Why Packers’ Jordan Love is the 2026 midseason MVP: Green Bay QB dominating with no help

There is no quarterback in the NFL doing more with less in 2026 than Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love. That's why he is the 2026 midseason NFL MVP through the first nine weeks of the season.

Green Bay has a 6-3 record with wins in five of their last six games, which would have them making the postseason if the season ended today. That is an absolute miracle. The Packers are dead last in the NFL in rushing offense, averaging 68.2 rushing yards per game. That is the fewest rushing yards per game for a team with a winning record through the first nine games of a season in NFL history, and bell cow running back Josh Jacobs is sidelined after undergoing finger surgery.

The Packers have also dropped the most passes, 23, which is seven more than the next closest team. Green Bay's 39 accepted offensive penalties are the third most in the entire league, and the Packers' offensive line is allowing an average time to pressure of 2.48 seconds, the second-fastest in the league, better than only the Carolina Panthers (2.46 seconds). That's because the Packers' best offensive lineman, right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele, went down with a…

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