FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – No matter the hits or the injuries, the Packers' defense has kept its foot on the gas and the quarterback in its crosshairs regardless of the circumstances this season.
The unit's resolve and coordinator Jonathan Gannon's creativity were again tested Sunday. The response? Four more takeaways that Green Bay's offense converted into 21 critical points in a 45-27 road rout of the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
It was the sixth consecutive game the Packers have forced multiple takeaways, with Xavier McKinney picking Drake Maye off twice and Evan Williams adding another.
While Green Bay lost linebacker Ty'Ron Hopper to a chest injury in the first quarter, Isaiah McDuffie stepped up in a major way en route to becoming the first Packers player since 2000 to record multiple tackles for a loss, a sack, a forced fumble and fumble recovery.