Patriots Beaten by Packers, 26-21
The Patriots lost to the Packers, 26-21, in Green Bay.
Tom Brady found the end zone two times on 22 of 35 passing for 245 yards and no interceptions. For the Packers, Aaron Rodgers wound up 24 for 38 with 368 yards passing, two touchdowns and no interceptions.
LeGarrette Blount ran for 58 yards on 10 attempts. Rob Gronkowski was a leading receiver, hauling in seven passes for 98 yards.
The New England defense allowed 130 yards rushing and 368 passing. They sacked Rodgers three times.
Packers running back Eddie Lacy could not be contained, putting up 98 yards rushing and 17 receiving. After Rodgers, he was the top performer for Green Bay. Wide receiver Davante Adams also performed well with 121 receiving yards.
The Patriots head to San Diego next week to face the Chargers (8-4) while the Packers host the Falcons (5-7).
Patriots Passing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | Comp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int | ||||
B+ | 88 | T. Brady | 22 | 35 | 245 | 2 | 0 | |||
Packers Passing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | Comp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int | ||||
A+ | 98 | A. Rodgers | 24 | 38 | 368 | 2 | 0 | |||
Patriots Rushing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Att | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
C+ | 78 | L. Blount | RB | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 0 | |||
- | - | B. Bolden | RB | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | |||
- | - | S. Vereen | RB | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |||
Packers Rushing Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Att | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
A | 94 | E. Lacy | RB | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 0 | |||
A+ | 98 | A. Rodgers | QB | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | |||
B+ | 87 | R. Cobb | WR | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
Patriots Receiving Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Rec | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
A+ | 100 | R. Gronkowski | TE | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 0 | |||
C+ | 79 | J. Edelman | WR | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | |||
A | 93 | B. LaFell | WR | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 2 | |||
Packers Receiving Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Name | P | Rec | Yds | YdsA | TDs | ||||
A | 93 | D. Adams | WR | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 0 | |||
B+ | 87 | R. Cobb | WR | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 0 | |||
B | 82 | J. Nelson | WR | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 1 | |||
