Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love wants to play “clean with the ball.” If he manages to do this, the Packers will likely be much harder to defeat.
Love is currently tied for the NFL lead with eight interceptions, even though he has missed two games due to a knee injury. He also ranks second with 15 touchdown passes, which makes the Packers one of the strongest passing teams in the league.
However, those turnovers are concerning as Green Bay (5-2) aims to increase its winning streak to four games against Jacksonville (2-5) on Sunday.
“I think obviously the interceptions are something I want to clean up and definitely improve on, being able to be clean with the ball,” Love said. “I think the big focus for us is to go a game on offense and have 100% ball security.”
Facing the Jaguars might be beneficial. Coach Doug Pederson’s team is tied for 29th in the league with only three takeaways, including just two by the defense.
Still, Jacksonville is feeling more positive after a 32-16 win over New England in London. The Jaguars played their best game of the season and hope to maintain that momentum.
“I definitely feel like we have some momentum, especially compared to where we were the first month of the season,” quarterback Trevor Lawrence said. “Obviously, it hasn’t always been perfect, but I really do feel like we’ve trusted our process. We’ve trusted the coaches, the players, our teammates around us, and we have found some success here lately. We just have to do it again.”
Now, the Jaguars face a tough series of games against NFC teams with a combined record of 19-6, starting with the Packers. Green Bay is scoring an average of 26.6 points per game despite Love’s interceptions and his two-game absence.
“I think we’re in a good place,” Love said. “The biggest thing we’ve got to clean up as a whole is just consistency. When we get more consistent in hitting on every play we have an opportunity to, good things will happen.”
