<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1SufLR_0qscuqWH00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1SufLR_0qscuqWH00" width="1180" height="749" ><figcaption>Dan Powers-USA TODAY Sports </figcaption></figure> Sometimes, you just cannot make up the storylines that happen in the sports world and that was absolutely the case on Saturday night when the Green Bay Packers played the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round. Related: <a href="https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/2024-wildcard-round-proved-vikings-need-kirk-cousins/" rel="nofollow"> NFC Wildcard Round Proved Vikings Need to Bring Kirk Cousins Back </a> All game long, Love looked like the next coming of Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers, probably a combination of the two. All Minnesota Vikings fans could do was look on and wonder what the next decade is going to be like if that really does come to fruition. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"> Jordan Love ain't real <a href="https://t.co/99puEk9Djn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> pic.twitter.com/99puEk9Djn </a> — Eli Berkovits (@BookOfEli_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/BookOfEli_NFL/status/1748894809731825868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> January 21, 2024 </a></blockquote><h2 class="wp-block-heading"> Kyle Shanahan wishing he had Kirk Cousins instead of Brock Purdy tonight </h2> Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers were riding the struggle bus offensively all game long and the problem was clear. It was Brock Purdy. He couldn’t hang onto the football or hit wide open receivers. And it didn’t matter <a href="https://x.com/PFF/status/1748905972938985894?s=20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> how many YPC Christian McCaffrey was averaging </a> , Kyle Shanahan is who he is… and that’s a pass-happy play-caller, just like everyone who has fallen from the Shanahan tree, including Vikings head coach, Kevin O’Connell. Name your Shanahan disciple, McVay, Shanahan, O’Connell… they all love to call passing plays, no matter how well their running backs are playing. And on Saturday night, Brock Purdy was not good enough to operate that type of offense. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"> Brock Purdy facing his first adversity in WEEKS <a href="https://t.co/KFzOyVRPSl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> pic.twitter.com/KFzOyVRPSl </a> — IKE Packers Podcast (@IKE_Packers) <a href="https://twitter.com/IKE_Packers/status/1748882844225609769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> January 21, 2024 </a></blockquote> Which brings us back to the Minnesota Vikings, who are getting ready to <a href="https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/vikings-intend-to-bring-kirk-cousins-back/" rel="nofollow"> sit down at the negotiating table </a> with their quarterback since 2018, Kirk Cousins. In case you haven’t heard, there’s one head coach in the <a class="wpil_keyword_link" href="https://sportsnaut.com/nfl/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank" title="NFL"> NFL </a> who might like Kirk more than KOC and his name rhymes with Smile Kanahan. Read More: <a href="https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/kyle-shanahan-explains-his-love-for-kirk-cousins-in-49ers-press-conference/" rel="nofollow"> Kyle Shanahan Explains His Love For Kirk Cousins in 49ers Press Conference </a> He coaches the same 49ers team whose quarterback nearly lost them another playoff game Saturday night. For a lot of this game, it sure felt like San Francisco’s season was going to be over and that they’d be on the hunt for a QB who could get them over the hump. A QB like Kirk Cousins. <h2 class="wp-block-heading"> Jordan Love goes full Brett Favre… </h2> But then, the unpredictable world of sports took over and some weird shit happened. That’s why we love sports, right? The 49ers drove down and finally took the lead, late in the 4th quarter with just 1:06 remaining in the game. It felt like the moment Jordan Love would be knighted as the next great NFL quarterback. Everything leading up to the Packers last drive would have made any right-minded fan feel that way. Instead, Love went full 2009-10 NFC Championship Game Brett Favre across the body, “It can’t end like this” and threw a game-sealing interception that ended Green Bay’s season and kept Mike Shanahan and the 49ers away from Kirk Cousins for at least one more week. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"> It’s crazy how similar these throws are. I’m getting PTSD from it. <a href="https://t.co/qvXkI2LxbF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> pic.twitter.com/qvXkI2LxbF </a> — 10,000 Takes (@10k_Takes) <a href="https://twitter.com/10k_Takes/status/1749086699727298644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> January 21, 2024 </a></blockquote> So instead of worrying about the San Francisco 49ers coming for Kirk Cousins, we can celebrate Jordan Love not yet being what Green Bay Packers fans thought he was. Sports have a funny way of surprising you like that. Related: <a href="https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/minnesota-vikings-have-plenty-cap-space/" rel="nofollow"> Minnesota Vikings Can Sign Cousins, Jefferson and Hunter Without Breaking Salary Cap Bank </a> Read More: <a href="https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/justin-jefferson-not-laughing-lions-fan-poster-nfl-twitter-account/" rel="nofollow"> Justin Jefferson is Not Happy with NFL’s Official Twitter Account or Sign Held by Lions Fan </a><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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Jordan Love just went full Brett Favre in the 2nd round of the NFC playoffs, keeping Kyle Shanahan away from Kirk Cousins for one more week.