The Green Bay Packers suffered their second loss of the season after a 35-14 defeat against the Atlanta Falcons in their Week 3 game on Thursday Night Football.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur is facing scrutiny for his questionable play-calling during the blowout loss against the Falcons. When a former Philadelphia Eagles coach highlighted a missed sneak opportunity by the Packers in the 3rd quarter, Jason Kelce questioned LaFleur’s decision.
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“It honestly blows my mind that coaches still do this,” Kelce wrote on X. “I get why Andy doesn’t, because Pat dislocated his knee one year, but it’s just statistically insane to me to not sneak it on a 4th and 1 with a look like this.
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“Is there any other situation where coaches continually call plays with such a gap in success rate? Like what is the play action conversion rate in this situation?”
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Thursday’s defeat is reportedly the worst home defeat for the Packers during LaFleur’s tenure. The offense largely looked disjointed and the Packers managed just nine rushes for 17 yards compared to the Falcons’ 242.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur admits offensive shortcomings against Falcons
The Packers went 6-of-15 on third downs and 2-of-3 on fourth downs against the Falcons. Packers coach Matt LaFleur admitted the team’s underwhelming offensive performance after Thursday’s loss.
“Got to try to figure out what we do well, and right now I don’t know what we’re doing well offensively,” LaFleur said.
The Packers have registered just one losing season under LaFleur during his eight years. Their only win this season came in overtime against the New York Jets and LaFleur’s team, especially the offense, has looked far from convincing in 2026.
Edited by Chaitanya Prakash
