The Packers have played in 54 regular season and postseason games since Matt LaFleur took over as Packers head coach in 2019. There were routine victories, bitter losses, walk-off wins and, in true Packers' style, playing down to opponents.
In just three seasons, the LaFleur Packers have already given us so many fond gameday memories. Who could forget the 2020 blowout of the Titans in the snow? Or, pair of last-second wins over the 2019 Lions where the Packers didn't lead for a single second of either game?!
Now, it's time to rank them.
The ranking criteria for these contests was a mix of a) the game's outcome b) the stakes at play in each game and c) the overall level of excitement over the four quarters.
The Worst Games
54. 2021 Week 1 at New Orleans: It's tempting to make one of the Packers' heartbreaking, postseason losses the worst game of the LaFleur era. But, in no other game than last season's opener were the Packers dominated for 60 straight minutes, across every facet of the game. Quite literally, they just didn't come to play.
53. 2020 NFC Championship vs. Tampa Bay: The second-to-worst lost in three years was surely the hardest to swallow for most Packers fans. The Packers were outplayed for most of the first half, but - by virtue of three second-half interceptions by Tom Brady - were suddenly in position for a late comeback. Instead, it ended in heartache.
52. 2021 NFC Divisional Playoff vs. San Francisco: Playing at home in January, the Packers started this one the way most would expect: finding the endzone on the very first drive. In stunning fashion, they failed to reach it again the rest of the game as the offense and the special teams gave way to what was quite possibly the most disappointing postseason loss in Packers' history.
51. 2019 NFC Championship at San Francisco
50. 2019 Week 11 at San Francisco
49. 2020 Week 6 at Tampa Bay
48. 2019 Week 9 at Los Angeles Chargers
47. 2021 Week 9 at Kansas City
46. 2020 Week 8 vs. Minnesota
45. 2021 Week 18 at Detroit
44. 2019 Week 4 vs. Philadelphia
43. 2021 Week 11 at Minnesota
42. 2020 Week 11 at Indianapolis
The Ugly Wins
41. 2020 Week 10 vs. Jacksonville
40. 2019 Week 15 vs. Washington
39. 2020 Week 15 vs. Carolina
38. 2020 Week 13 vs. Philadelphia
37 2019 Week 10 vs. Carolina
36. 2020 Week 14 at Detroit
35. 2019 Week 8 vs. Kansas City
34. 2019 Week 14 vs. Chicago
33. 2020 Week 9 at San Francisco
32. 2021 Week 7 vs. Washington
31. 2021 Week 15 vs. Cleveland
30. 2021 Week 2 vs. Detroit
The Solid Wins
29. 2019 Week 17 at Detroit
28. 2019 Week 3. vs. Denver
27. 2020 Week 4 vs. Atlanta
26. 2021 Week 13 vs. Chicago
25. 2021 Week 16 vs. Minnesota
24. 2019 Week 13 vs. New York Giants
23. 2019 Week 6 vs. Detroit
22. 2019 Week 7 vs. Las Vegas
21. 2020 Week 2 vs. Detroit
20. 2021 Week 10 vs. Seattle
19. 2021 Week 4 vs. Pittsburgh
18. 2020 Week 12 vs. Chicago
17. 2019 Week 2 vs. Minnesota
16. 2020 Week 17 at Chicago
15. 2020 Week 7 at Houston
14. 2020 Week 6 at Chicago
13. 2021 Week 14 at Baltimore
The Best Games
12. 2020 Week 1 at Minnesota
11. 2019 Week 16 at Minnesota
10. 2019 Week 5 at Dallas
9. 2020 Week 16 vs. Tennessee
8. 2020 Week 3 at New Orleans
7. 2021 Week 12 vs. Los Angeles Rams
6. 2021 Week 3 vs. San Francisco
5. 2020 Divisional Playoff vs. Los Angeles Rams
4. 2019 NFC Divisional Playoff vs. Seattle
3. 2019 Week 1 at Chicago: After taking an unfamiliar backseat to the Bears in 2018, the Packers' defense shined in the NFL season opener and reclaimed their authority atop the NFC North to begin the 2019 season. Matt LaFleur's first win as an NFL head coach also marked the start of his perfect, 6-0 record against Chicago.
2. 2021 Week 5 at Cincinnati: Coming into Cincy, the Packers had no idea they were lining up against the future AFC champs. What seemed at the time to be playing down to their opponent was actually just a great Bengals team. But, the real roller coaster ride in this game was a collective FIVE missed field goals that had fans' stomachs turning midway through OT, when Mason Crosby finally knocked through the game winner.
1. 2021 Week 8 vs. Arizona: Entering last season, the Packers hadn't won in Phoenix since 2009. On a short week, down their top three receivers, the Packers took down the undefeated Cardinals. Despite a dominant defensive performance for three quarters, the Packers found themselves in a vulnerable position inside two minutes. But, rather than blowing it (like past Green Bay defenses), Rasul Douglas reeled in the winning INT.
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