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Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur came under scrutiny after deciding to throw a basket with just over 2 minutes left in the NFC Championship against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A touchdown and a two-point conversion would have tied the game. A basket would still have forced the Packers to score a touchdown if they got the ball back. LaFleur chose the basket route among the Buccaneers’ eight and reduced Tamp Bay’s lead to five points.
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On the surface the Packers just need a defensive save and they basically had four timeouts since the 2 minute warning had yet to be triggered. Green Bay never got that save and it appeared that LaFleur had taken the ball from Aaron Rodgers with a risky move that didn’t pay off in the end.
LaFleur attempted to explain the move after the game, according to the team’s website.
“I was watching we basically had four times out with the two minute warning,” he said, adding that the prospect of a two point conversion was a factor in his decision making.
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“Every time something doesn’t work, do you regret it? Of course.”
Rodgers also clarified that it was not his decision.
“It wasn’t my decision. I understand the thinking above two minutes with all of our time-outs, but it wasn’t my decision,” Rodgers said.
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The Packers lost at the NFC Championship for the second straight season. Rodgers’ future as a Green Bay quarterback is also murky even though he appears to be a contender for MVP.
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