1 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: With Gabe Henderson from the Vikings Entertainment Network. I'm Paul Allen. 2 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: The Vikings lost to the Detroit Lions thirty four to 3 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: twenty three. They are ten and three, the Lions are 4 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: six and seven, and the Lions have won. The Lions 5 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: have won five of their last six games and improved 6 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: to six and seven before we hear from Kevin O'Connell 7 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: and Kirk Cousins and Ron Johnson and winning formula and 8 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 1: stuff like that. What were some of your thoughts game? 9 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: We came out slow and that's not what we needed 10 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: to do against the Detroit Lions team that had won 11 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,639 Speaker 1: four out of the last five, and that showed they 12 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: got the ball first we go, we give them before 13 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: them to three and out. Then we go three and out. 14 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: We're usually good on our first possession, and then the 15 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: offense kind of stayed, you know, kind of kind of 16 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: note uput it this way. They just weren't persistent in 17 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: trying to move the sticks and the Lions capitalize on that. 18 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: We gave them plenty of opportunities and we didn't do 19 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: what we needed to do to Now you will hear 20 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: from Dave Henderson and Ben Leeber with winning formula coming 21 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: up shortly a couple of a couple of record setting notes. 22 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook finished with twenty three yards, which means he 23 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: has the fourth most rushing yards in the history of 24 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: Vikings football. Passing Bill Brown chuck for him in a 25 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: third he would be next. Cousins finished with four hundred 26 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: and twenty five yards, two tds and zero picks. But 27 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson with a career best two hundred and twenty 28 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: three receiving yards. Jared goff through for three touchdowns. He's 29 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: done that a million times in his career. They the 30 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: Lions faked a punch to the upback h Moore, who 31 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: ran for forty two yards. That was the largest rushing 32 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: total the Lions had today. Jamal Williams thirty seventy one, 33 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: Swift twenty one, Justin Jackson nineteen. Golf even ran a 34 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: couple of times for nine am and Ross Saint Brown 35 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: ran once for six. But before we start hearing thoughts 36 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: of others, Gabe Henderson m Dalvin Cook one and a 37 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: half yards per carry. Yeah, there's no chance that I 38 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: would have predicted that coming into this game. No chance, absolutely, 39 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: And with the Detroit Lions being the second worst team 40 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: when it comes to yards per rush. They were given 41 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: a five yards per rush per game, and I just 42 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: knew Dalvin Cook was going to at least rush for 43 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: one hundred yards. And that starts with the offensive linement 44 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: up front. Darresol was out, Garret Bradberry was out, so 45 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: there was some some shuffling there that those guys had 46 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: to get adjusted to him on the front front five 47 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: that really, I believe, you know, stop Dalvin's momentum, and 48 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: you know that's the reason why Dalvin wasn't able to get, 49 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: you know, the yards that we were expecting him to 50 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: get against this Detroit Lions. Let's let's give Gabe a 51 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: chance to get down to the field to do winning 52 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: formula with Ben leeber So. Let's first hear from Minnesota 53 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: Vikings head coach Kevin o'k at what he had to 54 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: say following and eleven point lost to division rival Detroit. 55 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: Just give you guys a quick update. A couple injuries. 56 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks had a left foot, He'll get an MRI 57 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: on that. Chris Boyd to left knee contusion, will ultimately 58 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: evaluate him, but hopefully we can get him turned over 59 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 1: on a short week and then we did have Blake 60 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: Lynch with a shoulder. He'll be evaluated tomorrow further. And 61 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: then Brandell did have a right knee that will require 62 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: him an MRI. I just really figure out. But he 63 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: was possibly able to come back in the game, he 64 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: at least said, but we wanted to be smart with 65 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: him at that point. But we'll take a look at 66 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: where he's at. I got to give the lines credit. 67 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: They played a really solid football game. I thought our 68 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: guys battled, but we just didn't do enough today to 69 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: win the game playing complimentary football when I look at it, 70 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: there were some positive performances from some individual players and 71 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: some things that gave us a chance to be in 72 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: the football game. But just across the board, Um, not 73 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: enough in the run game offensively and uh and a 74 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: pretty critical turnover UM in the low red um trying 75 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: to you know, take a shot at a play right there. 76 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: And then defensively, Um, they had a good game plan 77 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: and attacked us really in the run and pass um today. 78 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: So we got to be better. If we want to 79 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: earn the right to punch our ticket into the playoffs, 80 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: we share better have a playoff worthy type performance, which 81 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: I did not think overall as a football team. We 82 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: did today and that's ultimately something that falls on me 83 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: and I can do a lot of things better myself, 84 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: our coaching staff, UM, and then we'll just go back 85 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 1: to work and and uh, you know, clean up some 86 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: of the execution and be ready to be at our 87 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: best next Saturday back at home, UM at us Bank 88 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,679 Speaker 1: in the low red assume you're a friend of the Dalla. Yeah, 89 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: we uh, you know, we had some we had some 90 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: interior penetration on the play, UM and Dalvin was actually 91 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: going to attempt to throw that foot ball to Johnny 92 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: Mutt and he was opening the back. We just wanted 93 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: to make sure number one that there was no penetration 94 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 1: there and and uh, you know, ultimately trying to be 95 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: aggressive in that moment goal line defense in there not 96 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: a lot of runs from the three yard line, and 97 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 1: we had the play set up and just didn't executing 98 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: the ball went the other way. It was a critical, 99 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: critical error. We got to go back and look at it, 100 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: and I'm always going to rely on on our guys 101 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: to make that play and execute in that moment. But 102 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: ultimately a huge playing the game, you call it like that, 103 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: And obviously galling, he's gonna do something he's not used 104 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: to doing. Like, how much do you take that into act? 105 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: We've practiced, We've practiced quite a bit. See he felt comfortable. 106 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: I did. I felt comfortable with him executing that play 107 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: in that moment of concern. Now with the defense just 108 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: all the yards you're giving up, the explosives and obviously 109 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: really gosh, yeah, I think we've I think, uh, you know, 110 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: it's a combination of some things, but I think we 111 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 1: got to take a take a look at what we 112 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: can do to potentially help our guys have, you know, 113 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: be in position to make more plays, be a little 114 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: bit more aggressive possibly, but ultimately I think we got 115 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 1: to generate some more rush however we do it, and 116 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 1: then just try to limit explosives and what that looks like. Chris, 117 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: I think it's a variety of things, but I think 118 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: if we're doing our jobs effectively, we've got to take 119 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: a look at it to try to improve our football team. 120 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 1: Williams there, what happened on that? Yeah? I think I 121 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: think like it sounds like we were we were in 122 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: kind of a quarters coverage structure and they just wearable 123 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: to get one of our safeties to kind of nail 124 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: down and opened up the explosive, you know, very similar 125 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: to a couple of plays we hit on the other side. 126 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: Um as well, you know what, I think, just early on, 127 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: I didn't think our execution was very solid. Um it 128 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: just seemed like the uh, you know, at least watching 129 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: it and observing it, it just seemed like there was 130 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of execution error, maybe some combinations not 131 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: being tight enough, maybe some back or run through. Maybe 132 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: we're you know, on plays where we heavily accounted for 133 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: nickel pressure and things like that. We just didn't quite 134 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: get it done. And I think that's my message to 135 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: the team was about execution. It was about the details. 136 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: It was about doing the little things. How many times 137 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: can we have all eleven do their jobs? Because when 138 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: we tend to do that, things work out in our favor. 139 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: And uh, that's we'll continue what we'll do. Let's go 140 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: back to work, coach the details and demand a level execution, 141 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: especially in the run game to get back to where 142 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: we want to be. Can do any concern and the 143 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: injuries to Harrison or Garrett Brandberry or a long term 144 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: at all, No, I do not. And and Garrett was 145 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: pretty close to a game time decision, and we just 146 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: decided where he was at that. You know, we had 147 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: confidence in Schlot taking the reps, you know, most of 148 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: the reps. Garrett did get some during the practice week, 149 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: but CD cleared the protocol and we'll kind of progress 150 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: through the week next week. But we just really in 151 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: a game where you know, we're coming in with you know, 152 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: everything we had had. Uh, you know, we still wanted 153 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: to be smart as we you know, get in December 154 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: with some of our players that have been banged up. 155 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: But no, no real long term concerns with either of 156 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: those two players. Kevy upon before the need I think 157 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: it was twin six. Yeah, you play. Um a lot 158 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: of respect for that special teams coordinator over there. We 159 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: knew at some point, Um, it's pretty well documented they're 160 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: going to try to steal possession at some point, and 161 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: they were able to do that against us, which was unfortunate. Plus, 162 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: but yeah, it's it's possible. We'll have to we'll have 163 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: to take a look at it and really see. It 164 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,079 Speaker 1: did seem like just kind of my observations and sometimes 165 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: it can be hard from the sideline to see at all. 166 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: But Mike, Mike gut tells me the hard down kind 167 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: of moved around, and whether it was one thing here 168 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: or one thing there, um just not good enough across 169 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: the board in the run game to help sustain especially 170 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: on a day where you know, uh, you know, I 171 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: thought Kirk Cousins battled. I thought justin Jeff and t J. 172 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: Hockinson and Adam Feeling and kJ and these guys showing 173 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: up making some place to just try to keep us 174 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: in the football game on a day where we did 175 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: not run it well enough. One point three a Kerry 176 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:12,599 Speaker 1: is not going to allow you to sustain drives. And 177 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: quite frankly, that skilled group of guys and the offensive 178 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: line in their past pro giving Kirk time. But I 179 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: think just that first down, you know, that early down 180 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: mentality of having an execution level be a standard and 181 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: then allowing the effort and they understanding what you have 182 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 1: to do in the run game in this league, regardless 183 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: of the opponent to have success on a consistent basis. 184 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: Kirk is I mean, I got a pressure in the 185 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,719 Speaker 1: run games of working for him to come back and 186 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: do what idiot, I guess whatever you think it was performing. Yeah, 187 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: I thought he was attempting to will our football team 188 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: to a victory, both with his execution level to Justin. 189 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: Justin's adjustments he made since the last time he played 190 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:54,479 Speaker 1: against these guys. I thought he played incredibly fast and explosive, 191 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: and Kirk was right there with him every step of 192 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: the way. I'm really proud of those guys, and I 193 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 1: think that will help us continue to help us moving forward. 194 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: We did a lot of different things today in the 195 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: past game to kind of have a plan of attack 196 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: based upon what we saw the last time. Pair that 197 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 1: with a little bit better day running the football, and 198 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: I think will be offensively, um, you know, in a 199 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: place where we feel like we can compete in terms 200 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: of past game. Justin Jefferson two hundred twenty for you yard, 201 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: it's a team record your thoughts, Yeah, and just really competed. 202 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,079 Speaker 1: I just I think he is as talented as anybody 203 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: ever been around. And then he's an ultimate, ultimate competitor, 204 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: had a great week of preparation. He was dialed in 205 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 1: from the jump and then ultimately just trying to do 206 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: whatever he could to make the plays required to and 207 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: we really you know, you're looking up at the scoreboard, 208 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: that's one thing. But all I know is that this 209 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: team feels like, as long as we give ourselves a chance, 210 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: we're going to find a way. And we just didn't 211 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: have enough, you know, just didn't have enough and couldn't 212 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: quite get that rock back with enough time to make it. 213 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: You know what, we what we had hoped. But tons 214 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: of credit to job Us and Kirk for how they 215 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: executed today. And I do want to go back and 216 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: look at that long completion there towards the end. It 217 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: looked like he did stay and bounds, but I'm fifty 218 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 1: three and a third away on the other side of 219 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 1: the field, so when it was real dead, not much 220 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 1: we can do about it. In terms of you were 221 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: very aggressive on offs going for it on fourth down early, 222 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: you have the two point conversion. How much of that 223 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: has to do with you know, their offense is maybe 224 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: going to come back and get points against you or Yeah. 225 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: I felt like we needed to be aggressive today. I 226 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: felt like, you know that that scenario, with that fourth 227 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 1: and one, we had an opportunity to continue that drive. 228 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: I got a lot of confidence in our guys and 229 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: and expect in that situation, you know, regardless that we 230 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: can potentially try to get a yard right there, we 231 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: had to play with some different variances to it depending 232 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: on how they lined up, and it ended up being 233 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:53,319 Speaker 1: a play where we thought we could get Dalvin kind 234 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: of in a space one on one maybe with the 235 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: corner to try to get a yard and they just 236 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: made a play Kevin on the one where they put 237 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: too emotion there at the end how much And they've 238 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: shown that point, they've true, I know, they've shown the 239 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: look to run the football out of that stuff. That's 240 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: become kind of a popular thing around the league with 241 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: some of these real athletic tackles like a Trent Williams 242 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: or or like Sewell. He's a special, special player and 243 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: there's a reason why he was drafted where he was. 244 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: And that's just them being willing to execute a play 245 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: like that in a critical moment um where you know 246 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: they's good call and great execution. And I think that's 247 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: something to kind of circle back on. It's just the 248 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: execution level. You know, in those critical downs, they just 249 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: made more plays than we did. They earned to earn 250 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: the victory. Year. What do you feel like, general level 251 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: you guys need to do image execution, What needs to 252 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: happen to get the run game going well? I think 253 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: it's you know, it's it's game in and game out 254 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: sometimes you know how how it tends to go. We've 255 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: tried to be consistent with it and have been able 256 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: to grind out some twenty five, twenty seven, twenty eight 257 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: plus carry type of games that you know, for or 258 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: five Vicarry. It's one thing to not really have those explosives, 259 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: but it's another thing to have the negatives. I think 260 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: we had five today. So first and foremost, we got 261 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: to eliminate the negatives in the run game. And I 262 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: think that's where when we're accounting for a hat on 263 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: a hat in the box and we've got a plan, 264 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: that's where the execution word tends to come up. But yeah, 265 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: that's going to be a major major focus, making sure 266 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 1: we continue to have some balance with our offense to 267 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: help try to apply pressure to the defense. Fascast all right, coach, 268 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: the Lions win by eleven. It's the Vikings first division 269 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,199 Speaker 1: lost this season, so you know, I mean, even though 270 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: they faked upon on you and more went for forty 271 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: two golf basically looked unstoppable in middle of the field, 272 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: defending it is still a major major problem for the 273 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings. Defense. You're still ten and three and you 274 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: can win the division Saturday at noon against the Colts. Absolutely, 275 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: And that's all you need to worry about is getting 276 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: ready for another short week of Vikings football. You play 277 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: on Saturday, you have another chance to lock up the division. 278 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: You didn't do it today, Why not doing in front 279 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: of your home, your home fan base. And I'm sure 280 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: this Minnesota Vikings team, how they have bounced back after 281 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: losses this year, It'll be another game that Vikings fans 282 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: should be excited and proud of this team about. So 283 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: don't don't heart too much on this loss. Detroit Lions, 284 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: they're a really good team. Yeah we're the better team, 285 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: but they want today move on to next week. Yeah, 286 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: the Lions are putting together a complete team about as 287 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: well as I've seen in two decades. Calling Minnesota Vikings 288 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: football offense defense, I mean, shoot, they threw a pass 289 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: to right tackle Piney Seul, who was acting as a 290 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: tight end in an unbalanced set. Speaking of passing, Kirk 291 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: Cousins through for four twenty five. One TD went the 292 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: way of Adam Thieland and the other went the way 293 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: of Ipsilanti, Michigan native kJ Osborne here's Kirk following the 294 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: l already always tough to lose in this league, and 295 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: you know, there's plenty of plays we can point to that, 296 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: Uh you know, could have made a difference in the 297 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: game if we had executed better. Um you know, I 298 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: thought we were explosive on offense for much of the day. 299 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: Um you know, Justin did a phenomenal job again having 300 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: a big day. Um, he was being doubled and safety 301 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 1: was helping. But um, you know, I think tribute to him, 302 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: but tribute to Kevin and our coaching staff is continuing 303 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: to find opportunities to still get him the football. Um. 304 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: We really struggled to have a sustaining running game today. 305 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: Um you know, not not enough production there. And um, 306 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: um you know I I would appreciate ability to kind 307 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: of spread the ball around to get kJ and Adam 308 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: involved in TJ and um you know, I think I 309 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: think we're at our best and we can kind of 310 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: get all those guys contributed in so um, um you know, 311 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: we'll look to do that in the weeks ahead. And 312 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: uh uh that's that's about all I have, so uh 313 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: taking questions, Ye, when you get to that kind of 314 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 1: a drop back game, and you're either because it's trailing 315 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: or because the running game isn't working. How does that 316 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: change things? Certain of what they're able to do set 317 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: pressure up for you. Yeah, you know, they certainly have 318 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: a multitude of coverages they can play. They can pressure 319 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: and try to you know, eat up your half back 320 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: or make you throw hot. They can drop eight and 321 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: play coverage and um, you know, try to double justin 322 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: or just play with a lot of soft safeties. And 323 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: there's a little bit everything. I think they kind of 324 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: played man at times, they double justin. Times in man, 325 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: they played two deep zone, they pressured, try to eat 326 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: up the back. So there was a variety of looks, um, 327 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: and so we just kind of had to manage it, 328 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: play it, play to play to play that goal line 329 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: and bumble, I said Dallas a little which you think 330 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: of the calling and how much of this was that 331 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: every time? Yeah, I mean no points in the red 332 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: zone is always tough. Um, you know, it's a the 333 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: coaches make so many decisions throughout the game and uh, 334 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: and I think that's one where we just got to execute. 335 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: And um, I would say the same of many other 336 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 1: places throughout the game that you feel you're left out there. 337 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 1: If we can just execute like we're capable, Um, you 338 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: know you can, you can end up with a much 339 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: better result today. Starting offensive line, Well, I do think 340 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:21,400 Speaker 1: that uh Blake and Austin did a phenomenal job to day. 341 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 1: And you know, we asked a lot of them when 342 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: you factor in the noise and the silent cadence and um, 343 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: you know, there's just a lot of offense and they 344 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: just did a phenomenal job handling all those uh those 345 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: moving parts. So uh um, you know, proud of the 346 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: way that they played and protected and held up different Yeah, 347 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: well they really all year long. You know, they play, um, 348 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 1: they play hard and and they they're tough and uh 349 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: um you know I think they were. They were sharp 350 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: against this week three, but they certainly were today as well. 351 00:17:56,119 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: And um um, you know they're they're a good football team. 352 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: And in this league, man, it's it's every week they're 353 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: they're all really good. You talk about Yeah, kind of frustrating, Yeah, 354 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: come in you know, hoping to get that division boom. 355 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: What happens today? Yeah, that's the that's the that's the frustration, 356 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: Chris is you know you want to shut the door 357 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 1: and um, and we didn't and so you know, Saturday 358 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: at noon back in Minnesota. You know, um, you know 359 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: it's it's about us, but I also want to you know, 360 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 1: encourage our fans, you know, to show up and let's 361 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: get that thing done next Saturday at noon and let's 362 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: have it be a tremendous atmosphere and make it a 363 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 1: tough place to play and uh and let's go uh, 364 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: let's go get a ton next week. Ton, Well, you 365 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: just stayed the course. I mean he starts with watching 366 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: the film on the flight back and and talking about 367 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: you know, how we got, how we need to be better, 368 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: why we weren't better, getting it fixed all day tomorrow 369 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 1: and it's just a short week, so I guess Tuesday 370 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: we'll jump right into it and uh and get going again. 371 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 1: So just have to have a great week, stack days 372 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 1: on top of each other and then be ready to execute. 373 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: Uh as fall as soon as we can on Saturday 374 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: to all people going often and you guys practice that 375 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go on practice. Yeah, I had gone. Well. Um, 376 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 1: so it's just an unfortunate, unfortunate outcome there. How navigated? Um, 377 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: you know we felt in week three, I think there 378 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 1: were eight you know, pass interference holding type calls. There 379 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: were eight, and we felt the league acknowledge there were 380 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: probably a few more as well, So that's always gonna 381 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 1: impact things. Today didn't have as many of those, but 382 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: um um, you know, it all works together. You've got 383 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: to have great play design, you've got to have great protection, 384 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,239 Speaker 1: you've got to be able to make the throw, and 385 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: you've got to have the other guys doing their parts 386 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: to threaten the defense. And then Justin has to be 387 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: special and when it all comes together, that's when you 388 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: get to see him do what he does. But uh, 389 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: you know many times today it did and uh, and 390 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: then we've left him out. There are certain amount of 391 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 1: certain black room leadership needed. You know, we've let this 392 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: to make sure that the door of this is closed 393 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: and everyone definitely young players realize, but still available to you. 394 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: You know. I think the silver line you never want 395 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: to lose. I think the silver lining of the loss 396 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: is the constructive, you know, work you're going to do 397 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: now to get things corrected. I think that that will 398 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: always be there when you lose and when you win. 399 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: It's always tempting to look past mistakes that get made. 400 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that's happened, but it can be tempting. 401 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: But you when you lose, there's that urgency that's naturally 402 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: there that creates, you know, some good improvement and and 403 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,679 Speaker 1: so that's that's a silver lining. But you know, you 404 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: need leadership after wins, you need leadership after losses that 405 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 1: will always be there, uh, to keep everybody focused and 406 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 1: and ready to go for the next challenge. Some of 407 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: it is you mentioned last week kind of feeling like 408 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: every week get put back a car crash. This week, 409 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: how did you feel coming out of this one physically? Yeah, 410 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 1: I mean it's pro football, so you're gonna get hit, 411 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 1: you understand that. And then you got your your chiropractor 412 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: and your tissue person lined up for Monday afternoon. So uh, 413 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: I'll do my same routine I've been doing now for 414 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: five seasons here in Minnesota and beyond you know, going 415 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,679 Speaker 1: back to Washington. Just keep employing the same routine and 416 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: get put back together. And uh, but you know, we 417 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: dropped back a lot today and there's you know, it's 418 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: on the road and so uh there's some challenges that 419 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: come with that. And I just was proud of the 420 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,919 Speaker 1: way protection held up and the and the receivers and 421 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: tight ends kept getting separation, firsu man coverage, getting open 422 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: and making place. Thanks Ron Johnson, one of the great 423 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:07,199 Speaker 1: receivers in the history of Gophers football. He offers up 424 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: three takes after reaching every game. This is the postgame 425 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 1: report from Ford Field. RJ. Take it away, Thanks Pa. Well, 426 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 1: this is Ron Johnson coming to you from the KFE 427 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: and studios. Tough day to day, folks. I know thirty 428 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: four to twenty three Vikings lose to the Lions. They 429 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 1: are now ten and three. Good news, they're gonna make 430 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Bad news they didn't clinch the NFC North. 431 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: We know that. But here's my three takeaways from today. 432 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: I got to start off with the one that's hot topic. 433 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson sets a new Vikings single game record two 434 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty three yards. Sammy White previously held that 435 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 1: record in nineteen seventy six. Verse those same Lions forty 436 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: six years ago, two hundred and ten yards Justin Jefferson. 437 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: Like I said, two hundred and twenty three yards. The 438 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: man was unstoppable. Should have been more, probably could have 439 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: been two hundred and forty two hundred and fifty yards 440 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: and a touchdown, but the referees blew theirs to a 441 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:03,479 Speaker 1: little bit too soon, and as we saw on the replay, 442 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson never stepped out of bound. So he was robbed. 443 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 1: He was robbed by for even a bigger day. I'm 444 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: talking about a two hundred and fifty yard day, which 445 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: would have put him one step closer to that elusive 446 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 1: two thousand yards mark current record nineteen sixty four by 447 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 1: Calvin Johnson in twenty twelve. Justin Jefferson's coming for that. 448 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup right behind him in nineteen forty seven. Last season, 449 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: so Ken, Justin Jefferson pass Cooper Cup, Kenny pass Calvin Johnson. 450 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 1: We'll see without two hundred and twenty three yards, that 451 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: definitely was a big spot. Today. I got to talk 452 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: about the defense, though. It's not a good one, folks. 453 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: They gave up four hundred and sixty four yards. They 454 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: were forty seven percent on third down. It's not good. 455 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 1: Not a good day. The records of the defense is 456 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 1: setting five straight games with over four hundred yards a 457 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: total offense is now a Vikings franchise record. That's not 458 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: the history you want to be in. That's not a 459 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: good one. But the Vikings defense giving up four hundred 460 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: and sixty four yards and they still almost had a 461 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: chance to win. That's just speaks to how this team 462 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: is playing as a whole. Not one group is thinking 463 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: it's your fault or it's your fault, it's our win, 464 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: as it's a team effort. The offense does what they 465 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: need to do. The defenses was just enough what they 466 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: need to do, but in the end just could not 467 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,679 Speaker 1: get it done. Jared Goff pretty decent day as well 468 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: as Kirk Cousins, and I gotta go at my last 469 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 1: takeaway as Kirk Cousins four hundred and twenty five yards passing, 470 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: two touchdowns, one hundred and twenty four point five passer 471 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: rating thirty one for forty one. Kirk Cousins was extremely efficient, 472 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: had a great day, made some great throws. He took 473 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: some big hits. The Lions were coming after him. Adan Huchinson, 474 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: we saw him with the sack. They were coming after Kirk. 475 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: But Kirk time and time again stood in the pocket, grimacing. 476 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 1: You could tell he was hurting a little bit. Took 477 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: some hits to the legs, to the knees, to the ankles, 478 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 1: a little bit dirty. We're not gonna go boundy gate 479 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: on this one. But there was some questionable hits that 480 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 1: did not get flags. Why because kirk Cousins doesn't lay 481 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: on the ground, He doesn't wind to the referee after 482 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: he gets hit low, he doesn't go tell the referees 483 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,439 Speaker 1: what's going on. He doesn't whine and gripe about he 484 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 1: didn't get a call. He just gets back in the huddle, 485 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: calls the next play, steps up and makes another big throw. 486 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins is a consummate pro and he does not whine, 487 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: and so I think because he's so tough and he 488 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: doesn't cry for the flag, he doesn't get him. But again, 489 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: kirk Cousins thirty one for forty one, four hundred and 490 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: twenty five yards, extremely efficient, two touchdowns and zero, zero turnovers. 491 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: That's huge because everybody knows when that sack is coming. 492 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: Ball protecting. Kirk Cousins keeps saying, I gotta protect the ball, 493 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 1: and he protected the ball today, just in the end, 494 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: didn't have enough to get over the hump. Some players 495 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,400 Speaker 1: here and there that could. He definitely probably wants back 496 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: and throws he wants back before twenty four five yards. 497 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: That probably leads the NFL this week. Nothing nothing to 498 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: be ashamed about when you have a game like that, 499 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: even though you did lose. He would trade all those 500 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: yards for a win and we all know that. But 501 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,920 Speaker 1: those are my three takeaways. I'm Ron Johnson. I want 502 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: to thank you and back to you guys at the 503 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: stadium all right to know you're gonna run and get 504 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 1: down there with a bad Any final thoughts into that 505 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: indie game. Yeah, start fast. Our first driver of the 506 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 1: game today, turnover on downs. Second driver of the game. 507 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: We score. Then you get a fumble in the red 508 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: zone and that kind of just halts our offense. Start fast, 509 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:18,360 Speaker 1: finish strong, continue to find ways to be aggressive on defense. 510 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: When this defense is blitzing. We are a very good defense. 511 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: You forced a quarterback to to overthink things and our 512 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: defense is good enough to blitz and keep containing on 513 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:30,639 Speaker 1: the back end. So start fast, play good defense, and 514 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: win those trenches. We should be able to do that 515 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 1: to some coming Saturday. Yeah. Corner Cam Danseler came back 516 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: after a month out due to an ankle injury, got 517 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 1: scorched pretty badly by DJ Chark, came out of the game. 518 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,199 Speaker 1: Duke Shelley came in Josh mctellas filled in for Harrison 519 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: Smither didn't play. Austin Schlotman was the center. Gare Bradberry 520 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: didn't play. Blake Brandle started his third consecutive game at 521 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: left tackle with Christian dary Saw's concussion. Christian went full 522 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: in practice on Friday, so it looks like he definitely 523 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: is markedly closer to playing. Probably believe in this game, 524 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 1: but next week against Indianapolis, be great to have him back. 525 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: But then Brandall got hurt in the fourth quarter, Holy 526 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: Udo came in. So it's the time of the year man, 527 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:11,959 Speaker 1: where you start to get nicked up a little bit. Yeah, absolutely, 528 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 1: but you hope, like Brando's injury is nothing significant. But 529 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: a good thing, like you said, is Christian Derrisau is 530 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: coming back. Hopefully those guys can stay healthy. December football, 531 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 1: it gets like this, a lot of guys getting nicked up, 532 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 1: and it's kind of the survival of the fitted. So Tyler, 533 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: Tyler Williams, you're right, the entire Vikings medical crew, they 534 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: have their hands full, but they know what this time 535 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: of the year offers. So it's good to see, you know, 536 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 1: a lot of our guys back out there. So having 537 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith back. Having a lot of these guys back 538 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 1: next week will definitely keep us in the in the 539 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 1: hunt as far as that playoff push. Gabe Henderson pinch 540 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: hitting for Pete versus issues battling an illness related voice. 541 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: So he's gonna head down to the field. We'll get 542 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: the thoughts of Ben Leeber with a winning formula. Gabe 543 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: and Ben, and that takes place right now. Welcome to 544 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: between the Lines, fueled by Gatorade. I'm Gabe Henderson. That's 545 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: been Lieber been going into this game. The goal was 546 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: to clinch the North where our big hats. We didn't 547 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 1: do that today, Hopefully we do that next week. But 548 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:10,440 Speaker 1: I want to rattle off some positives before we get 549 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 1: to some of the things that led to the Vikings victory. 550 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson twenty three receiving yards, most Enfranchise history in 551 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: a single game. Dalvin Cook now moves to fourth all 552 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: time in rushing yards and Vikings history. Kirk Cousins fourne 553 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: in twenty six passing yards Todd, I think it's his 554 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: most ever as a Vikings quarterback. So those that are positives, 555 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 1: but I want to go to the negative. Dalvin Cook 556 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: not his best game, only twenty three rushing yards and 557 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 1: going against a defense that you know was the top five, 558 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: I guess worst bottom five in the league. And what 559 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: comes to yards allowed in the run game? Why were 560 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 1: we not able to get rushing yards today? Yeah? Man, 561 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: they gave up over five yards a right around five 562 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: yards a carry going into this game, and they beat 563 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: us up and we had one point three yards a carry. 564 00:28:57,400 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: We only had twenty two yards rushing. I mean the 565 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: way I I just feel like we got a little 566 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,959 Speaker 1: bit predictable on first down, knowing that we're gonna run 567 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 1: the football, at least attempt to run the football. So 568 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 1: they were, you know, bringing some heat, an extra linebacker 569 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: in the in the a gaps. We weren't necessarily picking 570 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: it up. We got in some compressed formations where they're 571 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: bringing on nickel blitz on us as well. We saw 572 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: Mike Hughes in there a few times, former Viking making 573 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: some plays in the run game. I just thought, what's that. 574 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: How would you describe a nickel cornerback when you say 575 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 1: nickel blitz? Well, when I say yeah, when I say 576 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 1: the nickel blitz, it's usually the defender that's on the 577 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: inside slot receiver and and I just thought that even 578 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 1: though we tried to spread them out at times and 579 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: we were in, you know, a passing personnel, we just 580 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 1: got a little bit predictable. And they're like, hey, we're 581 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: gonna bring a blitz. Now it can turn into a 582 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: run blitz if you guys want to run the football, 583 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: but if you guys decide to play action, well hopefully 584 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: we catch you off guard and we bring a little 585 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 1: extra pressure on the play action pass as well. So 586 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: I thought they did a good job of just understanding 587 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: situational football and first down bringing some more pressure. We 588 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 1: didn't do a good job executing it and even picking 589 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: it up and understand that that's what they were doing. 590 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 1: And so we'd try to run the ball and first 591 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: down and stuffed at the line of spermage tackle for loss. 592 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 1: We just couldn't get any rhythm because their success on 593 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: first down. How would you describe the energy going into 594 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: this game? I'm just thinking about the opening drive for 595 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 1: a world for our defense, we stopped him, I think 596 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: before some three and out. Then our offense is a 597 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,600 Speaker 1: turnover on downs. So how would you describe just the 598 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 1: energy of how the game started versus how would end it, 599 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: which ultimately ended in a loss. Well, I thought the game, 600 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: you know, was really evenly matched. I mean it was. 601 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: I thought our guys were energetic, ready to go. I mean, 602 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: like I said, we have a chance to clinch the 603 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: NFC North and put our big hats on and put 604 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 1: our champion T shirts on. There's a lot to play 605 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: for in this game. So I thought the gut the 606 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 1: team was motivated. I thought they were energetic. It's just 607 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: that over the course of time. You know, when we 608 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: are attempting a little bit of a pot pass there 609 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: at the end of the first half where Dalvin gets 610 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: the ball and then throws the ball in the end 611 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: zone to a wide open receiver, which he would have been, 612 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 1: he fumbles the ball, the momentum goes back the other direction. 613 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: I think just plays like that where we couldn't get 614 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: things going, and with a big physical team that the 615 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:14,480 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions are, and they're gonna grind things out on 616 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: it and they're gonna suffocate you. And I feel like 617 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: that's what happened. They took our energy, they absorbed it, 618 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 1: and then they just kept going and kept going and 619 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: kept beating up our offensive line. They were doing a 620 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: great job and pass protection. Offensively, we couldn't get any 621 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 1: pressure on Golf and thus here we are with a loss. Yeah, 622 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: granted we were shorthanded on our offensive line. Garrett Bradberry 623 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 1: was ruled out right before the game. Christian Derris, I 624 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: was starting left tackle, did not play also, But Kirk 625 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: still threw for fortune in twenty six yards and it 626 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: looked like a day that you thought he was just 627 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: going to continue to have a career day time just 628 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: ran out. But moving on the defensive side of the ball, 629 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 1: Harrison Smith was out. Future Hall of Famer Pro Bowl 630 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 1: safety that I believe affected this defense. This mark today 631 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 1: mark the fifth straight game we've given up over four 632 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: hundred yards on defense. What did you see out there 633 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: that led to some of those big yardage? I think 634 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: they were smart. Ben Johnson, their offensive coordinator, did a 635 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:07,680 Speaker 1: good job of really attacking our safeties and really really 636 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: asking Mettelis to step up in Harrison's absence and be 637 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 1: the guy. And I think there are times where, you know, 638 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: I think that very first touchdown, you know, he jumps 639 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: the the inside route and then Jamison Williams comes from 640 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: across the field and he just sort of acted like 641 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: he didn't see him. He didn't play with great vision. 642 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 1: Later on the game, they used some single routes to 643 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: really eyeball the safety and play off his leverage at 644 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: the last second. So they did a good job manipulating 645 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: our safeties and both you know, Cambina had a couple 646 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 1: of bad plays in there as well, where he's jumping 647 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 1: routes and not exactly seen the deeper route behind him. 648 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 1: So look, you got to you gotta take your hat 649 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,239 Speaker 1: off to them and given the proper do because it 650 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: was a smart game plan. They they attacked our vulnerabilities 651 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 1: and with a guy like Harrison Smith out, they knew 652 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 1: to go right at that spot. Yeah, rightfully so, and 653 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: just understanding that we hopefully have Harrison Smith back next week. 654 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: We've seen how these how this Vikings team has bounced 655 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: back from his previous losses. You would have hope things 656 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: would get better and we can clinch the division. Yeah, 657 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: clinch the division next week, I guess the Indianapolis Coats, 658 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: how do we do that? Well? I think defensively, we 659 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 1: have to get some pass rush. I don't know where 660 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: it's gone. You know, we saw a little bit of 661 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 1: it early in the game where we were getting GoF 662 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: to get outside the pocket and really rush his decision making. 663 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: But you know, for the most part, when you look 664 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 1: at the totality of the game, we just couldn't get 665 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 1: after him. You know, we you know, we tried. You know, 666 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: there was some five man pressures. We do some exotic 667 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:32,240 Speaker 1: things where you know, we'll put Jordan Hicks out as 668 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 1: an outside rush here and we'll have Zadarius rush over 669 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: the a gaps on a kind of a two way go. 670 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:39,719 Speaker 1: You know, sometimes that works. It's just not consistent and 671 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: not really not especially in spots where we gotta have 672 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,720 Speaker 1: those plays, and so we have to find a way 673 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,280 Speaker 1: to rush the passer and then we have to find 674 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: a way to run the football. You know, in our 675 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 1: three losses that we've had on the season, we only 676 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 1: averaged fifty two yards on the ground. So I think 677 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: running the football, maybe doing a little more creatively out 678 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 1: sid of first down, will be key. That will be 679 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 1: key to us wearing the big hats next week at home. 680 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 1: We're not wearing big hats, but I do want to 681 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 1: clinch a division next week, and there's a really good 682 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:12,880 Speaker 1: chance to do so. So for Ben Lieber, Jordan struck 683 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:14,759 Speaker 1: my name is Gabe Henderson. Thank you guys again for 684 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 1: tuning into a double digit edition between the Lions field 685 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: by Gatorade. Let's make it eleven next week, all right, 686 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:23,640 Speaker 1: Vikings lose to the Lions thirty four twenty three. A 687 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,319 Speaker 1: division winning Sunday has put on hauld The Vikings are 688 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 1: ten and three, the Lions improved to six and seven, 689 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: and the next postgame report follows hopefully a victory Saturday 690 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:37,320 Speaker 1: at US Bank Stadium against the Indianapolis Colts. For Gabe Henderson, 691 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:40,879 Speaker 1: I'm Paul Allen. That is the postgame report, sad news 692 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: from the Motor City. The Lions beat the Vikings thirty 693 00:34:44,000 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 1: four to twenty three, and thanks for listening.