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If not for an incomplete pass late in the fourth quarter of Green Bay’s 48-32 playoff victory at Dallas on Sunday, Packers quarterback Jordan Love would have finished with a perfect passer rating in his postseason debut.
Love was unflappable as Green Bay built a 27-0 lead, leading the Pack right down the field on its opening drive for a statement TD and ending his night with three TD throws. He threw for 272 yards and missed just five of his pass attempts (16-for-21), ending with a 157.2 passer rating.
It was easily the most shocking outcome of Super Wild Card Weekend thus far and marked a complete turnaround for Love from his mid-season struggles that caused many to question his reliability as a starter.
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Colin Cowherd called Love’s ascension the biggest in-season shift for a QB he has ever seen.
“I have never seen in my life an in-season improvement of a quarterback ever like Jordan Love,” Cowherd said Monday on “The Herd.”
“From Week 8 at home against the Vikings, October 29th, can’t play. Can’t play. Coaching staff ripping him after the game. To, you know, he’s better that Aaron Rodgers. I mean Matt LaFleur has done an unbelievable job. … 21 TDs, one pick in the last nine games. Completing over 71 percent of his throws. Athleticism, confidence, accuracy. That bye-week renovation is unbelievable.
“I’ve never seen anything like it. Now, this is what great offensive coaches often do with their young quarerbacks. Big leaps. But from that to this? I’m not exaggerating. He’s cheaper than Aaron. He’s more athletic than Aaron. He gets along with his young receivers better than Aaron. And let’s just add this. He may throw it better. …
“Before the bye, he was completing a Tebow-level 55 percent of his throws, and a 77 passer rating. After the bye, he’s like Favre in his prime: 68…
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