Brett Favre's reaction to Jordan Love tying his record says everything
Posted October 28, 2025
Brett Favre. Aaron Rodgers. And now Jordan Love. Forever connected, forever compared.
Green Bay Packers fans knew it already, but Love left no doubt on Sunday Night Football that he belongs in this elite-tier quarterback conversation. Not only did his career performance prove too much for Rodgers' Pittsburgh Steelers, but he also made a piece of franchise history.
Love threw an incompletion with 4:17 remaining in the second quarter. The Packers trailed 9-7. By the time another of Love's passes hit the turf, the Packers led 29-19 with 5:39 left in the fourth. He completed 20 consecutive passes, tying Favre's franchise record. Rodgers, who could only helplessly watch from the other sideline, had never done it.
Following the game, Favre congratulated Love for tying his record.
"Congratulations to Jordan Love for his 20-straight completions in a row and the Packers on the big win last night!" Favre posted on X.
Jordan Love makes a seismic statement with record performance vs. Aaron Rodgers' Steelers
Love steps up when the lights shine brightest. His three-touchdown, near-perfect passer rating day against the Dallas Cowboys in the 2024 wild-card round comes to mind. It's closely followed by this performance.
The third-year starter looked sharp in the first half against Pittsburgh, but the offense couldn't get out of its own way. Love didn't allow that to happen from that point on, completing 20 straight passes and taking the game away from the Steelers. Ironically, it was like watching vintage Rodgers.
Packers fans already understood how good Love is. Now, it seems the national audience is catching on.
It's poetic that Love delivered such a stunning performance against Rodgers, as it's Rodgers who taught him what it means to play at an MVP level. Just as Favre taught Rodgers.
It's the Green Bay Way, designed by Ron Wolf. He passed the philosophy down to Ted Thompson, and then Thompson handed the baton to Brian Gutekunst. It's history repeating itself again.
Love had already arrived, but this felt like the true statement game where the rest of the NFL woke up to reality. It just had to come against Rodgers. He just
had to tie Favre's record in this game.
Rodgers spoke glowingly of Love and the Packers postgame, and now Favre has, too. They are forever connected.
Stroud’s Path Clears as Broncos Secondary Takes a Hit
Coming off what Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans called “one of his best games,” C.J. Stroud received good news to start Week 9.
Injuries are unfortunate, and the Texans are no stranger to enduring their own losses. Still, the recent news coming from the Denver Broncos before their visit to face Stroud and the Texans bodes well for the third-year QB.
Stroud must still take advantage of the situation.
Broncos’ Loss Good News for C.J. Stroud, Texans
Broncos star cornerback Pat Surtain II – an All-Pro, a Pro Bowler, and the reigning Defensive Player of the Year – will miss facing Stroud and the Texans due to a pectoral strain incurred in Week 8 against the Dallas Cowboys.
The exact severity of the injury is unclear, though he could land on injured reserve, and Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz reported Surtain is “expected to miss 4–6 weeks.”
Week 9 is all that matters for Stroud and the Texans.
Stroud threw for a season-high 319 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception on 76.9% completion against the 49ers in Week 8. He has a 1,623-11-5 line on 66.8% completion this season, and his job in Week 9 presumably got much easier.
The Broncos are 6-2, have won five straight games, and boast the NFL’s top pass rush with 36 sacks and are fifth in scoring.
C.J. Stroud Will Have Opportunities Against Broncos Secondary
Stroud made a point to cite spreading the ball around and getting it out of his hands as keys to his success against the San Francisco 49ers. On paper, the Broncos present a rather intimidating challenge.
They are allowing a league-low 56.8% completion in pass coverage.
Broncos cornerback Riley Moss is the most targeted defender in the league, and he has the lowest completion percentage allowed of any defender targeted at least 40 times in coverage at 45.3%, per Pro Football Focus.
However, nickelback Ja’Quan McMillian (69% on 20 targets) and second-year fifth-round selection Kris Abrams-Draine (100% on five targets) could prove vulnerable.
The Broncos do have Jahdae Barron, the 20th overall selection in the 2025 draft.
He has allowed six receptions on 12 targets this season and recorded his first career interception in Week 8 against the Cowboys. If Barron draws the start or plays more than Abrams-Draine, Stroud and the Texans could still have options elsewhere against the Broncos.
Moreover, Stroud and the Texans could do more than benefit from a subtraction by the Broncos.
Nico Collins ‘Trending Toward Return’ vs Broncos
Stroud was without his top two wide receivers against the 49ers, with Christian Kirk sidelined with a hamstring injury and Nico Collins in concussion protocol.
Ryans offered little in his day-after media availability.
However, there was encouraging news, with KPRC 2’s Aaron Wilson reporting in a post on X on October 27 – after Ryans’ comments – that, “Collins, per source, is doing well and trending toward return at this point.”
That Stroud performed as he did without Collins should bode well for the Texans when the 2024 Pro Bowler returns to the field.
If that is Week 9, it is even more encouraging for Stroud and the Texans than Surtain’s absence.
