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Love, Kraft help surging Packers to 2-0 start
Los Angeles Times
|September 13, 2025
Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers have delivered a strong opening statement to the rest of the NFL.
TUCKER KRAFT caught six passes for a career-high 124 yards and a touchdown.
It helps that he’s not facing the kind of pass rush that his teammates are bringing to opposing quarterbacks.
Love threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns and the Packers beat the Washington Commanders 27-18 on Thursday night. Couple that with their 27-13 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday, and the Packers already have two wins over playoff teams from last season.
“It feels good,” Love said. “We couldn't have started the season off on a better note. It’s a thing we've just got to keep building on, but it feels great right now.”
Tight end Tucker Kraft caught six passes for a career-high 124 yards to help the Packers go 2-0 for the first time since 2020. Love and Kraft connected for an eight-yard touchdown strike with 8:57 left to thwart the Commanders’ comeback attempt.
Love went 19 of 31 to lead an offense that was playing without injured linemen Zach Tom and Aaron Banks. Love's other touchdown pass was a five-yarder to Romeo Doubs in the first quarter.
This story is from the September 13, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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