Packers 45, Patriots 27: Jordan Love Throws for 372 Yards as Green Bay Feasts on Four Turnovers
Green Bay turned New England's mistakes into 21 points and its offense into a milestone: 45 points and 450-plus yards for the first time since 1962, behind Love's three passing touchdowns and one on the ground.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jordan Love threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score, and the Green Bay Packers beat the New England Patriots 45-27 on Sunday at Gillette Stadium, in the Week 9 reports read by the desk this run.
The game turned on the ball. Green Bay scored 21 points off four New England turnovers, and Xavier McKinney intercepted Drake Maye twice. With the possessions flowing their way, the Packers' receivers feasted: Christian Watson caught seven passes for 171 yards and a touchdown, and Matthew Golden added 10 catches for 164 yards.
The totals reached a historical marker: it was the first time since 1962 that Green Bay scored 45 or more points while gaining 450 or more yards. Love, asked where the day ranked, said in the source's account: 'It's definitely up there. It felt great.'
Green Bay improves to 6-3 and stays in the thick of the NFC race. New England falls to 5-4, left to count the cost of the turnovers that decided the afternoon.
