'Up-and-coming' Jordan Love stars as Packers defeat Steelers - ESPN

PITTSBURGH — This was vintage Aaron Rodgers. Except it was Jordan Love.

Twenty straight completions.

Three hundred and sixty yards passing.

Three touchdowns.

No interceptions.

With Rodgers watching in the Steelers' black and gold, Love, the quarterback who replaced him with the Green Bay Packers, showed just how much he learned from his predecessor in a 35-25 victory on Sunday night in Rodgers' new home, Pittsburgh's Acrisure Stadium.

«He's showed he's the successor,» Packers defensive end Micah Parsons said. «He's the up-and-coming. Like J-Love, talking about when I was coming here, I was like, 'I know they've got a quarterback, I know I've got a quarterback.' I'm just so proud of him, everything he's been through, how he's developed as a player, how he's developed as a person, and he's just playing some really good football right now.»

It all started after a rocky first half in which the Packers trailed 16-7. Then, Love began to heat up. He nearly doubled his previous high for consecutive completions, which had been 11, and nearly matched the 22 straight Rodgers completed over two games in 2022, his final season in Green Bay.

«He's him,» Packers defensive end Rashan Gary said. «He's him. Everybody in the league, if y'all not woke, please wake up. Get the crust out your eyes because he is him, and 10 is coming. Period.»

Love finished 29-of-37 passing and put up the sixth instance of a Packers quarterback completing 75% of his passes with at least 350 yards and three touchdowns in a game, according to ESPN Research. Rodgers has half of those such games. Brett Favre and Don Majkowski each have one.

«Obviously, being behind A-Rod for three years, being able to see him and just the high-level play that he was capable of