loading . . . Monday Musings: 10 Is Him "He's him. He's him. Everybody in the league, if y'all not woke, please wake up. Get the crust out of your eyes because he is him and 10 is coming. Period."
Rashan Gary didn’t hold back words when talking about his quarterback after Sunday night’s matchup with the Steelers, and he wasn't wrong either. Jordan's Love's performance on Sunday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers was one for the history books. It was primetime. The Steelers were coming in with a record of 4-2; the Packers at 4-1-1. It was the first (and maybe only) time Aaron Rodgers would be facing off against the Green Bay Packers. Rodgers was also getting a chance to go head-to-head with the guy who took over for him. As a team, the Packers hadn’t won in Pittsburgh since 1970. The story lines were plentiful. But as the night went on, it was clear what the night was all about: Jordan Love.
Gary wasn't the only person lauding Love's performance. Everyone who watched seemed to be in awe. Micah Parsons was also asked about Love after the game, and Parsons replied, "He showed he's the successor. He's the up-and-coming. Like J-Love, talking about when I was coming here, I was like, 'I know they've got a quarterback, I know I've got a quarterback.' I'm just so proud of him, everything he's been through, how he's developed as a player, how he's developed as a person, and he's just playing some really good football right now."
Sunday night's showdown was not an easy environment for anyone to walk into, and Love acknowledged that. "There's that added level of pressure," Love said. "You know, obviously, us going up against each other. I knew coming into the week what was entailed in this week." Despite the added pressure, Love remained himself through it all. He didn't try and emulate anything Rodgers had done (although there are some uncanny resemblances). Love wanted to beat his old mentor and teammate. The Packers are the one team that Rodgers has never beaten in his 21-year NFL career, and Love kept it that way. With the lights at their brightest, Jordan Love showed everyone on Sunday night that he is him. His coaches knew it, his teammates knew it, and now everyone else knows it, too.
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— Green Bay Packers (@packers) October 27, 2025
Love Caught Fire
Jordan Love was absolutely brilliant against the Steelers. Love was in complete control, even through the moments of clunkiness. "He took control of the huddle in between the whistles; he kept us on the same page,” Tucker Kraft described. In fact, the Packers’ offense wasn’t called for any pre-snap penalties. Love kept the Packers out of disadvantageous situations all night. “He was locked in on his protections with the o-line and the running back. He put the ball where he wanted to all night."
Green Bay’s offense wasn't great in the first half, but the miscues weren’t on Jordan Love. The Packers had six offensive possessions. One of them ended with a touchdown pass to Tucker Kraft, but only one of the other five drives ended with points. Two ended with missed field goals and two ended with drops on third down."We just weren't finishing. We weren't executing our plays,” Love said after the game. “The first half went by really fast for our offense…the message was just do your job and lock in."
Jordan Love Sicko Throw of the Week™ pic.twitter.com/Jwt5CK9t9S
— Jacob Morley (@JacobMorley) October 27, 2025
It’s safe to say that after halftime, Jordan Love and the offense are locked in. In fact, Love was damn near perfect. The Packers’ next three drives all ended with touchdowns. It started with a nine-play, 90-yard touchdown drive that was capped off by an eight-yard touchdown pass from Love to Savion Williams. The next drive was a ten-play, 78-yard touchdown drive that ended with a Josh Jacobs touchdown run and a successful two-point conversion. The third consecutive touchdown drive ended with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Kraft. Jordan Love was on fire. The Packers trailed by nine at halftime, but ended up winning the game by ten thanks to 28 second-half points.
In the first half, the Packers went 0-for-4 on third down. They went 5-for-8 in the second half, including a 59-yard completion to Tucker Kraft and a 33-yard completion to Christian Watson. Love took complete control of the game. He was almost in a flow state. "Man, I was just playing. I think you get in that as a player, where you just start flowing and playing well, and everybody around me just was making plays as well and executing at a high level," Love said afterwards. "Obviously, we knew what we needed to change at halftime, and I'm just glad we were able to go out there and do that and start making some big-time plays."
Tonight the @packers' Jordan Love:
completed 20+ consecutive passes
threw for 350+ yards
threw 3+ TD passes
had 0 turnovers
took 0 sacks
No other QB in NFL history has done all of that in the same game. pic.twitter.com/WD8uF6oQKu
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 27, 2025
A Night For the History Books
It’s hard to describe how great Jordan Love truly was, but it’s worth a try. Love finished the night completing 29 of his 37 passes for 360 yards and three touchdowns. He finished with a passer rating of 134.2. And most importantly, he didn’t take any sacks. He even completed 20 straight passes at one point, which is the most by a Green Bay quarterback in a single game since Brett Favre did it back in 2007. His first incompletion of the half came with 5:36 seconds left in the fourth quarter. He went from the 4:17 mark in the second quarter all the way until that point without throwing an incomplete pass. There was a 0.1% chance of completing all 20 passes based on the difficulty of each pass.
Love’s night was pretty remarkable. Love tore apart Pittsburgh’s man-to-man coverage. According to Next Gen Stats, Love was 13 of 17 for 232 yards and three touchdowns against man coverage. He generated +16.3 EPA across his drop-backs (the third most of his career). “He’s had a really nice season. He’s been really efficient with the football. He’s opportunistic, though,” Aaron Rodgers shared after the game. “I felt like he was very patient tonight. They took the run solutions. He took the check-downs, moved in the pocket well. He played fantastic. I thought he played really well.”
In the second half, Love had a 100% adjusted completion rate, 214 passing yards, two touchdowns, and a 148.7 passer rating in the second half, according to PFF. When targeting Tucker Kraft and Christian Watson, Love was 11 of 13 for 228 yards, two touchdowns, and had a perfect 158.3 passer rating. "He really took command," Christian Watson said after the game. "That’s monster stuff. We knew that in the second half, we had to go out there and execute a lot better. I think he took the helm and just led us and put us in position to make plays, and that's exactly what we needed from him. He was definitely huge."
Jordan Love completed 13 of 17 passes against man coverage for 232 yards and 3 TD, the most yards vs man in a game this season.
Jordan Love completed 20 straight completions during the game, with a 0.1% chance of completing all 20 passes based on the difficulty of each pass.… pic.twitter.com/WVIl8srq1P
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) October 27, 2025
A Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Love took his play to a new level last night. He showed up when the lights were at their brightest against his mentor and predecessor. He didn’t flinch. "He was patient throughout the process, throughout the journey, and he just took advantage of the opportunity," Matt LaFleur shared. "He really did. It's been cool—and I've said this many times—just to watch how he's matured as a young guy coming in here at 21 years old, and he's a grown ass man now, and you see it. What he does, how he carries himself; he's so confident."
LaFleur continued, "He's a great teammate, he encourages the other guys, he's a hell of a leader, and he's really grown as a football player. Going into this game, he put a lot on himself, and I thought he went out there—he's just so consistent in who he is, through the good times and the bad times. There are moments where you can sense the frustration from him, but he keeps going.”
Jordan’s 20 straight completions.
I won’t hear how lucky he is anymore. Watch his ball placement even on low % throws. He knows how to safely give his guys chances.
If the Pack let him sling it, they’re going to a Super Bowl. pic.twitter.com/Zz2Ki7b8Ca
— Kurt Benkert (@KurtBenkert) October 27, 2025
Love rarely shows emotions. He’s usually as cool as a cucumber. Regardless of the highs or the lows that happen each week, Love remains a steady presence. But Sunday felt a little different. He showed some fire and intensity, and it fueled him. "To be honest with you, I kind of like it when he gets a little pissed off because you don't see it too often,” head coach Matt LaFleur said after the game.
Packer fans will always have a lot of love and appreciation for Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers was a phenomenal Packer - arguably the greatest of all time. He won a Super Bowl, multiple MVP awards, and always had the Packers in contention. It’s still a bit strange watching Rodgers suit up in a different uniform that’s not green and gold. That said, Rodgers isn’t missed. Jordan Love showed everyone that he is him."The legacy he left, I would say Jordan is filling those shoes when you're talking about the Favre to Rodgers to Love,” Tucker Kraft said of his quarterback. “Jordan has stepped up and fulfilled his end of the bargain."
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Carter Semb is a lifelong Packer fan, shareholder, and season ticket holder. He is a contributor for Cheesehead TV and Packers Talk. For commentary surrounding Wisconsin sports, he can be found on X at @cmsemb.
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NFL Categories: Green Bay PackersPittsburgh SteelersTags: Jordan LoveGreen Bay PackersMatt LaFleurChristian WatsonMicah ParsonsRashan GaryTucker Kraft
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