The Green Bay Packers made history on Sunday. They became the first No. 7 seed to win a playoff game, as they thrashed the Dallas Cowboys 48-32 in a game in which Green Bay was in control from the opening kickoff.
The game was highlighted by the spectacular performance of the first-year starter. Love sliced and diced the Cowboys defense, throwing for 272 yards and three touchdowns.
His performance on Sunday helped him join an elite list of quarterbacks.
Packers QB Jordan Love continued the team’s dominance against the Cowboys
What makes this game from Love more spectacular is that pundits throughout the week expected Dallas to move onto the NFC Championship Game, but he proved them wrong in a big way on Sunday.
Not only did Love put together an elite postseason performance, but he also joined the likes of Peyton Manning and Kurt Warner as he became the seventh QB ever to attempt at least 20 passes and have a passer rating over 150.0 in a playoff game.
Jordan Love became just the seventh NFL QB ever to attempt at least 20 passes and have a passer rating over 150.0 in a playoff game.
Joins Peyton Manning (2003), Josh Allen (2021), C.J. Stroud (2023), Kurt Warner (2009 vs. GB), Phil Simms (1986) and Lynn Dickey (1982)
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) January 15, 2024
The games by Love and Houston Texans rookie QB C.J. Stroud highlighted two things. One is if a team puts pieces around a young QB, he will flourish. The second is, after watching a season of spotty quarterback play all across the board, it looks good on the NFL that two young quarterbacks in their first postseason starts helped their teams move on in the playoffs.
