The Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur isn’t in the mood to take any trash! The team lost to the Detroit Lions in the Thursday night football game. But ahead of the matchup, the head coach already had a headache which ended him up calling for protection.

During the pregame time, Matt LaFleur indulged in a fiery exchange with a Lions fan. According to reporter Rob Demovsky on X, “Matt LaFleur said he’s never been a part of anything like what happened with a Lions fan on the field before the game. He said the guy was talking trash and giving the throat slash to his players.”

Actually, right before the kickoff, tensions were already high. Packers coach Matt LaFleur was caught exchanging heated words with a Lions fan on the field. Now, it wasn’t just a quick jab – LaFleur got right in the fan’s face. And the fan? Well, they doubled down, trying to rile up Packers players too. So, Matt LaFleur was visibly angry, as he appeared to shout, “Shut the f–ck up,” as his team’s running back Josh Jacobs, too, came to back up his coach.

It’s wild, isn’t it? You’re gearing up for one of the biggest moments of the week, and someone waving a flag starts yapping at you. It’s obvious that a little pregame trash talk might fire people up, but this felt personal to Matt LaFleur, who later expressed his disappointment that security didn’t intervene at the Ford Field to stop the interaction. Hence, LaFleur added, “Usually they police that much better … would like to see security step in.”

Typically, situations like these, where fans get too close or try to provoke players or coaches are managed more effectively by the security. However, in his case, nothing happened like that on time, which did hurt the Packers coach.

Nevertheless, that fan was reportedly escorted away from the stadium. However, this incident reminds us of something which happened in the past, but vice-versa!

Before Matt LaFleur, Lions’s player faced a similar kind of hatred!

Remember the spilling the drink incident at Lambeau Field? Lions’s WR Amon-Ra St. Brown had his moment under the lights on Thursday night last year in September. Scoring a 24-yard touchdown against the Packers, he was fired up. So, he ran straight to the stands, ready to celebrate in true Lambeau Leap style.

With equal excitement, the Lions fans in blue and silver welcomed him with open arms. It was joy, energy, and everything you love about football. But what happened next, wasn’t expected at all! Soon after that, a Packers fan decided to spoil the moment. Out of nowhere, a beer was dumped over St. Brown’s helmet.

So, did he notice? Maybe not. He quickly hopped down and rejoined his team, keeping his cool like a pro. Later, while speaking to the media, St. Brown laughed it off, saying, “I lost my Lambeau Leap virginity.” That scene ended there, but forever became a story of such fan and team rivalries.

And another similar thing happened today, this time with coach Matt LaFleur! Nevertheless, with this loss, the Packers now slipped to 9 wins and 4 losses in the NFC North.