You could tell something wasn't right with Stewart because after he broke through the line and appeared to have an easy touchdown, two defensive backs ran him down from behind. They forced him to fumble near the goal line. Fortunately for the Panthers, guard Travelle Wharton hustled down the field and recovered the ball at the Green Bay 3, preventing a turnover and setting up a Carolina touchdown.

"I cramped up right when I burst through the hole," Stewart said. "My left hammy just tightened up. I tried to keep running. I think it was because it was cold and I wasn't warmed up properly because I'd been sitting on the sidelines for a while. It's a lesson learned."

The only other injury was to cornerback Ken Lucas, who was shaken up after a hard hit but did return.

--Jake Delhomme was jokingly asked after the game if he should be considered a "running quarterback" now that he's scored a rushing touchdown in back-to-back games.

"Let's not say that," laughed Delhomme.

Delhomme scored on a 1-yard run, faking a handoff up the middle and rolling around left end to give Carolina a 14-3 lead in the second quarter. He has scored almost as many touchdowns in the past two weeks as he had in his previous five seasons with the Panthers (three).

--Mark Jones had kickoff returns of 51 and 45 yards in the fourth quarter, both of which led to Carolina touchdowns.

"He was outstanding," Delhomme said. "We like it when he has the ball in his hands."

--In an effort to counteract their recent flurry of slow starts, the Panthers opened the game with a little trickery, going with a flea-flicker on the first play from scrimmage.

It worked for a 44-yard gain to Muhsin Muhammad, but Packers cornerback Tramon Williams stripped the ball out, and Charles Woodson recovered. The 44-yard gain was more than the Panthers had in the first quarter of their last two games combined.

"We started off and played aggressive right out of the gate," Muhammad said. "We went after them aggressively. I thought it was a brilliant call. Of course I wanted to hang on to the football. But the guy made a great play. I couldn't tuck it in because his arms were around me. He made a great play to get it out."

--Richard Marshall, who had a rough game last week, gave up a 6-yard touchdown pass to Donald Driver in the second quarter, allowing the Packers to close the gap to 14-10. Marshall later gave up a two-point conversion pass to Greg Jennings, allowing the Packers to the tie the game at 21.

But he wasn't alone - Ken Lucas was also beat for a touchdown by Greg Jennings, and Chris Gamble was beat by Driver on a 48-yard bomb.

--With Carolina leading 14-10 just before halftime, Green Bay center Scott Wells snapped the ball well over the head of quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Panthers defensive end Charles Johnson recovered at the Packers 17.

The Panthers cashed in four plays later with DeAngelo Williams scoring on a 1-yard run. So instead of the Packers possibly driving for the go-ahead score, the Panthers took a 21-10 lead into the locker room.

--Things got a little chippy in the fourth quarter with Muhammad and linebacker Brandon Chillar getting into it.

Although the Packers were called for pass interference, the play continued because the pass was intercepted and Chillar took an opportunity to deliver a blow on Muhammad, who was just getting to his feet. Muhammad took a few swings at Chillar. Then, as things were winding down, tight end Dante Rosario came in and demolished Chillar.

Officials pretended not to see the entire fiasco, refusing to access any unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.

"The guy took a cheap shot at me after the flag," Muhammad said. "Emotions are flying and it was a real intense game, but I thought he took a cheap shot at me."