GREEN BAY, Wis.— Okay, there are a few things to establish before diving into this story about the Panthers' defensive performance in the 16-13 win over the Packers on Sunday.

Let's start with the known facts of the situation: the Packers were driving on their first offensive possession, having worked their way into the red zone. After a screen to Savion Williams, the rookie receiver started to run into his own blocker. Jaycee Horn and Christian Rozeboom were in place to take advantage, wrapping up Williams for the tackle.

The ball came out, and safety Nick Scott was there to recover it for the Panthers.

Those are the indisputable facts.

After that is when things start to become more subjective, and debatable—and boy were they ever debated in the Panthers' locker room after the g

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