Jordan Love appears to have a future in coaching once his NFL career wraps up.
The Green Bay Packers quarterback played a huge role in his team’s preseason finale Friday against the Arizona Cardinals despite not suiting up for the contest at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Love was seen donning a headset and holding a clipboard for most of the night.
Jordan Love cooked an all timer preseason game 🚨 https://t.co/EmTpvZCoBN pic.twitter.com/Wue5yBYTuj
— CheeseheadTV 🧀 (@cheeseheadtv) August 29, 2026
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur later revealed the move wasn’t just for show. He told reporters that he had asked Love to call all of the offensive plays during the second half of Green Bay’s 42-38 comeback win over Arizona.
“Was that not the most entertaining preseason game you’ve ever seen?” LaFleur said during his postgame press conference.
The Packers led 24-20 at halftime when Love took over play-calling duties.
The early returns weren’t great, as the Cardinals scored 11 unanswered points in the third quarter. Arizona took a 38-27 lead via a Kedon Slovis touchdown pass with just under five minutes remaining.
That’s when Love got to work. With Kyle McCord as his on-field avatar, Love orchestrated the Packers’ comeback from the sidelines with two touchdown drives late to secure a come-from-behind victory.
Love even showed some of his coaching intangibles, as evidenced by his sideline interactions with McCord throughout the night.
Jordan Love on coaching duties tonight. Love this between QB1 and preseason finale starter Kyle McCord. #Packers pic.twitter.com/usUG7Skk15
— Cameron Ezeir (@camezeir) August 29, 2026
It’s fitting that Matt LaFleur’s switcheroo with Love came during a game against his brother, Mike LaFleur, who’s entering his first NFL season as the Cardinals’ head coach.
Those were probably the type of backyard shenanigans Matt used to pull on his little brother decades ago. It’s safe to say Matt will be bringing the win up at the Thanksgiving dinner table in a couple of months.
