Packers-Eagles Wild-Card Injury Report: Jordan Love, Jalen Hurts Full Participation

The same three players who did not practice on Wednesday were out again for the Green Bay Packers on Thursday as they get ready for their wild-card game at the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Packers practice during a sunny Thursday in Green Bay as they get ready for their playoff game against the Eagles. / Bill Huber/Packers On SI

GREEN BAY, Wis. – For a second consecutive day, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love practiced on Thursday and is trending toward starting Sunday’s NFC wild-card playoff game at the Philadelphia Eagles.

“He looked fine. He looked good,” coach Matt LaFleur said after practice, with Love being full participation.

In Philadelphia, quarterback Jalen Hurts (concussion/finger) also improved from limited participation to full participation. Star receiver A.J. Brown (knee) did not practice after being limited on Wednesday.

Both players are expected to be ready for Sunday.

Love suffered an injured elbow early in the second quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Bears. He complained of numbness on the outside of his hand and pinkie after the game. On Wednesday, he said the numbness had subsided but he was still dealing with a sore right elbow.

During the brief portion of practice open to reporters, Love seemed to be throwing the ball with his typical zip, though none of the throws any of the quarterbacks were making were too far downfield.

On one, a pass in which Love dropped back and threw to a target about 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, he tossed a wounded duck that landed short of its destination. It seemed worrisome at the time.

However, moments later, backup Malik Willis, who suffered an injured right thumb in relief of Love on Sunday, threw a wobbling, fluttering pass nowhere near the receiver.

It was almost as if they were toying with reporters.

Indeed, both quarterbacks were full participation.

Defensive tackle TJ Slaton (ankle), who did not practice on Wednesday, was limited on Thursday.

The only players on Green Bay’s active roster who did not practice were safety Zayne Anderson (concussion) and receiver Christian Watson (knee).

Anderson, who suffered a concussion covering a kickoff at Minnesota in Week 17, rode a stationary bike in the back of the Hutson Center while Watson suffered a torn ACL against Chicago on Sunday and could be placed on injured reserve on Saturday.

The players who were limited participation on Wednesday, including safety Javon Bullard, linebackers Edgerrin Cooper and Quay Walker, safety Evan Williams, defensive end Brenton Cox and quarterbacks Love and Willis practiced again.

Walker and Williams have missed the last three games.

“I'm pretty good,” Williams said. “Still taking it day to day, but I feel good so far. I had a good day today, so we'll see. I'm still not 100 percent sure but, overall, I feel good and hoping for the best.”

All eyes remain on the quarterbacks, though, with Love going just 7-of-12 against Chicago before the injury last week and Hurts missing the last two games with a concussion sustained early in the Week 16 loss to the Commanders.

Hurts was limited participation on Wednesday and the assumption from the Packers is he’ll play. That he was full participation on Thursday probably cements his status.

Would Hurts’ long layoff impact the Eagles’ offense on Sunday?

“That’s why you practice,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. “This is why you go through the process of practicing and all the things that you do at practice to get on the same page and do everything there. We feel like we practice at a very high intensity level. This is why you go out there and do those things.”

Would Love’s limited practice reps impact the Packers’ offense on Sunday?

“I feel like J-Love is a great quarterback,” receiver Bo Melton said. “Regardless, we have enough reps banked up. He’s going to go and, obviously, we have a connection with him. We’ll be all right.”

Packers Thursday Injury Report

DNP: S Zayne Anderson (concussion), WR Christian Watson (knee).

Limited: S Javon Bullard (ankle), LB Edgerrin Cooper (illness/knee), DE Brenton Cox (foot), OT Andre Dillard (concussion), DT TJ Slaton (ankle), LB Quay Walker (ankle), S Evan Williams (quad).

Full: WR Romeo Doubs (illness), QB Jordan Love (elbow), QB Malik Willis (thumb).

Eagles Thursday Injury Report

DNP: WR A.J. Brown (knee/rest), QB G Trevor Keegan (illness).

Limited: OL Jack Driscoll (ankle), QB Kenny Pickett (ribs), RB Will Shipley (ankle).

Full: TE Grant Calcaterra (shoulder), LB Nakobe Dean (abdomen), TE Dallas Goedert (knee), DE Bryce Huff (wrist), Jalen Hurts (concussion/left finger), DT Byron Young (hamstring).

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