Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love heard from Aaron Rodgers throughout the NFL season as the four-time MVP provided him with advice and encouragement.

"He hit me up after a lot of the games and it’s awesome just being able to talk to him," Love told Kay Adams Friday on the "Up & Adams" show from the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

Rodgers, as he recovered from a torn Achilles tendon suffered in the first week as the New York Jets quarterback, often brought up the messages he shared with his successor during his appearances on "The Pat McAfee Show" this season.

It was Love's turn on Friday to offer some context about a "funny text" he received from Rodgers before the wild-card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys last month. In it was some more advice for the young QB from the veteran who has seen it all in his 19 years in the league from playoff highs to playoff lows.

"Don’t be like me and throw a pick on your first pass in the playoffs," Love recalled the text said from Rodgers before his postseason debut.

Love complied.

Love's first pass against the Cowboys was a 22-yard completion over the middle to Romeo Doubs that got the Packers nearly to midfield on their opening possession. Love would go 4 for 4 on a drive that ended with Aaron Jones' first of three touchdowns. Love and the Packers were off to the races on their way to the resounding 48-32 victory.

Love's first playoff game was one for the history books. A near-perfect passer rating with a three-touchdown game on the road as a huge underdog.

Aaron Rodgers' playoff debut back in the 2009 season was pretty impressive as well. It didn't end with a win like Love and the Packers in 2023 but Rodgers put on a show in a 51-45 loss by throwing four touchdown passes and 423 yards in a shootout against Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals on the road.

However, one of the blemishes on Rodgers' stat line from that game was the interception he threw on the first play of the game, a turnover that led to the Cardinals' first score and put the Packers in a hole. Rodgers remembered it all these years later and didn't want Love to follow his lead with that one.

"I made sure to try and do him right and not throw a pick," Love said with a smile. "It was fun."

Here are a few other takeaways from Love's conversation with Adams, including some more Rodgers talk.

Jordan Love says seeing Aaron Rodgers call his own plays during a 2-minute drill was something he couldn't wait to do

Like Rodgers had three years to watch and learn from Brett Favre before he took over, Love had the same before he became the starter.

And in this time, Love took it all in, he told Adams.

"You think coming out of college you're a good quarterback and then I'm able to see greatness every day," Love said. "Consistency, that's the biggest thing I learned from Aaron, consistency. Seeing how good he was every day. It's definitely levels to quarterback play and I was able to see the highest level of quarterback play being played. I was able to raise my game to another level being able to just see the things he would do." Love remembers thinking: 'I want to try that stuff. I want to try some cool throws.'"

Love resembled Rodgers as the season progressed with some of the throws he was making.

Love also mentioned that "the coolest thing" about watching Rodgers was seeing him call his own plays in the 2-minute drill. Love called that "next level."

Jordan Love knows winning in the playoffs is all about limiting turnovers

Love took his play to the next level throughout the second half of the season. A big part of that was in limiting his turnovers, something that hurt him early in the year. Love had 11 interceptions in the regular season but only one over the final eight weeks of the season. This clean play continued into the postseason with three touchdowns and no interceptions against Dallas.

But two fourth-quarter interceptions against the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round a week later proved costly. The final pick came when Love threw across his body as he attempted to get the Packers in field-goal range after they lost the lead late in the game.

"I knew coming into the season how small that margin of error is especially in the playoffs it's win or go home," Love said. "That margin for error gets even tighter. Understanding you have to limit mistakes, limit turnovers that's what's going to be (a) key factor in winning those tough games, like playoff games like that."

The experience he and the team gained in having two postseason games, Love says, will be critical in this young team's development.

"It’s all good stuff that's going to help us in the future," Love said.

Jordan Love says seeing the Lombardi Trophy, being so close to the Super Bowl this year provides motivation

The Lombardi Trophy is something he wants in the future.

The trophy, which goes to the Super Bowl winner and is named after the Packers' legendary coach, was on set for his interview with Adams. The host asked him for his thoughts on seeing the trophy.

"I wish I could be playing in the game and holding that up," Love told her.

Asked what the trophy represents, Love offered a short but effective message.

"Motivation," he said. "Motivation to one day be playing in that Super Bowl."

Jordan Love recalls how movitated he was against the Kansas City Chiefs earlier this season

If it wasn't evident, Love said he was "very motivated" when the Packers played the reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs this past season.

Two years earlier, Love made his first career start against the Chiefs on the road and it didn't go too well.

"Definitely had a chip on my shoulder," Love said about wanting to prove how much he had improved from the last time he faced that defense.

Love and the Packers went out and had one of their season's signature victories over Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, who will play Sunday for another Super Bowl.

"This game meant a lot," Love said. "The Chiefs they’ve been to the Super Bowl ... it feels like every year. They’re a great team. You want to be able to go out there and play against the best players, play against the best teams and just showcase what you’re about."

Love outdueled Mahomes, throwing for 267 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions to propel the Packers to their third straight win and back in playoff contention.

Jordan Love likes talking about his teammates

Love received a lot of the headlines as the Packers turned the season around and won the playoff game in Dallas. But players like wide receiver Romeo Doubs (career-high 151 yards against the Cowboys) and Aaron Jones (five straight 100-yard games to end the season) had a lot to do with that as well.

Love was more than willing to share the spotlight with his teammates.

"I love Romeo," Love told Adams. "He had a phenomenal playoff performance and he took it to another level, for sure. You could see just the fire in his eyes going into the Dallas game how locked in he was. He had that killer mindset. He’s a great player and I’m glad he’s getting his flowers, getting some more love."

Love, meanwhile, called Jones the "heart and soul of our team."

"Everybody loves Aaron Jones, how he works every day, how he shows up, carries himself," Love said. "He’s the leader of the offense. That’s my brother and I love him. He did some pretty cool things in the playoffs as well."

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Jordan Love says Aaron Rodgers gave him advice before playoffs