Jordan Love will be a rich man next offseason. Even before the Green Bay Packers win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, NFL Network's insider Ian Rapoport mentioned that the team will likely find a long-term extension for the quarterback next offseason.

Meanwhile, Love doesn't stop making more money anyway. He had $9 million available in incentives and got $4.5 million of it during the regular season. With the win over the Cowboys, Love made $500,000 more, reaching an extra $5 million — everything is an "unlikely to be earned" type of incentive, so it will only hit the Packers cap in 2024.

Now, Love can still make $2 million more — but for that to happen, the Packers will need to win the NFC and then win the Super Bowl, $1 million for each.

Love didn't reach $1.5 million in incentives that were tied to completion percentage and passer rating, plus making the Pro Bowl — which he did not.

What he's reached — $5 million

• $500,000 for playing 65% of the offensive snaps
• $500,000 top 10 in touchdown passes (2nd)
• $500,000 top 10 in passing yards (6th)
• $500,000 for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + playoffs
• $1 million for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + playoffs OR 65% of snaps + top 10 in passer rating (12th) + top 10 in TD passes (3rd)
• $500,000 for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + 1 playoff win

Capped in 3 out of 4:

• $500,000 for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + top 16 in passer rating (11th)
• $500,000 for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + top 16 in passing yards (6th)
• $500,000 for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + top 16 in passing TDs (2nd)
• $500,000 for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + top 16 in completion percentage (21st)

What's still on the line — $2 million

• $1 million for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + win the NFC
• $1 million for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + win the Super Bowl

What he won't get — $1.5 million

• $500,000 for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + top 10 in completion percentage (21st)
• $1 million for making the Pro Bowl
• $500,000 for playing 65% of the offensive snaps + top 10 in passer rating (11th)

Jordan Love and the Packers found a creative way to avoid a fifth-year option. Instead of picking it up or declining it, Green Bay gave Love a one-year extension.

That allowed the Packers to maneuver the quarterback's cap hits, but also to avoid two potential bad situations. One is the Baker Mayfield one in Cleveland, when the Browns took his guaranteed fifth-year option, and then had to absorb part of it to be able to trade him to the Carolina Panthers.

The second one is a Daniel Jones-esque situation, where the New York Giants declined the option, and then were forced to give Jones an extension that is already looking bad.

For Jordan Love, it was a bet on himself. The Packers added more money to his 2023 salary, and now he will have a chance to sign another extension in 2024 — and this time, a long-term, big-time one.

It’s just the beginning for Jordan Love and the Packers

It’s just the beginning for Jordan Love