INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Love grew up two hours north of Los Angeles in Bakersfield. He moved out of California for college in 2016, the same year the Rams brought the NFL back to LA after a 21-year absence.
Love gets the closest thing he'll probably have to an NFL homecoming game Sunday when his Green Bay Packers (2-2) visit the Rams (1-3) — whose struggling defense has made every opposing quarterback feel right at home this season. “It’ll be fun,” Love said. “I’m excited about it.
My first time playing at SoFi, so I’m excited to go back home, and (it's) obviously the closest game to back home in Bakersfield, so ...
I have a lot of family that lives there, and I’m excited to play in front of them.” Cheeseheads finally will be seen in the stands at Rams owner Stan Kroenke's palatial stadium this weekend to herald the first visit by the Packers, whose most recent game in Southern California happened a year before SoFi opened. On the field, the Packers will be looking to rebound from last week's loss to Minnesota in which they fell behind 28-0 before a rally that came up short.
Love returned from a two-game absence with a knee injury to pass for career highs of 389 yards and four touchdowns, albeit with three interceptions, during the failed comeback. Love and the Packers' third-ranked offense look like trouble for the Rams, who have the NFL's second-worst defense through four games, allowing 385.3 yards.
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