The Green Bay Packers are starting to look like a team that’s found its rhythm.
After a slow opening to the season, Green Bay has now won five of its last six, and the latest one might have been the cleanest statement yet: a 45-27 road win over the defending AFC champion New England Patriots in Foxborough.
The Packers didn’t wait around to settle in, either. They opened by picking off Drake Maye on the Patriots’ first possession, then cashed it in right away.
Jordan Love punched in a 13-yard run up the middle, and Green Bay was up 7-0 with 1:31 left in the first quarter. From there, the Packers stayed in control the rest of the way.
Love was sharp all afternoon, and the numbers back it up. He went 23 of 29 for 372 yards, threw three touchdown passes and didn’t turn it over once.
When asked about the way Green Bay kept hitting deep shots against New England, Love kept it simple: “It was flowing,” Love said. “That's what it feels like.”
The receivers did plenty of damage, too. Christian Watson hauled in 7 of 8 targets for 171 yards and a touchdown, while Matthew Golden was even more explosive, catching all 10 of his targets for 164 yards and a score.
Green Bay’s defense matched the offense’s pace. The Packers intercepted Maye three times, with Xavier McKinney grabbing two of them and Evan Williams getting the other. They also forced a fumble from Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson and recovered it.
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