Jordan Love Welcomed To The NFL by Kansas City Chiefs Blitz
Jordan Love experienced a baptism of fire in his first start in the form of a Kansas City Chiefs blitz.
The Green Bay Packers quarterback assumed responsibility in the absence of Aaron Rodgers due to a positive Covid test.
To say the Chiefs targeted Jordan Love is an understatement. A Green Bay quarterback hasn’t been under so much pressure since 2017.
Jordan Love faced five or more Kansas pass rushers on 51% of his dropbacks. He was blitzed on 69% of his third-and-fourth down dropbacks.
The Chiefs sent seven defenders after Jordan Love on multiple occasions. As a result, he completed only 6-of-17 passes for 30 yards against the blitz.
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Packers head coach Matt LaFleur took the bullet for his quarterback in the postgame press conference.
“This one falls on me, squarely,” LaFleur said. “Certainly, for us to be 2-for-12 on third down, obviously didn’t have a good enough plan for some of the zero pressures that they brought on us.
“But I thought our guys battled. I thought Jordan, I was really proud of the way he played. He hung in there, he was taking hits and delivering the ball. I thought he did a really good job. But I think that, ultimately, I’ve got to be better and this one falls squarely on me.”
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“Obviously, not good enough,” Love said.
“I think we started off a little slow, I started off a little slow, personally. I think we got into a bit of a rhythm later. Obviously, it was too late. Just not good enough.”
If there is a glimmer of encouragement, it’s that Love didn’t throw for an interception. His final numbers for the game were 19-of-34 passing for 190 yards and one touchdown.
