No one has embraced the holiday spirit during the 2023 NFL season quite like Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, who led his team to big-time wins on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
In victories on the road against the Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings during the holidays, Love threw eight touchdown passes without an interception and rushed for two more touchdowns. He had a passer rating over 100.0 in all three games and led the Packers to 95 points, or 31.7 points per game.
Against the Vikings in a must-win game on Sunday night, Love threw touchdown passes of 33 yards and 25 yards to Jayden Reed in the first half, rushed for a 2-yard touchdown and then found Bo Melton for a 9-yard touchdown to put the game away in the second half.
“I think he’s playing at an incredibly high level,” coach Matt LaFleur said after the 33-10 win over the Vikings.
Love completed 24 of 33 passes, good for a completion percentage of 72.7. He averaged 7.8 yards per attempt, didn’t have a turnover or take a sack and finished with a passer rating of 125.3, his second highest of the season and his ninth game overall this season over 100.0.
Love has been red hot over the last two months. In his last seven starts, Love has six games with multiple touchdown passes, zero interceptions and a passer rating over 100.0. The Packers went 5-1 in those six games.
Here are some highlights from Love’s big-time performance on Sunday night:
Love now has 30 touchdown passes and four rushing touchdowns. He’s one of only four quarterbacks with at least 34 total touchdowns entering Week 18, joining Josh Allen (42), Jalen Hurts (38) and Dak Prescott (34).
Here’s Love on the holidays in 2023:
| Holiday | Result | Cmp/Att | Yards | TD/INT | Passer rating |
| Thanksgiving | W, 29-22 at DET | 22/32 | 268 | 3/0 | 125.5 |
| Christmas Eve | W, 33-30 at CAR | 17/28 | 219 | 2/0 | 109.1 |
| New Year’s Eve | W, 33-10 at MIN | 24/33 | 256 | 3/0 | 125.3 |
| Totals | 3-0 | 63/93 | 743 | 8/0 | 120.5 |
Love and the Packers finish the 2023 season at home against the Chicago Bears. Next Sunday might not be a holiday, but it will feel like one if the Packers can take down the Bears and clinch a playoff spot.