Packers' Jordan Love Explains Late Mistake That Cost Them the Game

IMAGE: Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) hands off the running back Josh Jacobs (8) against the Chicago Bears during the first quarter at Soldier Field. / Daniel Bartel / Imagn Images

The Green Bay Packers looked like a well-oiled machine through two weeks. But in Week 3, the wheels came off - and fast.

After building a 10-0 lead through three quarters, Green Bay saw it all slip away in the final frame, falling 13-10 to the Cleveland Browns. And while there’s plenty of blame to go around, a late-game interception by Jordan Love proved to be the turning point.

Let’s break down what happened.

With the Packers clinging to a lead and trying to close out the game, Love was working through a triple-snake concept - a route combination designed to beat man coverage. He was targeting wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks, who was running from the No. 2 spot in the formation. But Browns safety Grant Delpit had other plans.

Delpit, who initially picked up tight end Tucker Kraft in coverage, recognized the concept, passed off Kraft, and dropped into the throwing lane. Love never saw him.

The result? A momentum-killing interception that Delpit returned inside the Packers’ five-yard line, setting up the game-winning field goal for Cleveland.

After the game, Love didn’t make excuses.

“We were running a triple-snake concept and they were in man coverage,” he said. “I’m trying to work Wicks right there, number two.

The safety that was guarding Tucker fell off that, passed it off, and got in the window right there, and I didn’t see him. It’s a really tough play.

Especially in the circumstances and timing of the game. It’s one we’ll have to learn from and move on.”

That kind of accountability matters, and Love’s breakdown gives us a rare look into the mind of a quarterback trying to diagnose a fast-unfolding defensive shift. Still, it’s the kind of play you simply can’t afford in a tight, low-scoring game - especially against a defense as opportunistic as Cleveland’s.

Statistically, Love’s performance wasn’t disastrous. He finished 18-of-25 for 183 yards, with one touchdown and the one costly pick - a 72.0% completion rate that suggests efficiency.

But the Packers’ offense never quite found its rhythm. They totaled just 230 yards on the day, and outside of a few flashes, couldn’t consistently move the ball.

The loss drops Green Bay to 2-1, but perhaps more telling is how it happened. This was a game they had in hand, only to watch it unravel late. Love’s interception will be the headline, but the broader story is an offense that stalled when it mattered most.

For a young quarterback still settling into the full-time starting role, these are the growing pains that come with the territory. The challenge now is how quickly Love - and the Packers offense as a whole - can bounce back.