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Matt LaFleur will keep his job despite yet another late collapse in the wild-card round of the playoffs. The Bears just kept plugging away and finally pulled off one of the most exciting and satisfying wins in their franchise's long history.
Rams coach Sean McVay and Packers coach Matt LaFleur are close friends. Could that spell trouble for Ben Johnson's Bears?
PackersNews columnist Pete Dougherty spent Jan. 14 answering reader questions as the Packers head into an uncertain offseason.
Despite reports involving Matt LaFleur's hot seat and uncertain future following Green Bay's 31-27 wild-card loss to the Chicago Bears in the NFL playoffs, the Packers are expected "to try to work out a deal in the coming days," ESPN reports.
The Green Bay Packers have proven incapable of fielding competent special teams units. For the third straight season, the Packers have exited the playoffs questioning their special teams execution. Head Coach Matt LaFleur has been the target of much of the criticism following their season-ending defeat to the Chicago Bears.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have lost another NFL playoff game in the past seven years. Two days earlier, the Green Bay Packers also lost their Wild-card matchup. This loss by one of the top head coaches- Mike Tomlin and Matt Lafleur- in the league has sparked firing rumors.
The handshake that Johnson and LaFleur had on Saturday night was actually their third of the season. Their first meeting came in Week 14, when the Packers defeated the Bears, 28-21. This postgame embrace came off a bit icy as well.
Parsons, in the middle of rehabbing his torn ACL, was vociferous in his support of Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, telling reporters Monday that LaFleur was one of the reasons he wanted to be in Green Bay and reiterating his respect for the culture LaFleur has built.