Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love is again because the Packers’ starter after lacking two weeks due to a sprained knee.
The Packers (2-1) had been 2-0 behind Love’s backup, Malik Willis. Facing the 3-0 Minnesota Vikings and their blitz-heavy protection, nevertheless, Love will regain his standing as starter.
Coming off a breakout 2023 season that earned him a four-year, $220 million extension, Love injured the MCL in his knee within the last minute of a Week 1 loss to Philadelphia, performed in Brazil, and his harm was initially described by the workforce as one that might sideline him for 3 to 6 weeks.
He beat even essentially the most optimistic projections to return Sunday.
The matchup will check Love’s mobility. The Vikings’ 16 sacks lead the NFL, and they’re among the many leaders in blitz price on first and second downs. They entered Sunday as certainly one of solely seven defenses that had but to permit a play of 40-plus yards from scrimmage.