In the 2022 NFL season, only four teams were worse at converting fourth down opportunities than the Green Bay Packers. After ranking in the top ten each of the previous two seasons in conversion rate, the Packers fell all the way to 28th last season amid the offense’s overall struggles.
That didn’t stop Matt LaFleur from keeping his offense on the field for those opportunities, however. In fact, LaFleur was one of the most aggressive coaches in the NFL in those situations, when taking essential 4th downs during comeback attempts out of the equation. Perhaps LaFleur tried to go for it so frequently precisely because the offense was struggling overall, and he wanted to try to maximize their chances for points when on the edge of field goal range.