Matt LaFleur gives Ben Johnson little brother treatment during postgame handshake

Jarrett Bailey

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Matt LaFleur gives Ben Johnson little brother treatment during postgame handshake image

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears 28-21 in Week 14, and in turn, took over the lead in the NFC North. In addition to taking over the lead in the division, the Packers also took over the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff picture, while sending Chicago from the top seed all the way down to No. 7.

What took place after the game got talked about nearly as much as what happened on the field. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Bears head coach Ben Johnson met at midfield for the postgame handshake, but LaFleur gave the ultimate signal of their being beef between the two coaches.

LaFleur quickly shook Johnson's hands before running past him. The whole thing felt very much like Bill Belichick and Eric Mangini. This likely stems from Johnson's comments from his introductory press conference in which he name-dropped LaFleur, saying he looks forward to beating him twice a year.

“To be quite frank with you, I kind of enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year,” Johnson said, referencing his time as the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator.

Lafleur downplayed the quick handshake when asked about it.

“It was a quick handshake, and we’ll see them again in 2 weeks," LaFleur said via Rob Demovsky.

The Packers will have another daunting task in Week 15, as they will travel to Denver to take on the Broncos.

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