The most awaited wild-card game of the season, the Philadelphia Eagles vs Green Bay Packers, ended in disappointment for Jordan Love and the Packers. The game ended with a 22-10 score. Though the Packers have lost the season, their fans can take heart from the fact that they put up a decent fight. After the game, when reporters circled the Packers QB Love, he was asked about the elbow injury. Jordan responded to it with a major update.

Talking about whether the elbow injury bothered him in the wild-card game or not, Love only said, “didn’t affect me.” He may be right, though. If we look at the stats of his wild-card game, his throwing wasn’t too bad. Jordan Love’s completion rate in the Packer-Eagles wild-card game was 60.06%, completing 20 out of 33. Not bad, huh? His quarterback rating, though, was only 37.1 after passing for 212 yards and scoring zero touchdowns.

The quarterback injured his elbow in the season finale game against the Chicago Bears. It was a shock to the Packers fans with the wild card game right around the corner. However in the end the injury didn’t make a difference. Love wanted to play the wild card game. One day after the injury, when reporters asked about it, Love said, “We’ll see. Yeah. I’m hopeful.” What a fighting mindset!

This season, Jordan Love registered 25 touchdowns and ranks 10th among QBs in the league. That’s impressive. Though he threw 11 interceptions, his completion rate is 63.1% after throwing for 3389 yards. His second year as a starter has been great for Love. And maybe that’s why the Packers head coach has delivered a strong message for the team’s No. 10!

Matt LaFleur’s strong take on Jordan Love

Matt LaFleur, head coach of the Green Bay Packers, was asked about his quarterback in the post-game interview. Reflecting on Love’s temperament and dedication to the team, LaFleur has a strongly backed Love. He said, “I love Jordan Love and how he competes, the work he puts in.”

He continued further, saying, “I think he’s going to get better and better and better. Certainly, there are some lessons along the way, tough lessons when you end up in defeat. That’s hard to deal with. He is very critical of himself. He does such a great job of learning from every experience. Through this, I think we’ll all be better for it.” He’s right! Jordan Love has carved out great plays after four years of hard work.

The Packers and Jordan Love’s offseason has started now.  But one thing is clear: the Packers have fought well this season and man, Jordan Love’s sacrifice for the wildcard game after injury is worth praising. Can they build a winning franchise around him?