The Green Bay Packers collected yet another win at the expense of the Chicago Bears on Sunday, beating their divisional rivals at home to the tune of a 45-30 score. Not everything went smooth for Matt LaFleur's Packers, though.
Take for example a lowlight by the Packers' specials teams when Jakeem Grant of the Bears took one to the house on a 97-yard punt return touchdown. But despite that glaring shortcoming by Green Bay, LaFleur squashed any rumors about the Packers potentially sacking special teams coordinator Maurice Drayton.
Via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk:
Article Continues BelowAsked if he will consider a change at special teams coordinator, LaFleur answered, “Absolutely not.”
Before that, LaFleur commented on the struggles of the Packers' special teams but did not sound as though someone on the coaching staff is going to lose his job over it.
“We got to get things corrected. I’ll be the first to tell you that, yeah, there’s some things we have to clean up as coaches, no doubt about it, but we have to execute better as well,” LaFleur said. “On a bright side, I think our PAT field goal operation has been much improved. I think our coverage units have been solid most of the year. Tonight they were not.”
The Packers will next face the Baltimore Ravens in Week 15 on the road.