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At the end of every week in the fall, Matt LaFleur has his quarterbacks—not just the starter, but all of them—go through the offensive plays in the game plan and rank them. It’s an exercise done chiefly to make sure he, as a play-caller, is aware of what his quarterbacks are comfortable with, and what they’re not. And so came a big moment for Jordan Love.
Love was the backup in the Packers’ Sunday night showdown in Philly last November after Aaron Rodgers injured his ribs on the team’s first possession of the fourth quarter. Green Bay was down 37–23 and, on his fourth snap, Love found rookie Christian Watson on a slant over the middle for a 63-yard catch-and-run score, cutting the lead to 37–30. Philly responded with a field goal to move the score back to 40–30.
