The Green Bay Packers are going to the playoffs, but still playing for seeding in Week 18 as they take on the lowly Chicago Bears. The Packers were hoping to wrap this one up early against their arch-rival, but Chicago jumped out to an early lead on a brilliant trick play punt return.
As Green Bay tried to come back in the second quarter, Packers QB Jordan Love injured his elbow on his throwing arm. Love was examined on the sidelines, and pulled from the game in favor of Malik Willis. The Packers also lost receiver Christian Watson to injury earlier in the game when he was carted to the locker room.
Here’s the play where the injury occured:
They way Jordan Love shakes his right hand and feels the outside portion of the hand and shakes it suggest he might have injured his “ulnar nerve”
Hope would be for more of a stinger vs serious nerve injury pic.twitter.com/G7ccKjIFld
— Dr. Evan Jeffries, DPT (@GameInjuryDoc) January 5, 2025
Love is questionable to return. Watson has been ruled out.
Here’s Love throwing on the sidelines as he tries to return:
Watson headed to the locker room on a cart.
The Packers better hope their top offensive players are healthy for the playoffs next week.
We’ll update this story as it develops.
