Jordan Love’s big Sunday might have done more than help the Packers beat the Patriots. It may have pushed him into the center of the NFL MVP conversation.
Green Bay’s 6-3 win over New England kept the Packers right in the thick of the NFC North race, but the performance from Love was the real headline. He threw three touchdowns, and his MVP odds climbed to +650 after the game. That was enough for former NFL head coach Rex Ryan to make his stance clear on Monday’s Get Up.
“Jordan Love is the MVP of this league,” Ryan said. “Look, they can’t bust a grape rushing.
It comes down to his arm. Everybody in the world knows that they are going to throw deep with the exception of New England’s secondary.
It’s unreal to me.”
“Jordan Love is the MVP.” -Rex Ryan on Jordan Love following his win against the Patriots 🔥 https://t.co/MbgPqElvmq
- Get Up (@GetUpESPN) November 9, 2026
Ryan wasn’t done there.
“He’s always had the talent,” Ryan continued. “But he’s been extraordinary this year, especially the last four games or whatever. It’s unreal.”
Love’s numbers this season aren’t flashy in the way some MVP cases usually are, but they’re strong: he’s completing 63 percent of his passes with 19 touchdowns and six interceptions. And with Green Bay unable to run the ball, the burden on Love has been obvious. In that light, what he’s doing carries even more weight.
Still, there’s a flip side to all of this. Love can absolutely build an MVP case by carrying the offense, but that same dependence on his arm points to a bigger problem. If the Packers reach the playoffs without fixing their ground game, that weakness could become a major issue for a team with Super Bowl aspirations.
For now, though, there’s time for Green Bay to sort that out. Sunday felt like the kind of performance that can shift the conversation around a young quarterback and a team trying to take the next step.
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