Matt LaFleur has watched Jordan Love grow from a raw first-round gamble into the kind of quarterback who can take over a game without ever looking rattled.
That’s a big part of why the Packers are sitting here with a real MVP conversation around their third straight franchise quarterback. Love is making that case with his play in 2026, and the latest proof came in Green Bay’s Week 9 win over the New England Patriots, when he was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
The numbers from that 45-27 victory on “America’s Game of the Week” on FOX were loud enough on their own: Love went 23 of 29 for 372 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. He also added a 13-yard rushing score, giving him four total touchdowns on the day.
LaFleur wasn’t shocked by the recognition. What stands out to him isn’t just the production, but the way Love carries himself snap after snap.
“He’s pretty consistent, so poised, so resilient, he doesn’t allow one play to affect the next. He’s playing as well as anybody right now,” LaFleur told the media earlier this week.
That’s the part LaFleur knows better than almost anyone outside Love’s family. He was part of the decision to trade up in the 2020 NFL Draft and take the Utah State quarterback, a move that came with plenty of risk because Aaron Rodgers was already in place.
Green Bay had done something similar before. Years earlier, the Packers had drafted a quarterback in the first round while a future Hall of Famer was still on the roster.
In Love’s case, Rodgers was the established star. For Rodgers, it had been Brett Favre.
The gamble has paid off for Green Bay in a major way. Six years later, the Packers not only landed their third straight franchise quarterback, but they may have found their third straight MVP-level one too.
Love’s arm talent is obvious. He can drive the ball deep, throw from different arm angles and make plays from a variety of platforms, which is a big reason Christian Watson and Matthew Golden keep showing up on explosive plays when the offense is rolling.
But LaFleur’s praise points to something bigger than arm strength. The mental side is what separates good quarterbacks from the ones who can carry a team.
They have to process coverage, handle pressure, absorb the weight of being “the guy,” and then reset instantly after a mistake. Love, in LaFleur’s view, has that part locked in.
He looks calm, steady and in control. And right now, that’s showing up in the box score and in the way Green Bay’s offense is humming.
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