1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: Hi everyone. Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com. 2 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford sitting next to my partner in crime, 3 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: Wes Hodkuits. We're coming to you here from our studios 4 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: at lambou Field and sorry for not being with you 5 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: yesterday after the Packers victory over the Dallas Cowboys. But 6 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: we are back today to recap west what was a 7 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 1: very thrilling win thirty four to twenty four at a 8 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: T and T Stadium over the Cowboys. The Packers get 9 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: to four and one, they take over sole possession of 10 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: first place in the NFC North because the Chicago Bears 11 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: lost to the Oakland Raiders over in London. And uh, 12 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: a typical crazy NFL game, I guess, from thirty one 13 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: to three to almost a one score game with les 14 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: than two minutes to go. But the Packers did what 15 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: was required and that was get the W. So first off, 16 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: I apologize for nothing. It was Marvin's fault that we 17 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: didn't shoot the show on. I'm kidding Matt trying to 18 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,199 Speaker 1: share the blame. Now, It's okay. I don't shoulder any blame. 19 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: That's a good side of a leadership, right, is that 20 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 1: you actually just go and do your own thing now, 21 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: I mean, all kidding aside. The thing I really liked 22 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: about this matchup because when Marv wasn't here, I was 23 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: sitting there and I was looking at my schedule yesterday, 24 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: right and I put down all the wins and losses 25 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: for the Packers on the schedule, And what really stood 26 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: out to me, Mike is that there four and one 27 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: right now through five games, They've played every one of 28 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: these teams tough, every one of them tight. There was 29 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,279 Speaker 1: something Tremont Williams said early last season when the Packers 30 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: were kind of going through there, you know, some difficult times, 31 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: and he said, you know, close games like this that 32 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: will make us better in the long run. It didn't 33 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: come together for the Packers in two thousand and eighteen, 34 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: but these type of matchups might. Going into Dallas and 35 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: playing the way they played and having to grind it 36 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: out late, those things are going to really benefit Green 37 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: Bay in the long run. That is how you become better, 38 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: that's how you galvanize as a unit. Brian Balagas said 39 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: it among many things that he mentioned the locker room 40 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: when the game was thirty one to three, there was 41 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: no thought that that's the way it was gonna end. 42 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: Dallas was playing at home. They had ninety people in there. 43 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: They're too talented to go down. Just like that. They 44 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: threw a lot of punches. The thing about throwing a 45 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: lot of punch as though as you leave yourself open. 46 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: There was another takeaway there. And at the end of 47 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: the day, Mike, there's been one tried and true trend 48 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: since week one, and it's been when the Packers take 49 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: the ball away and protect the ball, they win football games. 50 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: And that's how they got to be four in one. Yeah, 51 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: three and o in The turnover margin was definitely the 52 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: difference in this game, all three of the takeaways coming 53 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: via interceptions, and quite frankly, Wes, it could have very 54 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: easily been five interceptions when you look at one that 55 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: Kevin King had go right through his hands early in 56 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: the game before he got the one in the fourth quarter, 57 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: and then another one in the end zone that was 58 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: going to wipe out a scoring opportunity for the Cowboys, 59 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: but an illegal hands to the face penalty at the 60 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage wiped that one out for the Packers, unfortunately. 61 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: So yes, the takeaway machine was back at it for 62 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: for Green Bay with Mike Patton's defense and on the 63 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: offensive side of the ball. Of course, the star of 64 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 1: the show, the unquestioned star of the show, was Aaron Jones. 65 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: Hundred and seven rushing yards plus seventy five receiving yards 66 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: out gained Ezekiel Elliott in all categories and then the 67 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: four rushing touchdowns, with which tied a franchise record, and 68 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones got to do it in a T and 69 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: T Stadium, the Palace in his home state of Texas. Yeah, amazing. 70 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: He had thirty friends and family. They're including his twin brother, 71 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: Alvin Jr. After one of his touchdowns, he actually went 72 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: and gave that football to Elvin. He understands who probably 73 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: get fined from the league. But this is one of 74 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: those moments where it's like, that's so special for two 75 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: brothers that have been through if you know their story, 76 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: everything they've been through. They were moved around the country 77 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: when their parents were in the military. They lived in Germany. 78 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: Together in here they are at a T and T 79 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: Stadium and Aaron's living out his dreams and going is 80 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: he said all week long. You know, Aaron Jones is 81 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: very careful with what he says he's not trying to 82 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: create any type of newspaper clippings or that kind of stuff. 83 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: But he's confident, Mike, and he said it leading into 84 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: this game, he felt like he could go toe to 85 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: toe with Zeke Elliott. And for good reason, he's done 86 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: it already in that same stadium in a victory for 87 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: Green Bay. I thought he played his butt off hundred 88 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: and eighty two total yards of offense, first time since 89 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: two thousand, scoring four rushing touchdowns in a game. I 90 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: believe only the third time or fourth time it's been 91 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: done in franchise history, and only the fourth player to 92 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: do fourth player, fourth player to do it Jim Taylor, Turdell, Middleton, 93 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: and Dorsey Levin's. First time in almost twenty years, because 94 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: Levin's did it in the regular season finale, so it 95 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: would have been a long time since someone had accomplished 96 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: this with the Pack. Yeah, and you know you're in 97 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: a game without Chamal Williams and Davonte Adams, and as 98 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: you know, Aaron said in the locker room, Aaron Jones, 99 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: that is they didn't make it about Okay, we have 100 00:04:58,240 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: to feed the ball to Aaron Jones. We have to 101 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: get Aaron going in order to win this game. Their 102 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: whole philosophy all week was that we're gonna let this 103 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: game come to us and we need guys to make plays. Well, 104 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: as it turns out, that eighteen yard touchdown run right 105 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: off the bat. The first quarter, they start running some 106 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: of that inside zone action, working between Elton Jenkins, Billy 107 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: Turner and then eventually Lucas Patrick when he had to 108 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: come in for Corey Linsley. Those plays were working for 109 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: this for this Packers team. Aaron Jones was executing, the 110 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: offensive line was blocking, and I you know, I've written 111 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: about it a couple of times now. A tip of 112 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: the captain Matt la Floora for understanding what it was 113 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: going to take to win this game. Even though they 114 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: preached outside zone the entire off season, when they needed 115 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: to go inside and run right at those linebackers, they 116 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 1: did it and they won the football game. Yeah. Well, 117 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 1: the most encouraging thing here when you look at these 118 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: last two games for the Packers, even though they went 119 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: one on one against the two teams that are clearly 120 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 1: going to be fighting for the NFC East title throughout 121 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: the rest of this season, but they found some rhythm 122 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: with the passing game against the Philadelphia Eagles for the 123 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: first time this season, and then they found a running 124 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: game that they could really rely on for four quarters 125 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: and pound away at a team with what Aaron Jones 126 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: was able to do against the Dallas Cowboys. Now, I 127 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: know two games prior, Jamal Williams had a nice game 128 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: against the Denver Broncos, but Aaron Jones had only had 129 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: a combined forty rushing yards in the previous two games. 130 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: But this was the breakout, and it was the shift 131 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: to the inside zone as opposed to focusing as much 132 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: on the outside zone, and uh really west, the combination 133 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: of the blocks on the second level and the fact 134 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: that Aaron Jones was breaking tackles whether it was running 135 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: with the ball or catching the short passes. He really 136 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: just played a phenomenal game for him. For him to 137 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: go into a game where you've got Aaron Rodgers, Dak Prescott, 138 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: Amari Cooper, Zeke Elliott all those guys for him, and 139 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: I know Cooper had a tremendous game, and we can 140 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: talk about that as well, but for Aaron Jones to 141 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: be the difference maker on the field for the winning 142 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: team with all with that collection of talent that was 143 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 1: on the field. That's impressed. I talked to Danny Vitali 144 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: about it after the game. He's like, that was without 145 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: a shadow of a doubt. I mean, he was our 146 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: game ball winner. He was the m v P of 147 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: that game for us. We needed him to play the 148 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: way he did to come out of their victorious and 149 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: he tried to give the game ball away after this 150 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: to his offensive line, but his offensive line wouldn't take it. 151 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: They're like, hey, you're playing in your backyard, this one's 152 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: for you. That It was interesting too. Aaron said that 153 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: was his first game ball he's ever received. I had 154 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: a hard time believing that. But be that as it may. 155 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: A phenomenal performance by him. But it wasn't just the 156 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: running Mike. It was him as a pass catcher. In 157 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: all my years covering the team, I would venture to guess, 158 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: and maybe you'll disagree with me on this, the maturation 159 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: and the steps he's made over the last three years. 160 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to compare him to I'm on green 161 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: that and you know I hate comparisons, but I think 162 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: you've seen a guy take his game steadily to another 163 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: level every single year. He was a runner. The first 164 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: year he became a pass blocker, he became a pass catcher. 165 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: Seven catches seventy five yards, both career highs for him. 166 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: And this matchup the slant that he ran across the middle. 167 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: I know he said he wanted to catch that one 168 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: in stride, but still being able to pick up that 169 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: first down there and take the hit and and hang 170 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: onto the ball when he was when he was juggling 171 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: to try to grab it and move the chains the 172 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: way he did. It was a complete four quarter performance. 173 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 1: And as I was talking with Jones about after the game, 174 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you put that kind of stuff up on film. Now, 175 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: those are the things that defenses are gonna have to 176 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: scheme for when Davante Adams is back, when you do 177 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: get some other of these elements going offensively. There's a 178 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: lot of promise in this Packers offense and a big 179 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: reason for that is Aaron Jones well and just the 180 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: plays that he was making in this game when nothing 181 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: was there. There were a couple of runs where the 182 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: middle was completely plugged up as soon as he got 183 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: the ball, and with his speed and quickness and just 184 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: fast reactions, the way he bounced to the outside and 185 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: then he's getting around the corner for ten even fifteen 186 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: yards on one of the plays going where the play 187 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: was not even designed to go. The one play, Rogers 188 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: is just avoiding a sack and whipping it out to 189 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: the sideline to him as the checkdown receiver. He catches 190 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: it at his ankles, an extremely difficult catch, not only 191 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: to avoid the sack and get something positive, but then 192 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: he makes a guy miss, gets a block from Jimmy Graham, 193 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: and it's twenty two yards and the Packers are across 194 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: midfield and moving into scoring territory. I mean to be 195 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: able to make plays like that when there's nothing there, 196 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: That's what I mean by being the difference maker on 197 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: the field. And um um, this is uh, you know, 198 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: a great sign obviously for the Packers that they have 199 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: him at this level and then hopefully sooner than later, 200 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: getting Jamal Williams back as his number two. Yeah. It's 201 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: funny how this game works because everything is a new day, 202 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: it's a new game, it's a new play. But yet 203 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: there are those moments that happened that just tell you 204 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: this is going to be your day. I thought the 205 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: yard catch was one of them. I thought the two 206 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: direct accidental direct snaps to Aaron Jones kind of showed 207 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: that with this offense, he was just clicking a lot 208 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: of times. Those can be I don't e want to 209 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: call him disaster place. He could have easily just taken 210 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: that for a yard or two and here he is 211 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 1: breaking it for eight nine yards whatever they ended up 212 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: getting off of those, Those are the type of things 213 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: that when you get that stuff happening, that's and you 214 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: know that it's just meant to be. Yeah. Well, on 215 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball, it was a tale 216 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: of two halves for the Green Bay Packers because in 217 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: the first half the Dallas Cowboys did not score. It 218 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 1: was a seventeen to nothing score at halftime. The Packers 219 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: got two of their three interceptions in the first half, 220 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: and even in the early portion of the third quarter, 221 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: they got a red zone stop made him kick a 222 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: field goal when the score was twenty four or nothing. 223 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: So the Cowboys only got to twenty four to three 224 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: at that point. But then over the last a little 225 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: more than a quarter, I guess the last eighteen twenty 226 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: minutes of the ballgame, the Cowboys started to hit big plays, 227 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: and the one thing you can't do when you've got 228 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: a big lead is to give up the big plays 229 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: because you're gonna allow touchdowns too. Good offenses, but you 230 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: just can't allow those touchdowns to happen so quickly that 231 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: no time comes off the clock. And the Cowboys started 232 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: to score so quickly that suddenly they were back within 233 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: two scores and there was still plenty of time on 234 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: the clock in the fourth quarter for them to make 235 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: this a ball game, and they did. Then Kevin King 236 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: gets the third interception, the Packers get a field goal 237 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: out of it, restore the three score lead, and there's 238 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: at least a little bit more breathing room there. Okay, 239 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: So the ultimate chess beat, the piece the queen on 240 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 1: the board is the takeaways for defenses. You you make 241 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: those moves, That's how you're gonna win football games. Ji 242 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: Alexander very opportunistic. I actually really like the interception that 243 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: Alexander had because I know some people are like, well, 244 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: he was behind it, the past was thrown to him. 245 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: But see, that's how that game works. When you're playing cornerback. 246 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 1: There's times where gire Alexander's has made a phenomenal play 247 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: and he doesn't get credit for it. If you're in 248 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: the same vicinity. It's a lot of times it is 249 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: about the quarterback making a mistake and making the play. 250 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: That's what they did so well in this game, right 251 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: the throw the throw there, I mean, Cooper is open. 252 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: If it's a good throw, it's probably a touchdown. But 253 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 1: it wasn't a good throw. And when the ball got deflected, 254 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: Alexander was was there with the hands to make the play. 255 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: And that's what you have to do when the ball 256 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: comes your way, however it comes your way, make the play. 257 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: And that's what he did. And Shannon Sullivan, he's sitting 258 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: there in the slot, his first real in game action 259 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,439 Speaker 1: that he's had with Packers, true in game action in 260 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: a meaningful situation. Dak Prescott decides to throw the ball 261 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: across the hashes, trying to hit Randall Cobb in there's 262 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: Channon Sullivan jumping up and making a play. And then finally, 263 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: I just I got to talk about Kevin King here 264 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: for a minute. This is a guy that was questionable 265 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: on Saturday, he was doubtful on Friday. In over those 266 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: seventy two hours, not only does he end up making 267 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: himself to be in a position to play place thirty 268 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: seven snaps and gives a Packer some really important plays there, 269 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,559 Speaker 1: especially when you consider the injuries they sustained in this game. 270 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: Darnell Savage has to leave, b J Goodson has to leave. Um, 271 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: they're already dealing with some other guys that are banged 272 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:40,439 Speaker 1: up on those positions and in and out, Shawn Gary 273 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: leaves for a minute, here's Kevin King. You know, he 274 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: just kind of worked through the week, felt good on 275 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,559 Speaker 1: Saturday morning, mentioned the trainers. They upgrade him to questionable, 276 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: and then he plays in this game. He does drop 277 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,439 Speaker 1: the interception early and that would have been a key 278 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: one for them if they're able to get it. That 279 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: was stopped a pretty lengthy drive for the Dallas Cowboys 280 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: in their tracks. But then he comes back and is 281 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: he said the way that that play was unfolding, Dak 282 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 1: Prescott was glued uh to Michael Gallup. I believe it 283 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: was on this play he was going with them there. 284 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 1: King was showing him coverage the way he was playing 285 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:13,199 Speaker 1: him that it was like that would be an ill 286 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: advice throw Prescott tested anyway. King makes a phenomenal play. 287 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: He does have to leave with the knee injury, but Mike, 288 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: you and I have wasted so much breath I shouldn't 289 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: say wasted expense so much breath over the last six 290 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: months telling people how different this defense is. When Kevin 291 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: King plays, My goodness, did that performance show it well? 292 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: And you couldn't have asked for better timing for Absolute 293 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: to make that play, because the Cowboys had come back 294 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: from thirty one to three, it was thirty one to seventeen. 295 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: They'd gotten another stop of the Packers had the ball back, 296 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: and as I said before, there was still plenty of 297 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: time on the clock for a fourteen point deficit. They 298 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: had all the momentum going. The Packers weren't doing anything 299 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: on offense. The Cowboys were hitting everything on offense on 300 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:56,839 Speaker 1: their side of the ball. And it was the first 301 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,439 Speaker 1: play of that drive. It was it was all of 302 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: a sudden boom. Whatever air was going to continue to 303 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: go into that balloon with one first down or another 304 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: first down by the Cowboys, it never got there, and 305 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: King makes the play. The Packers restore the three score lead. 306 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: Now they did hit another big pass to Cooper for 307 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: Um the touchdown that got it to thirty four to 308 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: twenty four. Then but uh um, but yeah, you. You 309 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: can't overstate how big a play that was by Kevin 310 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: King with just the way the game was going at 311 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: that point, and to give the Packers offense the field 312 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: position where they didn't need to do much to get 313 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: it back to seventeen points and a three score lead, 314 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: that was just that was just huge. And Kevin King 315 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: now with two big interceptions on the season and two 316 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: others that he knows he should have had. I mean, 317 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: he really close to having four interceptions through the first 318 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: five games. He's a playmaker and it's gonna be fun 319 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: to watch him develop. Hopefully everything checks out okay with 320 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: this knee injury. Yeah, it looked like it was. When 321 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: he got tackled on the sideline off of the interception return, 322 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: he took a helmet right to the knee. We'll see 323 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: as the week goes along with the report. Is there 324 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: something I took exception to at the Insider in Box 325 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: Colum this week And it was fine that they made 326 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: the comment, But somebody had made the comment of the 327 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: Cowboys lost this game. If that's your perception of it, 328 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: that's fine. But here's the thing. The team that was 329 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: more consistent all three phases won this game. The Packers 330 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: made their field goals, the Cowboys didn't. Ye, the Packers 331 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: got the takeaways, the Cowboys didn't, and that is ultimately 332 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: what's going to allow you to win this game. They 333 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: got off to a fast start, seventeen to nothing. You 334 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: don't shake your head at that kind of lead. And 335 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: then they were able to sustain that momentum because even 336 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: though they did give up those twenty four points in 337 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: second half, they scored seventeen as well. Yeah, I mean, 338 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: the the explosive plays obviously was that was what got 339 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: the Cowboys back into the game. And as I had said, 340 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: because you know, the fans are struggling with this because 341 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: thirty one to three late in the third quarter, you 342 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: want to breathe easy, but it's like, hey, Dallas Cowboys 343 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: are a good team. They're most likely is very good 344 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: chance they're going to be in the playoffs when this 345 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: is all said and done. They may even win the 346 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: NFC East, though I think the Philadelphia Eagles are a 347 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: little bit better right now. But you know they're going 348 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: to do something. You know they're going to mount some 349 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: kind of a rally. This was not the Miami Dolphins 350 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: out there, you know, with a thirty one to three deficit. 351 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: This was the Dallas Cowboys playing at home, and uh, 352 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: the Packers weathered the storm. You knew they had to 353 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: weather a storm at some point in this game. They 354 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: did it. They got the win in their four and one. 355 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: That's all you can look for. I mean, and you 356 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: look at this going forward. Now, these games are gonna 357 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: be so critical down the stretch because you get a 358 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: win like this over Dallas, a team that you said 359 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: will probably be in playoff contention. You have three teams 360 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: out in the NFC West right now who all look 361 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: like playoff teams. You got the Bears playing the way 362 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: that they're playing, although this was obviously some let up 363 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 1: in London, and then you know they're going to see 364 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: Detroit now on Monday night, and that's the Detroit team 365 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: that is going to be hungry to stand a top 366 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: division alone as well. It's gonna be really competitive to watch. Yeah, 367 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: this is this is just getting started when it comes 368 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: to the overall picture in the NFC. But for now, 369 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: we gotta go. So that's a wrap on this edition 370 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: of Packers on Scripted. Be sure to follow all of 371 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: our coverage of the team on Packers dot com. Subscribed 372 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: to US Like us on iTunes and other podcast services. 373 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: On Twitter, he's at West hot im at Mike Spofford 374 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: at Packers for the team account. Thanks for tuning in, everybody, 375 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 1: See you next time. Yeah h