The Packers made a different choice than the Steelers when it came to playing their starting quarterback on Thursday night, but they didn't leave Jordan Love in the game for long.
Jordan Love plays one series, leads Packers to a field goal
Jordan Love plays one series, leads Packers to field goal
Scoring Zone's Take
Jordan Love's preseason cameo — one series, capped off with a field goal — is about as low-signal as offseason news gets. Two outlets confirm the same limited-usage report, but with confidence sitting at only 50% and no depth on how he actually looked (arm strength, pocket movement, red-zone execution), there's nothing here to meaningfully move his draft stock in either direction. This is standard starter-in-preseason management, not a red flag about his health or role.
For draft prep purposes, treat Love as you did before this report: a quarterback whose fantasy ceiling depends on the Packers' receiving corps developing and the offense clicking under Matt LaFleur, not on token preseason snaps. One series and a field-goal drive tells you virtually nothing about his 2024 floor or upside — it's the kind of clip you'd see from any entrenched starter getting a brief look before the real evaluation shifts to backups and roster-bubble players. Don't let this nudge him up or down your board.
Actionable takeaway: no action needed. Don't add, drop, or trade for Love based on this alone, and don't downgrade him either — the low-confidence, low-detail nature of this report means it's noise until you get fuller preseason box scores or beat-writer context on his actual play. Keep him valued as a mid-tier QB2/streaming candidate with late-season QB1 upside if the offense gels, and revisit his ranking once real practice reports, depth chart battles at receiver, or extended preseason snaps give you something concrete to chew on.