Legendary NFL quarterback Peyton Manning has growing admiration for Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love. The former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos signal-caller is particularly impressed with Love’s resiliency and ability to stay focused even after the Packers QB’s troubles early in the 2023 NFL season – Love’s first as a full-time starter for Green Bay.
Via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic:
“That didn’t break him,” Manning said. “That didn’t put him in a hole or in a shell and it goes back to my rookie year. I mean, I threw 28 interceptions. We only won three games and look, it was bad. It was no fun. It’s the kind of season that can kinda break you … the next year, we went 13-3 and I had a good season, so I kinda used that season to learn what I could do and what I can’t do and I think Jordan used the early part of the season to kind of learn to figure some things out and he continued to get better and to me, that’s a great quality.”
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A tale of two halves for Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers in 2023
The Packers lost three of their first five games in the 2023 season, including a Week 5 game against the Las Vegas Raiders, where Love got intercepted three times while going just 16/30 for 182 passing yards and zero touchdowns. That happened just before a bye, which the Packers emerged from and lost back-to-back games to the Denver Broncos and the Minnesota Vikings.
However, the Packers turned things around starting with a 20-3 win in Week 8 at home over the Los Angeles Rams. Green Bay would go 6-2 from there to finish the season with a 9-8 record and clinch a spot in the playoffs.
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