The 2025 NFL season couldn’t have started much better for the Green Bay Packers.
Beating the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders in their first two games was no small feat, but their next two games left a lot to be desired.
After those losses, some fans and analysts wondered if Matt LaFleur isn’t the right coach to lead this team, that maybe the team just got lucky in the first two weeks.
However, as analyst Wendell Ferreira shared on X, LaFleur’s play-calling metrics have been among the best in the league thus far, only trailing the Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans, and Lions.
Some people want to fire LaFleur. https://t.co/yy2ikodzIx
— Wendell Ferreira (@wendellfp) October 16, 2025
The play-calling has worked well thus far, and while the Packers might have had two questionable games, this is a sign that things aren’t all bad for this historic franchise.
Every team has poor performances during the course of a season, especially this year, which has seen some of the best teams in the league fall to opponents they probably shouldn’t have, at least on paper.
It will be interesting to see if the narrative around LaFleur changes over the next several weeks, especially considering the Packers’ light schedule.
They take on the Arizona Cardinals this week, followed by the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Carolina Panthers.
While the Steelers have been surprisingly good this year, the Packers should have a solid chance in that game as well.
This team has looked like a contender at times, and LaFleur is going to keep doing his best to maintain that standing with his excellent play-calling.
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