1 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: Yo, what's going on? Welcome to the Week five edition 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. The Vikings are back in 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: the win column, looking to get win number two this 4 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: week against the Kansas City Chiefs. My name is Gabe Henderson. 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: I'm alongside Tatum Everett and Jay Nelson, and before we 6 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: bring in our special guest, I would just want to 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: give you guys a heads up that this podcast is 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: brought to you by Pepsi made for Vikings watching Pepsi, 9 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: the official soft drink of the Minnesota Vikings. All right, Jay, Tatum, 10 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: let's get to our special guests. His name is Matt McMullen. 11 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: He is the senior reporter for the Kansas City Chiefs. Matt, 12 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: thank you for joining us. I know you guys are 13 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: gearing up to take the flight up here to Minneapolis. 14 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: I was doing some research and I didn't know that 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: this was Patrick Mahomes's first time playing at US Bank Stadium. 16 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 1: Understanding that how much does that play into the actual, 17 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 1: I guess outcome of this game. 18 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, first of all, guys, great to be I'm 19 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: with you, Hilly. I appreciate you guys thinking of me. 20 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: I was telling you guys off RTIs a moment ago 21 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: that Minnesota has place in my heart. I lived in 22 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: Minnesota for a year back in twenty seventeen working for 23 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 2: the Twins and met my wife up there. I love 24 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 2: Minneapolis and can't wait to get back up there here 25 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: in a few days. To answer your question, it is 26 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: hard to believe Patrick's actually never played the Vikings at all. 27 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 2: Back in twenty nineteen when we played you guys here 28 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: in Kansas City. That's after he had suffered the knee injury, 29 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 2: so he missed a couple of games, including our game 30 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 2: against the Vikings, and Matt Moore actually played against the 31 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: Vikings in that game. So this will be his first 32 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 2: time at us Bank, his first time playing against Minnesota. 33 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 2: For Patrick, though, I really don't think he thinks too 34 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 2: much about this is my first time playing someone, or 35 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: I haven't beaten this team yet, or any of that. 36 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: The guy is just the ultimate competitor. He just wants 37 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 2: to win, and whoever he's playing that week, that's who 38 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 2: he's laser focused in on. And I just think that's 39 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 2: his mindset going into this one. 40 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 3: You know, when you see this Chiefs team, they obviously 41 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 3: lost their opening game and they have been in tighter 42 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 3: games than I think many expected. While you're observing this team, 43 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 3: what's kind of been the difference there? You know, because 44 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 3: recently I heard on the radio two that I heard 45 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 3: someone say, well, what if they're just coasting right now? 46 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 3: They know that they got these games in these matchups, 47 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 3: and they're going to like turn it on in December? 48 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,839 Speaker 4: Like how much truth would there be to that? Necessarily? 49 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 1: On top of that, like someone said, like the Chiefs 50 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: are to watch this team, it's just like, Okay, we'll 51 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: go down by ten, but watch this right. 52 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 2: So, I don't think that's the mindset. I think the 53 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: guys actually checked around in recent years about how they 54 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: make the fans nervous and they find a way in 55 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 2: the end. I don't think they're going into the games 56 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 2: doing that or thinking about that. But I think what 57 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: a lot of these games show is that for years now, 58 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 2: the Chiefs have been the hunted, they've been the team 59 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 2: that others want to knock off, and you get everywhere, 60 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 2: you get everyone's best in those instances, right, And I 61 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 2: think at times what you see in last week, for example, 62 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 2: playing a New York Jets squad that was playing with 63 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: a lot of pride and played really good football. But 64 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 2: what the Chiefs tend to show in these games, and 65 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 2: I think one of the reasons that Chiefs have been 66 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 2: so successful in recent years, beyond just being so talented, 67 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 2: is that they find a way to win, often more 68 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: than not, when maybe other teams wouldn't be able to 69 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: find a way to win. And last week again is 70 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: a good example because for Patrick maybe not playing his 71 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: best game, and he admitted that, but at the very end, 72 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 2: when the Jets gave the Chiefs an opportunity to ice 73 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 2: the game away, he leads the fifteen play drive. He 74 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 2: scrambles for twenty five yards on third and twenty three, 75 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 2: scrambles for nine yards on third and eight to really 76 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 2: steal the game. The Chiefs just find ways to win 77 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: in a variety of ways. Even if maybe their trademark 78 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 2: method and the things that people expect aren't working that night, 79 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: they still more often than not find a way. And 80 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 2: that's happened in both Super Bowls that they've won in 81 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: recent years. They've been trailing at halftime by ten points 82 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 2: in both of them, and I know it makes fans 83 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 2: nervous and anxious, but they find a way in the end. 84 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 2: And again that's why they've been so successful. 85 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 5: I think, And that's one of those things like we 86 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 5: had a touch of that last year. It would come 87 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 5: down to as close as the games were for us, 88 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 5: and you finally would find a way to win and 89 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 5: find a way to win. That's not something that was 90 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 5: typically in our m as a franchise over the years. 91 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 5: And so once mentally that happens in a locker room 92 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 5: and you can galvanize between all your leaders who are 93 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 5: able to make that happen. That is, you're comfortable in 94 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 5: the chaos. You know, you're comfortable in the discomfort. And 95 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 5: I think for you guys, you know, like you said, 96 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 5: you've had success that way, ultimate success that way in 97 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 5: the past, but at the same point, you've had some 98 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 5: changeover in personnel that have been huge playmakers for you. 99 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 5: And is there any kind of a shift this year 100 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 5: that they're still trying to have to figure out. You know, 101 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 5: we've had success, but who are we yet at this 102 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 5: point in the season. 103 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think that's fair and to your point, I 104 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 2: definitely agree to. Vikings were like that last year. I 105 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 2: remember watching that Vikings Bills game like yesterday. I mean, 106 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 2: what an incredible game. Our game was just wrapped up. 107 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 2: I can't remember who we played, but our radio voice 108 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 2: Mitch old Us, and I were watching that game in 109 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 2: our locker room club and just couldn't believe what we 110 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,119 Speaker 2: were seeing, just the back and forth. And I think 111 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: you can't really quantify that. But the Vikings certainly had 112 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 2: it last year, and I'm sure they'll have it again 113 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 2: this year because the Vikings are much better, I think 114 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 2: than their record indicates. But to answer your question, I 115 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 2: do think that this is a young Chiefs team, particularly offensively, 116 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 2: that is still kind of learning who they are. And 117 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 2: I think that's okay, and I think that's part of 118 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 2: what this part of the season is for. And I 119 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 2: think the players would tell you that it's a lot 120 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 2: easier to learn and to grow and to kind of 121 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: build your identity when you're winning football games as opposed 122 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 2: to losing them. So well, yeah, the Chiefs are still 123 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 2: of learning, trying to figure out who kind of fits 124 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 2: certain roles offensively. It helps that they've been winning these 125 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 2: games along the way, and I think that will continue 126 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 2: to grow as we go here throughout the season. And 127 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 2: that's kind of been the case for a lot of 128 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 2: Chiefs teams in recent years. You look at last year, 129 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 2: the Chiefs lost to the Colts in Week three and 130 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 2: there were a lot of questions about who's going to 131 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 2: fill this role, who's going to fill that role. It 132 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 2: ended up being the number one scoring in total offense 133 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 2: in the NFL and they won the Super Bowl. So 134 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 2: they have a track record of figuring these things out, 135 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 2: and there's a lot of talent on this team. I'm 136 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 2: not worried about that at all. 137 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,359 Speaker 1: Defensively, I saw you tweet it earlier this week that 138 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are the only team in the NFL to 139 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: hold opposition to twenty one point or fewer in every 140 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: game this season. When you look at this Vikings offense, 141 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: how do you see that matching up? 142 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 2: It should be interesting because I think this Vikings offense 143 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 2: is explosive and among the best in the NFL, and 144 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: if you take away some of the red zone giveaways, 145 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 2: I think it would be I mean talked about as 146 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 2: one of the top two or three best offenses in 147 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 2: the NFL right now. The Chiefs defense has played really 148 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 2: well though, and you're right. I did tweet that they 149 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 2: haven't allowed more than twenty one points in the game 150 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 2: this season, and if you look at just offensive points scored. 151 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 2: They haven't allowed more than eighteen offensive points in a game. 152 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 2: Only team in the league this year because in Week 153 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: one it was a pick six for the Lions to 154 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 2: get them to twenty one points, and then there was 155 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,039 Speaker 2: a safety in last week's game, So the defense has 156 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 2: played great. We were kind of hoping this would be 157 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 2: the case all throughout the summer, just looking at who 158 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 2: we had on paper and watching training camp. I really 159 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 2: believe that this could be the best defense of the 160 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: Patrick Mahomes era. Wow, great quarterback. Yeah yeah, I mean, 161 00:06:56,839 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 2: if you can give Patrick Mahomes a really really good defense, 162 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 2: all of a sudden makes the Chiefs that much harder 163 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 2: to beat. And really, through four weeks, we've seen that 164 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: this is a super young defense, particularly in the secondary. 165 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 2: They added five defensive backs in the draft last year. 166 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 2: One of them unfortunately got hurt in training camp this year, 167 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 2: but four of them are contributing big time. Like for 168 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 2: starters on this defense, Guys like Trent McDuffie at corner. 169 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: He's the number two ranked corner on Pro Football Focus 170 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 2: right now. Brian Cook at safety made a huge tackle 171 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 2: on Bruce Hall last week that helped the Chiefs win 172 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 2: the game. Joshua Williams, Joe and Watson, two rotational corners 173 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 2: for the Chiefs that have made big plays and big 174 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 2: moments last year and we're seeing it already this year. 175 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 2: So this defense really we were thinking, if they could 176 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 2: take the next step this season, they could really really 177 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 2: be one of the better defenses in the NFL. And 178 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 2: at the same time, I think this weekend will be 179 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 2: a great test for him, facing guys like Justin Jefferson 180 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 2: and Jordan Madison and Kirk Cousins. I'm really excited to 181 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 2: see how they respond against a really good, explosive offense 182 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: like this. But I know they'll certainly be up for 183 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 2: the challenge. 184 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 4: You know, I know, did you look at the records? 185 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 3: You're already kind of alluded to this, maybe the Vikings 186 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 3: are a little bit better than their one in three 187 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 3: record as far as like a matchup goals and talent, 188 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 3: Like on paper. 189 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 4: Do you feel like they're a little bit more evenly 190 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 4: matched up? 191 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 3: Because I mean, every time you're sitting here talking about 192 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 3: Mahomes and that offense facing our defense, I'm like, oh no, 193 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 3: But then I'm thinking, oh, well, if our offense is 194 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 3: on the field, as long as they can just continue 195 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 3: to score, we got a real chance. But then your 196 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 3: defense is so good. So I'm sitting here thinking like 197 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 3: is this It's hard for me to be like, Okay, 198 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 3: is this going to be a shootout? Is this going 199 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 3: to be a blowout? 200 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 4: Like, I don't even know. 201 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, it boils down to him makes plays in the end. 202 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 2: I think there's a lot of talent on both sides 203 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 2: of the ball for both teams. And I look at 204 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 2: the Vikings defense, the guys like Harrison Smith and the 205 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 2: secondary Danil Hunter along the defensive line, there's really really 206 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 2: good players who last week made plays to win the 207 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 2: game for the Vikings. And then offensively, I mean, it's 208 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 2: tough to find a stable of playmakers like what Minnesota 209 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 2: has with guys like Justin Jefferson, kJ Osborne, Jordan Madison, TJ. Hokinson. 210 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 2: The Chiefs certainly understand that they'll have their hands full 211 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 2: on both sides of the ball in this game. But 212 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,959 Speaker 2: getting back to my point earlier, what I love about 213 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 2: this Chief squad is even though they kind of rotate 214 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 2: new players in here every year and it's ironically one 215 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 2: of the younger teams in the NFL, the culture here 216 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 2: is that they are excited and ready for the challenge 217 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 2: every single week, and again, more often than not, they 218 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 2: signed a way to figure it out in the end. 219 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 2: And I'm just so excited to see how they attack 220 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 2: the Vikings both offensively and defensively this week, because, like 221 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 2: you guys have mentioned, this Minnesota squad I think is 222 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 2: much better than their record says, and they're hungry fighting 223 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 2: for their season. 224 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: We will be right back right here on the Minnesota 225 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: Vikings Podcast on the Vikings Radio Networks. 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The Chiefs are on their horizon and 236 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: we are sitting down talking to Chiefs. Senior Reporter mister 237 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: Matt McMullen, my name is Gabe Henderson. I'm along Sat, 238 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: Tatum Everett and Jay Noteson and Jay, why don't you 239 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 1: just take us away with his next question? 240 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 5: So, one of the things that I was looking ahead 241 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 5: here just a little bit at your season is the 242 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 5: idea that you know you've still got some really stiff 243 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:32,079 Speaker 5: competition coming yet during the season you get the Chargers, 244 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 5: the Eagles, the Bills, the Bengals Charges a couple of times, 245 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 5: and you know everyone within your division. Is this something 246 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 5: for you guys where early in the season here at 247 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 5: this point, knowing that some of those more primetime games 248 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 5: and some of the higher profile games are still yet 249 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 5: to come, are you guys trying to figure out, like, 250 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 5: when it comes to your defense being as good as 251 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 5: they are, is there a style of play that they 252 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 5: are geared towards. Is it more of a passing protection 253 00:10:57,720 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 5: or is it a kind of a run stuffing defense. 254 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 5: How are you guys setting up at this point to 255 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 5: face some of these more higher profile and kind of 256 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 5: more powerful potent offenses. 257 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 2: I don't think it's necessarily designed with any one scheme 258 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 2: in mind, but it is a Steve Spagnolo defense, there's 259 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 2: going to be a high rate of pressure. There's going 260 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 2: to be really exotic blitz packages. You're going to see. 261 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 2: One example of it is like a slot corner like 262 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 2: Lugarious Sneed or Trent McDuffie will come off the edge 263 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 2: on a corner blitz at least two or three times 264 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 2: a game, and Coach Bagnolo isn't scared to leave his 265 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 2: defensive backs on an island and trust their talent and 266 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 2: see if the pass rush can get home. I think 267 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 2: there's so many good quarterbacks in the NFL nowadays, particularly 268 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 2: in the AFC, when you listed up some of the 269 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 2: teams that were playing or playing guys like Josh Allen, 270 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 2: Joe Burrow Justin Herbert every single year, and in Herbert's case, 271 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 2: multiple times a year. You have to have an ability 272 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,439 Speaker 2: to get after the quarterback. And the Chiefs were second 273 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 2: in the NFL and sacks last season. But that wasn't 274 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 2: just their front four. It was exotic blitz packages. It 275 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 2: was finding creative ways to get after the quarterback and 276 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 2: to create pressure. The one area that you Chiefs really 277 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 2: addressed over the last few years though, which I think 278 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 2: is showing so far this season as They've invested a 279 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 2: lot of draft capital into their linebacker corps with guys 280 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 2: like Nick Bolton, who will see if he plays this weekend. 281 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:13,319 Speaker 2: He's been for the last two weeks. Willie Gay was 282 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 2: a second round pick a couple of years ago. They 283 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 2: signed Drew Tranquil and free agency over from the Chargers 284 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 2: this offseason. They added le O'shanell from Wisconsin in the 285 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 2: third round last year. So they have a lot of 286 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 2: really athletic, good young players at linebacker that kind of 287 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 2: allow coach Bagnello to do a lot of different things. 288 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 2: He can use them as blitzers, he can drop them 289 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 2: into coverage, He's comfortable with leaving them on the field 290 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 2: in different situations no matter what the offense is doing, 291 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 2: and particularly if Bolton's able to play this week, and 292 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 2: I'm very curious to see how he kind of deploys 293 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 2: them because their growth in the success of that group 294 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,079 Speaker 2: at the second level has really opened things up for 295 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 2: this defense this season. 296 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 3: I think it's funny when you mentioned t Sagnoli that 297 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 3: Ay Reid, I feel like as young as the Chiefs 298 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 3: team is, I feel like their coaching staff, maybe some 299 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 3: of the more elder veteran Statesmen of the League, which 300 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 3: quite position in there. 301 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 2: It is. And you know, I think we're so fortunate 302 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 2: here in Kansas City to have this tenured, experienced coaching staff. 303 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 2: Where Ever, since i've been here, which I've been here 304 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 2: in various roles since twenty seventeen, what's amazing is if 305 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 2: we're having the highest of highs, like we've just won 306 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: the Super Bowl, or maybe we're like in twenty seventeen 307 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 2: we lost like five games in a row. Coach Reed 308 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 2: is always steady and Coach Stagnolo always steady, like they're 309 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 2: never too high, never too low. It's always about just 310 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 2: attacking the next opponent and attacking the week and trying 311 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 2: to get better that day. And it all sounds kind 312 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 2: of cliche, but it works. And the ability just to 313 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 2: make sure that you're always even keel. Other players when 314 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 2: they see that, they see the coaches are doing that, 315 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 2: they see Patrick Mahomes is doing that and Travis Kelsey 316 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 2: is doing that, they follow that. And that's just kind 317 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 2: of the attitude here is you're never too high, you're 318 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 2: never too low. And that starts at the top with 319 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:48,679 Speaker 2: Coach Read for sure. 320 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: Well, Matt, we have this show the Minnesota Vikings podcast. 321 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: That's your own right now and it's presented by Pepsi, 322 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 1: and pepsi slogan is Pepsi, that's what I like. So 323 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: what we did we made it a segment and we 324 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: call it this is We call it that's what I 325 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: like segment. So all of us give one thing that 326 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: we like about this game, and we're going to start 327 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:09,599 Speaker 1: with you. If you have one thing that you like 328 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: about this game? What would that one thing be? 329 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 2: Is it a coincidence that your quarterback of Kirk Cousins 330 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 2: or is this all tied together? 331 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's true. 332 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 2: You like that? 333 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: Huh? 334 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 2: Yeah? I do like that. Yeah. Well, one thing I'm 335 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 2: looking forward to seeing is if our young running back 336 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 2: Isaiah pa Checko can keep things going. He had a 337 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 2: great game against the Jets last week. He had one 338 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 2: hundred and fifty eight yards of offense, had one hundred 339 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 2: and fifteen rushing yards, all career highs. The guy's at jitterbug. 340 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 2: He has incredible energy and he really sits the tone 341 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 2: for this offense. Because you think about the Chiefs, you 342 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 2: think about throwing the football, you think about Patrick Mahomes. 343 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 2: But if Kansas City is able to run the football, 344 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 2: effectively and consistently. It makes descending the Chiefs so much harder, 345 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 2: particularly in play action situations. So I'm excited to see 346 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 2: if Isaiah can really stack these weeks together, have another 347 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 2: big game, and see if you can continue to help 348 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 2: this offense open up even more. Yeah. 349 00:14:57,920 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: I think that's interesting you say that because I look 350 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: at just the receiving yards per game based off of 351 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: you guys is scheduled thus far, and no receiver has 352 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: had a game over seventy yards, so clearly the running 353 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: game is intact. And the fact that Travis Keltz has 354 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: sixty receiving yards last week and leads the team in receiving, 355 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: I'm like, how are you guys still winning games at 356 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: this point? So I believe that's that's a very interesting take, Tatum. 357 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 4: You want me to do my that's what? 358 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 2: Yeah? 359 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 3: I kind of alluding to what Matt I was talking 360 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 3: about a little bit earlier, where the Vikings had this 361 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 3: like this magic last season, right. I kind of feel 362 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 3: like maybe they found a little bit of that against 363 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 3: Carolina because if you look at the time of possession, 364 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 3: the amount of turnovers, all the things that have happened, 365 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 3: I think at that point they had like a fourteen 366 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 3: percent chance to win with being that far behind. 367 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 4: To be able to pull it. 368 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 3: Off with the defensive score, that's a little bit of 369 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 3: that magic, and I hope that that kind of fuels 370 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 3: them as they go into this week. Maybe they found Okay, 371 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 3: so we're not a perfect team. 372 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 4: We still make these mistakes. 373 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 3: Maybe we still can find a way to win, and 374 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 3: that's what we did against Carolina. This can kind of 375 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 3: be that same feeling that can carry through to the Chiefs. 376 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 3: And I know that they are so good raigning Super 377 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,119 Speaker 3: Bowl champions, but you've got them in your place midday 378 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 3: after a win, finally feeling good about yourselves, Like, I 379 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 3: think this could be a good thing. I hope they 380 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 3: found that match. 381 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: Matt, Well, when you look at you guys as games 382 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: thus far, right that the three games that you guys 383 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: have won, just speaking on Tatum's point, you guys have 384 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: won the time of possession. The one game you lost 385 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: the Lions, you lost the time of possession. How important 386 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: is that when you have a Patrick Mahomes and Isaiah 387 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: Picheck on a Travis Kelcey. 388 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 2: I don't know if it's necessarily important when you just 389 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 2: look at the end of the game, like the box score. 390 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 2: But what the Chiefs have done really well is they 391 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 2: have dominated the end of games that have been close, 392 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 2: with the exception at that Lions game. What was strange 393 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 2: about the Lions game is because that the Chiefs had 394 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 2: a chance to win it, and we're so used to 395 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 2: seeing them finish the game and they didn't. Well, the 396 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 2: really nice thing that we saw in terms of their 397 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 2: growth was against Jacksonville the following week. That was a 398 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 2: close game in time and time again, the Chiefs found 399 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 2: ways to finish it in the very end, and they 400 00:16:57,560 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 2: possessed the ball at the very end. They didn't let 401 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 2: the jack I just have a shot at winning it 402 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter at the end. Same thing against 403 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 2: the Jets. To orchestrate a fifteen play drive to eat 404 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 2: seven minutes of clock when you're only winning by three. 405 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 2: That's for the time of possession in my mind, and 406 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 2: the ball control is really important to finish the game 407 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 2: when it's close. So I don't know if it's necessarily 408 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 2: that the Chiefs need to win the time of possession 409 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 2: battle the entire game, but the fourth quarter, particularly when 410 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 2: it's close. They've been very good the last couple weeks 411 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 2: of making sure they hang on to the ball and 412 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,479 Speaker 2: they'll give the opposition a chance to win it. 413 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 1: Jay, what do we like aboss Sunday? 414 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 5: For me, I watched the Jets Chiefs game and its entirety, 415 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 5: and one of the things that I found very interesting 416 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 5: was the way that Zach Wilson was able to produce 417 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 5: for the Jets. I think a lot of people wrote 418 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 5: the Jets off and Zach and I know that it 419 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 5: took him a little bit to get there, but once 420 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 5: they did, he had a fairly efficient game. Two forty 421 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 5: five and two touchdowns. The two sacks that you know 422 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 5: they're making putting some pressure on him, and you know 423 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 5: the fumble that was so costly for them that gave 424 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 5: the ball back to Kansas City, and they were able 425 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 5: to just kind of grind out the clock. The hope 426 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 5: on my end is, you know, Kirk's averaging over three 427 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 5: hundred yards a game. He's got over twelve hundred so 428 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 5: far for the season. And the hope on my end 429 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,959 Speaker 5: is that we have enough weapons, especially out wide, in 430 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 5: order to kind of stress that secondary that we were 431 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 5: talking about earlier. The other thing that was really jumped 432 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 5: out to me was our old friend Tyler Conklin tight 433 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 5: end wise for the Jets was fairly effective with four 434 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 5: catches for fifty eight yards. I'm thinking that we're probably, 435 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 5: you know, gonna test those linebackers that you were talking 436 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 5: about earlier as well and just kind of see what, 437 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 5: you know, our tight end core at this point is 438 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 5: going to be able to do against them. So I 439 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 5: just want to see what kind of a stress test 440 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 5: we can put on them. And with Kirk being as 441 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 5: accurate as he's been, hopefully he's got the time in 442 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 5: order to make those throws. 443 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: Matt, when you when you hear that, right, when you 444 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: have a guy where Patrick Mahomes is the number one 445 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: player in the NFL and the number two player in 446 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: the NFL is Justin Jefferson, what does that do to 447 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs defense. 448 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 2: You got to know where he is at all times, right, 449 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 2: You got to know what he's doing at all times 450 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 2: and make sure you don't lose him because he's a 451 00:18:57,600 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 2: player who's going to get his and I think you 452 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 2: got to make sure that you do not let him 453 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 2: beats you repeatedly because I think Justin Jefferson is going 454 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 2: to have his catches, right, He's going to get his yards. 455 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 2: But the one thing I like a lot about this secondary, 456 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 2: and it's play you kind of hope any secondary has, 457 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 2: mentality wise, is that if he beats you for a 458 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 2: big play, you're right back on it the next play. 459 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 2: You don't let him get you again. And it gets 460 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 2: to my point earlier about his Chief defense. If you 461 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 2: look at the Jets game, the Jets had all the 462 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 2: momentum in the world for a while there and Breese 463 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 2: Hall breaks off a forty three yard run. They're in 464 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,920 Speaker 2: Chief's territory, the game is tied. If they score even 465 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 2: a field goal, they've taken the lead, and it feels 466 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 2: like they have all this momentum. Well, on that run, 467 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 2: Brian Cook, one of our young safeties, made a shoe 468 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 2: string touchdown saving open field tackle, and the Jets the 469 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:45,360 Speaker 2: rest of the game did not move further into Chief's territory. 470 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,679 Speaker 2: I think that mentality is so important, particularly when you're 471 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,639 Speaker 2: facing a guy like Justin Jefferson. If he gets a 472 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 2: big thirty yard play downfield, you have to make sure 473 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 2: you're right back on the horse the very next snap. 474 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 2: So that's my thought heading into it. He's an amazing player. 475 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 2: The Chiefs certainly know that. 476 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love that. The thing that I really like 477 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: is the fact that this game is at three twenty 478 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 1: five and I was looking at you guys's schedule. Y'all 479 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: only have two noon kickoffs all year, Like I feel 480 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: like this is just like you guys are made for 481 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 1: this moment. So for us, for the Vikings, we know 482 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 1: that we have to get up for this game. So 483 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: I believe that's the highlight for this Vikings team. That's 484 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,360 Speaker 1: one and three going against the defending Super Bowl champions. 485 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: But I'm sure you guys are probably looking your chops 486 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: also getting into the stadium, seeing the filling the atmosphere. 487 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: I'm sure you guys have heard that. So that's what 488 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: I'm really looking forward to. I'm not sure if I mean, 489 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: you lived in Minnesota for a little bit, so you 490 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 1: get it. Still, the atmosphere on Sunday is going to 491 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: be crazy. 492 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm very much looking forward to it. You're right 493 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 2: about the timing thing, though, because we have two noon games. 494 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 2: One of them is on Christmas, which is crazy. So 495 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 2: we already played our other noon game. It was against 496 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 2: the Jags, and even then we were on the East Coast, 497 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:51,479 Speaker 2: so it was at one pm. Growing up a Chiefs fan, 498 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 2: I was used to all our games being at noon, 499 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 2: and we have eight primetime games this year. Crazy, and 500 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 2: then we play in Germany against the Dolphins at eight 501 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 2: thirty in the morning, So it's nuts. It's crazy how 502 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,399 Speaker 2: often that you serve on national TV. Now we're very 503 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 2: used to the three twenty five thing. But I totally 504 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 2: agree with you. Vikings fans are some of the best 505 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 2: fans in the NFL. I love the atmosphere. When I 506 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 2: was up there, I got to tour us Bank. Incredible place, 507 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 2: incredible atmosphere. It's going to be an awesome environment. And 508 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 2: Patrick obviously has ties to Minnesota with his dad pitching 509 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 2: for the Twins, so I know he's excited about that. 510 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 5: One thing you guys are definitely used to is a 511 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 5: lot of tailgating there in Kansas City, and that's one 512 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 5: thing I think that the coaching staff is going to 513 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 5: lobby the fans to do early and often on Sunday 514 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 5: prior to that later game. So it ought to be 515 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 5: a crazy atmosphere with fans really ready to roll. 516 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, get some juicy Lucy's out in the parking lot. 517 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 4: That's correct. My gosh, my goodness. 518 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 1: Well, if you tailgate with a juicy Lucy, makes sure 519 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: you have a Pepsi in your hand, because that's what 520 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 1: The Minnesota Vikings Podcast is presented by Matt. We so 521 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: appreciate you, looking forward to having you here at US 522 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium and your former hometown of Minneapolis. So thank 523 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,439 Speaker 1: you for joining us. Appreciate your time and safe travels 524 00:21:58,480 --> 00:21:58,679 Speaker 1: up here. 525 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, anytime, guys, Thanks so much for have me on 526 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 2: and I'll see you guys in a few days. 527 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: That's Matt McMullen, Senior reporter for the Kansas City Chiefs. 528 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 1: I am so excited for Sunday's upcoming matchup three twenty 529 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: five Central time at US Bank Stadium, Kansas City Chiefs 530 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: at Minnesota Vikings. Doesn't get much better than this. When 531 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: you ask for the Super Bowl defending champs and they 532 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: come to your hometown, you gotta take care of business. 533 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 1: So we're all hoping the Vikings do that. But in 534 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 1: the meantime, you can catch the pregame show right here 535 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: on the Vikings Radio Network at one twenty five Central 536 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: time with Mike Mussman, Paul Allen, Ben Lieber, myself, and 537 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: mister Pete Burstich In the meantime, Vikings fans, go grab 538 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: your PEPSI, go to Vikings dot com, check out some 539 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,159 Speaker 1: of our content, and we'll see you on Sunday.