Packers Enter Crucial Final Stretch With Jordan Love Watching

As the Packers navigate a challenging preseason, key player updates and standout performances signal important shifts in their line-up strategy.

The Packers are down to the final stretch of training camp, with just three practices left on the calendar: Aug. 18, Aug. 23 and Aug. 25.

Practice starts at 10:30 a.m., and most sessions have opened around that time throughout camp, with Family Night being the lone exception. Early in camp, workouts were lasting about 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes, but they have grown longer. Sunday’s practice was the team’s longest yet at 2 hours 11 minutes.

The full camp schedule included practices on Wednesday, July 29; Thursday, July 30; Friday, July 31; Sunday, Aug. 2; Monday, Aug.

3; Tuesday, Aug. 4; Friday, Aug. 7 for Family Night at 7 p.m.

; Monday, Aug. 10; Tuesday, Aug.

11; Sunday, Aug. 16; Tuesday, Aug.

18; Monday, Aug. 24; and Wednesday, Aug. 26 for joint practice.

Green Bay’s next game comes Friday, Aug. 21, when the Packers face the Denver Broncos in their second preseason game. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. Central time.

The Packers are coming off a 28-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in their preseason opener on Thursday, Aug. 13.

Jordan Love started one series in that game, and he is not expected to play again in the preseason. Tyrod Taylor and Kyle McCord are set to handle the snaps against Denver.

McCord was one of the bright spots against Pittsburgh. In his first year in Green Bay, the second-year player went 12 for 16 for 102 yards and posted a 91.1 rating. The biggest impression, though, came from kicker Trey Smack, who made all three of his field goals, including a 58-yarder to close the first half.

After the trip to Denver, the Packers will finish the preseason at home against the Arizona Cardinals on Friday, Aug. 28 at Lambeau Field.

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