Packers Coach Chides Jordan Love on Week 11 Shoulder Injury: ‘C’Mon Man’
For the Packers, the end result of a 27-20 win over the Giants–no matter how unsightly the quality of play–is especially gratifying because of how close the season was to falling apart completely. That’s because, with 3:20 to play in the first quarter of the game, star quarterback Jordan Love took a particularly hard hit on a short run-scramble.
The hit came from Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles after a four-year jaunt, a play on which Love made no attempt to slide. It was a legal whack from Flannigan-Fowles but it was clear from the moment Love went down that he was injured. He scurried to the medical tent on the sideline, replaced by backup Malik Willis.
For coach Matt LaFleur, the good news is that Love is coping well now that the team is back in Green Bay. “He’s doing good. Obviously, he’s definitely sore,” LaFleur said.
Seeing Love take that kind of hit in service of a four-yard pickup, though, warranted a stern rebuke from LaFleur.
Packers’ Matt LaFleur to Jordan Love: ‘You Can’t Put Yourself in Those Situations’
Here’s how the coach saw the play, which was essentially the equivalent of the Packers’ 2025 flashing before his eyes.
“I mean, that was a pretty big hit, one of those that you just say, ‘C’mon, man. You can’t put yourself in those situations,’” LaFleur said with a laugh.
Love, despite the injury, came back and led the Packers to a gritty victory. “I thought he played his (expletive) off yesterday, I really did,” LaFleur said. “I thought he was throwing accurately. He showed a ton of toughness in the pocket. I mean, there were multiple times he was getting hit pretty good in the pocket and he was making throws.
“I was really proud of his ability to come back in the game and just show that, not only physical toughness but the mental toughness to keep fighting.”
Jordan Love Overestimated His Elusiveness
The question for LaFleur and other Packers coaches, though, was what the team should–and even could–do to rein in Love in those situations. It was clear that Love thought he had some room to break open a longer run on the play.
“It’s one of those deals where, things happen pretty quickly out there. I think he, as he was scrambling, he did a little pump fake and actually got the guy to leave his feet a little bit,” LaFleur said.
“I don’t know if he thought he is a little more elusive than what he really is, and thought he could get around him or not. Obviously, it didn’t work out. I do think it is a fine line in how you coach a guy in those situations because there is a lot more feel to it, because things happen so quickly.”
Packers Got Impressive Play From Malik Willis
In Love’s place, of course, backup quarterback Malik Willis finished the Packers drive with a touchdown. Willis had not played since Week 3 of the 2024 season, but looked like he had gathered no moss.
Said LaFleur: “I can’t say enough great things about Malik. We don’t win that game without Malik. He’s a great competitor and he is so calm, I mean, just, he was in there on some critical situations. We had third downs, we called a zone read and he uses his legs, which was kind of—when your starting quarterback is out and you have your backup in there, and you call the zone read, you’re a little concerned about that because you can’t have anything happen to him.
“But he made a lot of plays in the game.
Tyler Guyton hilariously flops to sell Raiders penalty after taking hit to the face
Tyler Guyton is a left tackle for the Dallas Cowboys. We learned Monday night that he might have a career in acting once his football career is over.
Sometimes, you go to work hard to draw a flag. Guyton understands this, and he did just that in the second quarter of the Week 11 Monday Night Football game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Guyton and Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce were holding on to each other before Guyton pushed Koonce off of him. Koonce responded by taking a swipe at Guyton, who fell to the ground. Let’s just say Guyton didn’t exactly fall to the ground naturally.
Tyler Guyton with a legendary flop!pic.twitter.com/elmqsdNs5i
— Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL) November 18, 2025
Here’s the thing: it worked. Guyton committed the sell of the year and Koonce got penalized for it, an unnecessary roughness penalty which Dallas declined. Three plays later, the Cowboys stretched their lead to 24-6 courtesy of a 37-yard receiving touchdown by George Pickens. Dallas took a 24-9 lead into the locker room after Las Vegas ended the second quarter with a field goal.
Tyler Guyton working through growing pains
Guyton, the Cowboys’ 2024 first-round selection out of Oklahoma, has started nine games for the Cowboys this season. The 24-year-old has struggled, grading out 64th out of 76 offensive tackles, per
“I am confident he has the skills and the length to overcome, what, to overcome the pre-snap penalties,” Jones said on
“He is unique in his talent, unique in his feet, to have the length that he’s got. I think he is gonna be a top player for us.”
