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Through three-and-a-half quarters on Saturday night, the Green Bay Packers appeared to be cruising toward a season sweep of the Chicago Bears and first place in the NFC North. Just minutes of game time later, the Bears pulled off an improbable comeback to get a 22-16 win in overtime and relegate the Packers to wild […]

Saturday’s overtime loss in Chicago ended in a way that drives coaches crazy, but Matt LaFleur didn’t turn it into a finger-pointing session afterward. Even with a 10-point lead gone in the final two minutes and the game slipping away 22-16 in OT, he leaned on the effort and fight his group showed instead of […]

Malik Willis didn’t win the game, but he may have won himself a future. In Week 16, Willis seized a prime opportunity when it arrived in the most unforgiving of settings. It was on Soldier Field, against the Bears, with the NFC North on the line and the Packers’ season teetering. What followed was not […]

The Green Bay Packers eased panic and concern after Jordan Love absorbed a brutal hit. Head coach Matt LaFleur trusted backup Malik Willis to let it fly. And he hit Romeo Doubs on an unlikely touchdown versus the Chicago Bears. Facing third-and-two, LaFleur ditched the run for a passing play. Doubs zipped through the Bears […]

For many NFL teams, Week 2 of the preseason is when the starters see substantial playing time. The Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts either don’t know who their starting quarterback is yet or will be without them this week. Jordan Love just had thumb surgery and will miss the game against the Colts, and […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is undergoing thumb surgery ahead of the start of the regular season. However, the belief is that he’ll be ready to go by the season opener against the Detroit Lions. In case he isn’t ready to go, it sounds like backup Malik Willis feels confident he can run the […]

The Green Bay Packers finished third in the highly competitive NFC North. The team produced an 11-6 record but back-to-back losses to close out the regular season dropped the Packers to the seventh seed in the NFC, setting up a road matchup with the second seed Philadelphia Eagles. While the first round draw isn’t ideal, […]

The Green Bay Packers seemed to have a full head of steam heading into the 2024 NFL playoffs, but they have cooled off in a big way in recent weeks. After a difficult 27-25 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17, the Packers took a stunning 24-22 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week […]

The New York Jets are going to play out this season with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. Whether that’s wise or not, as the 3-10 Jets are in the hunt for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft is another story. For now, Rodgers is the quarterback they brought in — and paid […]

Jordan Love is a good NFL quarterback. He can make plays that very few across the league can, and even in year one as a starter, he proved that he can go on the road and win a big playoff game. That’s no joke, and the Green Bay Packers could have done much worse than […]

It’s the biggest game of the Week 9 NFL slate and there’s reason to believe that the winner of this initial matchup between the Detroit Lions (6-1) and Green Bay Packers (6-2) will go a long way toward determining who wins the NFC North. In 2024, the winner of the NFC North has a very […]

After exiting early during their Week 8 30-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, quarterback Jordan Love’s groin injury has been touch-and-go during practices leading up to the Green Bay Packers Week 9 matchup against the Detroit Lions. After missing practice Wednesday and being limited in practice Thursday and Friday, head coach Matt LaFleur said Love […]

The Green Bay Packers have faced their fair share of challenges this season, notably with starting quarterback Jordan Love grappling with a groin injury that has stirred concerns about his availability. According to Packers reporter Rob Demovsky, Love’s injury is minor, offering hope he may suit up for the upcoming game against the Detroit Lions […]

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has had his fingerprints all over the team’s last two wins. Gutekunst deserves a ton of credit for rebuilding a Super Bowl-worthy roster on the fly in the post-Aaron Rodger era. It was his decision to select Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. […]

The Green Bay Packers would not be denied against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Green Bay persevered on a day where starting QB Jordan Love suffered a groin injury early in the game and eventually exited. The Packers, led by backup Malik Willis, marched down the field on the final drive of the game and […]

The Green Bay Packers are in action against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and their entire fan base is holding its collective breath. Packers quarterback Jordan Love has been injured and replaced by backup Malik Willis. Love, who suffered an MCL injury in the season opener, had been hobbling through most of the afternoon and his mobility […]

The Green Bay Packers are hopeful that their star quarterback will be active for their Week 4 matchup against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings. Malik Willis has started under center for the last two games, but Jordan Love has an outside chance of suiting up ahead of his initial timetable. Love is currently listed as questionable […]

When the Green Bay Packers traded a seventh-round draft pick to the Tennessee Titans for Malik Willis, no one could have predicted what was to come. Four weeks into being with the Packers, Willis has already won two games as Green Bay’s starting quarterback. In those two games, Willis has stepped up in the absence […]

The Green Bay Packers came away with a dominant win over the Tennessee Titans in Week 3. It was the second straight week with Malik Willis starting at quarterback with Jordan Love unable to go. The Packers won 30-14, carried by an elite defensive performance and efficient offense. Head coach Matt LaFleur had another incredible […]

There was a lot of hope that the Tennessee Titans could notch their first victory of the season in Week 3. After all, the Green Bay Packers do not have Jordan Love. Moreover, their starting signal-caller in this clash was someone that the system was familiar with because they trained Malik Willis for a good […]

For the Titans, more problems came from the quarterback position. For the Green Bay Packers, not having quarterback Jordan Love didn’t turn out to be a problem. That’s because Malik Willis had a chance to react to a revenge win over the Titans. Willis took the high road, according to a post on X by […]

With franchise quarterback Jordan Love watching from the sideline for the second straight game, the Packers relied on defense and a dominant rushing attack to score a win over the still-winless Tennessee Titans to improve their 2024 record to 2-1. The win in Tennessee was a homecoming of sorts for Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, who […]

Injuries are piling up across the NFL, and the Green Bay Packers are no exception. However, as starting quarterback Jordan Love could be returning, the Packers may be getting a massive boost to their offensive unit this weekend. Love suffered an MCL injury against the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil during Week 1, and he was […]

Malik Willis led the Green Bay Packers to a win in Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts, and there’s a chance he may be called on again with the uncertainty of Jordan Love. The Packers next matchup will be against the Tennessee Titans, who Willis was drafted by in 2022. Willis was traded just a […]

The Green Bay Packers came away with a big win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 2. Green Bay did this without their starting quarterback, Jordan Love, who suffered an MCL sprain late in Week 1. Malik Willis started for the Packers in Week 2 and did what was asked of him. Willis completed 12 […]

The Green Bay Packers were thought to be a toothless team without QB Jordan Love. Green Bay silenced their critics in front of their home fans with a narrow victory against the Colts. However, the Packers’ win was not the most noteworthy part of the contest. Apparently the Packers had a gross moment occur during […]

After the closing moments of their season-opening loss, Green Bay Packers fans are in crisis mode. Jordan Love suffered a sprained MCL, and the Packers quarterback is expected to miss three to four weeks with the injury. This usually wouldn’t be an issue for an organization as stable as Green Bay. But after seeing backup […]

With Jordan Love expected to miss some due to a sprained MCL, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur announced that Malik Willis will be the starting quarterback and Sean Clifford will be the backup. Love will also not be going on IR, and the team has no plans of bringing in another quarterback, according […]

The Green Bay Packers are dealing with a quarterback crisis after Green Bay’s season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. In the game’s closing moments, the Packers saw Jordan Love go down to a scary MCL injury. Immediately after, Packers backup quarterback Malik Willis could not even throw the ball in an obvious hail mary. Willis […]

The Green Bay Packers are reportedly set to re-sign quarterback Sean Clifford to their practice squad, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Jordan Love is Green Bay’s starting quarterback while Malik Willis will handle backup duties after getting traded to the Packers from the Tennessee Titans. Clifford will provide the Packers with an extra depth […]

Before Will Levis became the future of the Tennessee Titans, Malik Willis was supposed to take over the reins. Fast forward to now, Willis is fighting for a spot on the team, but he may have made a good case for himself in the preseason finale against the New Orleans Saints. With 1:53 left in […]

NFL quarterbacks usually have two paths once they get on the football. They find success quickly and develop into a starting role, or they fail fast and never recover from it. Tennessee Titans QB Malik Willis is trying to avoid the second path, but he enters the 2024 NFL training camp as one of three […]

The Tennessee Titans are turning the page this season with Brian Callahan as the team’s new head coach and the exit of Derrick Henry to Baltimore still fresh on just about everybody’s minds. Callahan’s Titans are a talented group, but the team’s defense was scorched last season in the passing game, finishing in the second […]

The Tennessee Titans stand at a pivotal juncture as they approach the 2024 NFL offseason. Following a disappointing 6-11 record in the 2023 season and an absence from the playoffs, the team confronts difficult decisions regarding its roster. This analysis will explore the possible departure of key players and its implications for the team. Titans’ […]

Leading up to the Week 8 game against the Atlanta Falcons, the Tennessee Titans teased the idea they would be using a dual-quarterback system. Instead, Will Levis played the entire game outside of just a handful of snaps that went to Malik Willis. Titans fans were not pleased with Willis’ first snap as it resulted […]

Over the last couple years, the Tennessee Titans have appeared to be torn between clinging to their current core (Kevin Byard trade not withstanding) or completely rebuilding their roster. That indecision is mirrored by the approach they are taking with their quarterbacks in Week 8. With Ryan Tannehill dealing with an ankle injury, rookie Will […]

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill is officially out with an ankle injury for the team’s Week 8 game against the Atlanta Falcons. Along with this news comes the revelation that head coach Mike Vrabel plans to play both second-year QB Malik Willis and rookie Will Levis in this game. Ideally, one of these two young […]

The Tennessee Titans have ruled Ryan Tannehill out for their Week 8 contest against the Atlanta Falcons, via team reporter Jim Wyatt. With Tannehill officially out of the picture for their Falcons clash, the Titans will be turning to Will Levis and Malik Willis. If Tannehill were to miss the game, it was reported that […]

The Tennessee Titans are in the midst of new leadership, as it was previously announced that Will Levis will start at quarterback in Week 8 with Ryan Tannehill sidelined. However, head coach Mike Vrabel claims that Malik Willis will also receive some playing time for the Titans as well. With two young quarterbacks fighting for […]