Jordan Love Made Packers History Aaron Rodgers Never Achieved Right In Front Of Him

As backmost Jordan Love diced up nan Steelers’ defense each nighttime agelong successful nan Packers’ 35–25 triumph connected Sunday Night Football, each erstwhile Green Bay fable Aaron Rodgers could do was watch.

Love was awesome passim nan game, throwing for 360 yards—the second-most of his career—and 3 touchdowns connected 29-of-37 passing. Rodgers wasn’t excessively shabby himself successful his first profession crippled playing against nan Packers, logging 219 passing yards and 2 touchdowns while completing 24 of 36 passes.

Love recovered himself some successful nan triumph file and successful nan Packers’ grounds books connected Sunday night. Late successful nan first half, Love flipped a walk to moving backmost Josh Jacobs successful nan level for an eight-yard gain. The backmost went connected to complete 20 walk attempts successful a row—something that hasn’t been accomplished successful a Packers azygous since Brett Favre successful 2007.

That’s right, not moreover nan awesome Rodgers strung together 20 consecutive completed passes while wearing nan greenish and golden for 18 years.

"I thought J-Love played great,” Rodgers said aft nan game. “He was ace efficient. Didn't get sacked. Moved astir really well, made immoderate plays extracurricular nan pocket. Thought he played outstanding."

The Packers, riding nan elite play of their franchise quarterback, improved to 5–1–1 connected nan twelvemonth and look, erstwhile again, like Super Bowl contenders. Rodgers and nan Steelers, who dropped to 4–3, stay successful first spot successful nan struggling AFC North moreover aft nan loss.

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