GREEN BAY – The Patriots beat the Packers, 21-17, in a preseason game at Lambeau Field on Saturday night.
The game was suspended, agreed to by both teams, with 10:29 left in the fourth quarter after Patriots CB Isaiah Bolden was strapped to a backboard and carted off the field after an apparent head injury.
The Patriots drove 88 yards in 17 plays, consuming nearly nine minutes on the clock in the third quarter, for a touchdown to take the lead. The Packers were driving back the other way at the quarter change and had reached the New England 25-yard line when the injury occurred.
Green Bay’s starters played the first quarter, with QB Jordan Love directing a long TD drive, capped by a 19-yard TD pass to WR Jayden Reed. Love finished 5-of-8 for 84 yards and the TD (137.5 passer rating).
No. 2 QB Sean Clifford played the rest of the game and was 13-of-19 for 137 yards (89.1 rating). He directed a TD drive, with RB Patrick Taylor scoring from 8 yards out, and a 55-second drive for a field goal at the end of the first half. Rookie K Anders Carlson was good from 52 yards out, giving the Packers a 17-14 halftime lead. Carlson made all three of his kicks on the night (two PATs, one FG).
Undrafted rookie RB Emanuel Wilson had another solid showing, rushing 15 times for 63 yards and adding two catches for 15 yards. Undrafted rookie WR Malik Heath led the pass catchers with five receptions for 75 yards. WR Romeo Doubs had two grabs for 52 yards, including a big 42-yard catch thanks to a successful replay challenge.
Defensively, LB Kingsley Enagbare had two sacks for the Packers, forcing and recovering a fumble on one of them.
New England No. 2 QB Bailey Zappe threw one TD pass and rushed for another score. His scrambling 6-yard TD run capped the long drive that wound up being the final points of the game.
Here’s a recap of all the action:
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