The Packers lost their opening game of the season to the Eagles, but the team suffered perhaps an even more devastating loss along the way. Jordan Love apparently suffered a leg injury during the last drive of yesterday’s game in Brazil.

A dejected Frosted LaFleur There was no update on the condition of his quarterback after the game. The Packers are expected to land in Green Bay this afternoon and will likely have more clarity on Love’s injury then. Dianna Russini of The Athletic clarifies that Love will indeed undergo an MRI later today, although an ankle injury has already been ruled out.

The injury occurred with five seconds left in the game when Love attempted a Hail Mary pass. Replays showed the quarterback’s knee being taken down by Eagles defenders, and Love then remained on the ground while “doubling over in pain,” according to Lukas Weese and Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. As Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com notes, the injury was clearly reminiscent of Kirk Cousins‘ Achilles tendon injury last year which ended her season.

From a glass-half-full perspective, Weese and Schneidman note that Love was able to leave the Packers’ locker room under his own power. The quarterback also did not have a noticeable limp.

Love, the centerpiece of Green Bay’s young core, should take another step forward in 2023 after his breakout season. The Packers are particularly confident in their franchise quarterback, as the team gave him a four-year, $220 million extension this offseason that averaged a record $55 million per year. If Love is forced to miss time, Malik Willis would probably take over as starting quarterback. The Packers are also hoarding Sean Clifford in the practice squad.

center Josh Myers also suffered an injury in the same game as Love, with the lineman telling Rob Demovsky of ESPN that “severe cramping” forced him to the sidelines. The starter will likely be fine going forward, but the Packers showed their contingency plan for the last two games by Elgin Jenkins to the middle (with Sean Rhyan Taking over the position of left guard and Jordan Morgan Taking over as right guard).