‘MLF Has Lost the Locker Room’, ‘They’ve Thrown In the Towel’ — Packers Fans Not Sold on Jordan Love’s 15-Word Promise After Embarrassing TNF Loss

The Green Bay Packers were hoping to extend their latest home opener winning streak to 14 games. Unfortunately, the Atlanta Falcons ended their hopes with a 35-14 blowout. That loss dropped the Packers to 1-2, their worst start during the Matt LaFleur era.

While the team is facing adversity early in the 2026 NFL season, quarterback Jordan Love tried to inject some positivity in one of his post-game quotes. However, Packers fans are not buying his statement.

Packers Fans Share Adverse Reactions to Jordan Love Rallying the Team

According to Ryan Wood, Packers beat writer for USA Today, Love said after Green Bay’s 21-point loss at Lambeau Field, “There’s still a lot of football ahead of us. Nobody is throwing in the towel.”

Their fans are thinking otherwise, as one of them reacted:

“Idk man I hope I’m wrong but it sure looked like the oline and the defense threw in the towel. Afraid MLF (Packers head coach Matt LaFleur) has lost the locker room.”
He might have a point, as the Falcons recorded 12 quarterback hits and three tackles for loss. The Packers’ offensive line also had an abysmal performance in igniting the run game, as evidenced by their 17 rushing yards on nine carries.

Idk man I hope I’m wrong but it sure looked like the oline and the defense threw in the towel. Afraid MLF has lost the locker room

— hutch (@Josh_Hutcheson) September 25, 2026

Similarly, the defense allowed Drake London to finish with a career-high 194 receiving yards on nine catches. Bijan Robinson’s 194 rushing yards and two touchdowns highlighted Green Bay’s inept effort in stopping their opponents.

More fans shared their thoughts on Love’s words, including one who said, “The fact that he has to say this after 3 games means they have thrown in the towel.”

The fact that he has to say this after 3 games means they have thrown in the towel

— P (@Htown_999) September 25, 2026

The Packers haven’t shown much fight in their first three games. They are lucky not to be 0-3, thanks to the game-winning Trey Smack field goal in overtime against the New York Jets.

Meanwhile, another NFL fan quipped, “The OL doesn’t even have a towel to throw in smh.”

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Green Bay entered Week 3 ranked 27th in PFN’s NFL Offensive Line Impact rankings after surrendering 15 quarterback hits and four sacks to Minnesota in Week 1. The line then struggled again against Atlanta, which recorded 12 quarterback hits while the Packers managed only 17 rushing yards

The OL doesn’t even have a towel to throw in smh

— Poise (@PoiseNbee) September 25, 2026

This fan might have seconded the previous reaction to Love’s statement by saying, “The O line, the O line coach, the OC (Adam Stenavich), Anthony Belton, Jager Burton, and the rest of the clowns on the line all threw it in today.”

The O line, the O line Coach, the OC, Anthony belton, Jager Burton, and the rest of the clowns on the line all threw it in today.

— Dr. Chaz Gresham (@BDRacing56) September 25, 2026

The Packers’ offensive line might have done a better job if Aaron Banks and Zach Bako-Bewele were available during their Thursday Night Football game against the Falcons.
According to the Week 3 injury report, Banks was ruled out with knee and toe injuries, while Bako-Bewele was ruled out with a knee injury. Bako-Bewele had separately confirmed that he suffered a complete tear of his patellar tendon

Finally, another fan summed up the sentiments of the Packers’ faithful by commenting, “The whole team through (threw) in the towel. We saw it. Don’t blame them. They are playing for a check, not playing to win. To play to win, we need a coach who is a leader of men. Don’t have it.”

Luckily for the Packers, they can still salvage a .500 record through four games by defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Otherwise, LaFleur’s seat gets hotter if the Packers fall to 1-3.