GREEN BAY, Wis. — It’s not far-fetched to think Matt LaFleur is coaching for his job as the Green Bay Packers head coach for the rest of this season.

Has the seventh-year man in charge proven to be an above-average offensive mind? Yes. Has he enjoyed resounding success in Green Bay? Yes. Can he still be an above-average head coach in the NFL, here or elsewhere? Yes.

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But this is Green Bay, Wisconsin. Titletown. The No. 7 seed and premature playoff exits might be good enough elsewhere, but not here. There are eight regular-season games left plus playoffs and that’s plenty of football for LaFleur to convince first-year team president Ed Policy that extending him is undoubtedly the right move. LaFleur has this season and next remaining on his contract, but Policy chose not to extend LaFleur (and general manager Brian Gutekunst, who’s on the same timeline) before this season. Policy also doesn’t want them in contract years, meaning a decision on their futures could very well come after this season.

What’s happened so far this season, though, should be enough to give Policy pause, specifically about the head coach whose offense has looked inept far too often. Monday night’s 10-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lambeau Field might’ve been rock bottom so far.

Through 10 weeks, guess where the Packers sit in the NFC playoff race? The same No. 7 seed that they occupied the last two seasons. Third in the NFC North, behind the Detroit Lions and even the Chicago Bears.