Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) is pressed by Detroit Lions linebacker James Houston (41) in the course of the second half of an NFL soccer recreation Sunday, Nov. Three, 2024, in Inexperienced Bay, Wis. (AP Photograph/Matt Ludtke)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love performed at lower than full power and missed his regular beginning heart.
That mixture proved pricey within the Packers' 24-14 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
Per week after a groin pressure compelled him to go away within the third quarter of a 30-27 win at Jacksonville, Love made his manner again in time to face the NFC North-leading Lions.
However he wasn't as environment friendly as regular and threw a pick-6 within the closing minute of the second quarter that helped Detroit (7-1) take management.
Love stated a number of instances after the sport that the harm didn’t have an effect on his recreation.
“No, I felt good” Love stated.
Love went 23 of 39 for 273 yards with no landing move. His receivers dropped a number of passes on a wet afternoon.
Love's greatest mistake got here simply earlier than halftime.
The Packers (6-Three) went on a 10-Three run and confronted second-and-2 from their very own 38 when Love rolled to his proper whereas below strain.
He threw a brief move supposed for Josh Jacobs, however Lions security Kerby Joseph scooped it up and ran 27 yards into the top zone with 32 seconds left earlier than halftime.
Love stated he didn’t see Joseph when he made the throw.
“I noticed (Jacobs) making an attempt to get out and I used to be making an attempt to throw him down,” Love stated. “It was a check-down for him and the ball didn't go the place I needed it to. They made an excellent play on it.”
Love has thrown 10 interceptions on 240 move makes an attempt this season. As a first-year starter final season, Love was sacked 11 instances in 579 makes an attempt.
“They combat, they compete and we all know we now have to maintain the soccer” Packers coach Matt LaFleur stated. “However I don't query something about what he's making an attempt to do. We simply should do it higher.”
Ultimately, the Packers fell behind 24-Three and had been hampered by a number of botched snaps as they tried to rally. Elgton Jenkins, usually the beginning left guard, performed heart as Josh Myers was sidelined with a wrist harm.
After the Packers had second-and-10 at Detroit's 14 within the third quarter, Love flew back-to-back snaps. The Packers recovered each instances, however needed to accept Brandon McManus' 38-yard subject purpose.
Love additionally fumbled early within the fourth quarter after the Packers obtained to the Detroit 36. That drive ended when Jacobs was stuffed on fourth-and-1 from the 9.
“There's a whole lot of stuff we have to clear up” Love stated. “It goes, all of it comes all the way down to the truth that the ball is moist, it's raining and we now have to do a greater job of the change between me and Elgton. It has occurred too many instances for certain. After which the drops, it boils down to creating performs when circumstances aren't good. Clearly, it was moist and too many drops.”
Romeo Doubs, who had 4 catches on 5 targets for 28 yards, acknowledged the receivers wanted to assist Love extra.
“Clearly catching footballs within the rain isn't excellent for a receiver, however it's no excuse for all of us.” Doubs stated. “However once more, we'll let this be a studying expertise and we'll be proper watching movie, adjusting to no matter climate comes our manner the remainder of this month and into this yr.”
The Packers have a whole lot of issues to appropriate as they head into their bye week. They outgained the Lions 411 yards to 261, however couldn't end drives.
Their 4 drives into the pink zone resulted in two subject targets and a landing.
Inexperienced Bay is competing for playoff positioning with each group within the NFC North, which appears just like the hardest division in soccer. Detroit and Minnesota each gained at Lambeau Subject, and the Packers should play each on the street.
Additionally they should play division rival Chicago twice.
For the Packers to provide a late-season surge just like the one which obtained them to the playoffs final yr, Love might want to keep wholesome and reduce down on his errors.
“It's positively disappointing,” Love stated. “(I'm) placing the ball at risk too many instances and positively (that's) one thing I want to scrub up.”