For all the criticism Matt LaFleur took for game mismanagement in the tie at Dallas, he deserves credit for game management that helped his team win.

Jordan Love didn’t need to talk Matt LaFleur into going for it on fourth down late in the fourth quarter of what wound up being the Green Bay Packers’ 27-23

Packers' place in the NFL playoff picture was boosted by immense Matt LaFleur 4th-down decision originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Green Bay Packers trotted the kicking unit on the field. They were going to attempt a game-tying field goal.

Matt LaFleur hasn't necessarily been the most aggressive head coach lately. Nonetheless, he was exactly that on Sunday, and his sequence of courageous decisions was a key to the Green Bay Packers' 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals.