Jordan Love

Both offenses in the Packers and Cowboys game were firing on all cylinders as Packers and Cowboys treated fans to a shootout that ended in a rare 40-40 tie.  Both teams traded big plays throughout the night, with explosive passing attacks and timely ground gains keeping the scoreboard busy.  Neither defense could find the answer to slow down the opposing quarterbacks, and when the final whistle blew in overtime the score remained locked.  While it wasn’t the outcome either side had hoped for, the game showcased the offensive firepower of both teams.

On the Packers side Jordan Love threw for season high 337-yards while tossing 3 touchdowns to go with it.  He finished as QB 6 on the week which is his highest finish so far this season.  Josh Jacobs led the team on the ground and also in the passing game.  On the ground he had 86 yards and two scores, while in caught 4 passes for 71 yards as well making him as the RB 2 this week.  This too is his highest finish, overall, he is currently RB 8 on the year heading into Packers bye week.  Romeo Doubs didn’t have just one, not two, but three touchdowns.  He had 6 catches for 58 yards, making him finish as WR 3 on the week.

Now, for the Cowboys the number 1 quarterback of the week belongs to Dak Prescott.  He passed for 319 yards with 3 scores, also had a 2-yard rushing touchdown too.  Reformed Javonte Williams led the team on the ground rushing for 85 yards and a score; he also caught his 3 targets for 15 yards too.  While Doubs was WR 3 on the week, Cowboys had a guy who finished ahead of him George Pickens seen 11 targets and caught 8 of them for 134 yards and two touchdowns.  He was WR 2 on the week, he stepped up for the Cowboys while star receiver Ceedee Lamb missed this week with an injury.

While the Packers are headed into their bye week we will have to wait to see them back on the field.  Meanwhile Cowboys head to New York to take on the Jets.

Author:  Jake Lewis (@Lewylewis5)

Green Bay fans held their collective breath when hearing that quarterback Jordan Love will miss the rest of the preseason with a thumb injury that requires surgery. Lucky thing is that it is his non-throwing hand. The injury may be a nuisance for Love but it should not affect his ability to throw the football. GM Brian Gutekunst has stated he should return for week 1 of the regular season. Injuries have hampered Love’s time as a starter. The hope is he can stay healthy enough to take this Packers offense to another level with the addition of rookie wide receiver Matthew Golden.

Jordan Love is still a valuable fantasy quarterback and this injury should have no impact on his outlook. He has the potential to be a top 5 fantasy quarterback as he did in 2023. It is easy to forget this will only be his 3rd season as a full time starter. He is a steal at QB17, be sure to grab him before someone else does.

Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51 

The Green Bay Packers head into Philadelphia to take on the Eagles for a Wild Card showdown on Sunday at 4:30PM. The game will have both teams starting quarterbacks as Jalen Hurts and Jordan Love were practicing late in the week. 

There has been some drama and mystery to whether or not Jalen Hurts and Jordan Love would play this week as Jalen Hurts had not cleared concussion protocol from his week 17 exit. Jordan Love suffered an elbow injury in week 18 versus the Bears where he left the game early. 

While both quarterbacks were expected to play, every injury report each day holds greater intensity in the playoffs. The game has a 45.5 point total with the Eagles favored by 4.5 points. With a fully healthy Hurts, usually this line would grip closer to the Eagles being favored by a touchdown. The line and total is predicting a lower scoring, close game. With a colder forecast and the projected game total in hand expect more fireworks on the ground between Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs versus a full on aerial assault.

Jeremiah Retzlaff, coachretzlaff1

Green Bay Packers and fans hold their breathe seeing their Franchise QB Jordan Love holding his leg towards the end of the game vs Eagles.  Love got rolled up on by Jalen Carter with 6 seconds left in the game.  Packers’ backup Malik Willis had to finish the last few seconds in the loss to Eagles.  Initial testing shows the ACL is still intact, once the Packers land from Brazil he will have an MRI to show the severity of the injury.

Love was having issues already during the game with footing on the turf in Brazil, as was lots of players.  During the game Love was 17/34 with 260 passing, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.  Packers lost the game 29-34, but that is all Packers are hoping they lost.  As for now we hope for a speedy recovery for Jordan Love, and will know more after the MRI results.

After waiting in the shadows of Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love finally got his chance to prove himself.  He took advantage of his lone season as a starter Love finishing 7th in Passing Yards, 2nd in Passing TDs, only threw 11 interceptions. and finished 9th in QBR.  This big season landed him to now be the Highest paid QB in the League signing the Richest QB Deal 4-Years worth up to $220 million, while also gets a record $75 million as a Signing Bonus plus $155 million in guaranteed, as well as the Packers’ QB of the future.  Have the Packers done it again getting the 3 back-to-back-to-back Franchise QBs?

Love will now take the practice field after signing him new contract.  He will be leading the youngest offense in the league, with Super Bowl affirmations.

Love finished the season as the QB 5 in 2023.  Look for him to finish again in the Top 5.