Scott Clarke/ESPN Images(NEW YORK) — The Green Bay Packers fired longtime head coach Mike McCarthy after a 20-17 home loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the NFL’s lowest scoring team, on Sunday.
The struggling Packers fell to 4-7-1 after the loss, which all but ensured that they will miss out on the playoffs for the second season in a row.
McCarthy owned a winning record of 125-77-2 during his thirteen seasons with the Packers, the best record by any coach during that span. He also helped lead the team to a Super Bowl win in 2010.
Most notably, McCarthy helped usher in the
