The Green Bay Packers are in Year 3 with Jordan Love as the starting quarterback. After back-to-back postseason appearances, it’s time that Matt LaFleur and Co. take the next step and aim for Super Bowl, but one expert believes one aspect of the team can derail the hopes.
On Friday, ESPN’s NFL insider Dan Graziano backs that the Packers should be thinking about winning a Super Bowl this season. However, if one team aspect is impacted by injuries or poor play in 2025, then those aspirations could vanish.
“I think the key to unlocking Jordan Love is Jordan Love being healthy. Matthew Golden should be a great player, but I don’t think the wide receiver room in Green Bay was what was holding Jordan Love back,” Graziano said on “Get Up.” “He got hurt in the opener last year, and I think it took a while for him to recover.
“This Packers team last year had the youngest roster in the NFL and still made the postseason. I think a fully healthy Jordan Love, adding Matthew Golden to an already strong wide receiver group, Josh Jacobs in the run game, an improved defense, and a good offensive line, has every reason, if it can keep its quarterback healthy, to believe it can contend for the Super Bowl this season.”
“This Packers team has every reason if it can keep its quarterback healthy, to believe it can contend for the Super Bowl this season.”@DanGrazianoESPN shares his thoughts on the Packers heading into this season ✍️ pic.twitter.com/SvTWNoGGPg
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) August 8, 2025
Last season, Love missed two games due to injury, but it took him a while to find his groove. From Week 1 to Week 7, Love only had one game in which he recorded a QB rating over 100, but then from Week 8 to Week 12, he had six games registering a QB rating over 100.
If Love can hit the ground running from Week 1 and avoid an injury to hinder the start of his season, then perhaps the Packers can lay the foundation to a year that allows them to win the NFC North and dream of a Super Bowl.
