<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-jordan-loves-big-time-reacting-clinching-playoff-spot');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jordan Love’s ‘big time’ reaction to Packers clinching playoff spot');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jordan-Loves-big-time-reacting-to-clinching-playoff-spot.jpg"></figure><h1>Jordan Love’s ‘big time’ reaction to Packers clinching playoff spot</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T06:21:01-08:00">December 24th, 6:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T07:01:10-08:00">December 24th, 7:01am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers are having an excellent 2024 season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-17-lions-make-history-as-eagles-fall">Green Bay is 11-4 heading into Week 17</a> after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-offense-suffers-fate-unseen-2024-packers">thrashing New Orleans 34-0 on Monday Night Football</a>. The victory officially <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-after-falcons-win-buccaneers-stumble-in-week-16">gives the Packers a playoff berth</a>, though their place in the postseason has not been in doubt for weeks.</p><p>Packers QB Jordan Love <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-clinch-playoff-berth-with-dominant-win-over-saints-on-monday-night" rel="noopener">had a strong reaction</a> to his team clinching a playoff spot on Monday.</p><p>“It’s big time,” Love said after the game. “That’s something — obviously the goal is the Super Bowl. That’s the first step right there, making the playoffs. This was obviously a big-time game to clinch that spot. Proud of the way we came out here and handled business.”</p><p>The Packers will head back to the playoffs for the second consecutive season. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-most-to-blame-for-brutal-wild-card-loss-to-packers">demolished the Cowboys in the playoffs last year</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-most-to-blame-divisional-round-loss-49ers-nfl-playoffs">almost beat the 49ers to advance to the NFC Championship game</a>.</p><p>Green Bay has made the postseason in both season with Jordan Love as their starting quarterback.</p><p>The NFC has been a tough battle this season, which has made it harder to clinch a playoff berth. Both Detroit and Minnesota are 13-2, which has locked the Packers out of winning the NFC North. Philadelphia also has 12 wins, which puts them one spot ahead of Green Bay in the NFC playoff standings.</p><p>Regardless, the Packers have nothing to worry about now that they have punched their ticket to January football. Now they just need to prepare to become road warriors like last year.</p><h2><b>Recapping the Packers’ blowout win against the Saints on MNF</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-QB-Jordan-Love-is-in-his-Toyotathon-prime.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Packers absolutely dominated the Saints on Monday Night Football.</p><p>This may sound like an understatement for a game where one team was shut out. The Packers won every major statistical category including yards gained, time of possession, first downs gained, as well as the turnover battle.</p><p>This game featured Green Bay’s <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671692" rel="noopener">largest point differential</a> since blowing out Chicago 55-14 during the 2014 season. It was also the first shutout the Saints have faced since losing 13-0 against the 49ers in the 2022 season.</p><p>Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon understands that shutouts are hard to come by in the NFL.</p><p>“A shutout in the NFL is the hardest thing to do, and to do it on prime time is even harder,” Nixon said after the game. “To clinch a playoff berth doing that is a hell of a deal.”</p><p>It certainly helped that the Saints were without QB Derek Carr and RB Alvin Kamara. The Saints turned to rookie QB Spencer Rattler, who struggled in a big spot. Rattler threw for 153 yards with a 50% completion percentage and a pair of turnovers.</p><p>This win guarantees that it will be a happy holiday season in the Green Bay area.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/schedule/upcoming">Packers is a Week 17 matchup against the Vikings</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jordan Love’s ‘big time’ reaction to Packers clinching playoff spot

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-jordan-love-key-pass-catcher-back-saints-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Jordan Love set to get key pass-catcher back for Saints matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Jordan-Love-set-to-get-key-pass-catcher-back-for-Saints-matchup.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Jordan Love set to get key pass-catcher back for Saints matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T10:24:53-08:00">December 23rd, 10:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T10:24:53-08:00">December 23rd, 10:24am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the first time in nearly three months, Jordan Love will have all of his original starting offensive skill players in the Week 16 lineup. As they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/green-bay-packers-bold-predictions-week-16-monday-night-football-saints">prepare to face the New Orleans Saints</a> on Monday Night Football, the Green Bay Packers will welcome the return of tight end Luke Musgrave from injured reserve.</p><p>After being questionable for most of the week, Musgrave will be <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1871249805395059103" rel="noopener">activated off of IR</a> with the intention of playing against the Saints, Tom Pelissero reported. Pelissero noted that the Packers will “ease him in” as he recovers from ankle surgery in October.</p><p>Entering Week 16, Musgrave has just 22 receiving yards in 2024 but was a big part of the offense as a rookie in 2023. In his inaugural season, Musgrave’s 34 catches were the fourth-most on the team despite playing in just 11 games.</p><p>The report suggests that Musgrave will come off the bench in Week 16 and will likely play less than 50 percent of the total offensive snaps. Despite beginning the year as the starter, he saw less than 50 percent of the snaps in three of his four games in 2024 anyway due to the emergence of Tucker Kraft.</p><p>Since Week 4, when Musgrave sustained the injury, Kraft has recorded three or more catches in seven of the Packers’ 11 games. He has been the team’s leading receiver in three separate games in the year, tying Jayden Reed and Romeo Doubs for the second-most on the team.</p><h2><b>Packers still in playoff hunt ahead of Week 16 clash with Saints</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Luke-Musgrave.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As they continue to battle in the league’s best division of 2024, the Packers’ push for the playoffs carries on in Week 16. Despite their stellar 10-4 record through 15 weeks, Green Bay is just third in the NFC North and forced to compete for a Wild Card spot.</p><p>With three games remaining in the regular season, the Packers’ record is the second-best among all NFC teams competing for a Wild Card bid. The loaded state of the NFC North likely results in Green Bay securing the No. 6 seed in the conference despite having a better record than two of the four divisional champions.</p><p>Conversely, the Saints have already been eliminated from the playoffs. New Orleans will enter the matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-derek-carr-alvin-kamara-out-week-16-packers">without quarterback Derek Carr</a>, who suffered a hand injury in Week 14. They will also be without star running back Alvin Kamara, whose groin injury will keep him off the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Jordan Love set to get key pass-catcher back for Saints matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-jordan-love-inspired-ben-johnson-td-bears');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Packers QB Jordan Love inspired Ben Johnson for wild TD call vs. Bears');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-Jordan-Love-inspired-Ben-Johnson-for-wild-TD-call-vs.-Bears.jpg"></figure><h1>How Packers QB Jordan Love inspired Ben Johnson for wild TD call vs. Bears</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T07:50:45-08:00">December 23rd, 7:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T07:50:45-08:00">December 23rd, 7:50am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Lions</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-ben-johnson-schools-bears-jared-goff-fake-stumble-td">Detroit Lions always have a couple of crazy trick plays</a> up their sleeve with Ben Johnson calling the plays, and Sunday was no different. The Lions executed another gimmick to perfection against the Chicago Bears when offensive coordinator Ben Johnson had quarterback Jared Goff and running back Jahmyr Gibbs pretend to trip and stumble before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jared-goff-reveals-eye-opening-preparation-behind-lions-stumble-td-vs-bears">Goff found tight end Sam LaPorta</a> for a touchdown.</p><p>Great offensive play callers get a lot of their ideas from other teams around the league, and this one was no different. As it turns out, Johnson <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43116898/detroit-lions-pull-stumble-bum-trick-play-victory" rel="noopener">got the idea for this play call</a>, called “stumble bum,” from Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love last season, according to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard.</p><p>“Sunday’s trickery was inspired by a play Johnson saw of Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love actually dropping a snap against Chicago before recovering the ball to pull off a big, 37-yard completion to tight end Luke Musgrave on Sept. 10, 2023,” Woodyard wrote. “The pivotal fourth-quarter play led to a 38-20 victory against the Bears last season.”</p><p>As it turns out, the <a href="https://x.com/HoggNFL/status/1871017105362940307" rel="noopener">similarities between the two plays</a> are uncanny.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It was brought to my attention that Ben Johnson &amp; the Lions probably did the fake fumble play because of the tape they saw last year of Jordan Love fumbling the snap and finding a wide open Luke Musgrave <a href="https://t.co/cxQwUig6Qi">pic.twitter.com/cxQwUig6Qi</a></p><p>— Hogg (@HoggNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoggNFL/status/1871017105362940307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Johnson has come up with a new, creative wrinkle seemingly every single week for this Lions offense, leading them to become one of the best units in the NFL. That creativity is one of the reasons that the Lions are at the top of the NFC and Johnson is a leading head coaching candidate once again heading into this offseason.</p><h2><b>Packers trying to keep pace with Vikings on MNF vs. Saints</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jordan-Love-2.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Packers are out of the race for the NFC North crown despite coming into Monday night’s matchup with the New Orleans Saints at 10-4. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vikings-news-vikings-historic-win-over-seahawks-opens-no-1-playoff-seed-path">Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions both moved to 13-2</a> on Sunday, so the Packers will be battling for Wild Card position over the next few games.</p><p>It looks like Green Bay is likely locked into the No. 6 seed in the playoffs, where it will likely play against the Los Angeles Rams in the wild crd round, but the Packers also still have a path to getting up to No. 5. Assuming the Packers can get a win over the Saints on Monday night, they will get a shot at the Vikings in Week 17 with a chance to cut that deficit to just one game. If the Packers can get a win in that one and get another win in Week 18, while the Vikings take another loss, they can move up to No. 5.</p><p>The Packers will be favored in a potential wild card matchup on the road no matter who they end up playing against, and they have been battle tested in one of the best divisions in football all season long. When things heat up in the Divisional Round, the going is going to get tough, but this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-cant-underestimate-saints-mnf-clash-playoff-chase">Green Bay team has established itself</a> as a Super Bowl contender with just a few weeks until the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Packers QB Jordan Love inspired Ben Johnson for wild TD call vs. Bears

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-matt-lafleur-drops-fiery-jordan-love-endorsement-before-saints-battle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matt LaFleur drops fiery 7-word Jordan Love endorsement before Saints battle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Matt-LaFleur-drops-fiery-7-word-Jordan-Love-endorsement-before-Saints-battle.jpg"></figure><h1>Matt LaFleur drops fiery 7-word Jordan Love endorsement before Saints battle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T11:33:45-08:00">December 20th, 11:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T11:33:45-08:00">December 20th, 11:33am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers are having an excellent 2024 season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-16-bills-win-shootout-seahawks-struggle">Green Bay is 10-4 heading into Week 16</a> and is incredibly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-after-rams-take-control-of-nfc-west-in-week-15">close to clinching a playoff spot in the NFC</a>. The Packers have thrived in 2024 thanks to some great coaching and the consistent play of quarterback Jordan Love. His coach recognized how good he has been playing in a recent interview.</p><p>Packers head coach Matt LaFleur <a href="https://www.packers.com/news/packers-qb-jordan-love-showcasing-the-best-ball-he-s-played-2024" rel="noopener">heaped praise on his franchise quarterback</a> during an interview on Thursday. LaFleur had nothing but good things to say about Love during a crucial stretch of the regular season.</p><p>“This is the best ball he’s played,” LaFleur said, via the team’s website. “Just when I look at all the little things.”</p><p>That is big praise coming from LaFleur. However, the praise is due. Love may not be lighting up the stat sheet like he did in 2023, but he has led the Packers to multiple impressive wins this season. It is encouraging to see Love find ways to win games without gaining a ton of yards.</p><p>Love believes his ability to protect the football is one area where he has made some big improvements.</p><p>“The main thing for me is just taking care of the ball, being smart with it, going out there and finding completions and keep continuing to stack those positive plays,” Love said. “I think that’s where we’re at our best, when we don’t put ourselves in bad positions.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-gets-historic-220-million-contract-extension">Packers must feel great that they locked Jordan Love</a> up with a big extension this offseason.</p><h2><b>How the Packers can clinch a playoff berth in Week 16</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Matt-LaFleur-and-the-Packers-need-to-prove-they-can-beat-good-teams.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Hoffman/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Packers have already proven that they are a good team. Now they need to find their way into the playoffs. After that, anything can happen.</p><p>There are a few ways that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-packers-can-clinch-playoff-spot-in-week-16">Green Bay can clinch a playoff spot in Week 16</a>.</p><p>The first way is the most obvious: get a win. If the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-vs-packers-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Packers beat the Saints on Monday Night Football</a> then they will clinch a playoff spot. This should be simple enough, as the Saints are not the same caliber of team as the Packers.</p><p>However, even if they manage to lose that game, the Packers could still clinch a playoff spot this week. All they would need is some help on Sunday.</p><p>Green Bay can lose and still clinch a playoff spot if the Falcons lose to the Giants and the Rams lose to the Jets. Alternatively, the Packers could lose and clinch with a Falcons loss and a Vikings loss against the Seahawks.</p><p>None of those secondary scenarios seem very likely, but it does show how close the Packers are to making the postseason.</p><p>They should be extra motivated to beat the Saints on Monday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matt LaFleur drops fiery 7-word Jordan Love endorsement before Saints battle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-aaron-rodgers-reflects-passing-down-lessons-brett-favre-jordan-love');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aaron Rodgers reflects on passing down Packers lessons from Brett Favre to Jordan Love');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Aaron-Rodgers-reflects-on-lessons-from-Brett-Favre-passed-down-to-Jordan-Love.jpg"></figure><h1>Aaron Rodgers reflects on passing down Packers lessons from Brett Favre to Jordan Love</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T15:15:34-08:00">December 17th, 3:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T16:00:58-08:00">December 17th, 4:00pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When it comes to the Green Bay Packers, one position that hasn’t been in question for decades has been quarterback, with the team seamlessly transitioning from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-how-jordan-loves-first-thanksgiving-masterpiece-compares-aaron-rodgers-brett-favre" rel="noopener">Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love</a>, who currently leads the team in their pursuit of a spot in the playoffs.</p><p>Has that transition always been smooth? Nope, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jets-aaron-rodgers-similar-brett-favre" rel="noopener">Favre was famously cold to Rodgers</a>, and the transition to Love wasn’t the smoothest one could imagine either since the team opted to use a first-round pick on a developmental quarterback when they were still firmly in the contending window.</p><p>But in the end, the three quarterbacks still represent greatness under center in Green Bay and will be part of that great fraternity forever.</p><p>Stopping by The Pat McAfee Show to talk about his time in Green Bay and Love’s success in 2024, Rodgers noted that he enjoyed his time working with the Utah State quarterback and helped to <a href="https://x.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1869095652623515781" rel="noopener">pass down some of the lessons</a> he learned from Favre to Love.</p><p>“For the first two years he (Jordan Love) was with us, he got to watch every week, and I didn’t turn the ball over a whole lot in ’20 or ’21, but I watched Favre, and Favre turned the ball over a decent amount, especially in ’05 and ’06. I think I realized how important my longevity was going to be tied to taking care of the football.</p><p>“So it was always a big emphasis for me. I went through a stretch, a couple years of my career, where I had too many fumbles, so I had to clean that up. Obviously, most of my career I’ve been good about limiting my interceptions,” Rodgers told McAfee and company.</p><p>“I think just watching him (Jordan Love) he went through some stretches where he wasn’t feeling great body-wise. He had that ridiculous injury first week against Philly. Than he had some other groin or hamstring or something. So him like me when I was younger, we are able to do things moving, not just in the pocket but out of the pocket to extend the plays, and he’s so good at that.</p><p>“Taking out that ability and then it messes with your legs a little bit, you can see some of those balls just not end up exactly where he wants it. Overall, I think he’s had another really, really solid season. I love watching him play. He’s accurate with the football, and he’s making good decisions.”</p><p>Now, sure, technically, Rodgers is still an active NFL quarterback with three games left to play should he continue to suit up for the eliminated Jets. But as his media side hustle has continued to blossom, it’s been interesting to see him put his career into perspective as somewhat of an unbiased outside observer.</p><p>Though things may have ended a bit weirdly in Green Bay, Rodgers will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame as a Packer and will surely return to the team many times over the decade to come for his jersey to be retired, his name to be placed in the team’s Hall of Fame, and for other alumni events.</p><p>Whether he liked drafting Love at the time really isn’t the point, as the duo are now connected forever, making his evaluation of his play and positive words of support valuable for all parties involved.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Jordan Love has had another really solid season and I love watching him play..</p><p>He's accurate with the football and he's making good decisions" ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronRodgers12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AaronRodgers12</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PMSLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/obJSIp3PXO">pic.twitter.com/obJSIp3PXO</a></p><p>— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1869095652623515781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
5351.4	41	18.8	14

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
5351.4	41	18.8	14

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