Jordan Love delivers blunt self-assessment after Packers’ ugly loss to the Falcons
Green Bay’s quarterback pointed to multiple areas for improvement after completing just 28 of 53 passes against Atlanta.
The Green Bay Packers fell to the Atlanta Falcons 35-14 on “Thursday Night Football,” and the offensive performance was difficult to watch. Quarterback Jordan Love completed 28 of 53 passes for 312 yards, two touchdowns, an interception, and a 75.4 passer rating. The Packers’ offensive line allowed 21 combined pressures according to preliminary PFF data, and the running game produced almost nothing. After the loss, Love delivered a blunt and honest assessment of his own play, taking full ownership of Green Bay’s offensive struggles through three games.
Even though Love is probably one of the last reasons for concern, he decided to take the blame for how the offense has performed. The quarterback identified specific areas of his game that need improvement and made clear the responsibility starts with him.
“To start, my footwork in the pocket,” Love said after the game. “I think making accurate throws, my decision-making, reads, going through those things quickly. Just the feeling I have right now is not good. A lot of areas we need to improve, but at the end of the day, I’ll just sit here and look at myself and say there’s so much stuff I can improve on to make us as an offense better.”
Love expanded on the decision-making topic specifically, acknowledging the Packers need more consistency through the air to stay out of unfavorable down-and-distance situations.
“I can improve at making quicker decisions, understanding the coverages, and where I can get the ball out and find completions,” Love mentioned. “I gotta do a better job of just finding completions throughout the course of the game to help us stay on track as an offense and stay out of some of these bad situations. Third and long, second and long.”
The offense has no signs of consistency
The offensive line was the most glaring issue against Atlanta. Guards Jager Burton and Jacob Munk combined for 13 pressures allowed on their own. The running game was nonexistent. MarShawn Lloyd carried four times for 11 yards, and Kaleb Johnson had four carries for six yards.
Through three games, Green Bay ranks 32nd in offensive success rate at 35.4%, the worst mark in football. That number reflects both the absence of a functional ground game and how the offense has been forced to operate. The Packers rank 22nd in dropback EPA per play, which suggests some explosive plays exist in the passing attack, but there is no consistency to sustain drives.
Green Bay only started incorporating short passes late in the game against Atlanta, though it’s difficult to determine whether that was a genuine schematic adjustment or simply a byproduct of the Falcons shifting to a conservative defensive approach with a comfortable lead.
Love points to 2023 as a reason for hope
Despite the frustration, Love kept a forward-looking perspective. He referenced his first season as a starter in 2023, when Green Bay also struggled early before finding its rhythm and putting together a strong late-season stretch.
“We always look back to the 2023 season, my first year starting,” Love pointed out. ‘It didn’t start well that season, and we started figuring stuff out, started rolling, and we got hot. So there’s still a lot of ball out there in front of us. No one’s throwing in the towel at all. It’s just we got a lot of work to do to get better as a team and as an offense.”
