SAO PAULO (AP) — Green Bay may have lost much more than a game in its season opener.

Quarterback Jordan Love left the field on assist after being injured in the final seconds of the Packers’ game. 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. Packers coach Matt LaFleur had no update on Love after the game.

“We know what kind of guy he is, how he handles everything,” wide receiver Christian Watson said. “Whatever it is, I know he’s going to get through it. We’re going to get through it.”

The injury occurred just after Love threw a 33-yard completion to Jayden Reed to get the Packers to midfield. On the next play, Love faced heavy pressure from Jalen Carter and Josh Sweat when he threw a backward pass to Josh Jacobs.

Carter was on the ground holding Love’s left leg as Sweat pushed the quarterback to the ground.

The Packers now anxiously await news on the severity of his injury.

Love drew a four years, $220 million extension this summer after leading the NFL’s youngest team to the playoffs last season, his first as a starter. He completed 64.2 percent of his passes for 4,159 yards with 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions last season while helping the Packers finish 10-9.

The only other quarterbacks to throw for at least 4,000 yards and 32 touchdowns in their first multiple-start season were Kurt Warner in 1999 and Patrick Mahomes in 2018. The only quarterbacks to throw for 32+ touchdown passes in their first multiple-start season were Mahomes (50), Warner (41) and Daunte Culpepper (33 in 2000).

Love’s emergence was the main reason the Packers entered the season feeling like they had real ambitions to reach the Super Bowl.

“That’s the franchise right there,” defensive lineman Kenny Clark said. “Hopefully he can be back next week and be right back on track.”

The Packers don’t have much experience behind Love.

Malik Willis took over for Love for the final 6 seconds and was sacked before he could attempt a desperate pass on the final play. The Packers sent a seventh-round pick to the Tennessee Titans last week to Willis acquire and use him as a backup quarterback.

Willis has started three times in his career, all in his 2022 rookie season. He has not thrown for more than 100 yards in any of those games.

Green Bay also has 2023 fifth-round pick Sean Clifford on its practice squad.

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