Packers' Matt LaFleur after Jordan Love's two-interception outing vs. 49ers: 'This one's gonna hurt him'

The Packers' first attempt at postseason glory in the Jordan Love era is over.

Riding a four-game winning streak and a personal heater that stretched back to midseason, Love again showed flashes of a slam-dunk franchise quarterback on Saturday, but an eventual reversion to his early-season struggles -- highlighted by two interceptions -- doomed Green Bay to a familiar 24-21 Divisional Round loss at the hands of the 49ers.

"As a leader of this team, I know this one's gonna hurt him," Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said of his QB. "I'm sure he'll be really hard on himself. And he's just got to use it as fuel to continue to get better. But I think we saw so much growth throughout the course of the season. Not only from his ability to go out there and play consistent, winning football, but also I think he grew as a leader. I think that's very important to be the franchise quarterback that I expect him to be for a long time around here."

Love entered the game having thrown for 2,422 yards, 21 touchdowns and just one interception since Week 10, a stretch, including a wild-card playoff win, that showed a tremendous leap in development compared to his first nine games started, when he had 2,009 passing yards for 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, including three multi-pick outings.

He and the Packers played San Francisco as well as could be expected for the league's youngest team, a No. 7 seed on the road with a shot at the NFC title game.

The 25-year-old QB played a prominent role in that, throwing for 194 yards, two touchdowns and the two picks on 21-of-34 passing.

Aside from a kneel-down to run out the first half, Green Bay reached the red zone on each of its first five drives, scoring two field goals, turning it over on downs on