Tampa Bay coming to Charlotte next Monday, Smith wasn't gloating about the Panthers' stunning 35-31 victory in wintry conditions at Lambeau Field.

"It just means we're 9-3," Smith said. "It's nothing to go start making T-shirts about. It's just a record. We've got a very good opponent coming in our house Monday night. That's our next focus."

Williams scored his fourth touchdown of the game with 1:30 left after a big kickoff return by Jones and catch by Smith on a deep ball from Jake Delhomme.

With the win, Carolina rebounded from a blowout at Atlanta last week and kept pace in the competitive NFC South.

The loss could be crushing for the Packers (5-7), who were coming off a loss in New Orleans on Monday night and will fall two games out of the NFC North lead with four games left.

"We have been way too inconsistent, definitely underachieving at times," Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. "The inconsistency is the biggest disappointment."

Green Bay's last-minute special teams and defensive breakdowns ruined what could have been a signature win for Rodgers, who led Green Bay back from a 21-10 halftime deficit.

Williams scored the final touchdown from the 1-yard line after Delhomme threw a 54-yard pass to Smith.

"The offensive line blocked their butts off, and Steve Smith made a great catch," Williams said.

"Our special teams played big for us all night. I think in all three phases we played good enough to win this game tonight --and it showed out there on the field."

Williams and rookie Jonathan Stewart have formed a formidable 1-2 running combination for the Panthers, but Williams got the bulk of Sunday's carries after Stewart cramped up on a long run in the second quarter.

"When we've called on (Williams), he's come up. He's done a tremendous job for us," Panthers coach John Fox said.