The Green Bay Packers lost 16-13 to the Carolina Panthers. Once again, an early turnover for the Green Bay Packers became an insurmountable challenge for the team to overcome.
Matt LaFleur coached teams, whether Aaron Rodgers or Jordan Love at QB, never seem to be able to adapt when the early game goes poorly. Sprinkle in some "f*ck it, chuck it" from Jordan Love, and this game was painful to watch as a Packers fan.
The defense couldn’t get off the field, and the offense couldn’t execute. Then Matt LaFleur made the baffling decision to go for a TD on fourth down late in the game instead of kicking a field goal.
This is the same Matt LaFleur who, a short few years ago, did the opposite in the NFC Championship Game—where he kicked a field goal instead of going for a TD. In the NFC Championship Game, it was the wrong call, so maybe that was in his brain here. But in this context against Carolina, a field goal made a ton of sense.
Sure enough, after turning the ball over on downs with no points, the Panthers promptly gave it right back, with our defense finally figuring out how to stop Carolina. Then we marched right down and scored a TD.
Had we kicked the field goal earlier, we’d have been up by three, but instead we settled for a tie ball game and gave the ball back to Carolina with 2:32 left in the game. A few plays later, time ticked away and Carolina kicked the game-winning field goal.
Shocked Pikachu face. Damn, this team is dumb sometimes. Fire LaFleur or something, I guess.
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