Updated
Updated · NBC Sports · Aug 22
Jordan Love Throws 11-Yard TD in Lone Series as Packers Cut Preseason Workload
Updated
Updated · NBC Sports · Aug 22

Jordan Love Throws 11-Yard TD in Lone Series as Packers Cut Preseason Workload

3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Aug 22

Summary

  • Love needed just one drive in Denver, finishing 5-of-7 for 56 yards and an 11-yard touchdown to MarShawn Lloyd on Green Bay's 12-play, 63-yard opening series.
  • Matt LaFleur had planned to play the starting offense longer, but pulled it after the touchdown march, saying the unit had shown enough.
  • A fourth-and-1 conversion helped extend the drive, with Love hitting Matthew Golden for 19 yards from the Denver 40.
  • The outing built on Love's first preseason appearance last week — 3-of-5 for 18 yards on one series — and he is unlikely to play in next week's finale.

Insights

Could sitting Jordan Love after just one perfect drive leave the Packers vulnerable to a slow start?
Will rookie Matthew Golden's breakout preseason performance force a major shakeup in the Packers' receiver hierarchy?
With joint practices replacing live action, is the traditional NFL preseason becoming obsolete for starting quarterbacks?