Matt LaFleur hot seat warming after Packers primetime disaster

Even in the Frozen Tundra, Matt LaFleur’s proverbial seat could be starting to generate some warmth.The Packers’ flop in their home opener Thursday night against the Falcons, a 35-14 uncompetitive beatdown orchestrated by a previously winless team, has the coach searching for answers — and perhaps even forcing others to wonder about his job security after last year’s epic playoff choke.Green Bay, a perennial contender, is a Jets collapse — and questionable play calling — away from a winless start and this 1-2 beginning is the worst in his eight seasons.A large portion of the on-the-field blame has fallen on a beleaguered offensive line “I think we’ve got to continue to work with these guys and try to figure out what we do well,” LaFleur said when asked about the front five, “because right now I don’t know what we’re doing well offensively.”LaFleur has enjoyed tremendous regular-season success as the Packers’ coach, posting a 77-42-1 record, but his postseason flameouts have led to growing irritation among the fan base.Green Bay has entered the playoffs as the No.7 seed in three straight years, and last year’s team choked on the road against the rival Bears — never a good thing for a Packers coach — by blowing an 18-point halftime lead and 11-point edge with 6:36 remaining in a 31-27 loss.The front office still showed faith in LaFleur by rewarding him with a multiyear extension, but this year’s team could be his worst, passing the 8-9 2022 version in Aaron Rodgers’ final season with the franchise.The Packers opened the 2026 season by giving their fans deja vu in squandering a 12-point lead by allowing 29 unanswered points to backup Carson Wentz in Minnesota in a 39-22 setback, and then needing some help from some questionable Jets decisions to survive in overtime in Week 2.That set the stage for Thursday’s home opener against a winless Falcons team that got pummeled by Carolina in Week 2 and would start Michael Penix Jr.

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