Jordan Love saved arguably the best performance of his NFL career to date for a matchup with Aaron Rodgers. The Green Bay Packers' current star quarterback was ostensibly eager to leave his predecessor in the dust.
Love prevented Rodgers from making history and made some along the way in Green Bay's 35-25 Sunday Night Football victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not only did the former accomplish something a Packers signal-caller hasn't since the late and great Bart Starr — leading Green Bay to victory in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1970 — he also embarrassed the Chicago Bears.
By defeating Pittsburgh in a much-anticipated primetime showdown, Love has as many wins against Rodgers as the Bears amassed from 2016 to 2022: one.
Jordan Love needed one game to beat Aaron Rodgers as many times as the Bears did in seven years
A Reddit user shared a photo that pointed out the Love-Chicago-Rodgers connection, with a caption that read "Bear Down!" in mockery of Green Bay's rival. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound!
Packers fans love nothing more than sticking it to Chicago. So, putting the Bears to shame is the ultimate cherry on top of beating Rodgers for Love and Green Bay. Anytime you can humiliate a heated division rival is a victory in itself, especially with unfathomably crazy yet true stats.
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Despite not facing each other in Week 8, the Bears somehow took a massive loss to the Packers. All because Love made something that was far from routine for Chicago during Rodgers' time in Green Bay, specifically during those seven years, look easy.
As Bears supporters know all too well, Rodgers has dominated their favorite throughout his illustrious 21-year future Hall of Fame journey in the pros. He's 24-5 in 29 games versus the Bears, tying retired Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger for the fourth-most wins over a single team. Now, Love has both of their numbers, marking a true full-circle moment.
We've seen Love take three of his first four meetings with the Bears. He's racked up 891 yards with a six-to-one touchdown-to-interception ratio while boasting a stellar 121.0 passer rating and hyper-efficient 70.45 completion percentage across said contests. The Green Bay faithful certainly loves seeing him keep Rodgers' tradition of crushing Chicago.