"With time to rewatch what happened in the late stages against the Bengals, and with the chance to put it in the context of his team's second-half struggles in the 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 3 and the 40-40 tie with the Dallas Cowboys in Week 4, LaFleur said he and Hafley continue to study the defense's issues ahead of Sunday's game at the Arizona Cardinals ( 4:25 p.m. ET, Fox)."
"But it wasn't just that film and that game. It was the game before and the game before that. As good as the Packers (3-1-1) have been to start games -- they're the only team in the NFL that has led by double digits in every game this season -- their late-game defensive struggles have revealed an early-season weakness in defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley's unit."
""That's something Haf and I we're kind of like just nitpicking, like why is it happening?" LaFleur said. "Because if you look at the scoring differential, I just looked at it, I think in the first quarter throughout the course of the season, we've scored 24 points and the opposition scored zero. And then it's the same, I mean, there's a big discrepancy in the second quarter as well, but the second half I think we're minus-6 on the season.""
The Green Bay Packers have started games strongly, leading by double digits in every game this season and holding a 3-1-1 record. The defense has struggled to close out opponents in the second half and overtime, revealing an early-season weakness in the unit led by defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. The team allowed late rallies in a 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns and a 40-40 tie with the Dallas Cowboys before needing to hang on for a 27-18 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Coaches are studying game film and nitpicking situational issues ahead of the upcoming game at the Arizona Cardinals.
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