Love: Packers 'definitely hungry' to face 49ers after playoff loss

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is looking forward to facing the San Francisco 49ers again Sunday in a rematch of last season's playoff matchup.

San Francisco claimed a 24-21 divisional-round victory in January to eliminate Green Bay en route to reaching the Super Bowl as NFC champions.

"I think just ending the season, getting into the playoffs, and being knocked out by the 49ers, whoever it would have been, that game is definitely going to sit with you," Love said Wednesday, according to ESPN's Rob Demovsky. "That's what you've got to kind of just sit with all offseason, is going back, watching that game, trying to see what you could have done better, could have done differently in that game.

"It definitely sits with you through the offseason, and then you obviously move on. Just knowing that that's the team that knocked us out, we're definitely hungry for this game."

Love finished the postseason matchup against the 49ers with 21 completions on 34 attempts for 194 yards and two touchdowns to two interceptions, including an INT with 0:52 left in the fourth quarter that sealed San Francisco's victory.

"Obviously, two turnovers in that game, critical mistakes, the final two-minute drive situation to go win, and having a turnover," Love added. "So just learning from that situation, put myself back in that situation, what would I have done differently? How do I grow from that? Things like that."

Turnovers have been an issue for Love this season, as he's thrown an NFL-high 11 picks, including at least one in eight straight starts. The star passer missed two games earlier this campaign due to an ankle injury. The 26-year-old has also completed 62.3% of his passes for 2,081 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2024.

Despite Love's mistakes, the 7-3 Packers have won five of their last six matchups and are the No. 6 seed in the NFC.