Is Jordan Love playing this week? Latest news, updates on Packers QB's status for Week 17 Saturday game

The Green Bay Packers received great news on Christmas, learning that they clinched a playoff berth with the Detroit Lions' upset loss.

Reaching the playoffs is good news in itself, but it comes at an especially important time for the Packers with the statuses of QBs Jordan Love and Malik Willis up in the air for Saturday's game against the Baltimore Ravens.

With a playoff berth in hand, some of the pressure is off the Packers as they face potential key absences, though they remain in the race for an NFC North title with two games remaining.

Here's what you need to know about Love's status after he suffered a concussion in Week 15.

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Is Jordan Love playing this week?

Love was listed as questionable for Saturday's game by the Packers on Thursday. He remains in concussion protocol after exiting Green Bay's Week 15 loss to the Chicago Bears.

Love practiced in a limited capacity three times in the week leading up to the matchup with Baltimore, clearing one important step in the concussion protocol, but his status for Saturday's game remains unclear.

Willis, meanwhile, was also listed as questionable with a shoulder injury and an illness. Willis practiced in a limited capacity Thursday after missing Wednesday with the illness.

In what could be taken as a positive sign that both Love and Willis have a real chance to be active, the Packers have not yet elevated No. 3 quarterback Clayton Tune from the practice squad or brought in another quarterback.

The Ravens are not expected to have Lamar Jackson available, as Jackson is listed as doubtful with a back injury. If Jackson can't suit up, Tyler Huntley would get the start.

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What happened to Jordan Love?

Love was diagnosed with a concussion after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from Bears DT Austin Booker in the first half of the Packers' Week 15 game.

#Packers QB Jordan Love just took a massive helmet-to-helmet hit. Down on the field and injured. Likely to be evaluated for a concussion: pic.twitter.com/2hL4w7xawu

The hit knocked Love backward and left him visibly shaken up, but he was able to walk off the field himself after being tended to by trainers for a handful of minutes. Willis replaced Love in what would be a heartbreaking overtime loss that prevented Green Bay from taking over first place in the NFC North.

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Packers QB depth chart

Love is the clear-cut franchise quarterback in Green Bay, even if he still has room for growth, and the Packers are totally comfortable with Willis as their backup after his brief but impressive stint in place of Love early in 2024 and a solid showing against the Bears in Week 15. 

With both battling injuries, however, the only fully healthy with the team is Clayton Tune. Tune remains on the Packers' practice squad and would need to be elevated to play on Saturday, even in an emergency situation. 

A fifth-round pick out of Houston in 2023, Tune spent his first two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and made one start before being cut loose at the end of training camp this year. Tune has been on Green Bay's practice squad since joining the organization in late August.