Packers Rout Patriots 45-27 in Week 9 Showdown
WHO:
packers.com - Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said Jordan Love’s play “Makes my job a helluva lot easier.”
patriots.com - Patriots running back Josh Jacobs left with a fractured finger and did not return.
patriots.com - Patriots receiver DeMario Douglas had five catches for 102 yards; Mack Hollins caught three passes for 36 yards and a touchdown.
RotoWire NFL - Patriots running back Corey Kiner rushed eight times for 55 yards and a touchdown and returned nine kickoffs for 224 yards.
packers.com - The Green Bay Packers, led by quarterback Jordan Love and head coach Matt LaFleur, played the New England Patriots, coached by Mike Vrabel.
packers.com - Packers receivers Christian Watson and Matthew Golden combined for 17 catches, 335 yards, and two touchdowns. Watson had seven catches for 171 yards; Golden had 10 catches for 164 yards.
packers.com - Packers defenders Xavier McKinney, Evan Williams, and Isaiah McDuffie contributed to four takeaways. McKinney had two interceptions, Williams had one interception, and McDuffie forced and recovered a fumble.
packers.com - Karl Brooks recorded two of Green Bay’s four sacks of Patriots quarterback Drake Maye.
patriots.com - Patriots players cited in the coverage included Maye, cornerback Christian Gonzalez, receiver DeMario Douglas, and safety Kevin Byard III.
patriots.com - New England lost cornerback Carlton Davis III, running back Rhamondre Stevenson, and guard Ben Brown to injuries during the game.
WHAT:
packers.com - Watson and Golden became the first Packers receiving pair since Don Hutson and Andy Uram in 1942 to each record at least 150 receiving yards and a touchdown in the same game.
patriots.com - New England’s defense allowed 45 points, a high during Mike Vrabel’s tenure as head coach.
patriots.com - Green Bay intercepted Maye on the Patriots’ first drive; the Patriots also committed three pre-snap defensive penalties.
patriots.com - Bo Melton had a 48-yard kickoff return for Green Bay.
patriots.com - New England had a 42.4% man-coverage rate; Love completed 10 of 12 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns against man coverage.
patriots.com - Maye had six consecutive games with at least three touchdown passes and recorded -0.13 EPA per drop-back against Green Bay.
patriots.com - New England’s Mack Hollins played 42 snaps, or 68.9%, in his return from a four-game injured-reserve stint.
packers.com - Green Bay defeated New England 45-27 and improved to 6-3; the Patriots fell to 5-4.
packers.com - Love completed 23 of 29 passes for 372 yards and three touchdowns, posting a 153.2 passer rating. Green Bay totaled 478 yards.
packers.com - The Packers scored more than 42 points at Gillette Stadium, the first visiting team to do so in the stadium’s 25-plus-year history. Green Bay was also the first Packers offense to record at least 45 points and 450 road yards since 1962.
packers.com - Green Bay converted three of its four takeaways into touchdowns. McDuffie’s fumble recovery was followed on the next play by Love’s 39-yard touchdown pass to Watson, making the score 42-14.
packers.com - Rookie kicker Trey Smack made all seven kicks: three field goals, including a 51-yarder, and four extra points. Kaleb Johnson rushed for a touchdown and gained 68 yards on 14 carries. The Packers rushed for 129 yards on 32 attempts.
patriots.com - Maye completed 21 of 38 passes for 299 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions. New England had 385 total yards and no takeaways.
patriots.com - Gonzalez allowed 10 catches for 187 yards and a touchdown in his coverage, including 105 yards on seven catches by Golden.
PFF - Green Bay outgained New England 478-385.
WHERE:
packers.com - The game was played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
patriots.com - New England’s next game was to be against the Detroit Lions in Munich, Germany.
WHY:
patriots.com - Maye said of his interceptions, “just throwing the football in spots that I don't think I should've thrown it,” and said he needed to see defenders sooner.
packers.com - LaFleur said Josh Jacobs’ fractured finger prevented him from gripping the ball, leading him to leave the game.
patriots.com - Vrabel attributed the loss to turnovers, allowed explosive plays, and the Patriots’ failure to get defensive stops. New England lost the turnover battle by four.
patriots.com - Maye said he made poor decisions and threw into coverage; all three interceptions came on passes traveling more than 18 air yards, according to the game analysis.
HOW:
patriots.com - Green Bay used zone coverage on 81.1% of defensive plays and split-safety zones on 51.4%, according to NextGen Stats.
patriots.com - The Packers pressured Maye at a 51.2% rate and recorded four sacks.
Green Bay beat New England 45 to 27, led by Jordan Love’s three touchdown passes. Christian Watson and Matthew Golden each topped 150 receiving yards. The Packers forced four turnovers, while New England lost Josh Jacobs to injury.