Jordan Love received’t play for Inexperienced Bay in Sunday’s residence sport in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts because the quarterback continues to recuperate from a knee harm he sustained within the staff’s season opener.
Love is inactive, marking the primary time he has missed a sport due to an harm since taking up because the beginning QB final yr. Love hadn’t practiced all week after hurting his left medial collateral ligament within the last collection of the Packers’ 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 6 in Brazil.
Malik Willis will begin in Love’s place, lower than three weeks after becoming a member of the Packers. In a commerce that was introduced Aug. 27, Inexperienced Bay acquired Willis from the Tennessee Titans for a 2025 seventh-round choose.
Willis, a 2022 third-round choose from Liberty, made his solely three earlier begins throughout his rookie season. Tennessee went 1-2 in these video games, and Willis didn’t throw for as many as 100 yards in any of them.
Sean Clifford will again up Willis. The Packers activated Clifford from the apply squad for Sunday’s sport.
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Willis will face a Colts secondary that’s lacking security Julian Blackmon and cornerback JuJu Brents. Blackmon is unavailable due to a shoulder harm. Brents went on injured reserve this week after hurting his knee in a 29-27 loss to the Houston Texans.
The Colts additionally will not have vast receiver Josh Downs obtainable for a second straight sport due to an ankle harm. Downs had 68 catches for 771 yards and two touchdowns final season.
Colts defensive sort out DeForest Buckner is offered. Buckner had been listed as questionable due to a again situation.
The Packers additionally introduced Sunday that vast receiver Jayden Reed (shin/calf) and rookie working again MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) have been obtainable. Each had been listed as questionable on the harm report the Packers launched Friday.
Reed had 4 catches for 138 yards in opposition to the Eagles and scored on a 70-yard reception and a 33-yard run. He additionally had a 38-yard landing catch nullified by offsetting penalties. Reed was the fifth participant for the reason that 1970 AFL-NFL merger to attain touchdowns on a catch of not less than 70 yards and a run of not less than 30 yards in the identical sport.
This would be the NFL debut for Lloyd, a rookie third-round choose from USC. Lloyd didn’t play in opposition to the Eagles due to a hamstring drawback.
Becoming a member of Love on the Packers’ inactive record are security Kitan Oladapo, defensive lineman Brenton Cox Jr., offensive tackles Andre Dillard and Travis Glover and defensive lineman Colby Wood.
The Colts’ inactive gamers are Blackmon, Downs, defensive finish Genard Avery, guard Tanor Bortolini, quarterback Sam Ehlinger, offensive sort out Blake Freeland and tight finish Will Mallory.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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