Jordan Love was pleased with his short stint in the game.
Love made the most of his limited time on the field, throwing a 65-yard touchdown pass to Dontayvion Wicks on Green Bay’s third play, leading the Packers to a 23-10 preseason win over the Cleveland Browns on Saturday.
Love, who signed a four-year, $220 million contract extension at the start of training camp last month, completed both of his pass attempts in his one series before being replaced by Sean Clifford.
“I’m happy with it,” Love said about his brief appearance. “It ended with a touchdown. That was the goal.”
The Packers are confident in Love continuing the legacy of great quarterbacks like Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. He led the Packers to a 10-9 record last season in his first year as a starter.
On Green Bay’s first drive, Love waited for Wicks to get behind safety Ronnie Hickman before connecting with him for an easy touchdown.
“We had a great play dialed up for that situation, one on one with Wicks and the safety a little bit off of him,” Love said. “He ran a great route, kind of lulled him to sleep at the top and I was able to get a pass to him.”
Wicks, a fifth-round pick from Virginia last year, had a strong finish to his rookie season, scoring four touchdowns in a three-game stretch before being shut out in the divisional playoff loss to San Francisco.
While the Packers got Love some game time, the Browns rested starting quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is recovering from right shoulder surgery.
Watson has been practicing almost daily and looks set to start the September 8 season opener against Dallas. However, the Browns are being cautious with Watson, who has played just 12 games in his first two seasons with Cleveland.
Backup quarterback Jameis Winston started for the Browns and played just one series in his debut for Cleveland, which signed him as a free agent in March. He went 4 of 5 for 30 yards.
