The Green Bay Packers nearly beat the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round on Saturday. Unfortunately, a big mistake by Jordan Love denied them the chance to win.
The Packers, who entered the fourth quarter with a 21-14 lead, trailed the 49ers 24-21 with a minute remaining. There is still plenty of time to get on the field and tie the game or score the winner.
But Love took a break that effectively ended any hopes of a comeback. With 52 seconds left, Love found wide receiver Christian Watson in the middle of the field. The 25-year-old defender then flicked in a deep and dangerous pass to score a quick goal. But in the end things went wrong.
49ers quarterback Dre Greenlaw intercepted the pass, sealing the win for San Francisco. Of course, many fans and critics questioned Love’s decision-making at the time. After all, there was a lot of time left and we were faced with a 1st and 10 situation. Now was not the time for such a high-risk, high-reward throw, especially since the Packers wanted to score.
“It was unexpected for the Packers to make it this far, but it will be hard to take. Two missed picks, a missed tackle, a missed FG and a questionable throw by Love in the second half,” said Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. I wrote it. “Good. Mortal sin; It’s hard to be too demanding, because love escapes. I bit him at the worst possible time,” added Carolina Panthers reporter Cassidy Hill.
Andrew Mason of Denver Sports added: “It’s a ball that can defend the 4th ball and 10th ball perfectly in desperate situations. First and 10? effect”.Another netizen pointed out, “It’s a rookie mistake that Jordan Love hasn’t made in a while.” A second critic said: “Jordan Love made the worst decision at the worst time. You are never eeeeevvvveeerrr there. Such “news” is wrong.
DRE GREENLAW PICKS IT OFF TO SEND THE NINERS TO THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP 💯pic.twitter.com/tmWOgoyiQG
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