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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 […]

The Green Bay Packers were able to secure the nailbiter versus the Detroit Lions thanks to a couple of phantom calls on defensive end Trey Flowers. However, it seems head coach Matt LaFleur is still trying to figure out how they managed to pull off the comeback in the fourth quarter. The Packers took full […]

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has yet another supporter in Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur. He is someone that understands offenses and great quarterback play, so when he was watching film this week, he knew he was watching something special. LaFleur went on to categorize the Lions’ former first overall pick as “elite.” […]

We’re now a quarter down into Matt LaFleur’s first season as head coach of the Green Bay Packers. If you ask Green Bay fans what they think about this season so far, they’ll say that it has been an interesting ride under the rookie head coach. They have a superb winning record to start the […]

The Green Bay Packers offense stats weren’t super impressive with the total yards on Sunday but a lot of that had to do with the short fields they were given by the Dallas Cowboys and coach Matt LaFleur has seen big improvements with the offense. Aaron Rodgers threw for 238 yards but the real star […]

The Green Bay Packers suffered a tough loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last week, thanks in part to two red-zone drives that stalled out just a few yards from the end zone. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur acknowledged the red-zone struggles. Matt LaFleur talking red-zone struggles from last Thursday: […]

The Green Bay Packers suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday night in a nail-biting 34-27 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles that came down to the final seconds and some questionable play-calling from head coach Matt LaFleur. The Packers had four plays inside the Eagles’ 1-yard line in the fourth quarter, but did […]

The pass interference call has always been something that’s been a difficult call to make. And with the new review of pass interference, the call has seemed harder to get a feel as to what is and isn’t pass interference. One head coach that’s fallen into this same area of confusion is Green Bay Packers […]

After throwing his challenge flag, Matt LaFleur and the rest of the Green Bay Packers seemed confident they would receive a defensive pass interference call on Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox. https://twitter.com/PFF_Gordon/status/1177408550487941122 They were wrong. After a seemingly obvious call, the refs decided that it was a bang-bang play. Although Maddox didn’t fully turn his head […]

The Green Bay Packers will have quite a short week as they are playing on Thursday Night Football. However, their opponents for Thursday Night Football are the strong yet underperforming Philadelphia Eagles. Moreover, it’s been announced that the team’s practice schedule is going to be shorter than usual. They skipped Monday and Tuesday practice in […]

Green Bay Packers tight end Jimmy Graham caught three passes for 30 yards and a touchdown in Week 1. He hasn’t had a catch since. Of course, it’s hard to catch the football when no one is throwing to you, and the Packers have targeted Graham just twice over the last two weeks. On Monday, […]

The Green Bay Packers have gotten off to a 3-0 start, and while it has mostly been spearheaded by their defense, their offense appears to be coming along, as they just scored 27 points in an 11-point win over the Denver Broncos. Now, the Packers will get set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in […]

The Green Bay Packers relied heavily on running back Aaron Jones in their 21-16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2. Despite his strong performance, it seems head coach Matt LaFleur is not looking to replicate another lopsided affair in the backfield. Jones tallied a career-high 23 carries in the win over Minnesota. According […]

The Green Bay Packers escaped with a narrow win over their NFC North rivals, the Minnesota Vikings, on Sunday. One reason was the contribution of running back Aaron Jones. Rookie head coach Matt LaFleur was complimentary of Jones’ game. Per The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman on Twitter: “He did an unbelievable job. He was our player […]

The Green Bay Packers won Matt LaFleur’s first official game as an NFL head coach. But after so much talk of how the rookie coach’s innovative offensive scheme would juice an attack that faltered in the final years under Mike McCarthy, the Packers’ play on that side of the ball in in their 10-3 victory […]

The Green Bay Packers have gotten off to a 2-0 start this season, beating NFC North division rivals in each of the first two weeks. The Packers topped the Chicago Bears by a score of 10-3 in their season opener, and then, on Sunday, they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 21-16. That’s all well and good. […]

They say that offense wins games in the NFL, but defense wins championships. So where does that leave the Green Bay Packers after a 2-0 start to the 2019 season? Two wins against divisional rivals, the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. Two wins in which the defense stepped up to deliver the victory. It’s somewhat […]

The Minnesota Vikings will travel to Wisconsin to face the Green Bay Packers in an NFC North clash in Week 2. Last week, both teams got off on the right foot to start the season at 1-0. The Vikings won their Week 1 game in an unorthodox manner with Kirk Cousins only attempting 10 passes. […]