The Green Bay Packers made history on Sunday. They became the first No. 7 seed to win a playoff game, as they thrashed the Dallas Cowboys 48-32 in a game in which Green Bay was in control from the opening kickoff.
The game was highlighted by the spectacular performance of first-year starter Jordan Love. Love sliced and diced the Cowboys’ defense, throwing for 272 yards and three touchdowns.
His performance on Sunday helped him join an elite list of quarterbacks.
Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love continued the team’s dominance against the Dallas Cowboys.
What makes this game from Jordan Love more spectacular is that pundits throughout the week expected Dallas to move onto the NFC Championship Game, but Jordan Love proved them wrong in a big way on Sunday.
Not only did Jordan Love put together an elite postseason performance, but he also joined the likes of Peyton Manning and Kurt Warner as he became the 7th QB ever to attempt at least 20 passes and have a passer rating over 150.0 in a playoff game.
Jordan Love became just the seventh NFL QB ever to attempt at least 20 passes and have a passer rating over 150.0 in a playoff game.
Joins Peyton Manning (2003), Josh Allen (2021), C.J. Stroud (2023), Kurt Warner (2009 vs. GB), Phil Simms (1986) and Lynn Dickey (1982)
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) January 15, 2024
The games by Love and Houston Texans rookie QB C.J. Stroud highlighted two things. One is if a team puts pieces around a young QB, he will flourish. Two after watching a season of spotty quarterback play all across the board, it looks good on the NFL that two young quarterbacks in their first postseason starts helped their teams move on in the playoffs.
Jordan Love has been not only the best quarterback for the last two months, but an argument could be made that nobody has been more valuable than Love has for the Green Bay Packers.
I know the MVP is a regular season award, and Love is unlikely to win it, but he should receive some MVP votes based on how he finished the season and how much he’s grown as a quarterback since Week 1.
Hopefully, Love can do the unthinkable on Saturday night and knock off the San Francisco 49ers
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