Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur knew his team didn't play against the San Francisco 49ers, and his answer why was pretty simple, they were better, faster, and more physical.
“That is a fast team, and they were better, faster and more physical than us tonight,” LaFleur said via the Packers team website. “They got after us two games. Right now they’re the gold standard in the NFC.”
The Packers were dominated during the regular season 37-8 and the results in the NFC Championship game weren't much better. LaFleur said as much as the loss hurts, he is still proud of the team.
“To not finish it, it hurts,” LaFleur said. “But I love this team, love what these guys are all about.”
The Packers did try to make a comeback with their offense, but the defense couldn't make a stop. Midway through the fourth quarter, the Packers had cut the deficit to 34-20, but the stop never came.
“It felt like we were rolling on offense,” Aaron Rodgers said. “We were getting chunk plays, converting third downs, getting the ball to Davante.”
“It felt like we just needed something to go right there and give us a chance. It would have gotten real interesting to get a stop there and get it to a one-score game, but we just couldn't do that.”
Every year the Packers don't win the Super Bowl is one year closer to Rodgers not getting his second ring, and that is a problem. The team needs to regroup and figure out how they can get over the hump next season.
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