Jordan Love of the Packers reaches Jayden Reed for a touchdown.
With 55 receptions, Sterling Sharpe had previously held the team record for rookie receptions. Reed’s tenth touchdown of the season came on his 57th reception, which led the club. this after Reed’s toe ailment kept him out of the game last week.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, the touchdown pass travelled 33 yards downfield, which is the second-most air yards on a passing touchdown in Jordan Love’s short career, only surpassed by his 35 air yards vs Pittsburgh in Week 10.
Cornerback Corey Ballentine’s first career interception, which occurred in his 49th NFL game, set everything up. Due to Eric Stokes’ hamstring injury and Jordan Alexander’s ban, Ballentine was starting.
With his second running touchdown in as many weeks, Love’s 2-yard diving scramble late in the second quarter put the score at 17-3. He hadn’t scored on the ground since Week 4 against the Lions prior to that.
