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Carmen Vitali
NFC North Reporter
This is legitimately the first time I have said this: Jordan Love is entering into Aaron Rodgers-esque territory.
The past few weeks have seen Love get progressively more comfortable as his receivers gain more experience, Green Bay figure out its best offensive line combination and the defense find its pass rush. Love is clearly in command of the Green Bay offense.
Sunday night, he started having fun with it.
The Packers took down the Kansas City Chiefs at Lambeau by a score of 27-19 to improve to 6-6 on the season. Green Bay is now firmly in the NFC wild card mix.
Love executed the opening drive to perfection — literally. He completed all six of his passes as he marched the Packers down the field and punctuated the drive with a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ben Sims.
He then went on to complete 25 of his 36 pass attempts for 267 yards and three touchdowns. Against one of the NFL’s best defenses — and the defending champions — Love had a 118.6 quarterback rating — his sixth game in triple digits. Since Week 10, Love is averaging 286.5 passing yards per game, which ranks fifth among all quarterbacks in that span. Since then, he also has 10 passing touchdowns, trailing only Dak Prescott (13) and Brock Purdy (11), per FOX Sports research. Love is tied with Purdy for the most games with three passing touchdowns and no interceptions this season, as well, with four — one ahead of Prescott, as per the broadcast.
According to ESPN, all of Love’s three touchdown passes on Sunday came against the blitz. On the season, he now has eight touchdowns and no interceptions when teams bring five or more rushers. He’s the picture of poise, even in the face of pressure.
“I’ve got more reps, I’m more comfortable understanding where I need to go with the ball,” Love said after the game. “I think the O-line is doing a great job just being able to pick this stuff up. It’s not easy when…
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Publish date : 2023-12-04 17:24:23
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