Jordan Love Turns Play Caller as Packers Edge Cardinals 42-38
Love ran the headset in the second half of a preseason win, but fantasy managers care about the QB1 who threw 23 TDs and zero picks last year.
Steady QB2 with elite ball security — safe, not a league-winner.
- Packers won preseason finale 42-38 over Cardinals
- GB scored 17 in Q4 with Love calling plays
- Offense: 155 yards, 6.74 yds/play in the 4th
- Love: 23 TD, 0 INT, 247 PPR pts in 2025
- Season opener vs Vikings on Sept. 13
Jordan Love didn't take a snap in Green Bay's 42-38 preseason win over Arizona on Friday. He grabbed a headset instead. Love called the offensive plays through the entire second half, and after a scoreless third quarter the Packers dropped 17 in the fourth, closing the game on back-to-back touchdown drives to steal the win.
The numbers backed up the vibe. With Love running the show, Green Bay racked up 155 yards and averaged 6.74 yards per play in the final frame. Backup Kyle McCord threw two of his four touchdowns during that stretch, including the game-winner to Kisean Johnson with 1:34 to go. McCord said Love told him at halftime he'd be calling the shots — and admitted he asked whether Love had ever done it before. He hadn't.
Head coach Matt LaFleur said Love stayed calm and composed on the headset even in the tight moments, and noted it didn't surprise him given what he sees from Love on the field. It's a fun offseason story. It's also entirely irrelevant to your Week 1 lineup, which is exactly why we're not overthinking it.
What It Means For Your Roster
Love is Green Bay's unquestioned starter, now entering his seventh NFL season and fourth as the full-time QB. He sits 17 touchdown passes shy of 100 for his career. In our rankings he lands at QB14 — QB #31 overall — which tells you the ceiling story: reliable, not electric.
The 2025 actuals explain the tier. Love posted 3,381 passing yards, 23 touchdowns and, remarkably, zero interceptions across 15 games, adding 199 rushing yards for 247 PPR points. That kind of ball security is gold in best-ball and points-per-completion formats, but the lack of rushing upside caps him in a QB-friendly era where legs matter.
One yellow flag: over his last five games of 2025, Love averaged 2.5 fantasy points below his season mark. Nothing alarming, but not a signal to reach either. Treat him as a rock-solid streaming QB2 or a low-end QB1 in superflex — hold what you have, don't pay up, and let someone else chase the flashier names. The play-calling cameo was cute; his fantasy role hasn't changed a bit.
