The big interception that led to the Packers’ demise in Cleveland is on Jordan Love
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GREEN BAY – Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur might have been right that going with a quick-game pass on Jordan Love’s fateful late-game interception in a 13-10 loss Sept. 21 probably wasn’t a good call.
After all, it was foreseeable the Cleveland Browns would sell out and play the sticks on third-and-3 with 3 minutes, 18 seconds left and not worry about getting beaten farther downfield with the likelihood that a first down would cement the game.
In considering his play call, LaFleur surely was concerned about edge rusher Myles Garrett and the Browns’ rush. Same for Love. But the one thing that can’t happen for the Packers on that play is turning over the ball and giving the Browns a short field to tie the game.
The Browns crowded the line of scrimmage, so a quick-game pass was going to be tough with all 11 defenders in or near the box. But Love had to see that there’s no deep safety, and that making a short throw would be tough.
He also had to see that the Browns rushed only four, so there was a real chance he’d have an extra tick of time to get the ball out. That would have allowed him to see tight end Tucker Kraft break free on a corner route because the defensive back covering him, Grant Delpit, dropped off to jump the slant to wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks.
Kraft was open for what would have been an easy, game-sealing completion (the Browns had only one timeout left). Instead, the play ended with a catastrophic turnover. If nothing else, better to take a sack there.
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