Packers lead Patriots 14-0 after first quarter
Green Bay won the coin toss and elected to defer but immediately took possession of the ball when Xavier McKinney intercepted Drake Maye on his first pass attempt of the game, returning it 36 yards to the New England 14.
On second-and-9, quarterback Jordan Love scrambled for a 13-yard touchdown to put the Packers up 7-0 with 13 minutes, 19 seconds left in the first quarter.
The Patriots went three-and-out on their next possession with Isaiah McDuffie sacking Maye for a 9-yard loss on third down. Green Bay took over at its 14. Ty’Ron Hopper went into the medical tent with a chest injury, with Nick Niemann replacing him at linebacker.
Love threw a dart to Matthew Golden on an out, good for 16 yards. Golden came uncovered on the next play, leading to a 49-yard completion to the New England 18.
Golden then drew a defensive pass interference flag against Christian Gonzalez, an 11-yard penalty that set up first-and-goal at the Patriots’ 9.
A pair of Josh Jacobs runs gained four yards before Love hit Golden on a slant for the 5-yard touchdown to push the Packers’ lead to 14-0 with 7:59 left in the first quarter. Including the penalty, Golden was responsible for 81 of the 86 yards on the seven-play scoring drive.
Maye converted the initial first down with a 9-yard pass to tight end Hunter Henry on second-and-5. Packers got the Patriots in a third-and-10 situation, but Maye avoided a possible Brenton Cox Jr. sack to find Efton Chism for a 10-yard completion.
McDuffie and Brandon Cisse combined to stop Rhamondre Stevenson for a 7-yard loss on the next play and the Patriots were forced to punt when Maye’s third-and-17 deep ball for Kyle Williams fell incomplete.
Jacobs jogged to the locker room with a hand injury as the Packers took possession at their own 2 after Mitch Wishnowsky’s 50-yard punt. Green Bay converted on initial first down with a 10-yard pass to Christian Watson on a third-and-7 out.
On third-and-5, Patriots linebacker Gabe Jacas jumped into the neutral zone for an automatic Packers first down. Golden followed a 7-yard out with a 43-yard completion to the New England 19, already giving him six catches for a career-high 126 yards.