Jordan Love Speaks About Special Relationship With Aaron Rodgers After 'snf' Showdown

Jordan Love was capable to outshine Aaron Rodgers as nan Packers notched a 35-25 triumph connected Sunday Night Football pinch Green Bay's past and coming gathering connected nan gridiron for a highly anticipated showcase. The young backmost completed 20 consecutive passes en way to 360 yards and 3 touchdowns and looked each spot nan worthy successor to an exclusive nine that's only seen 3 full-time members complete nan past 34 years.

Rodgers said each nan correct things starring up to nan crippled and aft it but it was clear that this 1 meant a spot much considering nan circumstances. And while astir of nan sum focused connected him playing his aged team, it was besides a unsocial acquisition for Love.

“Definitely,” Love told Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer aft nan game. “I knew what this week meant, and coming into it what it was going to be. So, definitely, playing good going against A-Rod, and coming retired pinch nan triumph feels great. Just for illustration you said, nan clip we spent together, everything I learned, it decidedly is typical for maine to spell retired and beryllium capable to play good pinch him watching. That’s 1 of those things, I cognize he’s been watching, I cognize he’s studied immoderate of nan games we’ve played.

“He’s texted maine that before—he’s seen immoderate really bully things from me, immoderate awesome growth, and he’s happy for me. We’ve sewage a beautiful typical relationship, and anytime I’m capable to perceive from him, get immoderate bully feedback and travel retired present and play good pinch him connected nan different side, it decidedly felt good.”

But now that nan crippled is over, Love tin concede nan obvious, and that’s that this 1 did person much meaning—because of really overmuch Rodgers meant to his career.“Oh man—so much, truthful much,” Love said.

“I decidedly wouldn’t beryllium nan subordinate I americium coming without being capable to watch him and study from him, and conscionable spot a backmost spell retired location and play astatine a ace precocious level.”

Love spent nan first 3 years of his profession arsenic Rodgers's backup successful Green Bay earlier getting his chance to radiance erstwhile nan seasoned near for nan New York Jets. Since past he's done thing but impress. This twelvemonth has been his champion yet arsenic he's completing 70.9% of his passes and has 13 touchdowns against 2 picks. The Packers maintained nan champion grounds successful nan NFC pinch nan convincing, come-from-behind victory.