Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love returned to action and got the start in the team's final preseason game against the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. Love didn't play in the second preseason game because of a shoulder injury, but he played into the third quarter against the Bills with Aaron Rodgers not playing.
Love failed to lead the Packers to any points in a 19-0 loss, completing 12 out of 18 passes for 149 yards and a bad interception in the end zone. He did get Green Bay into scoring position on multiple occasions, with that interception, a missed field goal, and a failed attempt on fourth-and-goal ruining drives.
After the game, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur gave his assessment of Love's play, via ESPN's Rob Demovsky:
“I think for the most part he's done a nice job,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said after Saturday's game. “Certainly these are teachable moments, and I think you have to experience those and go through those in a game setting to really learn from them, so I'm pretty certain that he will learn from those mistakes and hopefully he doesn't repeat them.”
That interception was definitely one of those “teachable moments,” and the Packers coach made sure to let Love know about it:
“I just told him that you can't ever just risk it quite like that unless it's fourth down and the game's on the line, then certainly you can throw one up,” LaFleur said. “But we never want to take points off the board and those, the interception and then the one at the end of the half, certainly could've taken points off the board.”
The Packers quarterback understood he made a mistake and will be sure to correct that the next time he plays. Of course, who knows when that will be? Green Bay doesn't want Love to have to play any meaningful snaps this season with Rodgers back in the fold and looking ready to rock. But if he's forced into action, the former first-round pick will be ready.
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