Green Bay Packers receiver Christian Watson was taken to a hospital in an ambulance during Thursday night's game, then returned to play as Green Bay beat the Carolina Panthers 27-19, AP and the Los Angeles Times report.

Watson hurt his chest making a 53-yard catch in the second quarter, the outlets report. He had trouble breathing on the field and coughed up some blood on the sideline, the Los Angeles Times reports. Watson said he was cleared to return after a CT scan showed no internal bleeding, but that he had broken a rib, AP and the Los Angeles Times report.

"I felt like I was watching 'WWE SmackDown vs. Raw' or something," Watson said of the cameras following him out of the ambulance, the Los Angeles Times reports. "It was a surreal experience, no doubt." He finished with eight catches for 113 yards, the outlets report.

"He resurrected himself," quarterback Jordan Love said after the game, the Los Angeles Times reports. Love threw touchdown passes to Tucker Kraft, Matthew Golden and Josh Jacobs, AP reports. Jacobs also ran for a score.

Green Bay led 27-10 in the third quarter before Carolina pulled within eight late in the game, AP reports. The Packers improved to 5-3, and the Panthers fell to 3-4. Carolina cornerback Will Lee hurt his hamstring on the same play as Watson's catch, AP reports.

What we know: Watson returned after a hospital check, and Green Bay won 27-19.
What we don't: Whether the broken rib will keep him out of Green Bay's next game.