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Earlier this season, people were raving about how much better the Green Bay Packers’ defense looked, but following a porous effort in the NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers, some are having second thoughts. Count Packers head coach Matt LaFleur among that group, as LaFleur is not 100 percent sure that defensive coordinator […]

The Green Bay Packers’ offense was a mixed bag this season. The Packers ranked 18th in yardage and 15th in scoring, so they were basically middle-of-the-pack. Running back Aaron Jones had a breakout season, but the receiving corps outside of Davante Adams was pretty barren, and while Aaron Rodgers took great care of the football, […]

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 […]

John Elway and Mike Shanahan were a dynamic duo for the Denver Broncos that won two Super Bowls together and the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers wants to replicate that success. Ahead of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, Rodgers says he’s hoping to win more than two Super Bowls with Matt LaFleur. “I appreciate the history […]

The Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers will square off in the NFC Championship Game, but the LaFleur household is torn on who to root for. Ahead of Sunday’s pivotal showdown, the LaFleur parents have “mixed emotions” with sons Matt and Mike facing each other. Per Rob Demovsky in ESPN: “It’s mixed emotions,” Matt […]

Remember all of that talk about Aaron Rodgers not being crazy about Matt LaFleur? Does that seem like ancient history now or what? LaFleur’s first season as Green Bay Packers head coach has been a smashing success thus far, as the Packers won 13 games and captured the NFC North division title while also locking […]

If the Green Bay Packers win on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, coach Matt LaFleur will make some impressive history. As Rob Demovsky of ESPN points out, with a win, he will become the sixth coach to reach the Super Bowl in their first year as a head coach. pic.twitter.com/ImCksOBceA — Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) […]

The Green Bay Packers were able to advance in the postseason after beating the Seattle Seahawks and Matt LaFleur is giving partial credit to the fans. A day after the team’s victory, LaFleur thanked Green Bay fans for creating a home-field advantage this season via Rob Demovsky. Matt LaFleur opened his press conference by thanking […]

D.K. Metcalf was able to play a vital role in the Seattle Seahawks’ victory over the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers are tasked with containing him next. Before the Seahawks and Packers square off on Sunday, Matt LaFleur was nothing but complimentary about Metcalf. “He’s so big and physical,” Green Bay coach Matt […]

The Green Bay Packers hiring Matt LaFleur was met with mixed reviews from fans and “experts” alike. After so many years with Mike McCarthy in charge, there was no doubt that a change was needed, but many believed LaFleur wasn’t the right guy. There were comments about how he was too young and he wouldn’t […]

The Green Bay Packers still have something to play for as they enter the final week of the regular season. Just a few days before the game, Matt LaFleur spoke about Green Bay’s season finale versus the Detroit Lions. https://twitter.com/ZachJacobson14/status/1210260498857394177?s=20 Entering Week 17, the Packers are currently sitting as the No. 2 seed in the […]

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is preparing the team for a tough Monday Night Football matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, amping crowd noise into the teams practices. Live on @nflnetwork from Green Bay, where Matt LaFleur is trying to create chaos at practice to prepare the #Packers for Monday night’s showdown with a […]

The Green Bay Packers clinched a postseason berth on Sunday in their home win against the Chicago Bears in Week 15. After the Los Angeles Rams lost to the Dallas Cowboys, the Packers are officially back in the playoffs after missing the postseason in 2017 and 2018. This is a step forward for first-year head […]

The Green Bay Packers are fresh off of a massive win at home against the Chicago Bears to move to 11-3 on the season. It was a big win as the team is continuing to try to lock in their NFC North title, as well as the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff picture. […]

Over the years, the Green Bay Packers have had plenty of successful head coaches but none of them can say they did what Matt LaFleur did on Sunday. By defeating the Washington Redskins, LaFleur is the first coach in Green Bay’s history to win 10 or more games in his first season with the team. […]

The Green Bay Packers hired Matt LaFleur to be their head coach before the season began. This was a head-scratching move to some, but he has his team in first place in the NFC North. LaFleur was previously the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans. He was viewed as another young offensive guru who could […]

The Green Bay Packers were able to handily defeat the New York Giants in the snow while Aaron Rodgers had another memorable performance. Of all the plays that were made, Matt LaFleur was blown away by one play in particular from Rodgers. “Aaron hung in the pocket, and then drifted and was getting hit as […]

The Green Bay Packers were blown out by the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night. Their first-year head coach took most of the blame for the loss. After getting a chance to reflect, Matt LaFleur knows that he must get tailback Aaron Jones more involved. “I think we definitely need to involve him more,” LaFleur said, via […]

The Green Bay Packers fell on their faces on “Sunday Night Football.” They were severely outplayed by the San Francisco 49ers, losing 37-8 in an expected battle between two of the NFC’s juggernauts. There is no other way to put it. Their head coach, Matt LaFleur, concedes. “We got schemed up and they did a […]

The Green Bay Packers recorded their second loss in three games on Sunday, this one coming off a bye week to the NFC’s top team the San Francisco 49ers. The beatdown defeat was a poor showing from the offense, which looked inept against possibly the NFL’s best defensive team this season. First-year head coach Matt […]

The Green Bay Packers look like they’re slowing down as they suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers. Matt LaFleur was infuriated with the way they performed. It was a horrible defeat for the visiting Packers as the 49ers defense managed to stop Aaron Rodgers from being fully effective. The […]

Over the previous offseason, there were eight teams who made a coaching change. Of those eight teams, the only first-year head coach that is thriving is Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers. Heading into Week 12, LaFleur is the only first-year head coach that has a winning record. The Packers go into Sunday’s game […]

The Green Bay Packers will square off against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 12 in a battle between two juggernauts in the NFC. For the Packers to have a better chance of winning the game, tight end Jimmy Graham is going to need to put together a solid performance. Since signing with Green Bay […]

When Matt LaFleur was chosen to be the next head coach of the Green Bay Packers after the firing of Mike McCarthy, there were quite a few differing opinions about the hire. Some thought that LaFleur’s offensive system and youthful energy would be a positive for Green Bay, while others thought that his lack of […]

The Green Bay Packers came away with a pivotal win on Sunday, topping the Carolina Panthers to improve to 8-2 on the season and put themselves in a position to earn a first-round bye in the NFC playoff picture. Afterward, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur made a rather strong statement to his team, telling them […]

The Green Bay Packers came into Sunday’s contest against the Los Angeles Chargers as one of the hottest teams in the NFL. Despite their recent success, Green Bay left Sunday’s game with more questions than answers after their disappointing 26-11 loss. Coming into the game, the Packers were amid a four-game winning streak and were […]

The Green Bay Packers lost in shocking fashion against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Despite the loss, Matt LaFleur discussed why he expects Green Bay to bounce back. LaFleur on why he thinks Packers will respond: "I love that locker room. I think we got the right guys in that locker room. I told […]

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams returned to the lineup on Sunday in his team’s Week 9 road loss to the Los Angeles Chargers after missing four straight weeks of games. First-year head coach Matt LaFleur was complimentary of the 26-year-old’s performance following a month loss to a toe injury. Per The Athletic’s Matt […]

With the way the Green Bay Packers have performed this season, it’s hard to imagine that they would fall to an underperforming Los Angeles Chargers. However, that’s exactly what happened as Matt LaFleur’s boys were blindsided by a motivated Chargers team to lose their second game of the season. It was an unexpected collapse that […]

The Green Bay Packers have not had superstar wide receiver Davante Adams available to them since Week 4. Adams has been dealing with a toe injury and his status for Week 9 is still unknown. However, head coach Matt LaFleur spoke out on the status of Adams on Thursday. #Packers coach Matt LaFleur on plan […]

Everybody loves a coach who can turn a team around the moment that they enter the league. That’s exactly what’s happening for the Green Bay Packers as Matt LaFleur’s debut season as head coach is going as great as it can be. The Packers are 7-1 after eight weeks of football under LaFleur and are […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes dislocated his knee cap last Thursday, so, naturally, everyone was expecting him to be out for a while. The initial prognosis was that Mahomes would be out for a minimum of three weeks, so when Mahomes returned to practice on Wednesday, it caught a whole lot of people by […]

The Green Bay Packers are in a good place as a team right now. They have a 6-1 record heading into their Week 8 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs and the relationship between Aaron Rodgers and Matt LaFleur is strong. On a recent episode of the Dan Patrick Show, Rodgers opened up about his […]

The Green Bay Packers’ Matt LaFleur is stressing it right now — it’s pivotal that he has a good relationship with Aaron Rodgers. With the Packers riding high at 6-1 following their 42-24 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Week 7, the first-year head coach spoke of how important it is for him be on […]

The Green Bay Packers put together quite an impressive offensive display against the Oakland Raiders in their 42-24 win in Week 7. Led by Aaron Rodgers, the Packers had 481 total yards of offense with 421 being the result of their passing attack and no turnovers. All six of their touchdowns came through the air […]

If he wasn’t one of the front runners for MVP coming into Week 7, he sure is now. After the Oakland Raiders were able to seemingly keep the door open and answer many of Green Bay scores, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers mercilessly slammed it shut. Rodgers was able to put up an insane stat line, […]

Green Bay Packers tight end Jimmy Graham has not exactly gotten off to a great start in 2019. Through six games, the veteran has logged just 14 catches for 149 yards and a couple of touchdowns, and during Monday night’s win over the Detroit Lions, he dropped would should have been a touchdown grab in […]

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LeFleur had strong praise for offensive lineman Dean Lowry for his performance against the Detroit Lions, according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. Matt LaFleur, unprompted: "Dean Lowry really stood out in that football game." — Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) October 15, 2019 Lowry had struggled earlier in the season […]

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Detroit Lions by a score of 23-22 on Monday night, but not without some help from the officials. Lions defensive lineman Trey Flowers was called for two critical illegal-hands-to-the-face penalties that did not look like penalties in the fourth quarter, extending a pair of Packers drives that resulted in […]