Dating back to the 1988 season, five different Packers quarterbacks have had the chance to do one of the most important things a Packers quarterback can do: beat the Bears in his first start against the team.
Jordan Love’s debut start went about as well as it possibly could have as the Packers rocked the Bears 38-20 on the road to open their 2023 campaign with a win. How did his effort compare to his predecessors’? Here’s a quick statistical look.
Packers QBs in first start vs Bears
| Player | Completions | Attempts | Yards | touchdowns | interceptions | sacks | yards | rushes | yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | 15 | 27 | 245 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 23 | 30 | 227 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Hundley | 12 | 25 | 212 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 16 |
| Brett Favre | 20 | 37 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 17 |
| Don Majkowski | 14 | 30 | 184 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
Counting stats aren’t everything (consider how many of Love’s yards came after the catch courtesy of some great scheming by Matt LaFleur and great work with the ball by Aaron Jones), but Love’s numbers look better than pretty much anybody else’s.