No coach in the Super Bowl era can match Matt LaFleur’s 33 wins in his first 40 games. Thursday night’s dramatic and impressive 24-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals improved LaFleur’s coaching record with the Packers to 33-7 and set a new record for excellence to start a coaching career.
LaFleur’s 33 wins beat both Chuck Knox and George Seifert, who were 32-8 in their first 40 games. He also passed Don Shula for the best win percentage in his first 40 games as coach. The record is now LaFleur’s at .825.
In the history of the game, only Guy Chamberlin – who coached the Canton Bulldogs in the 1920s – has more wins in his first 40 games as coach.