The Patriots were set to fly back Foxborough on Sunday rather than go through another set of joint practices at the Tennessee Titans.

While trainers tended to Bolden on Saturday night, Packers coach Matt LaFleur and Patriots coach Bill Belichick talked as their players took a knee. With Bolden taken to the locker room, LaFleur and Belichick walked to the Patriots’ huddle. Moments later, via Commissioner Roger Goodell, it was announced the game had been suspended.

“Obviously, a very scary ending to the game right there,” LaFleur said. “Thoughts and prayers to Isaiah Bolden and his family. That’s a scary situation, one that you never want to see in our game.

“I thought it was in the best interests for both teams. Coach Belichick and I talked on the field to take the action that we took. There’s a lot of good work that we’ve had over the last couple days but it’s hard to think about much of that. Just hope that young man’s going to be OK.”

Following the announcement, the fans quietly applauded and left. Perhaps never has a crowd of tens of thousands of people been so silent as they headed for the exits.

The scoreboard read Patriots 21, Packers 17. It was the most irrelevant score imaginable. At least Bolden had feeling in his extremities.

“The big picture overrode the game,” Belichick said. “We’re all saying a prayer for Isaiah. I appreciate the way the league handled it. I think that was the right thing to do.”

As for the game, Packers quarterbacks Jordan Love and Clifford continued their strong preseasons.

Playing three series, Love completed 5-of-8 passes for 84 yards and one touchdown. His final pass of the night was a 19-yard touchdown to Jayden Reed. With AJ Dillon stopping a blitzer in his tracks, Love threw a dart to the impressive rookie receiver, who caught the ball at the 5, broke a tackle and scored.

Clifford, who went 20-of-26 with two touchdowns and two interceptions at Cincinnati last week, was 8-of-11 for 78 yards in the first half. His three possessions produced a touchdown – Patrick Taylor avoided former first-round pick Josh Uche and scored on an 8-yard run – and a 52-yard field goal by Anders Carlson on the final play of the half. At that point, six of his 11 preseason possessions had resulted in points for the Packers.

Among the first-half highlights: Romeo Doubs made a superb 42-yard catch along the sideline to spark Love’s touchdown drive. The longest of Doubs’ 42 catches as a rookie went for only 26 yards. Clifford’s touchdown drive was kick-started by a sack-strip by second-year outside linebacker Kingsley Enagbare. And Carlson made his two extra points and a field goal.

Of course, preseason outcomes are largely irrelevant – this one especially given how it ended. For the Packers, who are entering a new era following the offseason trade of Aaron Rodgers, this preseason is all about Love. In two games, he’s 12-of-18 passing for 139 yards with two touchdowns. After throwing two interceptions during Thursday’s practice, Love wasn’t close to an interception on Saturday, though he and center Josh Myers botched a shotgun snap on the first series.