Julia StumbaughJanuary 5, 2025
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is questionable to return to Sunday’s Week 18 game against the Chicago Bears after leaving in the first half with an injury to his throwing elbow.
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Injury updates: WR Christian Watson is questionable to return with a knee injury. QB Jordan Love is questionable to return with a right elbow injury.<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CHIvsGB?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#CHIvsGB</a>
Love was hurt while attempting a throw in the second quarter. The Packers trailed 14-3 at the time of his injury.
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Love has struggled with poor injury luck this season after starting all 17 games for the Packers during his first campaign as QB1 in 2023.
He sat out two games after suffering an MCL sprain late in a Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The quarterback then suffered groin injury that sidelined him for the second half of a Week 8 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
When available Love has led the Packers to a 9-5 mark, competing 63.2 percent of his passes for 3,320 yards and 25 touchdowns with 11 interceptions.
He had gone 7-of-12 for 69 yards against the Bears at the time of his injury.
Love’s availability going forward will be key to the Packers’ hopes of advancing past the divisional round for the first time in four seasons. If he is forced to miss any time, Green Bay will turn to backup Malik Willis.
Willis, who stepped in against the Bears following Love’s injury, has appeared in six games for the Packers this season. He led Green Bay to wins in two starts against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 2 and the Tennessee Titans in Week 3.
