Does Matt LaFleur rue the day that he said the Green Bay Packers’ mantra was “All gas, no brake” on a hot microphone? Because with the way the team has played so far this season, he has either forgotten about that approach or he has chosen to stop following it.

Yes, there have been some mistakes by the Packers that have led to them not expanding out leads more substantially early in games. But LaFleur’s decision making — not just on 4th downs, but also in how he calls plays — reflect a conservative head coach who, for some reason, is not comfortable being aggressive with a lead.

In every game but one this season, the Packers took a double-digit lead before allowing the opposition to close back to within seven points or less. In two of those games, against Washington and Cincinnati, Green

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