Matt LaFleur

LaFleur and the Titans finished the season with the 27th ranked scoring offense in the NFL.

He also became the first Green Bay coach to win his first game against the Bears since Vince Lombardi in 1959.

The Packers finished with a 13–3 record in LaFleur's first season as a head coach, and in the process, LaFleur became the first Packers rookie head coach to win 10 games, make the playoffs, and win the NFC North (as well as going 6–0 in division play in the process).

Matthew Patrick LaFleur (born November 3, 1979 ) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).

He has served as the quarterback coach of the Washington Redskins, Notre Dame, and the Atlanta Falcons and has been the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams and the Tennessee Titans.

Born and raised in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, LaFleur attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and played wide receiver in 1998 and 1999.

He transferred to Saginaw Valley State in Division II, and he played quarterback from 2000 to 2002, guiding the Cardinals to the D-II playoffs each season.

During his three-year run as the Cardinal quarterback, SVSU compiled a record of 29-8 overall and qualified for the NCAA Division II Playoffs each year.

LaFleur left Saginaw Valley State as their all-time leader in passing yards (7,699), completions, and passing touchdowns (67).

LaFleur was inducted into the SVSU Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021.

LaFleur briefly played professionally in the National Indoor Football League with the Omaha Beef as the backup quarterback in 2003 and, the following summer, signed with the Billings Outlaws.

LaFleur's coaching career began in 2003 at his alma mater, Saginaw Valley State, as an offensive graduate assistant, during which time he also substitute taught in the local high schools (Garber Highschool), specializing in math.

LaFleur proceeded to Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant and assisted the offensive staff in 2004 and 2005.

In 2006, he coached quarterbacks and receivers at Northern Michigan University in Marquette.

LaFleur was the offensive coordinator at Ashland University in Ohio in 2007.

LaFleur then was hired in 2008 by the Houston Texans to serve as an offensive assistant.

He assisted both wide receivers and quarterbacks during his two-year stint there and developed a close relationship with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan.

When Shanahan's father Mike was hired by the Washington Redskins, Kyle brought LaFleur to Washington to coach the quarterbacks in 2010.

From 2011 to 2013, LaFleur worked alongside 3 other future head coaches in Washington; Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, and Mike McDaniel.

In addition, the 13 wins were the most from a rookie coach since Jim Harbaugh did it with the 49ers in 2011.

A primary responsibility of LaFleur's for the 2012 season was to mentor rookie quarterbacks Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins.

After six years of coaching in the NFL, LaFleur returned to college football as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Notre Dame in 2014.

LaFleur tutored senior quarterback Everett Golson who posted 3,445 yards and 29 touchdowns through the air, helping him become just the fourth quarterback in school history to eclipse such totals in a single season.

On February 5, 2015, LaFleur returned to the NFL as the quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons working under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, with whom he had previously worked while with the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans.

LaFleur's younger brother, Mike, was also an offensive assistant with the Falcons.

In 2016, LaFleur coached Matt Ryan on his way to winning his sole NFL MVP award.

The Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots, but squandered a 28-3 lead and lost 34–28 in overtime, a monumental meltdown that drew heavy fan and media criticism.

LaFleur led Green Bay to their first postseason berth since the 2016 season as the NFC's number two seed, as he won his postseason debut against the Seattle Seahawks 28–23 in the divisional round of the playoffs to advance to the NFC Championship Game, where the Packers fell to the top-seeded San Francisco 49ers 37–20.

On February 8, 2017, LaFleur joined the Los Angeles Rams coaching staff as offensive coordinator, working under head coach Sean McVay, with whom he had previously worked during his tenure with the Washington Redskins.

Under LaFleur and McVay, the Rams finished the year with an 11–5 record and as the league's number one scoring offense, scoring 478 points through 16 games.

On January 30, 2018, LaFleur left his position with the Rams to take the same position with the Tennessee Titans.

Joining new head coach Mike Vrabel, LaFleur's role in directing the offense increased, as he had play-calling responsibilities unlike during his tenure with the Rams.

The season was plagued with injuries, with the Titans losing star tight end Delanie Walker in Week 1, and Mariota dealing with an incessant nerve injury throughout the season.

LaFleur was hired as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers on January 8, 2019.

On May 30, 2019, LaFleur suffered a torn Achilles while playing basketball.

LaFleur also led the Packers to a 2–2 preseason.

On September 5, 2019, LaFleur made his regular-season head coaching debut against the Chicago Bears, and led the Packers to a 10–3 victory.

The Packers began the 2020 season by winning all four games prior to an early Week 5 bye.

After a 5–1 start, LaFleur lost his first-ever divisional game, with a 22–28 home loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Despite this, the Packers continued rolling, and LaFleur clinched his second consecutive NFC North title and playoff berth in Week 14 with a 31–24 victory against the Detroit Lions.