However, following that first drive, Love blacked out for three hours and played nearly perfect football. Green Bay's defense didn't play its best game, which forced the offense to score almost every time they had the ball, and that they did. Love ended the game going 18 of 30 for 232 yards and four touchdowns, good for .54 EPA per play and a 91.2 PFF Grade. He made huge throw after huge throw in this game in what some people would call one of the more ethical quarterbacking games of the year.

He capped off the game with a throw that was once everyone's biggest gripe, but has now become his signature superpower: the fadeaway jumper.

Just an absolute sicko throw-and-catch. There's no other way to put it.

For years, fans have begged for Love to set his feet more consistently, get his feet under him, and drive the throw, because it felt like the lack of having his feet under him was leading to many of the inconsistencies with his accuracy.

However, throughout his first two and a half seasons as a starter, he never stopped using the fadeaway, and it has consistently improved to the point that it is now a throw he is consistently accurate with and helps him create something out of nothing in the most dire situations.

The ability to create just a few more inches of space when you have three 250-pound freak athletes bearing down on you and not lose a bit of power, touch, or accuracy is an ability that few quarterbacks have. Only the elite of the elite, such as Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen, complete so many throws with so little space. Still, none have perfected the fadeaway jumper like Love.

Many do it, and it ends with the same results as when a younger Jordan Love did it - inconsistent accuracy and power, resulting in many turnovers - but Love has developed that ability to the point that it is now his superpower.

While having this in his arsenal is great, I still don't want to see Love attempt this throw all the time. We've seen him get too reliant on using off-platform throws when he doesn't need to. However, with his continued development sustaining accuracy and power without his feet under him, there's rarely a situation where he can't get a good ball off that gives his receiver a chance to make a play. In this game, they made the play for their quarterback several times.

With Christian Watson's retun to the lineup, Dontayvion Wicks rounding into form, and Romeo Doubs continuing to be a reliable short-yardage got-to-have-it target. The Packers should also get Matthew Golden, Savion Williams, and Jayden Reed into the lineup in the coming weeks. Therefore, there's still room for this passing game to grow even further.

If Love keeps playing the way he has, he could force himself back into that conversation, given there's no runaway MVP candidate.

This type of game is why Packers fans have been begging Matt LaFleur to open up the offense more. Green Bay consistently moved the ball and scored whenever they needed to, thanks to the quarterback and a lights-out passing game.

LaFleur needs to continue deploying the aggressive approach that he displayed today and let his quarterback be a playmaker. There won't be many defenses, if any, that can compete with this Green Bay offense. If they can get complementary play from the defense, this team can be a force to be reckoned with.

We're now 12 games into the season, and the Packers are 8-3-1. They're 3-0 in the division and still have three divisional games remaining with two AFC matchups mixed in (Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens). Love is in the midst of another Toyotathon tear. If it continues, Green Bay will be in the mix as one of the true Super Bowl contenders.

With the Chicago Bears coming up for two of the next three games, Green Bay will get a chance to take control of the NFC North and potentially make a push for the No. 1 seed and home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

Based on the way the quarterback is playing, I believe they'll be squarely in the mix in the coming weeks.