LaFleur: Jordan Love Likely to Play Again in Preseason, Packers to 'Play It by Ear'

After an impressive preseason debut for the Green Bay Packers, Jordan Love will likely see more game action before the start of the regular season.

Head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters after Friday's 36-19 win over the Cincinnati Bengals he does "anticipate" Love will play, but they are "going to play it by ear" before making any concrete decisions.

Love was on the field for Green Bay's first two offensive possessions against the Bengals. He finished 7-of-10 for 46 yards and ended the day with a touchdown pass to Romeo Doubs.

Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Post-Gazette noted after the game that Love "looked pretty much like he has" throughout training camp.

"Comfortable inside and outside the pocket," Wood wrote. "Crisp on his timing, especially short and intermediate routes. Shaky on the deep ball."

Love took one deep shot in the game to Christian Watson down the sideline after the second-year wideout got free on a go route. The throw was incomplete when Bengals safety Dax Hill stepped in to break up the pass that appeared to have too much air under it.

On the next play, Love overthrew a wide-open Luke Musgrave on an intermediate pass that would have gone for a first down on 3rd-and-7.

"That was the one I wish I could get back, that throw over the middle to Luke," Love told reporters about the throw to Musgrave. "Man, just missed him. That's an easy throw, routine throw. Just couldn't come up with it. But other than that, I thought we played well. I thought all the pass game was in stride. Obviously, we had the one down the sideline to Christian where the safety made a really good play on it."

Love is entering his first season as Green Bay's starter after spending the previous three years as Aaron Rodgers' backup. He's only appeared in 10 games since being selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft.

The Packers will have joint practices with the New England Patriots next week leading up to their preseason game at Lambeau Field on Aug. 19.