BIG NEWS!! Matt LaFleur Reveals Packers’ Biggest Weakness After Loss to Vikings

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur celebrates his team’s win after their game Sunday, December 31, 2023 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Green Bay Packers beat the Minnesota Vikings 33-10. © Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Green Bay Packers were dispatched by the division rival Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon, in the kind of loss that shines a light on the roster’s most glaring deficiencies.

Oct 6, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur watches game action against the Los Angeles Rams during the second half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

While quarterback Jordan Love and the offense were held under wraps for the better part of three quarters in a 27-25 Week 17 loss to the Vikings, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur believes that there is a far more glaring weakness than spotting Minnesota a 17-point lead.

“You’ve got to pressure these guys,” LaFleur told reporters after Sunday afternoon’s game. “If they’re going to drop back this many times, if you don’t it’s going to be a long day.”

It certainly turned out to be a long day for defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley’s secondary, as Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold passed for a career-high 377 yards with three touchdowns to one interception.

Hafley’s defense only managed one sack of Darnold and failed to generate much consistent pressure on the resurgent quarterback for vast swaths of Sunday’s game.

Staring down the barrel of a playoff path that includes some combination of the likes of Jared Goff, Jalen Hurts, and Darnold, the Packers’ defense is going to need to be much more disruptive than the four quarterback hits it was able to register in Week 17.

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