Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love faces perhaps the toughest test of his career in the divisional round against the San Francisco 49ers.
He faces one of the best defensive units in the league and a team that was ranked #1 in the NFC
But through all the trials and tribulations of the year, Love earned the admiration of 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, who praised the young quarterback for how he handled his first season As a starter for Green Bay, that included some rough plays early on. in the year.
“He’s come a long way,” Shanahan said on Twitter, via NBCS 49ers. “When you have a tough record in your first year, the pressure that comes with that and watching him every game — he’s been consistent.“
Love also showed in his first playoff game that he can hang with the best teams in the NFL.
The Packers offense hit the Dallas Cowboys defense early and often, and Love kept Green Bay ahead despite the Cowboys making a late comeback despite coming from a big deficit.
The 49ers, however, present a different challenge, with stars on defense at every level from the front seven to the second.
Love has been tested so much in just his first year as a full-time starter, and San Francisco could give him problems with the way defensive coordinator Steve Wilks has been able to stop opposing quarterbacks this season.
But at least Shanahan isn’t underestimating his opponent after what he did just a week ago and the second half of the season..
