With Green Bay heading into a wild-card round showdown in Chicago on Saturday, a report earlier this week indicated Packers head coach Matt LaFleur may need a win to feel “completely” safe. That’s not the case, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, who reports that LaFleur isn’t coaching for his job in the postseason.
Although the Packers opted against extending the contracts of LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst in 2025, a new deal for the coach may come together soon. The Packers will discuss an extension with LaFleur when their season ends, per Rapoport, who adds there’s mutual interest in an agreement.
With LaFleur under contract for another year, the Packers aren’t in danger of losing him to another team this offseason. However, Packers CEO Ed Policy has made it known he doesn’t like when coaches and GMs are in lame-duck territory.
“I’m generally opposed — I’d never say never — [but] I’m generally opposed to a coach or GM going into the last year of their contract,” Policy said last summer. “That creates a lot of issues. I think normally you have a pretty good idea of where that relationship is going when you have two years left — not always, but normally.”
That may also point toward an offseason extension with Gutekunst, who has formed an effective tandem with LaFleur. While the Packers haven’t gone to a Super Bowl since the two began working together in 2019, they have earned six playoff berths and three NFC North titles in seven years. The 46-year-old LaFleur has gone 76-40-1 in the regular season. Though his 3-5 mark in the playoffs is underwhelming, LaFleur’s .654 regular-season winning percentage ranks 16th on the all-time list.
The LaFleur-led Packers have successfully transitioned from future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love, who looks as if he’ll be the franchise’s third consecutive long-term answer under center. Hall of Famer Brett Favre held the reins from 1992-2007, Rodgers from 2008-2022, and Love has emerged as a quality starter over the past three years. He finished top 10 in the NFL in 2025 in QBR (tied for second), passer rating (sixth) and yards per attempt (eighth).
Love has been MIA since suffering a concussion in a loss to the Bears in Week 16. He was healthy enough to play in Week 18, but with Green Bay locked into the seventh seed, LaFleur rested him. The Packers, once 9-3-1, will go into the playoffs on a four-game losing streak. Even if the skid extends to five with a season-ending loss in Chicago, it appears LaFleur is safe. That means John Harbaugh, a rumored candidate to land in Green Bay in the event of a LaFleur firing, will have to look elsewhere.
So they will talk about it today.
Probably in a few weeks after they beat the bears
Not if the report in this site is true they won’t. And I’m sill trying to figure out why that is even out there. It’s crazy.
I love Matt but I feel something is off and we aren’t getting the full value of this team.
That also could be due to the GM. Gute made a great deal to get Parsons but outside of that he has underwhelmed.
Injuries are to blame for this once promising season for the pack
And some bad moves by Gute — Banks, Hobbs, not drafting CBs.
I agree that if Love goes down the Packers have no chance after watching the Backups play. That’s bad. But Dennis Allen is just playing the Eberlose bend don’t break style because that’s what was here when he got here. He likes to attack but won’t have the weapons until at least next year. The draft will probably be defense centric this year because the offense is fairly well set for at least the next 2 years. DA should get some players he likes. He likes fast LB’s Tall linemen and S’s who can run. Let’s see what they come up with. But the Bears offense better show up early and often if they want to go anywhere.
Unless the Packers get thoroughly wipped tonight. He needs to win, and I believe they will. Lots of eyes on Love.
Whipped … haha
Just beat the Bears
The MLF defenders will look at a loss today and blame injuries but the truth is, outside of the Cowboys blowout, MLF has not been impressive in the playoffs. If they lose again today to the Bears, giving him an extension will be a mistake. He is not good at game management, does not play to put teams away and will not even consider giving up play calling duties although it would probably benefit the team to have him do so.
This is correct. He’s a mediocre coach at best and his record post-Rodgers shows this pretty clearly. There is no reason they cant move on and replace him with a better coach with the coaching talent currently available.