The tenor of the game didn’t allow for Matt LaFleur’s offense to get into a rhythm. The Packers started their first four drives: Missed field goal, interception, missed FG, interception. After all that, it was 28-0 Minnesota, and the scramble was on for Green Bay.
“I don’t think we envisioned throwing the ball 50 times; that’s never the plan going into any game,” LaFleur said. “Usually, if you’re in a game like that, it’s probably not going your way.”
Love certainly settled into the game, stretching the field as the Vikings sat back, protecting the lead, but a fourth-quarter heave interception and a Tucker Kraft fumble hindered the comeback effort.
“It seemed to me that he looked more and more comfortable,” LaFleur said of Love. “We made more explosive plays, which is tough to do when a team is sitting back in 2-shell. But I think there is a lot of good lessons that come out of every game.”
Given the look of the Week 1 injury, it’s a boon that Love missed just two games. Sunday’s return started about as poorly as it could for the entire Packers club, from missed passes to missed field goals to missed tackles to missed coverage assignments to penalties. Given that context, that they made a game of it as Love knocked to rust out is a positive sign for the Pack moving forward.
Green Bay has made the playoffs in each of their previous five seasons, starting 2-2, including 2023 when they fell to 2-5 and finished 9-8 before losing in the Divisional Round in San Francisco.
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