Jordan Love has always had a little more Brett Favre to his game than Aaron Rodgers. A YOLO pass here, an 'F it, Christian Watson's down there somewhere' there. With the explosiveness of a big play comes the threat of a turnover. That's the thrilling gamble Favre never shied away from.
Quietly, that's changing for Love. While he can't always resist throwing deep, in part due to Matt LaFleur's aggressive play-calling, his turnover problem has disappeared. Love's willingness to dare will prevent him from ever reaching Rodgers' historic interception-free style of play, but his numbers are becoming far more Rodgers-like than Favre.
Following the Green Bay Packers' emphatic win over the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football, Love has now gone nine regular-season games without an interception — that's 226 consecutive pass attempts.
It's still a way off Rodgers' NFL-record 402, but Love is finding the balance between taking risks and not putting the ball in danger.
Jordan Love's 226-pass interception-free streak is reaching Aaron Rodgers heights
Love's last interception came in Week 11 of last season — November 17, to be precise. He had thrown 11 interceptions in his previous eight games, but has since flipped the script.
It's about finding the balance. Love was too daring early last season and perhaps too cautious later on, but he is finding that sweet middle ground in 2025. Through two games, Love has completed 35 of 53 passes for 480 yards and four touchdowns, good for an elite 120.0 passer rating.
Sure, he put the ball in harm's way twice against the Lions — once a would-be interception dropped by Alex Anzalone, the next a pick-six called back by penalty. But that's it. Beyond a blip on back-to-back plays, he hasn't come close to turning it over. And even Rodgers needed some luck during his historic interception-free streak.
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Per Pro Football Focus, in his past nine games, Love has made just four turnover-worthy plays.
That stacks up with the NFL's greats. Josh Allen has three turnover-worthy plays in that time. Patrick Mahomes has six. Even Aaron Rodgers has four.
Love will always take risks. It's what allows him to create so many magical moments.
But he's also playing smarter. He repeatedly threw the ball away in the red zone on Thursday Night Football when nothing opened up, living to fight another play. A less inexperienced Love would've gambled.
Does Love occasionally make a poor decision and throw the ball into danger? Sure, but name a quarterback outside of prime Rodgers who doesn't. And even Rodgers at his MVP-best had those rare moments.
Green Bay's defense is stealing the show. The offense still hasn't hit full throttle yet, but it has produced an average of 228.5 yards and 27 points against two talented defenses. That works. And Love is the conductor putting it all together.
Love is evolving into an elite quarterback. He isn't receiving enough national attention yet, with many still pushing the narrative that he takes too many Favre-like risks and throws games away.
It's no longer true. Nine games. Two hundred twenty-six passes. It's an undeniable streak, and Love is quietly shattering all doubts.