Jordan Love is giving the Green Bay Packers plenty of reasons to believe they can compete with the NFL’s best. With a string of impressive performances, Love has emerged as the driving force behind the Packers' success, elevating the offense, building momentum, and empowering his teammates.
Love had a mediocre start to the season, especially in terms of efficiency. But a few tweaks to the system have helped him become more lethal.
If coach Matt LaFleur’s latest assessment, as quoted by The Athletic's Matt Schneidman, is any indication, the 28-year-old quarterback is playing at an elite level.
“He's playing as well as anybody in the league right now,” said LaFleur.
The numbers speak for themselves: Love leads the league in passing yards with 2,618 and is third in passing touchdowns with 19. In Green Bay's win over the New England Patriots on Sunday, he went 23-of-29 for 372 yards and found the end zone four times, including a rushing score.
He admitted that it was “definitely up there” among his best performances. LaFleur agreed, touting the seventh-year signal-caller's accuracy.
“Those are low-percentage throws in theory, but he's making them look high-percentage. They're right on the money,” said LaFleur in a report from the Associated Press' Kyle Hightower.
It capped another strong showing for the Packers, who have won five of their last six games after a 1-2 start. They will try to maintain their momentum on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
With Love firing on all cylinders, the offense humming, and Micah Parsons set to return, Green Bay is looking increasingly dangerous ahead of the playoffs.