The Packers lost their season opener to the Eagles, but the team may have suffered an even bigger loss in the game. Jordan Love suffered a leg injury during the final drive of last night’s game in Brazil.

A depressed Mat LaFleur had no updates on the condition of his quarterback after the game. The Packers are expected to land back in Green Bay this afternoon, where they will likely get more clarity on Love’s injury. 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 pulled to the ground by Eagles defenders, and Love was left on the ground “writhing in pain” afterward, according to Lukas Weese and Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. As Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com notes, the injury was clearly reminiscent of Kirk Neven‘ last year suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury.

From a glass-half-full perspective, Weese and Schneidman note that Love was able to leave the Packers’ locker room on his own. The quarterback also had no noticeable limp.

The centerpiece of Green Bay’s young core, Love is expected to take another step forward after his breakout 2023 campaign. The Packers are especially confident in their franchise quarterback, as the team gave him a four-year, $220 million extension this offseason with a record average annual value of $55 million. If Love is forced to miss time, Malik Willis would likely be the starting quarterback. The Packers are also hiding Sean Clifford in the practice team.

Center Josh Myers also suffered an injury on the same play as Love, with the lineman saying ESPN’s Rob Demovsky that “severe cramps” forced him to the sidelines. The starter will likely be fine, but the Packers showed their contingency plan on the last two players by Elgton Jenkins to the center (with Sean Rhyan taking over the role of left guard and Jordan Morgan (he took over the role of right guard).