Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers were not going to leave East Rutherford without a Week 11 win. Despite Love leaving the game temporarily due to an apparent upper-body injury, the Packers found a way to come upwith a 27-20 victory at MetLife Stadium, thanks in part to thereadiness of backup quarterback Malik Willis.
Love left the game in the first half after absorbing a hit on his shoulder, which left Green Bay with the decision to send Willis to the game. Willis had not seen any action in the 2025 NFL season up until that point, but he proved to the Packers that he’s always ready whenever they need him to enter a game.
Willis helped the Packers finish a drive with a touchdown score, as wide receiver Christian Watson reeled in a catch in the end zone off a Willis pass in the second quarter to level the score at 7-7 following the successful extra-point kick by Lucas Havrisik.
Malik Willis rolls and throws to Christian Watson for a Packers TD!
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Jordan Love sounds off on Willis’ performance after Green Bay’s win against the Giants
Nov 16, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Malik Willis (2) runs the ball against the New York Giants during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Love, who returned to the Giants game later on, was impressed with the work Willis put together in the win over New York.
ViaZach Jacobson of PFSN:
Jordan Love said that while he was in the locker room, he was watching the Packers’ offense with Malik Willis at the helm.
“That was just a big-time job by Malik,” he says. “It’s always tough being the backup, you gotta stay ready and you never know when that opportunity is gonna come. It’s tough, I’ve been there. But he did a good job coming in, staying ready, leading the guys to a touchdown drive. He took a big shot at the end of that.
Everybody has a lot of respect and a lot of confidence in Malik when he has to come in. Big-time job my him.”
All told, Willis passed for six yards on two throws with a touchdown and zero interceptions, while also rushing for 16 yards on a carry. Those numbers are not going to jump off a page, but Jordan Love and the Packers know that Willis had a huge impact on the team’s sixth win in the 2025 NFL season.
Nov 16, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Willis (2) runs the ball against New York during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
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