WEBVTT - #449 Packers Unscripted: Big win in Big D

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone. Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike Spofford sitting next to my partner in crime,

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<v Speaker 1>Wes Hodkuits. We're coming to you here from our studios

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<v Speaker 1>at lambou Field and sorry for not being with you

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday after the Packers victory over the Dallas Cowboys. But

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<v Speaker 1>we are back today to recap west what was a

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<v Speaker 1>very thrilling win thirty four to twenty four at a

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<v Speaker 1>T and T Stadium over the Cowboys. The Packers get

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<v Speaker 1>to four and one, they take over sole possession of

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<v Speaker 1>first place in the NFC North because the Chicago Bears

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<v Speaker 1>lost to the Oakland Raiders over in London. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>a typical crazy NFL game, I guess, from thirty one

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<v Speaker 1>to three to almost a one score game with les

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<v Speaker 1>than two minutes to go. But the Packers did what

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<v Speaker 1>was required and that was get the W. So first off,

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<v Speaker 1>I apologize for nothing. It was Marvin's fault that we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't shoot the show on. I'm kidding Matt trying to

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<v Speaker 1>share the blame. Now, It's okay. I don't shoulder any blame.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a good side of a leadership, right, is that

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<v Speaker 1>you actually just go and do your own thing now,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, all kidding aside. The thing I really liked

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<v Speaker 1>about this matchup because when Marv wasn't here, I was

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<v Speaker 1>sitting there and I was looking at my schedule yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>right and I put down all the wins and losses

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<v Speaker 1>for the Packers on the schedule, And what really stood

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<v Speaker 1>out to me, Mike is that there four and one

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<v Speaker 1>right now through five games, They've played every one of

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<v Speaker 1>these teams tough, every one of them tight. There was

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<v Speaker 1>something Tremont Williams said early last season when the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>were kind of going through there, you know, some difficult times,

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<v Speaker 1>and he said, you know, close games like this that

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<v Speaker 1>will make us better in the long run. It didn't

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<v Speaker 1>come together for the Packers in two thousand and eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>but these type of matchups might. Going into Dallas and

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<v Speaker 1>playing the way they played and having to grind it

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<v Speaker 1>out late, those things are going to really benefit Green

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<v Speaker 1>Bay in the long run. That is how you become better,

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<v Speaker 1>that's how you galvanize as a unit. Brian Balagas said

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<v Speaker 1>it among many things that he mentioned the locker room

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<v Speaker 1>when the game was thirty one to three, there was

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<v Speaker 1>no thought that that's the way it was gonna end.

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<v Speaker 1>Dallas was playing at home. They had ninety people in there.

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<v Speaker 1>They're too talented to go down. Just like that. They

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<v Speaker 1>threw a lot of punches. The thing about throwing a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of punch as though as you leave yourself open.

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<v Speaker 1>There was another takeaway there. And at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the day, Mike, there's been one tried and true trend

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<v Speaker 1>since week one, and it's been when the Packers take

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<v Speaker 1>the ball away and protect the ball, they win football games.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's how they got to be four in one. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>three and o in The turnover margin was definitely the

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<v Speaker 1>difference in this game, all three of the takeaways coming

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<v Speaker 1>via interceptions, and quite frankly, Wes, it could have very

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<v Speaker 1>easily been five interceptions when you look at one that

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin King had go right through his hands early in

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<v Speaker 1>the game before he got the one in the fourth quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>and then another one in the end zone that was

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<v Speaker 1>going to wipe out a scoring opportunity for the Cowboys,

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<v Speaker 1>but an illegal hands to the face penalty at the

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<v Speaker 1>line of scrimmage wiped that one out for the Packers, unfortunately.

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<v Speaker 1>So yes, the takeaway machine was back at it for

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<v Speaker 1>for Green Bay with Mike Patton's defense and on the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive side of the ball. Of course, the star of

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<v Speaker 1>the show, the unquestioned star of the show, was Aaron Jones.

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<v Speaker 1>Hundred and seven rushing yards plus seventy five receiving yards

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<v Speaker 1>out gained Ezekiel Elliott in all categories and then the

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<v Speaker 1>four rushing touchdowns, with which tied a franchise record, and

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Jones got to do it in a T and

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<v Speaker 1>T Stadium, the Palace in his home state of Texas. Yeah, amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>He had thirty friends and family. They're including his twin brother,

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<v Speaker 1>Alvin Jr. After one of his touchdowns, he actually went

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<v Speaker 1>and gave that football to Elvin. He understands who probably

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<v Speaker 1>get fined from the league. But this is one of

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<v Speaker 1>those moments where it's like, that's so special for two

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<v Speaker 1>brothers that have been through if you know their story,

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<v Speaker 1>everything they've been through. They were moved around the country

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<v Speaker 1>when their parents were in the military. They lived in Germany.

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<v Speaker 1>Together in here they are at a T and T

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<v Speaker 1>Stadium and Aaron's living out his dreams and going is

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<v Speaker 1>he said all week long. You know, Aaron Jones is

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<v Speaker 1>very careful with what he says he's not trying to

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<v Speaker 1>create any type of newspaper clippings or that kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's confident, Mike, and he said it leading into

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<v Speaker 1>this game, he felt like he could go toe to

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<v Speaker 1>toe with Zeke Elliott. And for good reason, he's done

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<v Speaker 1>it already in that same stadium in a victory for

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay. I thought he played his butt off hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and eighty two total yards of offense, first time since

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand, scoring four rushing touchdowns in a game. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe only the third time or fourth time it's been

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<v Speaker 1>done in franchise history, and only the fourth player to

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<v Speaker 1>do fourth player, fourth player to do it Jim Taylor, Turdell, Middleton,

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<v Speaker 1>and Dorsey Levin's. First time in almost twenty years, because

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<v Speaker 1>Levin's did it in the regular season finale, so it

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<v Speaker 1>would have been a long time since someone had accomplished

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<v Speaker 1>this with the Pack. Yeah, and you know you're in

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<v Speaker 1>a game without Chamal Williams and Davonte Adams, and as

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Aaron said in the locker room, Aaron Jones,

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<v Speaker 1>that is they didn't make it about Okay, we have

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<v Speaker 1>to feed the ball to Aaron Jones. We have to

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<v Speaker 1>get Aaron going in order to win this game. Their

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<v Speaker 1>whole philosophy all week was that we're gonna let this

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<v Speaker 1>game come to us and we need guys to make plays. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>as it turns out, that eighteen yard touchdown run right

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<v Speaker 1>off the bat. The first quarter, they start running some

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<v Speaker 1>of that inside zone action, working between Elton Jenkins, Billy

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<v Speaker 1>Turner and then eventually Lucas Patrick when he had to

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<v Speaker 1>come in for Corey Linsley. Those plays were working for

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<v Speaker 1>this for this Packers team. Aaron Jones was executing, the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line was blocking, and I you know, I've written

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<v Speaker 1>about it a couple of times now. A tip of

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<v Speaker 1>the captain Matt la Floora for understanding what it was

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<v Speaker 1>going to take to win this game. Even though they

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<v Speaker 1>preached outside zone the entire off season, when they needed

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<v Speaker 1>to go inside and run right at those linebackers, they

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<v Speaker 1>did it and they won the football game. Yeah. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the most encouraging thing here when you look at these

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<v Speaker 1>last two games for the Packers, even though they went

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<v Speaker 1>one on one against the two teams that are clearly

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<v Speaker 1>going to be fighting for the NFC East title throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of this season, but they found some rhythm

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<v Speaker 1>with the passing game against the Philadelphia Eagles for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time this season, and then they found a running

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<v Speaker 1>game that they could really rely on for four quarters

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<v Speaker 1>and pound away at a team with what Aaron Jones

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<v Speaker 1>was able to do against the Dallas Cowboys. Now, I

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<v Speaker 1>know two games prior, Jamal Williams had a nice game

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<v Speaker 1>against the Denver Broncos, but Aaron Jones had only had

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<v Speaker 1>a combined forty rushing yards in the previous two games.

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<v Speaker 1>But this was the breakout, and it was the shift

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<v Speaker 1>to the inside zone as opposed to focusing as much

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<v Speaker 1>on the outside zone, and uh really west, the combination

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<v Speaker 1>of the blocks on the second level and the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that Aaron Jones was breaking tackles whether it was running

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<v Speaker 1>with the ball or catching the short passes. He really

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<v Speaker 1>just played a phenomenal game for him. For him to

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<v Speaker 1>go into a game where you've got Aaron Rodgers, Dak Prescott,

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<v Speaker 1>Amari Cooper, Zeke Elliott all those guys for him, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know Cooper had a tremendous game, and we can

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that as well, but for Aaron Jones to

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<v Speaker 1>be the difference maker on the field for the winning

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<v Speaker 1>team with all with that collection of talent that was

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<v Speaker 1>on the field. That's impressed. I talked to Danny Vitali

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<v Speaker 1>about it after the game. He's like, that was without

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<v Speaker 1>a shadow of a doubt. I mean, he was our

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<v Speaker 1>game ball winner. He was the m v P of

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<v Speaker 1>that game for us. We needed him to play the

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<v Speaker 1>way he did to come out of their victorious and

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<v Speaker 1>he tried to give the game ball away after this

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<v Speaker 1>to his offensive line, but his offensive line wouldn't take it.

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<v Speaker 1>They're like, hey, you're playing in your backyard, this one's

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<v Speaker 1>for you. That It was interesting too. Aaron said that

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<v Speaker 1>was his first game ball he's ever received. I had

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<v Speaker 1>a hard time believing that. But be that as it may.

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<v Speaker 1>A phenomenal performance by him. But it wasn't just the

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<v Speaker 1>running Mike. It was him as a pass catcher. In

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<v Speaker 1>all my years covering the team, I would venture to guess,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe you'll disagree with me on this, the maturation

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<v Speaker 1>and the steps he's made over the last three years.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not trying to compare him to I'm on green

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<v Speaker 1>that and you know I hate comparisons, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>you've seen a guy take his game steadily to another

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<v Speaker 1>level every single year. He was a runner. The first

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<v Speaker 1>year he became a pass blocker, he became a pass catcher.

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<v Speaker 1>Seven catches seventy five yards, both career highs for him.

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<v Speaker 1>And this matchup the slant that he ran across the middle.

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<v Speaker 1>I know he said he wanted to catch that one

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<v Speaker 1>in stride, but still being able to pick up that

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<v Speaker 1>first down there and take the hit and and hang

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<v Speaker 1>onto the ball when he was when he was juggling

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<v Speaker 1>to try to grab it and move the chains the

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<v Speaker 1>way he did. It was a complete four quarter performance.

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<v Speaker 1>And as I was talking with Jones about after the game,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you put that kind of stuff up on film. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>those are the things that defenses are gonna have to

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<v Speaker 1>scheme for when Davante Adams is back, when you do

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<v Speaker 1>get some other of these elements going offensively. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of promise in this Packers offense and a big

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<v Speaker 1>reason for that is Aaron Jones well and just the

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<v Speaker 1>plays that he was making in this game when nothing

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<v Speaker 1>was there. There were a couple of runs where the

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<v Speaker 1>middle was completely plugged up as soon as he got

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, and with his speed and quickness and just

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<v Speaker 1>fast reactions, the way he bounced to the outside and

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<v Speaker 1>then he's getting around the corner for ten even fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>yards on one of the plays going where the play

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<v Speaker 1>was not even designed to go. The one play, Rogers

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<v Speaker 1>is just avoiding a sack and whipping it out to

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<v Speaker 1>the sideline to him as the checkdown receiver. He catches

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<v Speaker 1>it at his ankles, an extremely difficult catch, not only

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<v Speaker 1>to avoid the sack and get something positive, but then

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<v Speaker 1>he makes a guy miss, gets a block from Jimmy Graham,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's twenty two yards and the Packers are across

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<v Speaker 1>midfield and moving into scoring territory. I mean to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to make plays like that when there's nothing there,

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I mean by being the difference maker on

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<v Speaker 1>the field. And um um, this is uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a great sign obviously for the Packers that they have

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<v Speaker 1>him at this level and then hopefully sooner than later,

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<v Speaker 1>getting Jamal Williams back as his number two. Yeah. It's

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<v Speaker 1>funny how this game works because everything is a new day,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a new game, it's a new play. But yet

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<v Speaker 1>there are those moments that happened that just tell you

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<v Speaker 1>this is going to be your day. I thought the

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<v Speaker 1>yard catch was one of them. I thought the two

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<v Speaker 1>direct accidental direct snaps to Aaron Jones kind of showed

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<v Speaker 1>that with this offense, he was just clicking a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times. Those can be I don't e want to

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<v Speaker 1>call him disaster place. He could have easily just taken

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<v Speaker 1>that for a yard or two and here he is

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<v Speaker 1>breaking it for eight nine yards whatever they ended up

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<v Speaker 1>getting off of those, Those are the type of things

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<v Speaker 1>that when you get that stuff happening, that's and you

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<v Speaker 1>know that it's just meant to be. Yeah. Well, on

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive side of the ball, it was a tale

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<v Speaker 1>of two halves for the Green Bay Packers because in

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<v Speaker 1>the first half the Dallas Cowboys did not score. It

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<v Speaker 1>was a seventeen to nothing score at halftime. The Packers

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<v Speaker 1>got two of their three interceptions in the first half,

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<v Speaker 1>and even in the early portion of the third quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>they got a red zone stop made him kick a

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<v Speaker 1>field goal when the score was twenty four or nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Cowboys only got to twenty four to three

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<v Speaker 1>at that point. But then over the last a little

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<v Speaker 1>more than a quarter, I guess the last eighteen twenty

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<v Speaker 1>minutes of the ballgame, the Cowboys started to hit big plays,

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<v Speaker 1>and the one thing you can't do when you've got

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<v Speaker 1>a big lead is to give up the big plays

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<v Speaker 1>because you're gonna allow touchdowns too. Good offenses, but you

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<v Speaker 1>just can't allow those touchdowns to happen so quickly that

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<v Speaker 1>no time comes off the clock. And the Cowboys started

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<v Speaker 1>to score so quickly that suddenly they were back within

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<v Speaker 1>two scores and there was still plenty of time on

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<v Speaker 1>the clock in the fourth quarter for them to make

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<v Speaker 1>this a ball game, and they did. Then Kevin King

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<v Speaker 1>gets the third interception, the Packers get a field goal

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<v Speaker 1>out of it, restore the three score lead, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>at least a little bit more breathing room there. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So the ultimate chess beat, the piece the queen on

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<v Speaker 1>the board is the takeaways for defenses. You you make

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<v Speaker 1>those moves, That's how you're gonna win football games. Ji

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<v Speaker 1>Alexander very opportunistic. I actually really like the interception that

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<v Speaker 1>Alexander had because I know some people are like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>he was behind it, the past was thrown to him.

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<v Speaker 1>But see, that's how that game works. When you're playing cornerback.

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<v Speaker 1>There's times where gire Alexander's has made a phenomenal play

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<v Speaker 1>and he doesn't get credit for it. If you're in

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<v Speaker 1>the same vicinity. It's a lot of times it is

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<v Speaker 1>about the quarterback making a mistake and making the play.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what they did so well in this game, right

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<v Speaker 1>the throw the throw there, I mean, Cooper is open.

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<v Speaker 1>If it's a good throw, it's probably a touchdown. But

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't a good throw. And when the ball got deflected,

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<v Speaker 1>Alexander was was there with the hands to make the play.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what you have to do when the ball

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<v Speaker 1>comes your way, however it comes your way, make the play.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what he did. And Shannon Sullivan, he's sitting

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<v Speaker 1>there in the slot, his first real in game action

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<v Speaker 1>that he's had with Packers, true in game action in

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<v Speaker 1>a meaningful situation. Dak Prescott decides to throw the ball

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<v Speaker 1>across the hashes, trying to hit Randall Cobb in there's

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<v Speaker 1>Channon Sullivan jumping up and making a play. And then finally,

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<v Speaker 1>I just I got to talk about Kevin King here

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<v Speaker 1>for a minute. This is a guy that was questionable

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday, he was doubtful on Friday. In over those

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<v Speaker 1>seventy two hours, not only does he end up making

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<v Speaker 1>himself to be in a position to play place thirty

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<v Speaker 1>seven snaps and gives a Packer some really important plays there,

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<v Speaker 1>especially when you consider the injuries they sustained in this game.

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<v Speaker 1>Darnell Savage has to leave, b J Goodson has to leave. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>they're already dealing with some other guys that are banged

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<v Speaker 1>up on those positions and in and out, Shawn Gary

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<v Speaker 1>leaves for a minute, here's Kevin King. You know, he

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of worked through the week, felt good on

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday morning, mentioned the trainers. They upgrade him to questionable,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he plays in this game. He does drop

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<v Speaker 1>the interception early and that would have been a key

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<v Speaker 1>one for them if they're able to get it. That

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<v Speaker 1>was stopped a pretty lengthy drive for the Dallas Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>in their tracks. But then he comes back and is

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<v Speaker 1>he said the way that that play was unfolding, Dak

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<v Speaker 1>Prescott was glued uh to Michael Gallup. I believe it

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<v Speaker 1>was on this play he was going with them there.

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<v Speaker 1>King was showing him coverage the way he was playing

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<v Speaker 1>him that it was like that would be an ill

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<v Speaker 1>advice throw Prescott tested anyway. King makes a phenomenal play.

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<v Speaker 1>He does have to leave with the knee injury, but Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>you and I have wasted so much breath I shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>say wasted expense so much breath over the last six

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<v Speaker 1>months telling people how different this defense is. When Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>King plays, My goodness, did that performance show it well?

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<v Speaker 1>And you couldn't have asked for better timing for Absolute

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<v Speaker 1>to make that play, because the Cowboys had come back

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<v Speaker 1>from thirty one to three, it was thirty one to seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>They'd gotten another stop of the Packers had the ball back,

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<v Speaker 1>and as I said before, there was still plenty of

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<v Speaker 1>time on the clock for a fourteen point deficit. They

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<v Speaker 1>had all the momentum going. The Packers weren't doing anything

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<v Speaker 1>on offense. The Cowboys were hitting everything on offense on

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<v Speaker 1>their side of the ball. And it was the first

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<v Speaker 1>play of that drive. It was it was all of

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden boom. Whatever air was going to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>go into that balloon with one first down or another

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<v Speaker 1>first down by the Cowboys, it never got there, and

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<v Speaker 1>King makes the play. The Packers restore the three score lead.

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<v Speaker 1>Now they did hit another big pass to Cooper for

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<v Speaker 1>Um the touchdown that got it to thirty four to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four. Then but uh um, but yeah, you. You

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<v Speaker 1>can't overstate how big a play that was by Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>King with just the way the game was going at

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<v Speaker 1>that point, and to give the Packers offense the field

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<v Speaker 1>position where they didn't need to do much to get

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<v Speaker 1>it back to seventeen points and a three score lead,

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<v Speaker 1>that was just that was just huge. And Kevin King

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<v Speaker 1>now with two big interceptions on the season and two

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<v Speaker 1>others that he knows he should have had. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he really close to having four interceptions through the first

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<v Speaker 1>five games. He's a playmaker and it's gonna be fun

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<v Speaker 1>to watch him develop. Hopefully everything checks out okay with

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<v Speaker 1>this knee injury. Yeah, it looked like it was. When

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<v Speaker 1>he got tackled on the sideline off of the interception return,

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<v Speaker 1>he took a helmet right to the knee. We'll see

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<v Speaker 1>as the week goes along with the report. Is there

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<v Speaker 1>something I took exception to at the Insider in Box

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<v Speaker 1>Colum this week And it was fine that they made

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<v Speaker 1>the comment, But somebody had made the comment of the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys lost this game. If that's your perception of it,

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<v Speaker 1>that's fine. But here's the thing. The team that was

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<v Speaker 1>more consistent all three phases won this game. The Packers

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<v Speaker 1>made their field goals, the Cowboys didn't. Ye, the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>got the takeaways, the Cowboys didn't, and that is ultimately

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<v Speaker 1>what's going to allow you to win this game. They

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<v Speaker 1>got off to a fast start, seventeen to nothing. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't shake your head at that kind of lead. And

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<v Speaker 1>then they were able to sustain that momentum because even

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<v Speaker 1>though they did give up those twenty four points in

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<v Speaker 1>second half, they scored seventeen as well. Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the the explosive plays obviously was that was what got

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys back into the game. And as I had said,

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, the fans are struggling with this because

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one to three late in the third quarter, you

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<v Speaker 1>want to breathe easy, but it's like, hey, Dallas Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>are a good team. They're most likely is very good

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<v Speaker 1>chance they're going to be in the playoffs when this

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<v Speaker 1>is all said and done. They may even win the

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<v Speaker 1>NFC East, though I think the Philadelphia Eagles are a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit better right now. But you know they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to do something. You know they're going to mount some

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a rally. This was not the Miami Dolphins

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<v Speaker 1>out there, you know, with a thirty one to three deficit.

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<v Speaker 1>This was the Dallas Cowboys playing at home, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers weathered the storm. You knew they had to

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<v Speaker 1>weather a storm at some point in this game. They

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<v Speaker 1>did it. They got the win in their four and one.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all you can look for. I mean, and you

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<v Speaker 1>look at this going forward. Now, these games are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be so critical down the stretch because you get a

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<v Speaker 1>win like this over Dallas, a team that you said

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<v Speaker 1>will probably be in playoff contention. You have three teams

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<v Speaker 1>out in the NFC West right now who all look

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<v Speaker 1>like playoff teams. You got the Bears playing the way

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<v Speaker 1>that they're playing, although this was obviously some let up

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<v Speaker 1>in London, and then you know they're going to see

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit now on Monday night, and that's the Detroit team

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<v Speaker 1>that is going to be hungry to stand a top

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<v Speaker 1>division alone as well. It's gonna be really competitive to watch. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is this is just getting started when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to the overall picture in the NFC. But for now,

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta go. So that's a wrap on this edition

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