GREEN BAY, Wis.— In a game in which a two-score underdog knocks off the top team in the NFC in a low-scoring affair, there are any number of plays that change the course of the game and affect the outcome.

There are two Rico Dowdle touchdowns to break down. There are the explosive plays from Bryce Young to Tetairoa McMillan that helped move the chains, Jaycee Horn's forced fumble or pass breakup in the end zone, or the walk-off 49-yard field goal from Ryan Fitzgerald.

But there was one play that, in hindsight, was the hinge on which the entire game swung.

Tre'von Moehrig's interception in the third quarter.

"Oh, you talking about that gimme?" joked Tetairoa McMillan of the ball that flew downfield like a punt, before getting serious. "That's just a big play. We needed that to put us in good field position for the offense, and that's probably one of the turnaround plays in the game for sure."

The Packers had a first down from their own 24-yard line after a failed Panthers' challenge on a catch that moved the sticks. Green Bay looked to take advantage and had Love uncork one deep downfield. It seemed to hang in the air for hours.

"I know I felt the same way," laughed Moehrig. "Really, my thing was just to catch it," he continued, referring to the wind that made passing plays interesting all day.

"When the ball's blowing like that, it's just, the only thing you can do is really just drop it or catch it, so like, you better catch this thing."

When it did come down, Moehrig was able to center-field the catch in a way that Los Angeles Dodgers fan Dave Canales could appreciate, considering another game-changing catch in the middle of the field that changed the course of the World Series on Saturday night.

"He was camped underneath it, you know, it was kind of, I was thinking about (Dodgers outfielder Andy) Pages running down that fly yesterday in the game," said Canales.

For those on the field, the play was an example of everything they had been trying to establish on defense: primarily, meeting at the ball to make a play.

"We call it a team meeting whenever we get deep balls," said Horn. "Our coaches like to say they want it to be a team meeting in the deep part of the field, so everybody was back there just waiting to make a play on the ball."

After Moehrig returned the pick for 36 yards, the Panthers' offense was able to take over at the Packers 38-yard line. That drive ended with a 1-yard touchdown run by Dowdle to put Carolina up 13-6. It was a defect Green Bay would match, but never be able to overcome in what would end as the Panthers' biggest road win in years.

And as far as Derrick Brown is concerned, it was Moehrig's job to change the game.

"They paid him a lot of money to come here," joked Brown. "So I think he's a great player. I think the scouts did their job, and he's making them very happy. So I believe Tre's a good player."