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A few hours after calling the play, back home in Green Bay, Packers coach Matt LaFleur admitted it was one he “struggled with.”
LaFleur had noticed, the last few times his team played Detroit, that the Lions were playing a safety low against his offense—almost daring the Packers to take a shot. But last week’s Thanksgiving game meant a short week for Green Bay, and with a first-year starting quarterback and a young group of wideouts, putting in the shot play LaFleur wanted to carried risk.
