Who was the head coach of the team that stopped the Green Bay packers from getting their 5th consecutive NFC North title?
2015 Green Bay Packers season The Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 96th season in the National Football League, the 97th overall, and the tenth under head coach Mike McCarthy. With a Week 15 win over the Oakland Raiders, the Packers clinched a playoff spot for the seventh consecutive season, but they failed to win their fifth consecutive NFC North title with a Week 17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. As a result, the fifth-seeded Packers traveled to Washington to face the fourth-seeded Redskins in the Wild Card round. They would end up beating the Redskins 35–18 and traveled to Arizona for a Week 16 rematch against the second-seeded Arizona Cardinals. However, the Packers' season would end as they lost a shootout to the Cardinals in overtime, 20–26.
1978 Green Bay Packers season The 1978 Green Bay Packers season was their 59th season in the National Football League. The club posted an 8–7–1 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a second-place finish in the NFC Central division. This marked the first season the Packers were above .500 since 1972. The Packers got off to a 6-1 start. However, most of the wins came against weaker teams, and once the scheduled toughened up the Packers struggled winning only one and tying one of their next six games. After a big win in Tampa Bay over the Buccaneers, the 8-5-1 Packers still had a shot at a NFC Central Title. However, the team would lose both of their final games, closing out with a 31-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams and at 8-7-1 finished in a first place tie . The Packers lost the tie breaker to the Minnesota Vikings, by tying (10 - 10 ) and losing to the Vikings ( 7 - 21) and missed the playoffs.