The Green Bay Packers faced a devastating 10-7 loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, dropping to third place in the NFC North. This marked their second consecutive loss, following a 16-13 defeat to the Carolina Panthers the previous week, and represents a critical moment for both QB Jordan Love and head coach Matt LaFleur.

NFL analyst Chris Canty, highlighting Love’s struggles, added, “I’m very concerned. Jordan Love is bad, and he’s probably going to get his coach fired if he can’t get it fixed.”​

Love completed 20 of 36 passes for only 176 yards. His lowest per-attempt average of his NFL career was 4.9 yards per attempt while throwing zero touchdowns and zero interceptions with three sacks.

Canty further focused on the Packers’ opening drive from the first half, “Second and nine in plus territory ball inside of the 40. Why are you taking a sack? You got the check down to the running back in the flat.” 

In the opening drive, Love was sacked by Eagles linebacker Jalyx Hunt for an 11-yard loss. Canty further emphasized a late first-half drive where the Packers were in plus territory. Love took another sack-fumble from Nakobe Dean in field goal range, costing Green Bay points in a game they ultimately lost by just three points.

“You’re taking it. You’re taking a sack fumble. You take points off the board in that situation. You only lost by three. That’s six points that I just gave you. It’s completely inexcusable what we’re getting from Jordan Love.”

Canty’s commentary gains weight when considering the employment situations of both LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst. When incoming team president Ed Policy took over in July 2025, he made a notable decision: neither LaFleur nor Gutekunst received contract extensions, despite both having two years remaining on their existing deals. This was an unusual move compared to typical league practices and created what Policy acknowledged would be a “lame duck” scenario he generally tries to avoid.​

The implication is clear: Policy intends to use the 2025 season as the primary evaluation period to determine LaFleur’s future. If the Packers don’t deliver the results expected from a team that just made the blockbuster Micah Parsons trade, LaFleur could find himself without a contract extension after the season or, worse, fired outright.

Following the loss, both Matt LaFleur and Jordan Love addressed the media, acknowledging the team’s struggles.

Matt LaFleur faces growing pressure as the Packers’ offense struggles

When directly asked whether the HC felt he was coaching for his job, LaFleur provided a measured but telling response.

“I’ll leave that for everybody else to decide,” LaFleur stated in his postgame press conference.

“I’ll just focus on the day-to-day. I feel like you’re always coaching for everything in this league, you know? That’s just my mindset. It’s always been that way. You can’t ever exhale. You’ve got to always be pushing. That’s just my mindset and that will be my mindset until they tell me not to coach anymore.”

He acknowledged the team’s offensive failures while praising the defensive effort.

“Unfortunately, there’s absolutely no moral victories in our sport, but I was proud of our guys’ effort. I thought they battled for four quarters,” LaFleur said.

Statistically, this defense deserves better. It ranks among the top five units in the NFL, allowing just 287.2 yards per game. The Packers bottled up Saquon Barkley for 60 yards on 22 carries and kept Jalen Hurts to his lowest completion rate of the season (57.7%). They forced turnovers, gave their offense repeated chances, and watched every one go to waste.

The loss drops the Packers out of the top-10 offenses, now sitting at 12th overall (349.3 yards per game). Next week’s matchup against the New York Giants offers a chance to reset, but unless this offense finds rhythm fast, Green Bay risks wasting one of the league’s most dominant defenses.