Matt LaFleur set a Packers franchise record last season by winning 13 games in his first season as head coach. LaFleur’s club won the NFC North and reached the NFC Championship Game before being beaten by the San Francisco 49ers.
But now, LaFleur faces the challenge of improving on that record. Since Curly Lambeau stepped down as Packers head coach in 1949, no Packers head coach who has earned a second year at the helm has seen a reduced win total in year two.
Here is a look at how Packers head coaches have fared in their second year leading the Pack and how they did long-term after that:
1951: Gene Ronzani: Finished 3-9-0 in his first season, stayed 3-9-0 in his second year
Ronzani’s team got off to a quick start, starting the season 3-2-0, by beating the Steelers and Eagles at home and the New York Yanks on the road.