{"id":8342,"date":"2024-12-29T12:17:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T12:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342"},"modified":"2024-12-29T12:17:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T12:17:04","slug":"packers-vikings-big-matchups-jordan-love-vs-brian-flores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342","title":{"rendered":"Packers-Vikings Big Matchups: Jordan Love vs. Brian Flores"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\"Green<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 No defensive coordinator blitzes more than the Minnesota Vikings\u2019 Brian Flores.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re definitely going to see a lot of blitzes,\u201d offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich said in looking ahead to the Green Bay Packers\u2019 showdown at the Vikings on Sunday.<\/p>\n

No quarterback has been better against the blitz since the bye than Green Bay\u2019s Jordan Love.<\/p>\n

That sets up a big-time showdown between one of the NFL\u2019s esteemed coordinators against one of the NFL\u2019s rising quarterbacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a big challenge,\u201d Love said after Thursday\u2019s practice. \u201cThey do a lot of really good stuff on defense. They throw a lot of different looks at you, a lot of different personnel and a lot of different pressures.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flores was in attack mode in the first matchup.<\/p>\n

Because the Packers trailed 28-0 midway through the second quarter, they had to scrap the game plan and start throwing it on practically every snap. The score of the game, and the limited mobility of Love as he was coming off a knee injury, led to Flores blitzing Love on 29 of his 56 dropbacks.<\/p>\n

Love made some plays but, by and large, Flores won the day. According to Pro Football Focus, Love when blitzed was 18-of-27 passing for 184 yards and one touchdown but two interceptions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey make it hard for offenses, make you kind of have to study everything and be prepared for whatever they might throw at you,\u201d Love said. \u201cBut we\u2019ve played them a couple times. We\u2019ll learn from every game we\u2019ve played but it\u2019s one of those games you\u2019ve just got to be ready for whatever they might throw at you. They definitely have a lot of different stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Love struggled against the blitz to start the season, but not anymore. Here are the game-by-game numbers from PFF since the bye.<\/p>\n

Chicago: 2-for-3, 68 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 109.7 rating.<\/p>\n

San Francisco: 4-of-6, 40 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs, 125.0 rating.<\/p>\n

Miami: 9-of-11, 86 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs, 129.5 rating.<\/p>\n

Detroit: 7-of-13, 150 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs, 120.7 rating.<\/p>\n

Seattle: 8-of-10, 119 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs, 149.6 rating.<\/p>\n

New Orleans: 8-of-10, 60 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs, 125.0 rating.<\/p>\n

During that six-game stretch, Love is third in the NFL with a completion rate of 71.7 percent, thrown five touchdowns with zero interceptions, and is No. 1 with a 134.0 passer rating, according to PFF.<\/p>\n

That stands in stark contrast to the first half of the season. Out of 34 qualifying quarterbacks, Love was 32nd in completion percentage (55.2) and 33rd in passer rating (59.1). He threw four touchdowns and a league-worst six interceptions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think some of that may have been his health and his confidence,\u201d Stenavich said. \u201cAs of late, I think he\u2019s done a really good job making decisions. He\u2019s done a really good job creating time in the pocket, getting out of trouble and finding some plays down the field. So, I think that\u2019s probably attributed to his ability to move around and make some plays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flores is one of the best coordinators in football. His plan is to attack on first down. Attack on third down. Attack coming off the bus.<\/p>\n

According to Pro Football Reference, the Vikings are No. 1 with a blitz rate of 37.5 percent; the Detroit Lions are a distant second at 33.1 percent.<\/p>\n

While they\u2019ve given up a lot of yards \u2013 16th in total defense, 30th against the pass \u2013 they entered the week ranked fifth in sacks (44), first in interceptions (22) and first in takeaways (30). Really, who cares about yards when you force a lot of turnovers and don\u2019t allow many points (third with 18.4 per game)?<\/p>\n

Flores won both matchups against Love at Lambeau Field; Love shredded the Vikings\u2019 undermanned defense in Week 17 of last season.<\/p>\n

The Vikings have three players with more sacks than anyone on the Packers, with Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard tied for seventh in the league with 11 and Patrick Jones chipping in seven. Byron Murphy is tied for No. 1 among cornerbacks with six interceptions. Ten players have at least one pick.<\/p>\n

Love is going to have to be on top of his game mentally and physically to give the Packers a chance to win what could be a shootout.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are going out there and causing problems,\u201d Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s getting sacks on the quarterback, getting hits on the quarterback, getting pressures, forcing the quarterbacks to make bad decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can do it out of a variety of different personnels, and they could be out there in one personnel grouping and line up five different ways. It\u2019s the interchangeable pieces and the versatility of those pieces to go play many different positions, where it\u2019s complex for us but it\u2019s easy for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n
<\/figure>\n

\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 No defensive coordinator blitzes more than the Minnesota Vikings\u2019 Brian Flores. \u201cWe\u2019re definitely going to see a lot of blitzes,\u201d offensive co<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers"],"yoast_head":"\nPackers-Vikings Big Matchups: Jordan Love vs. Brian Flores - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Packers-Vikings Big Matchups: Jordan Love vs. Brian Flores - Breaking News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 No defensive coordinator blitzes more than the Minnesota Vikings\u2019 Brian Flores. \u201cWe\u2019re definitely going to see a lot of blitzes,\u201d offensive co\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Breaking News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-29T12:17:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/green-bay-bau-52.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrKen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrKen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342\",\"name\":\"Packers-Vikings Big Matchups: Jordan Love vs. Brian Flores - Breaking News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/green-bay-bau-52.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-29T12:17:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-29T12:17:04+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/green-bay-bau-52.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/green-bay-bau-52.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Packers-Vikings Big Matchups: Jordan Love vs. Brian Flores\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"Breaking News\",\"description\":\"Explore top US sports stories, and live updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15\",\"name\":\"MrKen\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrKen\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Packers-Vikings Big Matchups: Jordan Love vs. Brian Flores - Breaking News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Packers-Vikings Big Matchups: Jordan Love vs. Brian Flores - Breaking News","og_description":"GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 No defensive coordinator blitzes more than the Minnesota Vikings\u2019 Brian Flores. \u201cWe\u2019re definitely going to see a lot of blitzes,\u201d offensive co","og_url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342","og_site_name":"Breaking News","article_published_time":"2024-12-29T12:17:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/green-bay-bau-52.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"MrKen","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrKen","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342","name":"Packers-Vikings Big Matchups: Jordan Love vs. Brian Flores - Breaking News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/green-bay-bau-52.png","datePublished":"2024-12-29T12:17:04+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-29T12:17:04+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/green-bay-bau-52.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/green-bay-bau-52.png","width":1080,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=8342#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Packers-Vikings Big Matchups: Jordan Love vs. Brian Flores"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/","name":"Breaking News","description":"Explore top US sports stories, and live updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b503ba061d907097809c4aa8a240af15","name":"MrKen","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrKen"},"url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8344,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8342\/revisions\/8344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}