The Green Bay Packers have downgraded starting quarterback Jordan Love to ‘doubtful’ with a sprained MCL, after he had initially been listed as ‘questionable’ throughout the week:
Packers elevate QB Sean Clifford for gameday
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) September 14, 2024
That was probably nothing more than some attempted gamesmanship by Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, who presumably was hoping to get the Colts to have to defensive game plan for two potential quarterbacks: Love and his expected replacement, Malik Willis—each of whom has their own unique individual skill-set.
That being said, given the severity of how Love’s knee injury looked during the opener, and that his initial timetable of recovery was in the 3-6 week range, and I’m not sure that the Colts coaching staff realistically took that bait.