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The No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers ran roughshod over the No. 2 seed Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, embarrassing them on their home turf to advance to the NFC divisional round.
Here are three takeaways from the Packers’ unexpected wild-card blowout.
1. Jordan Love is the real deal
The Love of the first seven games of the season isn’t the same player we’ve seen since the beginning of November.
Through Week 8, Love averaged 213 yards passing per game with 11 touchdowns, eight interceptions and a passer rating of 81.1 and the Packers were 2-5.
But since Week 9, Love has averaged 267 yards passing per game with 24 touchdowns, three interceptions and a passer rating of 113.4, including Sunday’s playoff win, and the Packers are 8-3.
In his first full season as Green Bay’s starter, Love won more games, threw for more yards and more touchdowns with fewer interceptions and a better passer rating than both Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre. Oh, and he did something neither did in their first year either: lead the Packers to a playoff win.
First season as a starter
Love: 9-8 record, 4,159 yards, 32 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 96.1 passer rating
Rodgers: 6-10 record, 4,038 yards, 28 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 93.8 passer rating
Favre: 8-5 record, 3,227 yards, 18 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 85.3 passer rating
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