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Jordan Love, Packers starters to play Friday night vs. Broncos

Jordan Love and Packers starters will play Friday night against the Broncos

First seen Aug 18, 2026 · 4:32 PM UTC · last updated Aug 18 6:48 PM

Scoring Zone's Take

Jordan Love and the Packers' starters are getting extended run this preseason, taking the field Friday night against Denver rather than sitting the exhibition out entirely. On its face this is a minor, mildly negative-leaning data point purely because any preseason snaps carry non-zero injury risk for a QB1 you're presumably banking on for your draft, but there's nothing here suggesting a change in his role, health status, or outlook — it's simply confirmation that Green Bay's coaching staff wants its top unit getting reps together before the regular season.

For draft purposes, this doesn't move Love's ADP or tier in any meaningful way. He remains a solid QB2/high-upside streamer type target in most draft rooms given his weapons and the offense's trajectory, and playing meaningful preseason snaps with his starters — rather than being held out completely — is actually a modest positive for chemistry and rhythm heading into Week 1. Treat this as a non-event for roster construction; don't downgrade him on your board, and don't feel pressure to reach for him earlier either.

Confidence here is capped at moderate given both sources are simply reporting the same scheduling/personnel decision with no injury angle attached and a listed confidence of 50%. There's no indication of surprise usage, a snap-count cap being lifted, or any change to his draft stock. File this as informational only — monitor Friday's game for any unexpected news, but don't adjust your draft strategy around Love based on this report alone.

Jordan Love, Packers starters to see some snaps Friday

by Ari Koslow | Packers Correspondent |

Jordan Love and the Packers starters will see some snaps again in Friday's preseason game against the Broncos. (Pro Football Talk on Twitter)

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They are expected to play at least one drive again after they also played in the preseason opener against the Steelers.

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