The Green Bay Packers got away with a win even without Jordan Love on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, beating them 16-10 with Malik Willis at quarterback . How sustainable that type of run-heavy offense will be is a different conversation, but maybe the Packers won’t have to worry much about that.
Love was initially listed as questionable to play, on Friday, when the Packers released the injury designations for the game. On Saturday, he was downgraded to doubtful, and Malik Willis revealed after the game that it was then he found out he would really start.
According to Rob Demovsky, the Packers beat writer for ESPN, it was not Green Bay trying to misguide the Colts.
“I was told Jordan Love was really close to playing and that was not some charade,” Demovsky said on ESPN Milwaukee .
Ultimately, Jordan Love wasn’t cleared in time to play against the Colts because of his MCL injury . However, the report increases the Packers’ hope that Love will be available to play next Sunday, when Green Bay faces the Tennessee Titans in Nashville.