Packers Hand Patriots a 45-27 Home Blowout

The Patriots’ reunion with members of their 2016 championship team turned into a rough night on the field. Green Bay won 45-27 in Foxborough, handing New England a bruising loss in a game viewed as a test for a team that had won four of its previous five games.

Drake Maye threw three interceptions in the first half, and the Packers quickly turned his first one into points. Xavier McKinney intercepted a pass on New England’s opening drive and returned it 37 yards; two plays later, Love ran 13 yards for a touchdown. Green Bay soon scored again after a defensive breakdown left Matthew Golden open for a five-yard touchdown catch.

Love completed 23 of 29 passes for 372 yards and three touchdowns. Golden and Christian Watson combined for 17 catches, 335 yards and two touchdowns, while McKinney recorded two interceptions. New England’s defense allowed more points than at any point during Jerod Mayo’s 2024 season as head coach, and the Fox broadcast said it was the most the Patriots had given up at Gillette Stadium.

The game followed a ceremony honoring the 2016 Patriots and Rob Gronkowski. Tom Brady watched from the Fox broadcast booth as former teammates took the field; Gronkowski rang the stadium lighthouse bell to welcome the current team. The celebratory start gave way to boos as New England struggled, with injuries to Rhamondre Stevenson and Will Campbell adding to the Patriots’ concerns.