The NFL MVP race doesn’t usually heat up until midseason. Jordan Love, though, may have just lit the first spark. After an up-and-down 2024 campaign marked by injuries and inconsistency, the Green Bay Packers quarterback opened the 2025 season with a statement performance against the defending NFC North champions. It wasn’t just a divisional win, too. It was the kind of efficient, composed showing that forces you to ask: is Love about to go from a question mark to a legitimate MVP frontrunner?
After finishing just 1-5 against the NFC North last season, Green Bay entered Sunday’s clash with Detroit determined to make a statement.