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Brett Favre tells TMZ that Jordan Love 'rose to the challenge' in leading Packers to playoffs in first year as starting quarterback

As Brett Favre has watched Jordan Love in 2023 the Green Bay Packers legend has one word to describe the young quarterback's play: "Wow."

Favre spoke with TMZ Sports this week to discuss his impressions of Love as he and the Packers write the next playoff chapter in Green Bay's storied rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Love had the tough task of replacing a four-time MVP and future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers, something that Favre called "big, ginormous shoes to fill."

But the former three-time MVP Favre said Love "rose to the challenge.