1 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: Yo, what's going on? It's Pete Bursage with your Shirley, 2 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: Paul Allen. The Minnesota Vikings got some big O and 3 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: the big D. They scored a bunch of points and 4 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: beat the Dallas Cowboys thirty four to twenty six. This 5 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: is the postgame report powered by Luman. And they got 6 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: a lot of points with McCarthy out playing Dak Prescott. 7 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: But really the story of the game, quite honestly, correct 8 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: me if I'm wrong, was the Vikings work not only 9 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: on defense confusing Dak Prescott basically the entire game. 10 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 2: Their work on third down was as good as we've 11 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 2: seen all season. Yeah, I agree with you on that. 12 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 2: I mean the Dallas Cowboys two to twelve for seventeen percent. 13 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: When coming into this game, they were converting at a 14 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: forty three almost a forty four percent clip. So they 15 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 2: were eighth and they were sixth in the league. Excuse 16 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 2: me coming in this game on third down and the 17 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: Vikings won that matchup. So that forced a lot more 18 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 2: field goals, Paul, and fortunately for the Vikings, a couple 19 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: of missed field goals by Dallas Cowboys, and and that's 20 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: what brought us out on top and to you again 21 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 2: overcome a minus one I'm gonna take give. I think 22 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 2: that's that's a big, big, big part of it because 23 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 2: we had to play consistently. I think outside of the 24 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 2: beginning of the third quarter, our offense was was consistent 25 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: all night. 26 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: So JJ McCarthy finishes fifteen to twenty four, two hundred 27 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: and fifty yards, a couple of touchdowns, both went to 28 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: Jalen Naylor. That was Jalen's first two touchdown game of 29 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: his career. The interception McCarthy threw took place on the 30 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: second play of the game. Safety Donovan Wilson tapped the 31 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: ball at the line of scrimmage. Gwinnon Williams, a defensive tackle, 32 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: picked it off. But outside of that, his passer rating 33 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: was one oh eight. McCarthy took another positive step. 34 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: Yeah he did, and that's this is the first time 35 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: I think his passer rating at the end of a 36 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: game's been north of north of one hundred. Right, So too, 37 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: you know, two passing touchdowns and then delivering a beautiful 38 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: naked right to get out and wide open them. Then 39 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: he have f CJ. Ham On on a shock play 40 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: that on that none of us were expecting. So overall, 41 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 2: I think he missed Justin Jefferson a couple times. One 42 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: on a play he was targeted, two on a play 43 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 2: he was targeted, one on a play where he wasn't targeted. 44 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: So again that that you know, Jefferson with twenty two 45 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: yards receiving. I think that relationship is still building and 46 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 2: still gelling. But to be able to win while that's 47 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 2: happening is a good thing. And then you know, now 48 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 2: it's two in a row for the Vikings, and offensively 49 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: we're starting to settle into a groove. 50 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: And McCarthy had a fifty eight yard completion to Jordan Addison. 51 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: That was big, twenty nine yard completion to TJ. Hockinson. 52 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: In fact, the way he's utilizing these tight ends in 53 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: the shutout of the Commanders, Josh Oliver had two touchdowns, 54 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: Hawkinson had one, and even though the Titans didn't have 55 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: any touchdowns to night Pete very eight in the game 56 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: when the Vikings needed to chew clock and get first downs, 57 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: he hit Josh Olive for eighteen. Then he hit TJ. 58 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: Hockinson for eighteen. That's the cold blood, it's done kind 59 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: of stuff. And only his eight start that McCarthy starting to. 60 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 2: Do yeah, and I think it goes back to his 61 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 2: decision making just cleaner, when to when to pull it 62 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 2: down and run and went on to and before we 63 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,679 Speaker 2: get any further, I gotta you gotta give a tip 64 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 2: of the cap to this offensive line, especially Ryan Kelly 65 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 2: and a couple of short yardage runs, he totally took 66 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 2: Kenny Clark out of the picture. I mean just pushed 67 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: him five yards back. So justin school, we didn't mention 68 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 2: his name all night, I think maybe one time. So 69 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: he had an entire game that left tackle, he did 70 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: a good job. And then Blake Blake Brandle finished in 71 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 2: the game at right tackle as Brian One went out 72 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: with an ankle. So that offensive line tonight, Paul did 73 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 2: a fantastic job. Overall. We didn't get to one hundred 74 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: yards rushing, right, but we got someone we needed it right, 75 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 2: We got the we got the sixteen yard run out 76 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 2: of Aaron Jones went we needed it, so it was 77 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 2: timely and and and yeah, that group I think deserves 78 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 2: a little bit of love. 79 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: Let's hear from Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell following 80 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: a victory on Sunday Night football against the Dallas Cowboys. 81 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:17,679 Speaker 3: Proud of our team. 82 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 4: You know, first time all year we've been able to 83 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 4: stack a couple of wins together. We knew it would 84 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 4: be very, very difficult, hard place to come in and play, 85 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 4: super talented team. And all the respect in the world 86 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 4: to Shady and his coaching staff. I thought all three 87 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 4: phases played a big role in helping us win the game. Obviously, 88 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 4: a big a goal was to start fast. 89 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 3: We did not do that. 90 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 4: They in fact did an unbelievable response by our team. 91 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 4: I thought the effort all night long. I thought the physicality. 92 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 4: We knew it would be a tough front to run 93 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 4: the ball against, but we you know, wanted to continue 94 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 4: to sustain it, knowing that it could help us potentially 95 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 4: develop some explosives in our past game which were big 96 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 4: to have tonight. You know, don't know the exact account 97 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 4: in the past game, but I just thought there was 98 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 4: examples of what our offense can be like when we 99 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 4: have balance, even when there's at times tough sledding in 100 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 4: the run game. 101 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 3: I just thought there were some big plays. 102 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 4: There were some big plays situationally in the football game, 103 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 4: and the response from our quarterback was fantastic. 104 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 3: On the road Sunday night football. 105 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 4: First attempt gets bad at and intercepted, and you know, 106 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 4: he responded. I think he went eight of his next 107 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 4: ten after that for you know, one hundred and forty 108 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 4: two yards and a touchdown, and just felt confident. He felt, 109 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 4: you know, just simply still doing his job, throwing some 110 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 4: checkdowns here or there, and then when the big. 111 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 3: Plays were there, he made the plays. For the most part. 112 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 4: There's still a couple, you know, things that throws that 113 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 4: maybe he'd like to have back, but when you're making 114 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 4: good decisions, you get your ops, and you know, just 115 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 4: proud of our group. How about our specialists, Andrew depaula 116 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 4: one hundred and fiftieth game, Will Rekert and Ryan Wright 117 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 4: huge for us again, including that last field goal, Ryan 118 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 4: pinning him deep, you know, flipping the field and giving 119 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,679 Speaker 4: us some momentum when we didn't necessarily have it early 120 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 4: on in the football game. 121 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 3: So proud of our team, proud of the fight. 122 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 4: We're just gonna keep putting everything we got into every week, 123 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 4: and we got the right guys in that locker room 124 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 4: and and I'm just proud of this organization with what 125 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 4: we were able to do tonight. 126 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 3: Updating you on some injuries. 127 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 4: Jalen Naylor did return kind of had a uh, you know, 128 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 4: a low back there when he caught the touchdown, but 129 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 4: did return and and got a game ball for it 130 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 4: as well for his troubles uh Hardgrave. Uh, we're calling 131 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 4: it a thigh injury. We're gonna need the MRI. 132 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 3: MRI I that see see where he's at. 133 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 4: Brian O'Neil foot he'll have an MRI, but have not 134 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 4: gotten much more of an update on that. 135 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 3: And then Jonathan Garnard. 136 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 4: Did aggravate his shoulder a little bit there, so we'll 137 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 4: obviously need to uh, we'll obviously need to take a 138 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 4: look at him. 139 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 3: And then Zay Rodgers with the elbow late. 140 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 4: That's uh that that was That was that, But proud 141 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 4: of our team, like I said, And back to where 142 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 4: we go. 143 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 5: Right, Just what did you think of the pass protection tonight? 144 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm glad you said that, Alec, you know, because 145 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 4: to not give up a sack against that front when 146 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 4: you know, over the course of our time here, interior 147 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 4: uh you know, interior fronts and and they've got guy 148 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 4: after guy after guy and uh, you know, some really 149 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 4: good players on the edge as well. For justin school 150 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 4: to step in the way he did for that interior three. 151 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 3: To battle all night long. The way they did. 152 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 4: There was a lot of one on one situations within 153 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 4: some of those downs, and then Brian O'Neills is Brian O'Neill, 154 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 4: and Blake stepped in there at the end and at 155 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 4: right tackle, so he's, uh, you know, on his way 156 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 4: to completing the Bengo card. 157 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 3: But yeah, just give him all game balls, all. 158 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 4: Those guys and was an absolute, absolute grind up there 159 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 4: against that front and the way this defense is played, 160 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 4: specifically since getting Q for us to be able to 161 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 4: put together their game like that, still only fifty one plays, 162 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 4: but our average per play was really helped by those explosives. 163 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 6: Why do you think JJ has Letten so composed the 164 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 6: last couple of weeks. 165 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 4: Well, you know, I don't know what the count is, 166 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 4: but I believe he's still in his single digits and starts. 167 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 4: You guys can correct me on that. So we're building 168 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 4: up to, you know, a little bit more experience, a 169 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 4: little bit more time on task, a little bit more 170 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 4: understanding of what the play in the quarterback position at 171 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 4: the NFL level is. It's a decision maker position. With 172 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 4: his ability to throw the football from an arm strength standpoint, 173 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 4: He's going to have a chance to touch every blade 174 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 4: of grass and allow us to be explosive. And then 175 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 4: I think he's made some big time throws and some 176 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 4: big moments. I thought the seamball to TJ was a 177 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 4: spectacular throw. I thought there was other the throw to 178 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 4: Jaylen Naylor really on the fourth down and the touchdown, 179 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 4: you know, moving to his left flip and his hips 180 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 4: and making that throw. So he's got a ton of ability. 181 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 4: It's just continuing to make sure each snap in this league, 182 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 4: you have to have the ability to play each snap 183 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 4: as its own and and trust in the guys in 184 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 4: the huddle and trust in your ability to just put 185 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 4: the ball in play and good things will happen. And 186 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 4: I think he hopefully learned a lesson tonight of we 187 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 4: can be explosive and have some opportunities as the game 188 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 4: goes on by just continuing to throw completions. 189 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 5: We touched on it, but how these. 190 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 6: Last three games that could you to build them in 191 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 6: the fourth and with him. 192 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 4: At yeah, I just we want to play well. There's 193 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 4: been too many instances this year where even you know, 194 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 4: maybe where there's some low hanging fruit. From a standpoint 195 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 4: of finding excuses, our guys don't do that, and I 196 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 4: needed to continue to try to find pass to help 197 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 4: this team win, and doing the things. 198 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 3: That lose games was happening far too often. 199 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 4: We still didn't win the turnover battle tonight, but to 200 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 4: have an early turnover on the second play like that 201 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 4: and then play that kind of offense for the next 202 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 4: forty nine snaps with no turnovers and be explosive is 203 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 4: a great response by our group. And then I just 204 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 4: think the complimentary nature of having your specialists playing at 205 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 4: a really, really high level and the defense being really good. 206 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 4: Although they move the ball tonight at Dak Prescott's phenomenal 207 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 4: and that's a great offense, and Shotty does a great job, 208 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 4: but we were able to be really good on the 209 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:25,319 Speaker 4: weighty downs, red zone, third down and eventually get off 210 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 4: the field and limit the damage and then allow our 211 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:29,839 Speaker 4: offense to go. 212 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 3: Try to capture the the lead back. 213 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 4: So we just wanted to win back to back for 214 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 4: the first time this season. We wanted to, you know, 215 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 4: put everything we had into this one. And now the 216 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 4: players will get a couple of days and we'll go 217 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 4: right back to work and try to do it again 218 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 4: next week. 219 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 7: You kind of touch on it, but he throws interception 220 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 7: on that first pass and is able to kind of 221 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 7: bounce back. Just what does that say about his resiliency 222 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 7: that it didn't snow long? 223 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, it's not a surprise to me just 224 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 4: because of just because of who he is, and even 225 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 4: even you know, we've had some Monday mornings, Uh, you know, 226 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 4: there's been there's been some tough Monday mornings early on 227 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 4: for any young quarterback in the league, and he's always 228 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 4: showed up the same guy. He's always showed up ready 229 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 4: to go back to work, ready to be coached, ready 230 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 4: to continue to pour into this lead. You know, with 231 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 4: all the traits and on and off the field, he 232 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 4: has to do that, and the guys respond to him. 233 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 4: Even sometimes when it's not going well, there's still growth happening. 234 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 4: We just got to, you know, try to find a 235 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 4: way during that growth period which we've been in, to 236 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 4: stack positive plays, throw completions, and see if we can 237 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 4: get some more ops to possibly develop some of those 238 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 4: explosives that help our offense go, especially on a night 239 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 4: like this. 240 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 8: Anything special he did on the big handoff and then 241 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 8: the rollout. 242 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 5: On the touchdown run. 243 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 4: I would say the finish I would not classify as special. 244 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 4: It was entertaining. That's I guess we are in the 245 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 4: entertainment business. But I would have preferred him to show 246 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 4: that that forty time that he likes to talk about 247 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 4: having never run a forty coming. 248 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 3: Out, which was unique to say the least. 249 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 4: But as a guy who once ran a fast forty 250 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 4: and couldn't throw it very well, I can probably understand 251 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 4: why quarterbacks are choosing. 252 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 3: To do that these days. But yeah, I thought the cell. 253 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 4: I thought the moment, that the action, all those things, 254 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,439 Speaker 4: and you know, even I knew the play and I 255 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 4: knew what was happening, and the action was so good 256 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:25,959 Speaker 4: I you know, I even had to take a double 257 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 4: take right there. 258 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 3: And it's awesome moment in the game. 259 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 8: Kevin, you mentioned the TJ seamball. 260 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:32,559 Speaker 5: What about that one? 261 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 3: Like? 262 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 5: Did you like the most? 263 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, we're in big grouping twenty two twenty two CJS 264 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 4: on the field. We're kind of using airon to motion 265 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 4: out to a receiver and form a totally four by 266 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 4: one open formation. Had a little bit of a thought 267 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 4: that we'd probably get some split safety zone and we 268 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 4: did Justin Jefferson's on one of the benders, and you know, 269 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 4: his job on that play is to do exactly what 270 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 4: he did on a night where you know, we're trying 271 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 4: to we're trying to get Justin going a little bit, 272 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 4: and there was some opportunities for him. Didn't necessarily cash 273 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 4: in on a lot of those, but even on that play, 274 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 4: the discipline to kind of feel his read out in 275 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 4: a coverage. 276 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 3: Read and find uh, find. 277 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 4: Uh the exact right place to go with the football 278 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 4: and then be surgical with that throw and turn it 279 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 4: loose with that kind of revolutions and RPMs to give 280 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 4: TJ a runners ball down the field. 281 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 3: I think it was a twenty nine yard game. 282 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 4: It was a big time on the Galen's first touchdown, 283 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 4: it looked like Bland was right there. 284 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was that basically an example of an NFL. 285 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 4: Open, Yeah, because you know it was a full kind 286 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 4: of full scale cell front side and uh, you know 287 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 4: got you know, we got behind him. But then he's 288 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 4: a really really good player, so he you know, tries 289 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 4: to shave that angle back and speedy flattened off. They 290 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 4: actually completed a very similar look in practice, got a 291 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 4: great look out of our out of our look team 292 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 4: and and same same kind of throw, same kind of 293 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 4: throw and catch. I think he was moving to his right, 294 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 4: so that was really one of the first times that 295 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 4: action moving to his left and and what a throw. 296 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,559 Speaker 3: And I thought the play before, you. 297 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 4: Know, was was critical as well, when we you know, 298 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 4: kind of simulated something that we had done before and 299 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 4: get Aaron in space. It had been kind of tough 300 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,319 Speaker 4: sledding early on in the game. I don't even know 301 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 4: if that play was logged as a run or a pass, 302 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 4: but you know, the execution TJ blocking out in front 303 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 4: and Aaron's finished, plus the penalty put us right. 304 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 3: I think at the twenty yard line. 305 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 6: What will you tell JJ about that first and play? 306 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 6: How should you manage that situation with safety? 307 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, they're bringing somebody off the slot. They were in 308 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 4: a big grouping, you know, you know it's gonna be 309 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 4: five to one on ones potentially plus that, and I 310 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 4: got to do a better. 311 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 3: Job preparing him. 312 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 4: You know, I got a that's on me totally, and 313 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 4: he's going he's doing the right thing, he's replacing the pressure. 314 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 4: He's you know, I think Justin was was doing his job. 315 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 4: He knows he's got to, you know, be available if 316 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 4: we get pressure right there, and you know, it's just 317 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 4: one of those plays where defender right in your face 318 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 4: no matter what. And then when the ball does get 319 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 4: tipped up in the air of that ball, if you 320 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 4: do get your hands on it, that ball's got to 321 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 4: go to the ground. And I think he was trying 322 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 4: to do that. But you know, somehow, somehow I ended 323 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 4: up being a catastrophic play. But I think what's significant 324 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 4: about that is I'm sure there was some you know, 325 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 4: I'm sure there was some o here we go agains, 326 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 4: maybe in front of some TV sets or even out 327 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 4: of an unbelievable showing here in Dallas. I mean, there 328 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 4: was a lot of purple in the house. You could 329 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 4: feel them, you can hear them from very early on 330 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 4: in the game. So compliments the Vikings fans for showing 331 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 4: up for us in a big moment for our team. 332 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 4: But not one player felt like that, not one coach, 333 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 4: not one person on our sidelines, despite talking a lot 334 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 4: about continuing to start fast and just a response of 335 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 4: our team. 336 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 3: I think we've been. 337 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 4: Hardened by, you know, the journey of this year, the 338 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 4: bumps in the road. But I told them, you know, 339 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 4: days and weeks ago. There ain't no exit rams here. 340 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 4: So we're just going to keep on grinding and learning 341 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 4: a lot about each other. And it works both ways, 342 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 4: players and coaches. We're learning about each other, but we're 343 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 4: learning most importantly that we can sustain through some adversity 344 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 4: and still persevere to win football games because it's gonna 345 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 4: come in handy continuing to build that within our organization, 346 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 4: and these are very very important moments when, uh, you know, 347 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 4: it could it could go one of two ways, and 348 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 4: I'm really proud of the way it's going. 349 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 5: Kevin, you mentioned Dak in that offense. 350 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 8: Just what did you think of the way you guys 351 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 8: try to make him think kind of throughout. 352 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 3: The Yeah, it was that chess match. 353 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 4: You know, they're you know, we're all up or we're 354 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 4: we're coming, We're not coming. He's seen it all, he's experienced, 355 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 4: he's very smart. I love watching him play, just the 356 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 4: way he's in total command. But there was some back 357 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 4: and forth there between him and Harry and and kind 358 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 4: of what we were doing, what are they doing? And uh, 359 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 4: you know, all we're trying to do is to continue 360 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 4: to apply pressure because this is an offense where if 361 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 4: you just let him play, uh you know, kind of 362 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 4: stress free all night long, they can they can put 363 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 4: up a lot of yards in a hurry. And they 364 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 4: still made plays. But it's attrition throughout the throughout the 365 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 4: game and the way flows continuing to press and and 366 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 4: and and get people up around line of scrimmage and 367 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 4: try to take things away. They made some good adjustments 368 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 4: and then and then I thought our guys did as well, 369 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 4: and we were able to get enough stops there to 370 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 4: give ourselves a chance to counteract that with scoring some 371 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 4: points and winning. 372 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 3: I was just gonna. 373 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, uh, compliments to them, especially with where 374 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 4: it was at in the game. You're thinking, hey, defense responded, 375 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 4: got that stop the worst it's gonna be as three 376 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 4: and uh, you know, they they executed that really well. 377 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 4: They they really did, So you got to compliment them. 378 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:38,680 Speaker 4: And kind of goes into the response of our team 379 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,439 Speaker 4: because you can you can really see that going a 380 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 4: couple of ways there early on in the game, and 381 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 4: the grit and and just the determination to just go 382 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 4: play and compete. 383 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:48,880 Speaker 3: And and then I. 384 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 4: Thought we made some plays there to kind of kickstart 385 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 4: and and. 386 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 3: Some of the some of the situational plays. 387 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 4: I don't think we were great on third down, but 388 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 4: there were some four downs to be had and I 389 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 4: wanted to be aggressive and helped us win the game. 390 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: So that's the first two game winning streak all season 391 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: for the six win Vikings. They're at the Giants next game. 392 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 1: That'll be the final road game, then the Detroit Lions 393 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: Christmas Day are at US Bank Stadium, and the Green 394 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: Bay Packers are the final game this season and in 395 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: a non playoff season. The a topic, correct me if 396 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 1: I'm wrong, is the maturation and improvement of JJ McCarthy. Absolutely, 397 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 1: And also, you know you've heard me say it before 398 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: and we saw it a lot with the Commanders. Human 399 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: nature gets to win two. So therefore, when you know 400 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: you're not going to the playoffs, there are some teams, 401 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 1: see the Commanders who just I don't want to say 402 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: they didn't offer full throttle effort, but when we watched 403 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: it back, it was pretty shoddy. That's not the case 404 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: with these Minnesota Vikings. They've tried hard every second of 405 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: basically every game. 406 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's something that you have to watch closely. 407 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 2: You know, this time of year, they're still out there 408 00:18:55,320 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 2: playing hard, playing together. I think really the the defense 409 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 2: put together a beautiful game plan. Yeah, they gave up 410 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 2: a lot of yards, they gave up, you know, but 411 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,159 Speaker 2: they again they tightened it up when they needed to offensively, 412 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 2: outside of the interception and maybe the beginning of the 413 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 2: third quarter. Uh, special teams, you know, you get a 414 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 2: fake run on you, a couple of big returns. But 415 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 2: I think they answered the bell, especially at the end 416 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 2: of the game with the on sides kick, you know, recovery. 417 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. So, Josh Oliver, that group, you. 418 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 2: Know, all three phases had a lot, had a lot 419 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 2: of a good And I bring all that in just 420 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 2: to just to highlight your point, Paul, the entire team. 421 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 2: It's not just we have one phase of the game 422 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 2: that's outperforming in the other two or lagging. I think 423 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 2: all three phases are you know, tonight played pretty well 424 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 2: and that speaks to me as a team that still 425 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 2: cares and they still want to go out and they 426 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 2: still want to win. 427 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: And Will Reiker, second year kicker from Alabama against Brandon Aubrey, 428 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: third year kicker from Notre Dame. I mean Aubrey has 429 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,360 Speaker 1: six makes in his career from sixty and beyond. I mean, 430 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: you hear people talk about him, it's like a cross 431 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: between Ray Guy, Tom Dempsey and Mark Moseley and like 432 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: he never misses. Well, he missed twice tonight for the 433 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 1: first time since the end of his rookie year. Reikered 434 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: when they needed to take eight and make it eleven. 435 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: He nailed it. And that I mean Will reikerd and 436 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: Ryan Wright by the way, with two fantastic punts inside 437 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: the twenty Andrew Depaula playing in his one hundred and 438 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: fifty ath the game. Matt Daniel's Special Teams group, you know, 439 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 1: has taken some consternation during the course of the year, 440 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: especially when Devin DuVernay you know, did his best to 441 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,919 Speaker 1: ruin the season at us Bank Stadium. But overall they 442 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 1: bounced back pretty nicely. 443 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 3: Yeah they did. 444 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 2: And you know, you faced another one of the better 445 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 2: returners in the league in Turpin today, you know, Cavante Turpin, 446 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 2: and so I think they overall, you know, did a 447 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 2: pretty good job. So it's it's it's a whole team 448 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 2: effort and they all should be very proud. And and 449 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 2: you know, it's not easy to come down here in 450 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 2: Dallas and on a team that up until I believe 451 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,400 Speaker 2: to like earlier today was in this thing. Yeah right, 452 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:01,439 Speaker 2: It's it's not like they've been out for weeks at 453 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 2: a time. Now you've got the number one offense in 454 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 2: the league, so they've got some firepower. And you know, 455 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 2: great job on Ceedee Lamb, even better job against George Pickens, 456 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 2: right to take him out of the game. Yeah, and 457 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 2: Prescott had to target nine different receivers, so I think 458 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 2: the Vikings game plan did a great job in kind 459 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 2: of not just confusing him and not letting him feel comfortable. 460 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: End of the equation. The Dallas Cowboys wanted little to 461 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: do with the NFC North. They'll finish three in one. 462 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: They tied the Green Bay Packers, who were losers earlier 463 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: today against the Denver Broncos. Let's hear from Minnesota Vikings 464 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:39,639 Speaker 1: quarterback JJ McCarthy. 465 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,719 Speaker 9: Obviously great to stat two wins together, especially do it 466 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 9: on Sunday night in this atmosphere. Tremendous play from the 467 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 9: offensive line to night. Can't thank them enough, can't give 468 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 9: enough credit to them. The receivers they were getting open 469 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 9: all night, catching everything, running backs. Taking care of the 470 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 9: football was the most important thing tonight, and I feel 471 00:21:58,000 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 9: like we did that as an offense, but it makes 472 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 9: it really when the defense plays the way they do 473 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 9: and apply that pressure as well as you know that 474 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 9: bend don't break mentality. But you know, I have to 475 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 9: say this to leave off the special teams unit. They've 476 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 9: been tremendous all year and it's just an example of 477 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 9: consistency throughout our team that is, you know, very inspiring 478 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:15,880 Speaker 9: to me in our offense. 479 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 5: So I'll open up to any questions. Did you what 480 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 5: was your favorite throw of the night. 481 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 9: I think it's probably the seamball to TJ coming out, 482 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 9: you know as a tight cover two coverage kind of 483 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 9: pseudo quarters, but you know, just playing on time, in rhythm, 484 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 9: trusting what I see, being decisive and you know, seeing 485 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 9: the ball come out exactly the way I wanted to 486 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:43,120 Speaker 9: that was pretty cool. 487 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 5: But you know, he made a tremendous catch. 488 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 9: Like if you ask him, and you know, we'll have 489 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 9: him walk you through what that ball was looking like 490 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 9: in those lights, it's pretty cool. 491 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 5: Pretty cool. So did you ask him and he walked 492 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 5: you through it? 493 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 6: Yeah? 494 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 9: Yeah, he told me on the sideline for sure. Yeah, 495 00:22:57,840 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 9: it's just flickering lights and then he's like, oh there. 496 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 5: So you first have an anler. 497 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 6: Uh, you know from our prospective we didn't look very old. 498 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 5: But why did you think that was a good past 499 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 5: and throw first the first one? 500 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 9: Yeah, I just feel like, you know, it's shown up 501 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 9: so many times on tape where those corners off keepers, 502 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 9: you know, after hard run action they pop really early 503 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 9: because we got great guys, very twitchy, explosive, and I 504 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 9: saw him get the edge, so I just have to 505 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 9: put it to the spot and let his greatness show up, 506 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 9: and it did. 507 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 5: Once again. What's the key to good fake? And like, 508 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 5: how did you get that much safe? Ab talks about 509 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 5: it as a guitar fake. 510 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 9: You really just want to show ball, hide ball, show 511 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 9: hand with no ball and uh, you know the offensive 512 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 9: line they've been doing great all night of just you know, 513 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 9: kind of applying that pressure inside and they're super aggressive defense, 514 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 9: So it was an ideal time to run a great 515 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 9: call by Kale. 516 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 5: You talk about stack in a couple of months to go. 517 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 5: How important is it these next three games? So to 518 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 5: continue to try to build that momentum for yourself and 519 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 5: this team extremely important. 520 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:02,120 Speaker 9: You know, we're only as successful as our last successful act, 521 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 9: and our next act is coming in on Monday. Or 522 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 9: Wednesday or whatever it is, and getting better working on 523 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 9: you know, all the mistakes that we made in this 524 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 9: game tonight. You know, give a little pat on the 525 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 9: back for the good things, but we're always focused on 526 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 9: that next thing and how to get better. 527 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 10: She does that the touchdown you scores at the plans 528 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 10: celebration or does that just come to you in the moment. 529 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 9: Or I did it in practice and I was told 530 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 9: not to do it, so just me, you know, being 531 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,679 Speaker 9: who I am, it's like, oh no, I'm more enticed 532 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 9: to do it. But if it's that open, obviously, just 533 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 9: getting the end zone no matter what, and be coachable 534 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 9: and do what my coach says. 535 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 5: So yeah, I'll definitely get a minus for that one. 536 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 5: You're okay with that? 537 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 3: Yes? And no? Yes? I know. 538 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 5: Yeah. 539 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 7: Did you how did you bounce back after that first 540 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 7: bro gets tipped in the air and like, how did 541 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 7: you kind of show the resiliency like to not let 542 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 7: a snowball? 543 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 9: I think going through this whole year, gaining the perspective 544 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 9: that those things are gonna happen, Like this is National 545 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 9: Football League. They're gonna make plays, there's gonna be tip balls. 546 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 9: You can't let that affect to the next coming place, 547 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 9: and you know, just being in those situations a lot 548 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 9: in my past, you know, it's a great way to 549 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 9: just kind of be like, oh, I've been here before, 550 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 9: moving on to the next play. 551 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 5: And focus on that. The ball down, yeah, I tried to. 552 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 9: I didn't really catch it at the right point, so 553 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,920 Speaker 9: it went like forward and set it down, But yeah, 554 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 9: got to work on that. 555 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 10: The seven has always been sort of built on chunk 556 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 10: plays in the pass a game, and you obviously had 557 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:29,959 Speaker 10: a bunch tonight. Has that been sort of a process 558 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,360 Speaker 10: of just feeling comfortable with those types of passes at 559 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 10: this level for you? 560 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 3: For sure? 561 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 5: I think that plays a role. 562 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 9: But you know, when the offensive line plays as well 563 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:40,439 Speaker 9: as they did tonight, when they played as well as 564 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 9: they did last week, it makes it very easy for me. 565 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 9: And you know, the guys are always going to get open, 566 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 9: so it's just a matter of me putting the right 567 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,679 Speaker 9: spot and having the time allowed to put in the 568 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 9: right spot. So you know, everything goes hand in hand 569 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 9: and I feel like we're very in sync as a 570 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 9: whole tonight. 571 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 5: From the back shoulder for the nail at. 572 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 9: Me personally, it was something that was difficult because you know, 573 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 9: I was a big fastball guy, but you know, working 574 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 9: constantly and obsessively, I'm being a thrower of the football, 575 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 9: passer of the football. That was just another one of 576 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 9: those opportunities where he put it up, just like in 577 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 9: Detroit when he ran, you know, the little rail from 578 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:16,119 Speaker 9: three spot. 579 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 5: Just give him a. 580 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 9: Chance, you know, to catch the ball and he's going 581 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 9: to do it back shoulder speedy. 582 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 5: That's who he is, So just put it up for him. 583 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:26,120 Speaker 8: We talked to Ryan Kelly just about how much I mean, 584 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 8: he's enjoyed being back and being a part of it. 585 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 8: Just how much is his presence being in their mid 586 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 8: for you and some of the recent performance you. 587 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 5: Feel like it's amazing. 588 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,399 Speaker 9: You know, there's nothing better than scoring a touchdown And 589 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 9: the first guy that I hear is Ryan Kelly saying, 590 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 9: I love you, bro, You're an animal. 591 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 5: All that stuff. 592 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 9: But yeah, he just brings this veteran presence kind of 593 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 9: something similar to what I talked about earlier this week. 594 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 9: But you know, we go as they go, and they 595 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:54,199 Speaker 9: go as he goes. So just having a guy like 596 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 9: that in that role is extremely, extremely a blessing for sure. 597 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,400 Speaker 7: What do you think has allowed you to put through 598 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 7: all the adversity you've faced this year and not let 599 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 7: it break you. 600 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 5: I love what I do like I love playing ball. 601 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 9: I realize how blessed I am to be in this position, 602 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 9: and most importantly, I love the people I do it with. 603 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 9: You know, it can get very loud and very noisy, 604 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,199 Speaker 9: and you know there's a lot of situations that I 605 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 9: going through in my past to kind of minimize those things, 606 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 9: and the number one thing. 607 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 5: That does that is just love what you're doing right 608 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 5: in front of you. 609 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,199 Speaker 9: Love who you're around, because that's what matters, you know, 610 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 9: in the grand scheme of things, and focus on that 611 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 9: growth each and every day. 612 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 7: Is there any point in the past few months say 613 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 7: you didn't feel that that love for. 614 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 2: What you're doing. 615 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 9: I wouldn't say that, no, because I love the journey. 616 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:42,680 Speaker 9: I love the ups and downs, I love the pain, 617 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 9: I love the heartache. You know, that's a part of growing, 618 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 9: that's a part of life. And you know, I think 619 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 9: football is just a great microcosm for those lessons and 620 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 9: you know, strengthening your resiliency, patients all that stuff. 621 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 6: So as will snig went any frustration that you and 622 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 6: ject Jefferson just haven't had that connection yet. 623 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 9: Obviously it's frustrating, but we have ultimate faith. You know, 624 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:06,360 Speaker 9: he's the greatest in the world, and I know every 625 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 9: single time I put that ball up there's a great 626 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 9: chance he's coming down with it. So it's just you know, 627 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 9: the reps, the experience constantly, you know, continuing to go 628 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 9: through these concepts with that timing, with that rhythm, and 629 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:18,439 Speaker 9: we'll be in a great spot. 630 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,360 Speaker 5: But he's I know, he's going to continue to work. 631 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 9: I'm going to continue to work, and you know that's 632 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 9: a recipe for something good happened in the future. 633 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 1: So start number nine in JJ's ever developing career is 634 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: next game against the New York Giants, final road game, 635 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:33,920 Speaker 1: and Pete, Ben and I will be there to call 636 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,680 Speaker 1: it for you on FM one hundred point three KFAM 637 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: and the Minnesota Vikings Audio Network. Keep it here at 638 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: Vikings dot com for between the lines and all of 639 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: the preview stuff Vikings dot com does up to the 640 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: Giants game, the final road game of the season for 641 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: Pete versus I'm Paul Allen. The Minnesota Vikings have won 642 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: two in a row for the first time this year. 643 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: Came down to Dallas, had some big O and the 644 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: Big D and a wonderful defense on third down. They 645 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: beat the Cowboys by eight. Thank you very much for listening.