Matt LaFleur gives infuriating endorsement of Brayden Narveson after Packers' Week 4 meltdown

Week 4 was supposed to be an epic, classic NFC North showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.

Eventually, it got there. But, starting out, Green Bay found themselves down 28-0 until scoring right before halftime. The Packers were able to storm back in the second half, but lost by a score of 31-29.

A two-point game ... two points.

Boy, a field goal sure would have helped immensely, wouldn't it?

To say the Packers had their chances would be an understatement, because Green Bay certainly had their shot, and more than once.

To begin the game, the Packers drove 51 yards before their drive stalled and Brayden Narveson came out to attempt a rather textbook field goal from 37 yards.

He missed it.

Two drives later, Narveson got a chance at redemption. This time, from 49 yards out. Sure, it wasn't a chip shot by any means, but for a pro kicker coming off a previous miss, this one should have gone through the uprights.

Narveson missed that one, as well -- wide right.

In total, Narveson went 0-for-2 on field goal attempts in Week 4 versus Minnesota and, ultimately, the loss could be placed squarely on him.

If you ask head coach Matt LaFleur, though, that's not quite where his head is at. After the game, one of the hottest topics at hand was, of course, Narveson's job security. LaFleur was asked about his kicker, and noted he still has plenty of faith in his rookie kicker.

Matt LaFleur's decision to keep Brayden Narveson is looking like a painfully-wrong decision through four weeks

Over the first two weeks of the season, Narveson missed from 43 and 45 yards; two kicks that should be fairly feasible for a pro kicker.

In Week 3, Narveson missed again, this time from 48 yards out. However, he was bailed out from a Tennessee Titans holding call, so that one didn't end up hitting the stat sheet.

After two misses against Minnesota, Narveson essentially has five missed field goals in four weeks to start his professional career. Needless to say, the pressure he recently spoke of seems to have gotten to him.

LaFleur opted to keep the first-year pro over both Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph, and somehow, Narveson is looking worse than both of them. Carlson doesn't have a job, at the moment, but he missed six kicks all of last season. So far, Narveson is pacing to beat that number by a lot.

Joseph, meanwhile, is coming off a performance with his new team, the New York Giants, that saw him make 5-of-5 in a prime time matchup to kick off Week 4.

How long is LaFleur going to allow for such incompetence at a key position? Kickers are certainly people, too, as they say ... and in this case, one person has made it excruciatingly difficult on the rest of his teammates.

You hate to blame one guy for a loss, but in Week 4, Narveson had multiple chances to be the reason for a win -- and he fell flat on his face.