Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur Getting Roasted For Decision To Kick Field Goal Late In Game

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur had a head scratching decision for the ages during the NFC Championship game. The Packers were down 8 late in the game , and driving. LaFleur decided to kick a field goal on fourth and goal instead of going for the tie. In doing so, LaFleur gave the ball back to Tom Brady and the Buccaneers who would go on to close out the game.

LaFleur is getting absolutely roasted on social media for his boneheaded move.

“Did you seriously kick a FG on 4th and goal down by 8 with two minutes left?”

Matt LaFleur: pic.twitter.com/1Lf4VPElYD

— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) January 24, 2021

Also… LaFleur kicking that field goal is coaching malpractice. He watched his defense all game live on the edge and put the game on them instead of Rodgers.

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) January 24, 2021

“Let me kick a field goal with two minutes left and give the ball back to Tom Brady. Surely this will end in my favor.” – Matt “Mike McCarthy” LaFleur

— #HonkHonk (@ColeyMick) January 24, 2021

matt lafleur walking into the locker room pic.twitter.com/7ssh11I19y

— chaps (@UncleChaps) January 24, 2021

The Bucs should send a Super Bowl ring to Matt Lafleur for kicking that field goal.

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 24, 2021

GB should be more mad at LaFleur for that FG than the refs on the DPI call.

— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) January 24, 2021

Matt LaFleur must've been waiting until he gets a quarterback better than Aaron Rodgers to go for it from the 8-yard line down 8 late in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship Game.

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) January 24, 2021

Rodgers and Lafleur on the sideline pic.twitter.com/rsfEgkMoW7

— PMT Memes (@PardonMyMeme) January 24, 2021

Matt Lafleur will never live that call down.

What a shame.

— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) January 24, 2021

Matt LaFleur threw in the towel with this call pic.twitter.com/Vsi1abUUMq

— SportsTalkFeed (@SportsTalkFeed) January 24, 2021

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I’m going to have to agree with the people on social media here. I don’t care what the analytics said. I don’t care how much you trust your defense. You simply don’t give the ball back to Tom Brady with a chance to ice the game when you have Aaron Rodgers at your disposal.

Matt LaFleur did a great job with the Green Bay Packers all year, but he might never live down the decision to kick the field goal instead of giving Rodgers a chance to tie up the game. I’m sure LaFleur will have to answer questions on what was going through his head with this decision, and I’m fascinated to hear his response.

Matt LaFleur screwed up, and he should just own it.

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