(Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – NOVEMBER 16: Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers looks to pass against the New York Giants during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium on November 16, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
For Packers quarterback Jordan Love, a win is a win. And though the way things unfolded in Week 11 in New York were not exactly aesthetically pleasing, the result was a 27-20 decision in favor of a Green Bay team that had lost two straight games and was badly in need of a change in fortunes.
The Packers got that change of fortunes, and moved to 6-3-1 on the season despite a whipping wind at the Meadowlands and a Giants bunch that played a lot tougher than their 2-9 record would indicate.
Love was 13-for-24 passing with 174 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions. He posted a 105.2 passer rating, and might have had a much, much better day had it not been for a series of drops–at least four of them, two for Romeo Doubs–by his receivers.
Jordan Love Suffered Early Shoulder Injury
The real issue for Love in the game, though, was the shoulder injury he suffered in the first quarter, on a hit by Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles after a four-year scramble. Love took a solid, but completely clean, pop from Flannigan-Fowles and hurt his left shoulder, sending him immediately to the medical tent.
The good news is that backup Malik Willis finished off the drive that Love started with a touchdown, and that Love returned to action thereafter.
Packers Will Evaluate Jordan Love Injury
But the area of concern: the shoulder injury stayed with Love throughout the game, and will require more examination when the team gets back to Green Bay.
Said Love: “Went in, got it evaluated and I figured it was good enough to come back, so I went back in. It was definitely not fun. Small injury, so we’ll re-evaluate it when we get back, look at it, see what’s going on. But it was not fun.”
Asked what the process was like before coming back to the field, Love said, “Get X-rayed, get taped up, see what the severity of it ids and if you can come back. It happened on the hit, I lowered my shoulder and he gave me a good pop. Felt it right away.”
Packers Got Good Showing From Malik Willis
Love said he probably should have slid on the play–and he usually does. He also had praise for Packers backup quarterback Malik Willis, as did coach Matt LaFleur.
Willis started two games in 2024 in place of Love, after Love injured his knee in the season opener. Green Bay won both games, and Willis has not played since–until he was needed on Sunday, and came through.
“I can’t say enough great things about Malik,” LaFleur said. “We don’t win that game without Malik. He’s a great competitor and he is so calm, I mean, just, he was in there on some critical situations.
“We had third downs, we called a zone read and he uses his legs, which was kind of—when your starting quarterback is out and you have your backup in there, and you call the zone read, you’re a little concerned about that because you can’t have anything happen to him. But he made a lot of plays in the game.”
Sean Deveney is a veteran sports reporter covering the NBA, NFL and MLB for Heavy.com. He has written for Heavy since 2019 and has more than two decades of experience covering the NBA, including 17 years as the lead NBA reporter for the Sporting News. Deveney is the author of 7 nonfiction books, including “Fun City,” “Before Wrigley became Wrigley,” and “Facing Michael Jordan.” More about Sean Deveney
More Heavy on Packers
Loading more stories
