1 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on, Vikings fans? Football fans that you're 2 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: played by play guy Paul Allen with analyst Pete Bursich, 3 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: also a former Vikings player and coach. How about that 4 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: a touchdown underdog and the Minnesota Vikings beat the San 5 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: Francisco forty nine ers twenty two to seventeen, and really 6 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: two was the operative number. The Vikings had twenty two points, 7 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: Jordan Addison had two receiving touchdowns, cam Byam had two interceptions, 8 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: and the Minnesota Vikings moved from two wins to three 9 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: with that victory over the Niners. 10 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: What to night, And it's one of those things where 11 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: when you go into the season and you look at 12 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: this game on Monday night, you're like, Okay, that's a loss, right, 13 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: And you watch ESPN pregame, all five of their analysts 14 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: pick San Francisco to win, and so part, you know, 15 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: I a bit of a tip of the cap has 16 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 2: to go to Cleveland because I think Cleveland was It 17 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 2: was such a physical game that they played against Cleveland 18 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 2: a week ago. Them missing Trent Williams on the offensive 19 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 2: line I think made a huge difference because our defense 20 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: played the run extremely well. And I want to talk 21 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: about our defense for a minute, Paul, because last year 22 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 2: this squad was thirty first in the league and teams 23 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 2: were up and down the field on us. And this 24 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 2: year it's a different story. We're winning games with turnovers, 25 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 2: you know, and just doing a great job holding Brock 26 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 2: Purdy to an eighty one point five ratings twenty one 27 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 2: to thirty. So what the job floor As is doing 28 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: with this group? Minus two bad tackles, two miss tackles, right, 29 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 2: it's been completely different game. And the Vike He's had 30 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 2: a ton of opportunities as well that we missed. I mean, 31 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: this game shouldn't have been close. Can we say that? 32 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: Can we honestly sit here and say that? And I'm thinking, 33 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: I'm looking at it and I'm going, mister o first 34 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: of goal and won missed? Pat, Yeah, you start out 35 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: with the interception. I mean there's a there were a 36 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,679 Speaker 2: lot of different things that would have you know, would 37 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: have changed, would have changed this game. 38 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: For us for the better. 39 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 3: Now. 40 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: I mean it's crazy to think with Jordan Addison, you know, 41 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: with those two touchdowns he has six on the season. Cousins, 42 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: you know, played maybe his best overall game this season. 43 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: Certainly the way he moved in the pocket. You kept 44 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: pointing out on kfa N. I mean you had to 45 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: have that, But there were subtleties to this game that 46 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: had to happen when you defeat a Kyle Shanahan led team, 47 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: and one of them you talked about running. We'll get 48 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: to that momentarily. How about the fact that the Minnesota 49 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: Vikings were eight of thirteen on third down? Why is 50 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: that big a because third down is an important down. Secondly, 51 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: there were two of thirteen in Chicago, and over their 52 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: last three games they converted third downs eleven and a 53 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: half percent of the time. So if that bad boy 54 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: doesn't turn around, then you you might lose this game. 55 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 2: You're right, And then you know, we talked about this 56 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 2: all during the week about you know, the forty nine 57 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 2: ers are pretty simple on defense. They play a lot 58 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 2: of middle open, meaning that middle of the field. So 59 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 2: you needed someone like Hockinson to have a big night 60 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: and he did. Eleven receptions eighty six yards. Those are 61 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: the plays that got us up and down the field. 62 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 2: And then you know, Jordan Addison took it to a 63 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 2: different level tonight, no question about it that you know, 64 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 2: the the the ball that he stole from Leonora and 65 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 2: made it, got a touchdown of it. 66 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: No Ward, oh, I'm sorry. 67 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 2: It was Ward got him and Ward And that's his 68 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: way of telling Kirk, I got you, baby. You throw 69 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: that ball a little bit behind me, doesn't matter. I'm 70 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: gonna come up with it and I'm gonna, you know, 71 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 2: and I'm gonna do some great things with it. He 72 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: drew how many penalties tonight? And like I said, that 73 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: out and up that he drew the penalty, Yeah, that 74 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: was a beautifully run out and up because he turned 75 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 2: his head. He turned his head. Those are the little 76 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 2: things that we've heard Kevin O'Connell talk about with Jordan Addison. 77 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: And to tell you the truth, after the Bears game, 78 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 2: I was I was just kind of like, well, you know, 79 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: where is it, you know, your first round pick. I 80 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: want to see it. Well, we absolutely saw it tonight. 81 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 2: And you know, think about this with with with Kirk 82 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 2: Cousins being thirty five or forty five for three hundred 83 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 2: and seventy eight yards against the defense that is given 84 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: up on average one hundred and ninety seven point eight 85 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 2: yards per game fifty against, I know, it's it's it's 86 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 2: almost he almost doubled what they normally give up. So 87 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 2: you got to give that credit, I think to the 88 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 2: offensive line. We all we were all wondering how it 89 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 2: was gonna go. With Riisner in there at left guard, 90 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 2: the veteran, I think brought a brought a soothing effect. 91 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 3: Right. 92 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:47,559 Speaker 2: We had I remember one play on Garrett Bradbury where 93 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 2: the nose tackle did a loop stunt, kind of a 94 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 2: nose stunt they call it, and there was a TfL. 95 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 2: But outside of that, you had about nine big mistakes 96 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 2: last week, at least on the run blocking end of it. 97 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 2: This week nothing, So just everybody, this is what a 98 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 2: game to build some moment about it. You didn't get 99 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 2: lucky to win here tonight. Let's just I mean, I 100 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 2: just just put that out there. This wasn't This wasn't 101 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 2: a lucky quote unquote win. Right, The ball didn't necessarily 102 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 2: bounce our way. But if you want to look on 103 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 2: the bright side to turn the ball over so much 104 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 2: going into this game, we came out of this one 105 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 2: plus two. Right, We came out of this one plus two. 106 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 2: We were with minus seven going into it. 107 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: And minus eight after the first few plays exactly. 108 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 2: And to that point, Paul, we didn't panic the second 109 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 2: week in a row. Our defense got the ball right 110 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 2: back after we turned it over second week in a row. 111 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 2: What does that do for your confidence? 112 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 4: Right? 113 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 2: We know what does that do for a defense and 114 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 2: that whole group, that whole group. You know, on the 115 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 2: second aary you had maybe you had one one bad tackle, 116 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 2: one mistackle that we saw outside of that, but Byron 117 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 2: mur h outside of that, I mean, holy caloy, defense 118 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 2: played well. 119 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: I mean another part of the nuance here before we 120 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: hear from AOC is the forty nine ers are a 121 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: run first team. Now you know fairness in forty nine 122 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: ers act Trent Williams, their left tackle as a Hall 123 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: of Famer, probably the best left tackle in the NFL, 124 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: even in like his fourteenth year, and he didn't play, 125 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: and you pointed out repeatedly early in the game. Wow, 126 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: this is really impacting ABC and D with what they 127 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: want to do. Now we understand that, but nevertheless, they 128 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: are a run first team. That's how their offense is predicated. 129 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: And in the two games this year against true run 130 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 1: first teams, the Bears and the Eagles, we gave up 131 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: one sixty two and one at Chicago on the ground 132 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: two fifty nine and three to Jalen Hurts and that 133 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: monster team. So you know, that was a little bit 134 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: of a talker into the game for sure. And the 135 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: forty nine ers finished the game with sixty five rushing 136 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: yards and they ran twenty two run plays. There also 137 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: were four tackles for loss by the Vikings. I mean 138 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: DJ Wantam's playing out of his mind right now. But 139 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: Jonathan Bullard and Kyle Lowry, I mean Dean Lowry, holy cow, 140 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: best games of the year. They played. 141 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, the front played extremely well tonight, Paul. And then again, 142 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 2: don't forget you're going up against the number one in 143 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 2: time of possession, number one team in the league. We 144 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 2: were thirty first, and we come away with thirty four, 145 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 2: almost thirty five minutes of possession in this game. That 146 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: is the huge difference. And I think it was not 147 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 2: necessarily the running game that got us there, but the 148 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 2: efficiency with which Kirk Cousins. 149 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: Was able to operate thirty four minutes possession against the Niners. 150 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 2: How about this though, And the other thing too is 151 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 2: how about the guys stepping up? 152 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 5: Right? 153 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: Cam Akers stepped up, played well. Ty Chandler, Yeah, stepped up, 154 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 2: he played well. 155 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: Brandon Powell. 156 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 2: Brandon pol was guy on the field absolutely, Dalton Reisner, 157 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 2: Brandon Powell. We saw some plays being made on Monday 158 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 2: Night football, right. The whole world is watching, you know 159 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 2: Danny Green's bit. You know you're your kindergarten teachers are 160 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 2: why everybody's watching, everybody that knows who you are as exactly. 161 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 2: And they stepped up and played well. They answered the bell. 162 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 2: So this is a type of victory you can hang 163 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 2: your head on. You can say we can build on this. 164 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 5: Now. 165 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 2: We just got and we still have five division games left, 166 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: five right, and so you got to go into Green 167 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 2: Bay and short we could take care of business. Right, 168 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 2: It's never gonna be easy, they never do, but my goodness, 169 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 2: you have just you you just turned everything around on 170 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 2: a week that the Lions got, you know, absolutely destroyed 171 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 2: down in Baltimore. You've already won two games on the road, 172 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 2: by the way, you two, you're two and one on 173 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 2: the road, right, and so you do this. We didn't 174 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 2: face the full healthy San Francisco team, right, there's no 175 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 2: question that that's part. 176 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: We don't have JJ, right, and we. 177 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 2: Don't and we don't have JJ, so you know how 178 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 2: exciting is this twenty two to seventeen. The Vikings beat 179 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 2: the San Francisco forty nine ers. And here's what Kevin 180 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 2: O'Connell had to say after the game. 181 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 6: All Right, first of all, just want to start out 182 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 6: and commend our fans. I thought this building was unbelievable tonight. 183 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 6: Our fans never cease to amaze me how they can 184 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 6: transform this building into such an unbelievable home field advantage. 185 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 6: And we had talked a lot about trying to play 186 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 6: the type of performance that they you know, they deserved, 187 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 6: you know, incredible, incredible, incredible atmosphere tonight. I'm so proud 188 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 6: of our football team. You know how we've kind of 189 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 6: handled really this first portion of the season. And I 190 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 6: talked a lot about this being a culmination of a 191 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 6: lot of learning moments, a lot of growth as a team, 192 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 6: a lot of growth for individual players collectively the three 193 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 6: phases of our team. And they responded and continued to 194 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 6: show what complimentary football and winning the turnover battle will inevitably. 195 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 3: Do for a good football team, which I believe we are. 196 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 6: Across the board, there was a lot of elite, you know, 197 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 6: elite performances. In my mind, Jordan Addison with his first 198 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 6: one hundred yard game. 199 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 3: TJ. 200 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 6: Hockinson eleven receptions eighty six yards. Daniel Hunter with his 201 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 6: eightieth career sack the offensive line as a whole and 202 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 6: throw TJ. Hockinson in there as well for a huge 203 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 6: block to essentially play the best front and football and 204 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 6: not give up a single sack. To credit to Kirk 205 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 6: and foreshore that group up front. Cam bind him with 206 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 6: the two interceptions, But Kirk Cousins was absolutely fantastic tonight 207 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 6: in a in critical moments time after time, progressing, Uh, 208 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 6: seeing the whole field and absolutely dialed in in every 209 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 6: phase of our game plan. You know, So we could 210 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 6: have finished a little better in the red zone had 211 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 6: had some opportunities. I got to give our guys some 212 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 6: better plays down there, and uh, you know, we'll continue 213 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 6: to improve there. But just want to credit Flow his 214 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:55,199 Speaker 6: staff up against Kyle and that group, that's a heck 215 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 6: of a challenge and they responded tonight with a great 216 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 6: plan and our guys went out executed. Just a quick 217 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 6: injury update, really Addison did have the cramps and was 218 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 6: able to return for you know, a couple of big 219 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 6: plays there at the end. 220 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 3: TJ. 221 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 6: Hockinson was able to return from from an ankle as 222 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 6: well as Brian Osamoa. 223 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 4: Camera's actually caught you telling TJ to get down once 224 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 4: in the first half. 225 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 5: Is that what just because you wondered? 226 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 4: Not? 227 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 6: Yeah, he had you know, it was more so about, 228 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 6: you know, if he's coming out, kind of similar to 229 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:28,719 Speaker 6: maybe you know what you guys saw when we took 230 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 6: a delay late in a previous game this year, when 231 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 6: a guy either comes on or comes off late. You know, 232 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 6: we were pretty meticulous about what personnel's on the field, 233 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 6: what we're gonna call with those guys in the game, 234 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 6: So it just allows us all a chance, you know, reset, 235 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 6: And he was injured, so I know, I credit all 236 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 6: of our guys toughness, but sometimes depending on the time 237 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,959 Speaker 6: of the game and situation the game where the clock 238 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 6: really is not an issue, he was able to, you know, 239 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 6: come back in the game from that, which was really impressive. 240 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 7: First series, Jordan is kind of out muscled for the 241 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 7: interception and then comes back. Just what are you learning 242 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 7: about the toughness of maybe one of the smaller guys 243 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 7: on the field. 244 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 6: Yeah, physical and mental toughness. We asked him to do 245 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 6: a lot. He did a lot for us. Tonight in 246 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 6: the game plan and just you know, you just take 247 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 6: that end of half play that he makes and essentially 248 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 6: it's the same type of thing. This was versus an 249 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 6: all out pressure the guys up front. Kirk made a 250 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 6: great check and you know, for him to make that 251 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 6: play on that ball where it was was a game 252 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 6: changing play. It's everything that Listen. Jordan's been everything that 253 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 6: I hoped for from the moment I cut on the 254 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 6: tape of his time in college. 255 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 3: But he's been more than that. 256 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 6: He's been, you know, really taking on a role within 257 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:48,559 Speaker 6: our team, within our offense. He's earned an incredible amount 258 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 6: of trust from Kirk and the rest of our guys. 259 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 6: Jordan was fantastic tonight and this is a foreshore performance 260 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 6: he can build on for the future. 261 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 3: Definite offensive line if you do it they did against 262 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 3: that front. 263 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:03,599 Speaker 5: Did that mean a little more to that group? Do 264 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 5: you think? 265 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 3: I think so? They knew the challenge. They knew listen. Listen. 266 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 3: And Nick Bosa is a phenomenal, phenomenal. 267 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 6: Player, and you have to be locked in on every 268 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 6: single snap all night long, regardless of circumstance. But they 269 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 6: also have Armstead and hard Graves and and They've got 270 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 6: other players that continuously come at you, and if you're 271 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 6: not locked in in one moment, it can be catastrophically bad. 272 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 6: And I thought our tackles have been really, really good 273 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 6: all year for us, But to answer the bell like 274 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 6: they did tonight. You can't say enough about uh CD 275 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 6: and and Brian O'Neill for what they mean to this team. 276 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 6: But how about Dalton Reismann stepping in there? How about 277 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 6: any Ed Ingram's continue progression? To me, this guy just 278 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 6: continues to get better and better and and and obviously 279 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 6: having Garrett back in there now consistently running the show, 280 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 6: the rapport between. 281 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 3: Him and Kirk is tremendous. 282 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 6: But you know, I gave that whole group a game 283 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,679 Speaker 6: ball and they know this one will be special for them. 284 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 4: At the offense with without Davin Board, are you surprised 285 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 4: they were at hold some deep points? 286 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 7: Did you see that coming. 287 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 8: Into the game. 288 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 6: You know what, I'm not surprised at all. I know 289 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,719 Speaker 6: how well coached that group is over there. I know 290 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 6: that we're gonna come up with the best possible plan 291 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 6: to put our guys in position to have success. And 292 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 6: then as we challenged our players all week long, to do, 293 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 6: they needed to try to match the physicality of one 294 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 6: of the more physical teams in the National Football League. 295 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 6: I thought our d line played on their line, of 296 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 6: their side of the line of scrimmage. I thought we 297 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 6: set great edges DJ Wantum, Daniel Pat Jones, and then 298 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 6: that allowed our backers and safeties to be involved in 299 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 6: some plays they were gonna make some place. But it 300 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 6: was about the next snap, and it was about finding 301 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 6: that opportunity, uh, with that next snap to go make 302 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 6: the play if it was you never know when it's 303 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 6: gonna come. 304 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 3: And a lot of guys made play tonight. What was 305 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 3: it like to have your football team because your group. 306 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 6: Played the way you Yeah, we've been talking about it, 307 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 6: you know, I know sometimes it especially for me early 308 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 6: on in the season, I talked a lot to you 309 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 6: guys and our team about still chasing that performance that 310 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 6: that we feel like is inside that locker room, that 311 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 6: we feel like we can collectively do regardless of circumstance, 312 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 6: regardless of adversity. And like I said, I thought, our 313 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 6: team has grown, Our team has grown closer. We've got 314 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 6: great leadership. I feel very strongly about our coaching staff, 315 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 6: but really these players tonight is about these players. I 316 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 6: just can't say enough for not only our captains, our 317 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 6: young leadership. We're filling some voids of some guys out 318 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 6: right now JJ Marcus. But nothing's ever going to be 319 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 6: an excuse around here. It's we're gifted with another opportunity 320 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 6: in front of our fans, getting our first home win, 321 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 6: long overdue, and hopefully we can build on this. 322 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 9: And what did you think Kirk was was you said 323 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 9: he was locked in? What was he locked in on? 324 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 9: Or like, what was the vibe with him? 325 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 6: Yeah? You know he talked a lot to the offense 326 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 6: yesterday about you know, when the schedule comes out and 327 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 6: you know you're going to be playing at home on 328 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 6: Monday night football against this team. I have so much 329 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 6: respect for Kyle, for their whole offense and defensive staff. 330 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 6: And then they've got really, really good players. They've built 331 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 6: that team the right way. And Kirk talked to our 332 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 6: offense about, hey, you know, these are the types of 333 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 6: games you can really measure what you're capable of and 334 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 6: really meeting the moment, capturing the moment with your execution, 335 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 6: and being willing to turn it loose regardless of what 336 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 6: happened on the previous play, just turn it loose, be 337 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 6: confident in the guys next year. And you know, I 338 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 6: think Kirk's message was well received clearly by our offense, 339 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 6: but that carried over to our whole team, and that's leadership. 340 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 6: You know, I can't We could go for the next 341 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 6: thirty five forty minutes about the way he played individual 342 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 6: plays where he was overcoming some circumstances, moving within the pocket, 343 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 6: trusting the protection and seeing the whole field and against 344 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 6: that team. That's big time quarterback playing in my mind. 345 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 6: Yesterday during the day, Yeah, and then we uh, you know, 346 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 6: we had we had a team meeting this morning and 347 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:14,959 Speaker 6: I could tell this team was locked in, ready to go. 348 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 6: It was just gonna be about trusting in the guys 349 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 6: next to him and turning it loose. 350 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 3: And and our guys did that tonight. I'm really proud 351 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 3: of them. 352 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,479 Speaker 1: You talked this year about fighting that and here we 353 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: go again. 354 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 5: And how big to force that fumble on that opening 355 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:32,239 Speaker 5: possession after you guys over. 356 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 3: I thought it was huge. 357 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 6: I thought it was absolutely huge. But our defense has 358 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 6: done that for us. Think about last week, you know 359 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 6: at Chicago late in the half, you know, we have 360 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 6: Kirk's arm gets hit and regardless of circumstance, you know, 361 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 6: adversity provides an opportunity. This is really one of the 362 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 6: few UH sports on the planet where if one group 363 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 6: of guys goes out there and and and the negative 364 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 6: play happens, that team, that group normally comes off the 365 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 6: field and the whole nother group that wasn't on the 366 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 6: field has to go respond. And I think whether it 367 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 6: was Jordan last week, Cam this week, collectively as a group, 368 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 6: that whole group flow in his staff that was a huge, 369 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 6: huge play. And then offensively to come back on the field, 370 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 6: drive it and go score on a critical third down 371 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 6: pitch and catch there to Jordan behind some great protection. 372 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 6: It was just it all came together in a way 373 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,719 Speaker 6: where I think there's gonna be some real growth opportunities 374 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 6: from this. But we have a short week, second opportunity 375 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:29,920 Speaker 6: of the NFC North. That's gonna be a challenge going 376 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 6: to Lambeau against a really good football team on a 377 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 6: short week, and we've got to move on and go 378 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 6: back to work and be ready to sustain the success 379 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 6: we're able to leave us Banquet tonight. 380 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 7: Cam Biden's really just kind of taking hold of that spot. 381 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 7: I mean is what do you see that he does 382 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 7: so well and can use to come up well? 383 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: To me? 384 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 6: All year long, his tackling has really jumped out. He's 385 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 6: been consistently right around, if not near the top five 386 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 6: and tackling in the NFL. He's in a different kind 387 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 6: of pisition than he was quite honestly a year ago, 388 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 6: where he played a little bit more in the deep 389 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,959 Speaker 6: part consistently. But when we asked him to do that 390 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 6: now Harry or mattellus around the line of scrimmage, Cam 391 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 6: still is really really good in the deep part of 392 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 6: the field both times tonight, and that you know that 393 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 6: last interception was you know, as far as him going 394 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 6: up to get it, very tip of his fingers looked 395 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 6: familiar going back to the Kansas City game and he 396 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 6: makes that play. And that's what I'm just so proud 397 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 6: of our guys, not worrying one bit about what's transpired, 398 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 6: but letting that fuel us to know, a we're capable, 399 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 6: we're confident, and we're gonna go make those plays. Just 400 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 6: go out there and play. Let's not think about it. 401 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 6: We didn't talk a lot about what we couldn't do. 402 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 6: We just emphasized the things we had to do we 403 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 6: felt like to win the football game. 404 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 9: Cam mentioned that the Kansas City won when he was 405 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 9: talking to us. 406 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 3: Then yeah, just went over his fingers. 407 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 9: I mean in some ways like is that do you 408 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 9: look at like what happened in the first few games 409 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 9: compared to the last few games, is just that a 410 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 9: little much? 411 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 3: Yeah? 412 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 6: Like I said, Kevin, I really do think it's a 413 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 6: culmination of this team's growth and how we've dealt with adversity, 414 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 6: their belief in one another to put on a performance 415 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 6: like that, complimentary the way it did start, it would 416 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 6: have been very easy for a lot of groups to say, 417 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 6: here we go again, not against this team, you know, 418 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 6: we better, we better pack it in and get ready 419 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 6: to play. 420 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 3: Green Bay next week. 421 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 6: And there wasn't one person collectively on our sideline or 422 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 6: it felt like in this stadium wearing purple. That didn't 423 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 6: feel like we were going to find a way to 424 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 6: capture that momentum back captured the lead back and then 425 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 6: didn't give it up. 426 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 4: Bryan Forrest has talked about an identity for the defense, 427 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 4: and I guess how did that show up tonight? 428 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 3: How the identity is coming together? 429 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 6: I just think you know, like I said, I think 430 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 6: Flow and his group are doing a great job really 431 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 6: painting a picture of what it's going to take to 432 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 6: play our style and find ways against Really they've played 433 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 6: some really really good offensive units this year, and you know, 434 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 6: when the compromentary football happens, when we can possess the football, 435 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,640 Speaker 6: convert third downs, stay on the field offensively, they can 436 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 6: go back out there and be fresh, and that's you know, 437 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 6: how it all works together, both phases. But I think 438 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 6: the identity of this defense, the best part about it, 439 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 6: in my mind, is we can morph and change based 440 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 6: upon what's required. And I think that's a really good 441 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 6: formula with the type of coaches we have, and especially 442 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 6: because the type of players we have, to allow to 443 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 6: continue to evolve and change, you know, understand what we're 444 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 6: strong at and continue to trying to find ways to 445 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 6: keep people off balance. Can't say enough about the job 446 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 6: that he and his staff and our players did defensively tonight. 447 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: Thank you guys, all right, Kevin, appreciate that. Don't forget 448 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: a one on one with Kevin O'Connell called X's and o's. 449 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: We'll be at Vikings dot com. I believe Tuesday and 450 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: on KFA n the Flagship at six thirty each and 451 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 1: every Wednesday evening. And Pete Persisch also will have a 452 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: film study of the Green Bay Packers that'll be available 453 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 1: at vikings dot com tomorrow. Kirk Cousins finished thirty five 454 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 1: or forty five for three hundred seventy eight yards, a 455 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: couple of touchdowns and interception which our Varius Awards stole 456 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 1: the ball from Jordan Addison. Kirk Oh, Kirk Cousins. Here's 457 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: what he said after the game. 458 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 5: Great to get a win against a really good football team. 459 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 5: Knew it was gonna be a challenge going against the Niners, 460 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 5: and they got a great team, great defense, and they 461 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 5: showed that tonight. Fel felt their rush, felt and playing fast. 462 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 5: Proud of the way our team played. Fellow's complimentary football defense. 463 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,679 Speaker 5: Creeding turnovers made a big difference in the game. I 464 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 5: thought Jordan Addison's played before the half. You know it 465 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:51,679 Speaker 5: was a game winning type play. You know many players 466 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:57,159 Speaker 5: stepped up, Brandon Powell, TJ Hockinson, our running backs, Tristan 467 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 5: said to step in there when we had some guys 468 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 5: go down. Did a great job. kJ is always so 469 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,400 Speaker 5: solid to have no sacks. There's a lot about offensive 470 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 5: line and Kevin and that just the plan they had 471 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 5: in place. And you know, we gotta be better in 472 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 5: the red zone. When you kick field goals like that 473 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 5: down there, it drives me crazy. And and so got 474 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 5: to be better in the low red and we got 475 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 5: to come out of a game at some point with 476 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 5: no turnovers and just be really clean with the football. 477 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 5: So we're still still working towards that, but you know, 478 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 5: big to get a win, and and I gotta say it, 479 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 5: you know, Creed, I mean, we are. I'm getting my 480 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 5: ankle's taped the pregame because I try to get them 481 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 5: taped as late as possible. And I'm sitting there on 482 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,400 Speaker 5: the table and suddenly it comes on and Garrett Bradbury's 483 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 5: doing some body work next to me, and he goes, 484 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 5: forget this, I gotta go with go enjoy this with 485 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 5: the boys. So he then gets up and goes to 486 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 5: the locker room and I get angles tape. Then we 487 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 5: go in there. It's just it's a really good morale. 488 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 5: And then we go to we go to pray in 489 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 5: the corner of the locker room, any guys that want 490 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 5: to pray, and and we go praying over here, and 491 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 5: we had to turn the Creed off and Harrison Sins 492 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 5: made a great point. He said, guys, this is the 493 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 5: prayer and I thought that's that's pretty good. So so yeah, 494 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 5: well we'll keep playing, but they keep playing higher and 495 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 5: I'm going Creed has a lot of hits. They got 496 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 5: a good catalog. Don't have to only play higher, but 497 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 5: they're taking us higher, so we'll take it. 498 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 7: This team having to turnover on the first drop and 499 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 7: being able to personally. 500 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 5: Through all that, Yeah, this game's gonna punch you in 501 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 5: the gut and you're gonna have things that don't go 502 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 5: your way. And uh uh that turnover was tough and 503 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 5: you have to just play through it, play through the smoke, 504 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,159 Speaker 5: as my college coach used to say. So you know 505 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,120 Speaker 5: we were able to do that tonight. And uh, clearly, 506 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 5: the way Jordan responded, he had a couple of tough 507 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 5: catches in traffic, the one that very easily could have 508 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 5: been interception, the other one the safety was driving. You 509 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 5: could tell he made a decision that that's not happening again. 510 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 5: And uh and uh it reflected in the way he 511 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 5: played touchdown. Yeah, you know they bring bring a blitz 512 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:56,159 Speaker 5: there and then they were kind of zeroed out in 513 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 5: the back end, and uh, I had to throw it 514 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 5: earlier than I wanted to, and I didn't really know 515 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 5: where to lead him, and so I was like, I 516 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 5: don't want to overlead him. And then what I did 517 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 5: was I underlet him, and so you allow the dB 518 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,399 Speaker 5: then to undercut it, and I thought it was getting 519 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 5: picked and Jordan, I still don't quite know. I haven't 520 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 5: seen it in slow motion. I still don't know how 521 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 5: Jordan came away with it. And then because they were 522 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 5: kind of zeroed out, once he pulls away, there's nobody left. 523 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,679 Speaker 5: So a big, big time play by him, were you. 524 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 9: I mean, there's some stat about how that a team 525 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 9: hasn't used a. 526 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,439 Speaker 8: Zero blitz in that situation like three years, and you know, 527 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 8: obviously you guys have a checked for that if it happens, 528 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 8: But would you did it strike you as pretty unusual 529 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,640 Speaker 8: to see that in that particular situation. 530 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 5: I think you know, we got zero late in the 531 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,360 Speaker 5: game against the Chiefs as well, back to back. I mean, 532 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 5: it happens, and I think you prepare and you play 533 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 5: knowing that at any time defenses can bring a lot 534 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 5: of looks and the minute you start to think that 535 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 5: you know something's not coming, that's when you can get hurt. 536 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 5: So you know, it's you just kind of aware for 537 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 5: anything anytime. What does it win like this you do 538 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 5: for the morale of the team. Yeah, obviously is a 539 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 5: great feeling in the locker room right now. And we've 540 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 5: got a short week and we go on the road 541 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 5: in the division, and so they don't get easier from here. 542 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 5: You just you know, we talk about trying to go 543 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 5: one to know each week and win or lose. You 544 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 5: kind of compartmentalize it, put it away and go to 545 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 5: the next one. And that's what we'll do. But you know, 546 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 5: we got to show where a mature football team that 547 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 5: after this can get right back to work and get 548 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 5: the next one. Did you get a feeling. 549 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 2: From the offensive line like playing against this front meant 550 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 2: a little more to them to have a. 551 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 3: Kind of performance they did. 552 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 5: I thought they did a great job protecting all night. Again, 553 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:37,919 Speaker 5: a lot of pass attempts, not like we threw the 554 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 5: ball twenty times, you know, so they handle a lot. 555 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 5: And it's a unit that's played together for a while. 556 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 5: They played with me for a while, and so at 557 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,640 Speaker 5: times that that really helps. I think to have three 558 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 5: or four of the guys in there where you feel like, hey, 559 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 5: we've been here before together and they kind of can 560 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 5: finish my sentences and finish my thoughts before I even 561 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 5: do myself. So I think that helps the times. 562 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 7: Kevin was tough to stay it that a message you 563 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:05,239 Speaker 7: had for the offense on Friday was particularly resonant. Just 564 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 7: what kind of what was important to you to relate 565 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 7: to them going into this one? 566 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,919 Speaker 5: Yeah, I uh, I just this offseason felt like we 567 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,160 Speaker 5: needed to play our best games against the best defenses 568 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 5: as an offense, and you measure yourself against the best, 569 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,439 Speaker 5: And when the schedule came out in May, I just 570 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:22,160 Speaker 5: looked at you know, looked at Philly, looked at San 571 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 5: fran I forget a couple others up ahead, where you say, 572 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 5: you know, I know in May that these are going 573 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,920 Speaker 5: to be some of the best defenses will play. That's 574 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 5: got to be our best football And I just challenged 575 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 5: them and just said, you know, understand here it is like, 576 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 5: this is this is our this is a challenging group 577 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 5: that we got to be our best and not just 578 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 5: our best at the at the big picture of winning 579 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 5: but our best and how we run motions, how we 580 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 5: handle snap counts, how we prepare the details. We got 581 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 5: to be our absolute best and just try to challenge 582 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:54,439 Speaker 5: them from that standpoint, and I felt like everybody was 583 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 5: up for the challenge. 584 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 3: Maybe a ridiculous one. But do you always wear the wristband? 585 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 5: Or was that a good question? I'll come, plays are 586 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 5: getting long. I play calls, and uh, just a few 587 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 5: weeks ago, you know, I've been I had been calling 588 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 5: these long plays for a while now, and you saw 589 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 5: on the Netflix stealer. I'm in the car trying to remember. 590 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 5: I thought, at some point, let's just get a ristband 591 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 5: because he's getting crazy. So, uh, there's a lot of 592 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 5: football in that wristband. 593 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 7: Jordan is not the biggest guy, but it seemed like 594 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:23,399 Speaker 7: he had a lot of physicality and playing Yeah what 595 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,920 Speaker 7: do you see him kind of being able to use 596 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 7: what he has and not just be a little guy 597 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 7: and but play tough. 598 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 5: Yeah. No, he's he's only you know, seven games into 599 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 5: his pro career. So you know, I told him after 600 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 5: the game, I said, hey, you're playing before the half 601 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 5: won the game and and then there's probably two more 602 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 5: plays out there we can connect on for touchdowns too, 603 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 5: you know. So it's exciting though to see his potential 604 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 5: and the playmaker that he is. And there's a lot 605 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 5: of things about his ability that you can't teach and 606 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 5: that we're fortunate to have. And Keenan will keep working 607 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 5: with him. I'll keep working with him, and I think 608 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 5: that he has a potentially be a very good receiver 609 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 5: in this league. 610 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 4: Surprised by his suddenness, by Jordan's suddenness, I don't know, 611 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 4: I guess, I guess you had to ask them, but uh, 612 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 4: he uh, you know, he certainly is a is a 613 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 4: really talented player. 614 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 5: About coach O'Connell's game plan that helped kind of keep 615 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 5: the pressure off of you and not allowed the forty 616 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 5: nine ers to get us sat to that, Yeah, I 617 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 5: think Kevin was very aware of their rush and so 618 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 5: the way he called the game was, you know, factoring 619 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 5: that in and and uh, I thought he and then 620 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 5: the the execution of it by our our line and 621 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 5: our tight ends and our running backs blocking, you know, 622 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 5: gave us the time we needed to throw because not 623 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 5: everything was was quick hitters, you know, there were some 624 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 5: longer developing plays. So it's kind of the marriage of 625 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 5: the coaches in the scheme and then the players in 626 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 5: the execution and just. 627 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 1: Your point of view from Cam Akers and the purse 628 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: he has when he football. 629 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, he does a great job. He's a very patient runner. 630 00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 5: He does have good bursts. He can kind of be 631 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:55,720 Speaker 5: slow to go and then hit it when it's there. 632 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 5: And uh, I know the line Love is blocking for 633 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 5: him and have a lot of confidence in Alex and 634 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 5: Cam and CJ. Ham and Ty Chandler made a big 635 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 5: play for us tonight. So you know, we've always said 636 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 5: that the depth and the ability of a lot of 637 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 5: different guys to rely on them. I think you're seeing 638 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 5: it that there's a lot of players contributing to the 639 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 5: production of the offense. 640 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 3: How encouraging is it to. 641 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 6: Have this type of performance offensively, maybe the rhythm that 642 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 6: you guys had against that type of defense like that. 643 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, it was a positive, positive night. But the way 644 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 5: I'm wired, I'm thinking about the two red zone possession. 645 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 5: We didn't score touchdowns, so you know, and you also 646 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 5: know the difference between walking away with a win tonight 647 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 5: and then sitting here and you lost it isn't much, 648 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 5: and so you try not to get too low in 649 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 5: the losses and you realize how close you were to win, 650 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 5: and you try not to get too up in the wins. 651 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 5: I think it's more just try to get that win 652 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 5: and then regardless put it away and go to the 653 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 5: next one and try to fix whatever isn't good enough 654 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 5: win or lose. And so that's what we'll do. But 655 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 5: there's no doubt I'm going to drive it home with 656 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 5: Cooper and we'll be in a much better mood than 657 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 5: we were against the Chiefs two weeks ago. 658 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 2: So connected with TJ eleven times, but I think nine 659 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 2: for teammates and caught. 660 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 5: At least in one passed from me. 661 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 4: I mean Patrician Jackson's first catches, keep them over. 662 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 5: To get just the ability to keep moving on when 663 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 5: you guys are going out. Yeah, I've always just viewed 664 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 5: it as being a point guard and distribute in and 665 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 5: whoever the other players are out there, I'll just be 666 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 5: the distributor. And that's kind of way I've always played, 667 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 5: going back to high school. So I've been fortunate to 668 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 5: play with a lot of talented, skilled players through my 669 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 5: years and and uh, I'll keep doing that. But really 670 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 5: it's just my thought is I'm the point guard distribute 671 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 5: in to whoever it may be, and then Kevin's kind 672 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 5: of the coach drawn it up and and I just 673 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 5: got to go execute it. 674 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 9: Is there any play among the two series down by 675 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 9: the goal line that maybe stands out to you as 676 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 9: you look. 677 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 3: Back at it? 678 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 5: For sure, Fred Warner tips the one. I think it's 679 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 5: a touchdown if he doesn't tip it. I told him 680 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 5: that after the game. Uh, you know, I have to 681 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 5: go back and watch the one to Alex but just 682 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 5: wanted to put that right on his inside shoulder before 683 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 5: the corner could get it, and thought we had a 684 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 5: chance there. But I'll have to go watch it. And then, uh, 685 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 5: the one to Jordan Addison on a little corner route. 686 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 5: You know, I drove it to his outside shoulder, thinking 687 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 5: that that was a safe place to put it. But 688 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 5: I wish I just stopped him with the ball the corner, 689 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 5: the corner was climbing, the safety was inside out. Gave 690 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 5: the safety a little too much credit that he was 691 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:11,880 Speaker 5: going to get there when really he probably wasn't. And 692 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 5: I think we can get score right there on if 693 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 5: I just put it on him. And there even I 694 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 5: think was one more, but you know, the sneak wasn't 695 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 5: didn't really get us much there, and then the penalty 696 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 5: hurt and so there were a few plays there. Alrighty, 697 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 5: thanks guys. 698 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 2: Zero sacks on Cousins and you know what, that was 699 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 2: a that was a momentum. That was a momentum builder, 700 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 2: no question about that, because you saw it early, you know, 701 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:44,520 Speaker 2: the forty nine ers definitely. Let's just just think about 702 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 2: this for a second. The forty nine ers by the 703 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 2: end of the second quarter, we're unable. They knew that 704 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 2: they couldn't get pressure on Cousins with a four man rush. 705 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:56,320 Speaker 2: So in a two minute situation, well basically less than 706 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:59,720 Speaker 2: like a one minute situation, they decide the blitz. That's 707 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 2: what ward one on one with Addison, and that's what 708 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 2: got the big play right, And you wonder, and people 709 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 2: hate it, right when you play that conservative umbrella defense 710 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:10,400 Speaker 2: and keep everything in front of you, But that's why 711 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 2: you do that, because you make him at worst at 712 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 2: least kick a field goal. You're not going to give 713 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 2: up a play just like that that that Jordan Addison made, 714 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 2: so capitalizing on the opportunities that were there, you know, 715 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 2: scoring that touchdown going into halftime, what a huge you 716 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 2: know what a huge, huge play. But another big hat 717 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 2: tip to the running backs and the tight ends because 718 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 2: they helped him protection as well. It wasn't just the 719 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 2: offensive line, it was everybody given Kirk time. The one 720 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 2: throw that Kirk made and I can't remember if it 721 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 2: was the kJ Osbourne, but he was looking out out 722 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 2: out and then bounced off of Brian O'Neil and you 723 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:47,680 Speaker 2: can see his eyes, just see a flash of purple 724 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 2: and he literally just side armed it. Cousins doesn't make 725 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 2: those plays, Paul, That's not what he does. He's not 726 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:57,240 Speaker 2: that guy. But he was tonight. Why because he felt 727 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 2: confident and comfortable in the pocket. 728 00:33:58,760 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 5: That was unbel It was. 729 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: That's how good Kirk. 730 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 2: Can be if you keep them clean. 731 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 1: How about this man. The Vikings are three and four 732 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: and we know all those fumbles lost and the pylon 733 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,880 Speaker 1: at Philly, and they lost one at the two against 734 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay and Caleb Evans had an interception went into 735 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:16,640 Speaker 1: the arms of Josh Palmer. Chargers scored and that really 736 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: helped them win. Through all of that, moreause, through all 737 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:25,120 Speaker 1: of that Rigamarole Daniel Hunter has nine sacks, which leads 738 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: the NFL. He and TJ WATT were tied into the week. 739 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:31,359 Speaker 1: TJ didn't have any in their victory against the Las 740 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:35,319 Speaker 1: Vegas Raiders. Daniel had one tonight and Jordan Addison, by 741 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:39,240 Speaker 1: the way, with his six touchdowns, he's tied for second 742 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL with Stefan Diggs and just one behind 743 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill. So you put those things together like that. Man, 744 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 1: we got, you know, this rookie with six receiving touchdowns. 745 00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 1: We got this pass rusher with nine sacks. We're three 746 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: and four, man, I mean, this team is sitting on 747 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: some good things and we. 748 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 2: Know have a rushing touchdown. Yet wait till that opens up? Lord, right, way, 749 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:01,760 Speaker 2: we get right. 750 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 1: And touchdown and we can't do theush push. 751 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:04,920 Speaker 5: All right exactly. 752 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:10,319 Speaker 2: But again, it's it's something that you know, life is 753 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 2: not what happens to you, it's how you react to it. 754 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:14,160 Speaker 2: And this team has been through so much adversity in 755 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:17,320 Speaker 2: the first five six weeks of this season that finally 756 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:19,399 Speaker 2: they didn't let it rattle them, right, They just hung 757 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,439 Speaker 2: in there and they you know, I missed you missed 758 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:24,640 Speaker 2: the field goal attempt? Yeah, okay, well that's you know point, right, 759 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:25,719 Speaker 2: are we throw an interception? 760 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 3: You know? 761 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 2: All right, we'll get it back for you again. Second 762 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 2: week in a row. That that you know that they 763 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:31,840 Speaker 2: were able to do that. So this time it was 764 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:34,280 Speaker 2: a fumble. Last week against the Bears, it was an interception, 765 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 2: So you know that that's confident. It changes that that 766 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 2: thing from the attitude, and it's subtle. And we had 767 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 2: this in ninety eight. I remember it. Instead of when 768 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:47,440 Speaker 2: when things go wrong, and they will, they always do 769 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:50,319 Speaker 2: something's going to go wrong. Instead of saying, well, here 770 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 2: we go again, they're saying, Okay, who's going to make 771 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:55,360 Speaker 2: a play, Who's going to turn this thing around? And 772 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:57,720 Speaker 2: again tonight we went through the laundry list of players 773 00:35:57,719 --> 00:35:59,840 Speaker 2: that we hadn't even really heard of it talked about 774 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,160 Speaker 2: that played out, you know, just out of their minds. 775 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:05,600 Speaker 1: So I had another one. So Addison's todd for second 776 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL with digs, one behind Tyreek Hill for touchdowns. 777 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 1: Daniel Hunter leads the NFL with nine sacks. Harrison Phillips, 778 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,800 Speaker 1: by the Way, came into the game leading all defensive 779 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:20,360 Speaker 1: linemen with tackles. Cam Binam came into the game leading 780 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:23,719 Speaker 1: all defensive backs in tackles, and by the Way with 781 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 1: two touchdown passes tonight, Kirk Cousins has sixteen touchdowns this year, 782 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 1: first in the NFL. One clear from Josh Allen and 783 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:35,840 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, what a shame this thing is three and 784 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:37,799 Speaker 1: four right now. We're not going to dwell because they 785 00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 1: can rattle up a bunch of wins, but I mean, 786 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,160 Speaker 1: hitting below the three and four, we got some nice 787 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:42,640 Speaker 1: ass stats. 788 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:45,640 Speaker 2: And you know, we can talk about these things and 789 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:47,200 Speaker 2: kick them back and forth because it doesn't you know, 790 00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:49,799 Speaker 2: it doesn't really matter. What matters are the fifty three 791 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 2: guys that take the field and what they really truly 792 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:55,360 Speaker 2: feel right, and you know that just a few floors 793 00:36:55,400 --> 00:37:00,640 Speaker 2: below us, they're just just I mean just X saying 794 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:03,359 Speaker 2: we you know, we did it. We can do this 795 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:06,080 Speaker 2: because what was missing from last year to this year 796 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:08,120 Speaker 2: winning all those close one score games and now all 797 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:10,560 Speaker 2: of a sudden you're on the other side of that coin. Well, 798 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 2: it's about making a player two here or there. It's 799 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:15,960 Speaker 2: not it's not a quantum leap. It's these little things. 800 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:17,400 Speaker 2: And there are a lot of little things that we 801 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 2: can still do to get the Vikings can do to 802 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:23,720 Speaker 2: get better, and the main thing is just do not take. 803 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:24,600 Speaker 1: A step backwards. 804 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:28,400 Speaker 2: Think about that with the way Addison is playing, and 805 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,160 Speaker 2: then in a couple of weeks, we're gonna be able 806 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:33,120 Speaker 2: to add JJ back into this mix. And Hockinson the 807 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 2: way he played today, he played like we expected him 808 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,560 Speaker 2: to play. So you're sitting here going, okay, now we're 809 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:41,640 Speaker 2: now we're seeing this offense that we envisioned in the 810 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 2: in the in the offseason coming together, right, and then defensively, 811 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:48,920 Speaker 2: I think they've exceeded They've definitely exceeded my expectations. So 812 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:52,200 Speaker 2: who knows where that's gonna go. But you mentioned Daniel Hunter, Paul, 813 00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:54,240 Speaker 2: you talk about guys that have benefited from this system. 814 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:57,360 Speaker 2: Josh mattelis, Yeah, Daniel Hunter, he's absolutely wonerful. 815 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 1: I got another one, all right, lay down the forty 816 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:06,800 Speaker 1: nine ers into the game. Opponent's passer rating was sixty seven. 817 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: I mean, by far the best in the NFL. Cousins 818 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,279 Speaker 1: put a one oh seven to two on them. I mean, 819 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,879 Speaker 1: it's just what a wonderful, wonderful game tonight. Great job, Pete, 820 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:17,520 Speaker 1: as usually, thank you. That's a Pete Bursach at Pete 821 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:21,560 Speaker 1: Bursach for hardcore football takes via social media, And once again, 822 00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:24,160 Speaker 1: don't forget to watch his second and non film breakdown 823 00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,319 Speaker 1: of the Green Bay Packers at Vikings dot com. I 824 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 1: believe that'll be Tuesday and a plus much more coming 825 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:31,640 Speaker 1: your way at Vikings dot com. I'm Paul Allen for 826 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:34,720 Speaker 1: Pete Bursis. Thank you for listening to the Vikings postgame report. 827 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:38,480 Speaker 1: Good news from Minneapolis on this Monday night football. The 828 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,759 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings beat the five and one forty nine Ers 829 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:50,960 Speaker 1: twenty two seventeen. Wow.