Jordan Love made his first NFL playoff game look easy.
The Green Bay quarterback made his first postseason start as the No.7 Packers took on No.2 Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.
Love produced an inspired performance to lead his team to a shock 48-32 win and punch the Packers’ ticket to the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs next week.
The first-year starter became the first quarterback to record a perfect passer rating (158.3), completing 16 of his 21 passes for 272 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Only two other quarterbacks have had a perfect passer rating in a playoff game, Peyton Manning in 2003 and Terry Bradshaw in 1976.
Add ‘Love 2024’ to that list.
It caps a remarkable turnaround for a side that started the year 3-6.
Since then, they’ve won 7 of their last 9 games.
Love has thrown for 21 TDs and just 1 interception in that stretch.
They became the first No.7 seed to win in the NFL playoffs and in doing so ended Dallas’ 16-game unbeaten run at home.
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The result also saw Love pocket $500,0000.
His Green Bay contract contained a $500k escalator for his 2024 base salary which was triggered by the Packers’ playoff victory over the Cowboys.
ESPN analyst Shannon Sharpe was just one of a number of NFL commentators to be full of praise for the 25-year-old Utah State product.
The Hall of Fame former tight end said: “Jordan Love about 2 get Top 5 qb money…. EARNED EVERY PENNY HE GETS.”
The Packers will look to build off the positive momentum in the next round when it travels west to take on the No. 1 seed San Francisco 49ers.
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