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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love needed only 29 pass attempts to carve up the New England Patriots on Sunday.
He finished with 372 yards and three touchdown passes in a 45–27 road win, then watched the closing minutes from the sideline.
His career-high 153.2 passer rating was the highest by a Packers starter since former Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers posted a perfect 158.3 against the Oakland Raiders in 2019. Love fell 5.1 points short of the maximum, but no Green Bay starter had reached his mark in the seven years between those performances.
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Rodgers threw for 429 yards and five touchdowns in that 42–24 victory at Lambeau Field. Love completed 23 passes without an interception Sunday and added a 13-yard rushing touchdown.
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“Man, it’s definitely up there,” Love said when asked whether this was the best football he had played. “It felt great. We’ll look at it, but it definitely felt like just a real fun game to be a part of, you know what I mean?”
Green Bay wide receivers Christian Watson and Matthew Golden accounted for most of the damage. Watson caught seven passes for 171 yards and a touchdown, while Golden had 10 receptions for 164 yards and a score. Both set career highs in receiving yards.
Love also delivered three completions of at least 40 yards before halftime. He was the first Packers quarterback to do that in a first half since Rodgers against the Chicago Bears on Nov. 9, 2014.
Green Bay’s defense helped create the opportunities with four takeaways. The Packers built a 17–0 lead and eventually stretched it to 42–14 in the third quarter. The win moved them to 6–3, with five victories in their past six games.
The Minnesota Vikings visit Lambeau Field next, and Love was already looking beyond Sunday’s numbers.
“You can’t let one game lull you to sleep,” Love said. “It was a great performance tonight, but it’s all about getting back to work and having a good game plan.”
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