Love throws for 372 yards as Packers beat Patriots 45-27

Jordan Love threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as the Green Bay Packers defeated the New England Patriots 45-27 at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. Green Bay improved to 6-3, while New England fell to 5-4, according to the official game statistics. BBC Sport reported that it was the most points the Patriots had conceded at home since 1970.

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Love completed 23 of 29 passes for 372 yards without an interception. His rushing touchdown came on a 13-yard run, adding another scoring contribution to a performance in which Green Bay gained 478 total yards. The Packers held possession for 35 minutes and one second, compared with 24 minutes and 59 seconds for New England.

Christian Watson caught seven passes for 171 yards and a touchdown, while Matthew Golden finished with 10 receptions for 164 yards and a score. The Packers' official recap said both receivers set career highs for yardage. They became the team's first receiving pair since Don Hutson and Andy Uram in 1942 to each record at least 150 yards and a touchdown in the same game.

Green Bay's defense supplied four takeaways, which the team converted into three touchdowns. Xavier McKinney intercepted two passes, Evan Williams added another interception, and Isaiah McDuffie forced and recovered a fumble. According to the Packers' recap, McDuffie's takeaway was followed immediately by Love's 39-yard touchdown pass to Watson, extending the lead to 42-14 late in the third quarter.

New England quarterback Drake Maye finished with 299 passing yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions on 21 completions from 38 attempts. The Packers sacked him four times, with Karl Brooks responsible for two. Demario Douglas led the Patriots' receivers with 102 yards on five catches, but New England finished with 387 total yards to Green Bay's 478.

The defeat came on a day when former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was inducted into the team's hall of fame. BBC Sport reported that Tom Brady also returned to Gillette Stadium for the first time in his broadcasting career. Instead of a home victory, the occasion ended with Green Bay securing its fifth win in six games.