Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur became the first coach in franchise history to win 10 games in their first season as coach.
The Packers beat the Washington Redskins on Sunday to improve to 10-3 after 13 games. The previous record was set at nine wins by Mike Holmgren (1992) and Mike Sherman (2000).
The Packers won six games in 2018 and seven games in 2017 and missed the postseason each season. At 10-3 with three games to go, LaFleur’s team is in a prime position to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
No first-year Packers coach has ever made the playoffs.
LaFleur’s team has a chance to win the NFC North and secure a first-round bye over the final three games. The Packers finish the 2019 season with games against the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions.
