The New England Patriots were down to their last quarterback and nearly upended the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday.
It took extra minutes in overtime for Aaron Rodgers to lead the Packers down the field for a game-winning field goal against a Patriots team that had Bailey Zappe in at quarterback. Brian Hoyer started under center with Mac Jones out with a high ankle sprain, but then the veteran backup was knocked out of the game with a head injury.
That left Zappe in a sink-or-swim situation against Green Bay’s ferocious defensive front. He was able to swim just enough for the Patriots to keep the game close, but the team ultimately came up short in the end in a 27-24 loss.
Here are the winners and losers from the game.