Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.
Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford. He is the one and only
Speaker 1: West Hodkouits. We're coming to you here from our studios
Speaker 1: at lambeau Field and West. It's the end of the week,
Speaker 1: our Friday show, and that means keys to victory for
Speaker 1: the Packers against the Lions at Ford Field in Detroit
Speaker 1: on Sunday. Before we get to that, though, a quick
Speaker 1: rundown at the time, we are taping this episode of
Speaker 1: where things stand with the Packers injuries, because I know
Speaker 1: everyone's wondering what's going on at wide receiver at this moment.
Speaker 1: We have learned that Randall Cobb has been ruled out
Speaker 1: for Sunday's game with his hamstring injury. He will miss
Speaker 1: his second straight contest. Davante Adams, with the calf injury,
Speaker 1: scheduled to practice on Saturday, so there's a chance that
Speaker 1: Adams will be able to play. Geronimo Allison remains in
Speaker 1: the concussion protocol, but Mike McCarthy said there is hope
Speaker 1: for Geronimo, so possibility he could get through the concussion
Speaker 1: protocol by kickoff on Sunday. So all that being said,
Speaker 1: where do you want to start here with keys to
Speaker 1: victory for the Packers at Detroit. I'm gonna go back
Speaker 1: to something I said earlier this week, and that is,
Speaker 1: I think, regardless of whether or not Davante Adams plays
Speaker 1: or geronimo Elson plays, certainly we know now that Randall
Speaker 1: cob will not play, I think the running game needs
Speaker 1: to carry the day here for the Packers. And that's
Speaker 1: for two reasons. One, when you're down, when you're missing
Speaker 1: weapons on the perimeter, the easiest way to make up
Speaker 1: for that is with weapons in the trenches. We saw
Speaker 1: that with Eddie Lacy all those years, what he can
Speaker 1: do in the dimension that adds. When you establish that
Speaker 1: and get your production from that perspective, helps lessen the burden.
Speaker 1: Then also as well on the passing game and Aaron Rodgers.
Speaker 1: But secondly, and it was something you and I touched
Speaker 1: on in our Final Thoughts video, the Detroit Lions ranked
Speaker 1: dead last right now and run defense, and it's not close, Mike.
Speaker 1: They're giving up a d fifty seven points per game
Speaker 1: thirty one in the league right now is Arizona a
Speaker 1: hundred forty one point two. So there's an opportunity there. Yeah,
Speaker 1: so they're more than they're more than ten percent worse
Speaker 1: than the next than the next worst team, and they're
Speaker 1: coming off probably the one of the roughest outings against
Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. And it's it's fair, it's Zeke Elliott,
Speaker 1: it's gonna happen. But if they did give up a
Speaker 1: hundred fifty yards, so I just think from whether it's
Speaker 1: Aaron Jones, Jamal Williams, Time Montgomery getting that triad going
Speaker 1: uh and being able to be effective in that way,
Speaker 1: regardless of what those receiver weapons look like, I think
Speaker 1: that's gonna be one of the keys to victory for
Speaker 1: the Packers is they had a hundred fifty seven yards
Speaker 1: I believe it was two weeks ago total yards from
Speaker 1: the running game in Washington, a hundred and eighty three.
Speaker 1: I think it was last week against Buffalo. They need
Speaker 1: another performance like that in Detroit. Yeah, And not that
Speaker 1: there's ever a good time to have injuries to your
Speaker 1: wide receivers or whatever, but quite frankly, this is this
Speaker 1: is about as as bad as it gets for the Packers.
Speaker 1: From the standpoint that if you do have to go
Speaker 1: with a lot of younger wide receiver is less experienced receivers,
Speaker 1: Detroit can simply adjust the defense and say, well, we
Speaker 1: are going to take away the run. All it is
Speaker 1: is committing the personnel to the box in order to
Speaker 1: be able to do it, and that does leave your
Speaker 1: secondary a little bit more vulnerable. But if Randall Cobbs
Speaker 1: not out there, if Davante Adams jeron him, Way Allison
Speaker 1: aren't out there, they're gonna be a lot more comfortable
Speaker 1: leaving their secondary a little bit vulnerable against Aaron Rodgers,
Speaker 1: which sounds crazy. It sounds crazy to say they're gonna
Speaker 1: make Aaron Rodgers beat them with his arm, but that
Speaker 1: might be what they do here, depending on how this
Speaker 1: injury situation shakes out for the Packers at wide receivers.
Speaker 1: So I know they're ranking is bad. The Packers have
Speaker 1: shown obviously a lot of life running the ball the
Speaker 1: last couple of weeks, but it's not going to be
Speaker 1: that easy because stopping the run is simply a numbers game.
Speaker 1: If you commit the personnel to it, you can do it.
Speaker 1: And if that's what the Lions do, then the Packers
Speaker 1: have to be able to make plays on the outside
Speaker 1: no matter who the receivers are and that's why Loki,
Speaker 1: a guy like Mark Oisbaldo scantling becomes incredibly important. He
Speaker 1: put it on film. Now, if you give him just
Speaker 1: single high coverage in one cornerback, he can beat you
Speaker 1: with his speed. With that thirty eight yard reception, Jimmy Graham,
Speaker 1: I think is going to be a really critical part
Speaker 1: of this offensive plan, huge part. He can affect the
Speaker 1: middle of the field. You can position them outside as
Speaker 1: a receiver as well. So getting a guy like Time
Speaker 1: Montgomery open and space and getting him the football, whether
Speaker 1: it's as a runner or a pass catcher, you have
Speaker 1: to use your complimentary pieces because even if Adams plays,
Speaker 1: or you know, if Allison plays, it's probably a little
Speaker 1: bit different. But if Adam's plays, you're not sure what
Speaker 1: that's gonna be like with him trying to push through
Speaker 1: with that calf injury. So to have those auxiliary parts
Speaker 1: going with this offense. They've really lived a lot with
Speaker 1: their three wide receiver and Jimmy Graham looks so far.
Speaker 1: So if anything else, I think this is really going
Speaker 1: to test them being able to bring out some of
Speaker 1: those other components of the offensive game plan. Yeah, if
Speaker 1: there is a a week that we may see the
Speaker 1: Packers offensively dig a little bit deeper into the playbook
Speaker 1: and start showing some personnel groupings, formations and things that
Speaker 1: maybe we haven't seen in the first month of the year.
Speaker 1: This could be it because this is this is an
Speaker 1: injury situation that's highly unusual, just because so many injuries
Speaker 1: have hit at the same position. In the story I
Speaker 1: wrote about the three young receivers being ready to step
Speaker 1: up here, one of the things I referenced in Aaron
Speaker 1: Rodgers reference this week was the Atlanta game from two
Speaker 1: thousand six. Right. I understand the Packers lost that game
Speaker 1: thirty three to thirty two, but I don't think anyone
Speaker 1: anticipated at being the shootout that it was. But the
Speaker 1: thing is is that Rogers was at the top of
Speaker 1: his game. He had a hundred and twenty five passer
Speaker 1: rating in that contest through four touchdowns. Three of those
Speaker 1: receivers it was their first NFL regular season touchdown catch,
Speaker 1: including Geronimo Allison, which Rogers frequently you know, cites that
Speaker 1: is his you know, big coming out parties. So if
Speaker 1: that's the direction they have to go, I think they've
Speaker 1: proven that they're innovative and that they can do it
Speaker 1: and if if nothing else did. It is also going
Speaker 1: to be a really good test for some of these
Speaker 1: young guys, whether it's at running back, receiver, tight end,
Speaker 1: guys that could be counted on to make big plays
Speaker 1: and you know, really step up for their offense. Yeah,
Speaker 1: this will be a big challenge for the Packers offense.
Speaker 1: But you mentioned the game in Atlanta, which when we
Speaker 1: the inactive list before the game, you would have thought
Speaker 1: the Packers are gonna lose by at least two touchdowns. Yeah,
Speaker 1: it was like there were no playmakers available. But yet
Speaker 1: those young guys stepped up. We saw Aaron Rodgers almost
Speaker 1: win a playoff game in Arizona with nothing but James Jones,
Speaker 1: Jared Aberdaris and Jeff Janis at wide receiver because everybody
Speaker 1: else was down and out. So, um, he's done this before. Uh,
Speaker 1: there's a there's a lot on his plate every single week.
Speaker 1: He is getting healthier, which is a good thing. He
Speaker 1: was a full participant in Thursday's padded practice for the
Speaker 1: first time since Week one before the knee injury, so
Speaker 1: there's obviously at least some progress being made there. Even
Speaker 1: though Rogers has Rogers has downplayed a little bit, but
Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy is indicated there's definitely progress being made with
Speaker 1: regards to that knee. So a lot is gonna fall
Speaker 1: on number twelve, especially at the line of scrimmage. How
Speaker 1: are they lining up run pass option type of stuff.
Speaker 1: And the Packers have got to find a way to,
Speaker 1: you know, when they do put together a good drive
Speaker 1: to put the ball in the end zone, because kicking
Speaker 1: field goals in Detroit's not gonna cut. No, it isn't.
Speaker 1: And and we've seen that in the past just in
Speaker 1: terms of and I've cited it several times that when
Speaker 1: you the Lions get going, when Stafford gets going early.
Speaker 1: You can look at any of their games historically packers
Speaker 1: are not Packers. They have a lot of success just
Speaker 1: because it's that rhythm based offense. It's been that way
Speaker 1: since Jim Bob Coutter took over as their offensive coordinator.
Speaker 1: The other thing too, that that's an interesting facet to this,
Speaker 1: as you mentioned, with with Rogers being a full participant.
Speaker 1: I was talking Aboldes Scantling about this this week, and
Speaker 1: he's gotten a lot of work with Rogers. He's had
Speaker 1: a lot of work with the Shawn Kaiser and that's
Speaker 1: starting offense as the number four receiver, Jamon Moore and
Speaker 1: Equinemius st Brown. This was really their first extended look
Speaker 1: on Thursday of Rogers and playing with him, and in
Speaker 1: knowing what he's looking for and taking the playbook as
Speaker 1: it stands, and also kind of keeping in mind what
Speaker 1: Rogers needs when you're out on the field with him.
Speaker 1: So regardless of whether or not those guys actually end
Speaker 1: up playing significant snaps in this game, there is a
Speaker 1: byproduct a positive effect from that for those young guys
Speaker 1: getting used to what he's looking for and what it's
Speaker 1: going to be required if another situation like this should
Speaker 1: arise at some point else in the season. Yeah, and
Speaker 1: you said it West. As far as the key on
Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball, Matthew Stafford and the
Speaker 1: rhythm that he can get into with this offense, I'm
Speaker 1: not sure how the Packers are going to do it.
Speaker 1: I don't think there's necessarily one way to disrupt Matthew
Speaker 1: Stafford's rhythm. You have to do it with pressure. You
Speaker 1: have to do it with mixing up coverage looks. You
Speaker 1: have to do it with getting a turnover here there
Speaker 1: and and blunting the momentum that the Lions can generate
Speaker 1: sometimes with those big plays on offense. But you have
Speaker 1: to disrupt Stafford's rhythm because we saw last year in
Speaker 1: both of the Packers Lions games. Aaron Rodgers didn't play
Speaker 1: in either one, but Matthew Stafford was the star of
Speaker 1: the show in both of those games. He was he
Speaker 1: was completely in his comfort zone. And especially the one here,
Speaker 1: the Monday night game here at Lambe Field, which you know,
Speaker 1: as I've mentioned to you before, I thought that was
Speaker 1: really what put the writing on the wall for for
Speaker 1: the changes to the defensive coaching staff that came later on,
Speaker 1: because Matthew Stafford just just did anything and everything he
Speaker 1: wanted to in that game, and the Packers cannot let
Speaker 1: him get into that type of a rhythm on Sunday. Yeah,
Speaker 1: And it's really interesting because you know, you're always going
Speaker 1: to get at this juncture of the season, You're still
Speaker 1: gonna get un scouted looks. There's still gonna be things
Speaker 1: that the lines have been working on since you know,
Speaker 1: March in April, especially for a division opponent, right for
Speaker 1: a division opponent to be ready for. But at the
Speaker 1: same time, you kind of know what you're getting they've
Speaker 1: they've played Matthew Stafford more than any other quarterback obviously
Speaker 1: now that Jay Cutler's gone in the NFC North, in
Speaker 1: really the NFC in general. And you look at where
Speaker 1: this offense is structured right now, there's three receivers there
Speaker 1: that have made up of Matthew Stafford's passing yards with
Speaker 1: Golden Tate, you know, one of the most consistent, you know,
Speaker 1: playmakers in this league for some time now. Marvin Jones Jr.
Speaker 1: Is a big play threat, and Kenny Galladay is a
Speaker 1: guy that continues to cement himself in this offense. So
Speaker 1: I wrote about it earlier this week. I mean, if
Speaker 1: they can get Kevin King available and healthy for this game,
Speaker 1: if Jr. Alexander is able to play through the growing injury,
Speaker 1: they can have that full contingent of secondary weapons. It's
Speaker 1: gonna be the perfect way to combat that and allow
Speaker 1: some of those guys in the trenches to be able
Speaker 1: to get to work and trying to keep Matthew Stafford uncomfortable,
Speaker 1: because the double sided coin of this is that when
Speaker 1: you are able to pressure Stafford, when you can get
Speaker 1: him on his back foot, that's where the turnovers happened.
Speaker 1: That's where your big place for your defense can occur. Yeah,
Speaker 1: this will just be conjecture on our part, But do
Speaker 1: you have a sense if the Packers are fully healthy
Speaker 1: and ready to go in the secondary, with King and
Speaker 1: Alexander both playing despite being on the injury report, with
Speaker 1: the groin injuries, all that kind of stuff, do you
Speaker 1: have a sense of how the Packers might match up
Speaker 1: here with these wide receivers. My personal take is with
Speaker 1: Golladay being such a speedy, deep threat type of guy,
Speaker 1: but a boundary and outside receiver, I kind of see
Speaker 1: Kevin King being there, Termont Williams being um on Marvin
Speaker 1: Jones Jr. And then you line up year Alexander in
Speaker 1: the slot against Golden Tate. Now, whether that is the
Speaker 1: matchup all the way across the board for sixty plus plays,
Speaker 1: I don't know, but that's kind of what I'm guessing.
Speaker 1: I don't know if if you if you think that's uh,
Speaker 1: that's in line, or if you have other thoughts, Well,
Speaker 1: it really depends on how they want to attack this
Speaker 1: thing in terms of are you gonna just keep guys
Speaker 1: on one side of the field or do you go
Speaker 1: back to the old Sam Shields Let guys travel and
Speaker 1: you know where you want to have your matchups, and
Speaker 1: that's gonna be right now, it seems like for the
Speaker 1: most part at this point of the season, and it's
Speaker 1: probably partially due to the fact that they've had some
Speaker 1: moving pieces in the secondary, but they've pretty much kept
Speaker 1: Hermon Williams on one side and they've kept the other
Speaker 1: boundary corner where he's at and just let the game
Speaker 1: play out from there. So it would be interesting to
Speaker 1: see if they make an adjustment to that this week.
Speaker 1: I don't know whether or not we're gonna see it
Speaker 1: with it being Kevin King if he plays his first
Speaker 1: game back. But the one thing I really do like
Speaker 1: in Alexander I give I tip my cap to him.
Speaker 1: I thought he played really well these past couple of
Speaker 1: games without King, but having him in that nickel slot position,
Speaker 1: the defense is different there, I agree, And he's he's
Speaker 1: a playmaker. He's the type of ball hawk that you
Speaker 1: want that I think defenses need now, to be honest
Speaker 1: with you, in that nickel position. Josh Jackson again another
Speaker 1: a guy that's great to have available depending on where
Speaker 1: you need to play him. They've trained him at multiple spots,
Speaker 1: but to me, I think going in right now unless
Speaker 1: I see something different, I'm very curious to see if
Speaker 1: it just ends up being King on one boundary, Tremont
Speaker 1: Williams and the other, and then you know, make your
Speaker 1: moves inside with your interior guys. Okay, well, before we
Speaker 1: go here west at the end of the week, let's
Speaker 1: take a quick look at some other things going on
Speaker 1: around the NFL. Chicago Bears are on their bye week,
Speaker 1: so regardless of what happens elsewhere in the NFC North,
Speaker 1: at three and one, Chicago will remain in first place.
Speaker 1: The Packers can inch closer if they win and get
Speaker 1: to three one on one, they will obviously be right
Speaker 1: on the Bears heels. There but one game in the
Speaker 1: NFC North that definitely stands out, the Minnesota Vikings traveling
Speaker 1: to I believe they're on the road, traveling to Philadelphia,
Speaker 1: the rematch of last year's NFC Championship. And looking right
Speaker 1: now at both the Vikings and the Eagles with two
Speaker 1: losses apiece, these two teams trying to avoid a third
Speaker 1: loss this early in the season. What are your thoughts
Speaker 1: on this match? You kind of ends too the SEC
Speaker 1: a little bit. I still refuse to think that either
Speaker 1: one of these teams is a three lost team at
Speaker 1: this juncture of the season, one of them, assuming there's
Speaker 1: not a strange tie, will end up being that. Again,
Speaker 1: I'm gonna throw that caveat we kind of have. There's
Speaker 1: been a lot of overtime games, a couple of ties
Speaker 1: and a couple of near ties already in the NFL issue.
Speaker 1: But it sort of reminds me the sec where you
Speaker 1: end up having like Auburn or somebody gets two losses
Speaker 1: right off the bat, but they're still ranked like twelve
Speaker 1: in the country. I think both these teams are still
Speaker 1: big playoff contenders. I think they're Super Bowl contenders. But
Speaker 1: you're right in that you're digging yourself into a hole
Speaker 1: here if you don't come out on top. Carson Wentz
Speaker 1: is back as the starting quarterback of the Eagles. Can
Speaker 1: the offense get back to where they feel like they
Speaker 1: should be? And then from the Vikings perspective, they've had
Speaker 1: some tough matchups. They lost a game they should have
Speaker 1: won at home against Buffalo, and then you go and
Speaker 1: you lose a game that you know maybe you should
Speaker 1: lose on a short week against the Rams. So what
Speaker 1: tough assignment there, what team are you? And I think
Speaker 1: that's the thing that probably Mike Zimmers talking about with
Speaker 1: this guys this week. But yeah, from the Packers perspective,
Speaker 1: with having the Bears an idol this week and and
Speaker 1: having a chance to play a division opponent and the
Speaker 1: Vikings having the opponent that they have, it's a big
Speaker 1: opportunity this week if they can go and take one
Speaker 1: on the road from the Lions, considering all the other
Speaker 1: things that are happening right now in that division. Yeah, well,
Speaker 1: another game that's really interesting, and you don't we don't
Speaker 1: normally talk about the cross conference games all that much,
Speaker 1: but Atlanta is traveling to Pittsburgh, and you're talking about
Speaker 1: a Steelers team that already has two losses in a
Speaker 1: tie and they've been dealing with the whole distraction of
Speaker 1: the Lady on Bell situation all the way along. And
Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons are one in three and having to
Speaker 1: go on the road here to Heinz Field, a very
Speaker 1: difficult place to play. These are two teams. I don't
Speaker 1: I don't like to use the word desperate for a
Speaker 1: victory in early October, but this is about as close
Speaker 1: as it gets for early October for for being in
Speaker 1: that desperation MODEI just you have to get a win. Yeah,
Speaker 1: it's a marathon, it's twenty six point two miles. But
Speaker 1: the thing is is that if you can not fall behind,
Speaker 1: you don't have to gas yourself all down the stretch
Speaker 1: trying to make, you know, make it to the finish line. Yeah,
Speaker 1: the Steelers have gone through so much so far early on.
Speaker 1: I think this game in particular for them, even though
Speaker 1: they are technically the team that only has two losses
Speaker 1: right now, I think this is a huge matchup because
Speaker 1: you've had the questions with Levan Bell and where and
Speaker 1: he's when he's going to come back, who's communicating with who?
Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger saying that he needs to do more. Antonio
Speaker 1: Brown miss practice a couple of days. So it's just
Speaker 1: like these type of things, it really tests you, and
Speaker 1: it tests the defense as well. Pittsburghs off to a
Speaker 1: really slow start with their defense this year, and that
Speaker 1: historically has been a hallmark. They're taking on Atlanta Falcons
Speaker 1: team that's had questions on defense, but is you know,
Speaker 1: Matt Ryan's throwing through the roof right now with Kelvin
Speaker 1: Ridley and Julio Jones. So a big gut check for
Speaker 1: both of those teams. Certainly from the Packers perspective, you
Speaker 1: wouldn't mind seeing the Steelers just pull one out here.
Speaker 1: But but certainly from the Falcons, trying to go on
Speaker 1: the road and win in Hinesfield is not easy to ask. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and one last thought as far as the NFC West
Speaker 1: goes um, I tell you what West with with losing
Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo for the season, they're on their backup quarterback,
Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals clearly struggling out of the gate. The
Speaker 1: Rams here undefeated at four and oh going to Seattle.
Speaker 1: Arguably it might be the rams toughest road game of
Speaker 1: the year in terms of the you know, a stadium
Speaker 1: to go into. If the Rams win this game and
Speaker 1: get to five and oh and hand the Seahawks their
Speaker 1: third loss, with everything else going on in that division,
Speaker 1: it's almost like that division race is over. I mean,
Speaker 1: if Seattle wants to have a chance to win the
Speaker 1: NFC West, they almost have to win this game against
Speaker 1: the Rams on Sunday the way it sets up, and
Speaker 1: certainly there's a lot of football they play, but it
Speaker 1: kind of they start to remind me of the two
Speaker 1: thousand eleven Packers a lot. Now their defense with Wade Phillips,
Speaker 1: it's a lot more stout than the Packers were that season.
Speaker 1: But their offense is so explosive. They're able to blow
Speaker 1: teams out. They're able and then and then when they
Speaker 1: get and shootouts, they're able to you know, go tip
Speaker 1: for tat with them. And you know, Jared Goff fits
Speaker 1: that system so well. It's what Sean mcveigh's developed. They
Speaker 1: have three legit downfield options, certainly one of the best
Speaker 1: running backs in the game, a lot of things for
Speaker 1: them to hang their hat on. And conversely, now it's
Speaker 1: a Seattle team that's going through a lot of adversity.
Speaker 1: You look at what's happened now with Earl Thomas and
Speaker 1: losing him. I mean, that's arguably your biggest playmaker on
Speaker 1: that defense. The the offense has had a lot of
Speaker 1: questions and there's been you know, some some issues there
Speaker 1: with Russell Wilson and being able to to generate the
Speaker 1: plays that you know he can generate just based on
Speaker 1: the weapons and offensive line around him. So it's gonna
Speaker 1: be a good game to watch, one that I'll be
Speaker 1: paying close attention to just to see. Okay, from the
Speaker 1: Rams perspective, you are going into century Link, Central Link
Speaker 1: still going to be century Link. Yeah, so are you
Speaker 1: able to overcome that? Is the offense able to play
Speaker 1: to what they believe it can play to, uh, to
Speaker 1: get a huge win that would really give them a
Speaker 1: lot of separation in that division early on. Yeah, this
Speaker 1: is a real gut chet game for Seattle. They're getting
Speaker 1: the division leader at home in their building. But that
Speaker 1: division leader is coming off of extra rest, having played
Speaker 1: the Thursday, the game the week before. They're rested up
Speaker 1: and ready to go. And the Rams know this is
Speaker 1: this is their opportunity to absolutely stop on the rest
Speaker 1: of the division and say here we are, We're the
Speaker 1: team to be totally and before we leave them, Mike,
Speaker 1: I want to throw one more out at you. Okay,
Speaker 1: just kind of my favorite just from a pure football perspective.
Speaker 1: Really no ramifications whatsoever with the Packers, but Jacksonville versus
Speaker 1: Kansas City, Yeah, it is. It's the immovable object verse
Speaker 1: the unstoppable force. Right now with Patrick Mahomes against the
Speaker 1: top ranked defense in the NFL that is not wavering.
Speaker 1: I think what you look at what Doug Moron has
Speaker 1: developed there. I know there's still things offensively that you
Speaker 1: have question marks about, but defensively, Jacksonville is a jugger
Speaker 1: not right now. They have become what Seattle was four
Speaker 1: or five years ago. Patrick Mahomes is off to this
Speaker 1: incredible start to an NFL career. Which things gives there
Speaker 1: and who ultimately comes out on top in terms of
Speaker 1: the a f C race right now and where teams
Speaker 1: could potentially be slot at the end of the season.
Speaker 1: A game that has major major implications for for this
Speaker 1: playoff race potentially. Yeah, you talk about a young quarterback
Speaker 1: who simply does not flinch. I mean Patrick Mahomes down
Speaker 1: two scores on the road at a division rival on
Speaker 1: Monday Night football in Denver, down two scores in the
Speaker 1: fourth quarter, brings his team back for a victory. They're
Speaker 1: still undefeated. He's the top rated quarterback one point five
Speaker 1: passer rating, fourteen touchdowns, no interceptions. Yet um remarkable start
Speaker 1: for him and does the test As far as the
Speaker 1: defense doesn't get any bigger than Jacksonville, it doesn't, Mike,
Speaker 1: and he's been so important for them right now because
Speaker 1: Kansas City's defense has just been a sieve so far
Speaker 1: in terms of the yards that they're giving up. So yeah,
Speaker 1: they've been putting up a lot of production. They have
Speaker 1: their weapons going, but defensively they've needed that too to
Speaker 1: get to where they are. They've needed every touchdown pass
Speaker 1: he's thrown. Yeah, so that's it's made for some really
Speaker 1: exciting football. But ultimately, you know, Blake Bortles, you know,
Speaker 1: he's still a pro and he's been doing this for
Speaker 1: a long time now, so it'll be interested to see
Speaker 1: what that matchup ends up looking like. With with that,
Speaker 1: we will call it a wrap on this edition of
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