Highlights From Practice Packers-Ravens Joint Practice

The Green Bay Packers wrapped up their training camp by hosting the Baltimore Ravens for a joint practice on Thursday.

Jordan Love had a big day, the defensive front spent the day in Lamar Jackson’s face and Anders Carlson might have clinched the kicking job.

Here’s everything you need to know about the day in Green Bay.

Jordan Love’s Day

After throwing four touchdowns in four attempts during a red-zone period, Jordan Love said the offense was ready for Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Love was 17-of-26 with the four red-zone touchdowns. He almost had six touchdowns; sure-handed Romeo Doubs dropped what might have been a 60-yard touchdown and Dontayvion Wicks was unable to make the play in the back of the end zone on a magnificent throw during a 2-minute drill.

His day didn’t start great. Love’s first pass, a throw toward the sideline to tight end Luke Musgrave, was almost intercepted by linebacker Trenton Simpson. Later, during a third-down period, Roquan Smith made a leaping interception on a pass to Jayden Reed.

“J-Reed was running a through (route) back behind him and I thought I could layer it over the top of him, and just didn’t throw it high enough,” Love said. “He made a great play on it, he got up, but one of those things you’ve just got to learn from. You’ve got to learn, ‘All right, he’s getting depth right there, I don’t think I can get this ball over the top.’ …

“You throw a pick, you never want it to happen, but it’s all about the next play and bouncing back. You can’t get stuck on that, a negative play. it’s just going to lead to more negative plays. So, just trying to bounce back from that.”

On the next play, Love threw a bullet over the middle to Doubs, who was accelerating away from his defender, but he dropped what might have been a long touchdown.

Love’s day was highlighted by an exceptional red period, which was broken into two scripted segments (meaning predetermined down-and-distance situations).

In the first segment, with the ball starting around the 20, Love was 2-of-3 passing, including a sharp out to Doubs to the 5. 

In the second, with the ball starting inside the 10, Love threw four passes. All four resulted in touchdowns. The first was a screen to tight end Tucker Kraft, who ran through Simpson’s tackle attempt near the goal line. The second was to Doubs, who initially was covered on an out near the pylon. Doubs took a step or two inside, then bounced back outside and was wide open.

The third came on a jump ball to Christian Watson against All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton. The fourth was back to Doubs, who got plenty of separation on an out.

During a scripted move-the-ball period, Love struck for a pair of downfield completions over the middle, the first to Kraft for about 20 and the second to Reed for 33. The play was blown dead at the 5, though it’s possible Reed would have bounced off the defender and into the end zone.

The day ended with a meaningful 2-minute period, which we’ll get to later.