Coach Says You Should Feel Better About Jordan Love's Week 6 Than You Probably Do

What They're Saying

LaFleur: "Outside of that, I thought he played his [booty?] off. That was one of the better games he's played for us, in terms of using his legs to convert critical third downs. ... Quarterbacks, every play is under a microscope. Certainly we never want to give the ball up. But I though he played his [tushy] off. ... None of these guys in the league are perfect, but I think he's playing at a pretty high level."

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Indeed, Love's 73.1% completion rate against the Bengals marked a season high but also the fourth time in five games that he has completed at least 72% of his throws.

Love's 10.0 yards per attempt for the game also marked a season high. And his 8.6 YPA for the season to date marks a second straight year of improvement in that category, up from 7.2 in 2023 (his first starting season) and 8.0 in 2024.

The QB missed a couple other opportunities that might have padded his stat line further. He threw incomplete to TE Tucker Kraft from 6 yards out before Josh Jacobs' first TD (a 3-yard run after a defensive hold). And Love couldn't connect with Matthew Golden on a third-and-2 just outside the red zone before Green Bay's final FG of the game.

It's worth noting that Love ranks just 23rd among current starters in pass attempts per game. That lowers the scoring ceiling. Though he's also working on a career-best 17.6 rushing yards per game and has yet to score on the ground. (Love totaled five rushing TDs over the previous two years.)

Ultimately, Green Bay's run-pass split lowers the ceiling -- and the weekly floor -- but Love's efficiency should keep him around the QB1 fringe.

A Week 7 visit to Arizona has a chance to push more passing focus. The Cardinals rank seventh in rush-defense DVOA. The four ensuing matchups hold nothing scary for the offense on whole:

• at Pittsburgh
• vs. Carolina
• vs. Philadelphia
• at N.Y. Giants