WEBVTT - #549 Packers Unscripted: 3-for-3

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted Social

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<v Speaker 1>Distancing Style from Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford,

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<v Speaker 1>joined as always by my trusted colleague Weston Hodkowitz, and

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<v Speaker 1>to Sirius XM. And as far as NFL football was,

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<v Speaker 1>we have a three and o Green Bay Packers team

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about going down to New Orleans. The for

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<v Speaker 1>the franchise is sake. The Packers get their first win

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<v Speaker 1>in the super Dome since Super Bowl thirty one back

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the season. But in that's a

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<v Speaker 1>big win for green Bay. Yeah, it really is, Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>And you even said it there. You're the one that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of put that out there last week, the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that it had been since actually January. The Packers won

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<v Speaker 1>their last game there. You have to go back to

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<v Speaker 1>for the last time that they beat the Saints there,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was an emotional victory because I think they

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<v Speaker 1>overcame a lot of adversity throughout those four quarters. Offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>they still did a lot of what they've done. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>mind you, they didn't have Davante Adams, but Alan Lazard

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<v Speaker 1>comes through with a career day, six catches, a hundred

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<v Speaker 1>forty six yards touchdown. They got over a hundred yards

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<v Speaker 1>from their tight ends, two touchdowns from those from that position.

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<v Speaker 1>The Saints really wanted to take away Aaron Jones. The

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<v Speaker 1>Packers said, Okay, well we'll go to our other guys

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<v Speaker 1>and take advantage of some one on ones. And at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, it was Aaron Rodgers being

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers, and without these crowds in these stadiums, he

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<v Speaker 1>has become a bona fide weapon with his cadence and

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<v Speaker 1>his stead and his his heart count. The fifth play

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<v Speaker 1>of the game, Mike, he caught uh the Saints office

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<v Speaker 1>hides and just a remarkable, uh you know performance by him.

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<v Speaker 1>A hundred twenty one passer rating out through the first

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<v Speaker 1>three games. Yeah, and when you look at this game, West,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we knew going into this Sunday night football

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<v Speaker 1>game it was going to be a back and fourth game.

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<v Speaker 1>Teams were going to gain the momentum with their offenses

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<v Speaker 1>moving up and down the field, And that's really how

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<v Speaker 1>it played out. But I can't remember a game, quite honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>where you're in a tight one in the fourth quarter

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<v Speaker 1>and the momentum shifted so instantaneously a couple of times

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<v Speaker 1>because the score is tied, the Packers get stuffed on

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<v Speaker 1>a fourth and one at midfield, the Saints take over,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're thinking, boy, Drew Brees with a short field,

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<v Speaker 1>they're probably gonna take the lead here, Aaron Rodgers gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to play from behind in the fourth quarter to

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<v Speaker 1>pull this out. But no. On the second snap of

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<v Speaker 1>the saints next possession, Taysom Hill gets the ball knocked

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<v Speaker 1>out by Zadarius Smith. Smith recovers the Packers have the

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<v Speaker 1>ball right back, almost in the exact same place where

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<v Speaker 1>they got stopped on the fourth and one. It was

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<v Speaker 1>as though the field fourth and one never happened. The

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<v Speaker 1>Packers go down and take the lead and stayed in

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<v Speaker 1>command the rest of the game. Those momentum shifts were

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<v Speaker 1>so huge and so quick back to back. It was

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<v Speaker 1>really an interesting occurrence in such a tight game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and again you hope that the Packers defense and its

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<v Speaker 1>totality will be better than the two thousand and eleven

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<v Speaker 1>group was. But they've been as opportunistic as that team

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<v Speaker 1>was when the Packers were just setting every scoring record,

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<v Speaker 1>every offensive record that they were back nine years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is one of those moments. I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of really solid playmakers on that side of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, and when they given, you know, an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to to take the ball away, you know they capitalize

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<v Speaker 1>on it. Is that Darius Smith and then also kings

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<v Speaker 1>Ley Kiki. He had a strip sack as well in

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<v Speaker 1>this game. That was a big point of emphasis going

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<v Speaker 1>into the season for Green Bay, not just getting sacks,

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<v Speaker 1>not just you know, getting negative yardage plays, but going

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<v Speaker 1>for the football, attacking the football. They did that and

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<v Speaker 1>Zadarius I mean again, Mike, the way that they're using him,

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<v Speaker 1>the different areas of the field where he's lining up.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's a couple of times where you know

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna take a chance and maybe it won't pay off,

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<v Speaker 1>but the playmaking it that he brings to that position

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<v Speaker 1>and how that play in itself was able to sort

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<v Speaker 1>of turn the game on its head and the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>were able to extract the momentum back at that pivotal

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<v Speaker 1>point of the contest. That really speaks to what sa

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<v Speaker 1>Darius springs as a player and also the energy that

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<v Speaker 1>he's infused into that locker room. Yeah, there there were

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<v Speaker 1>certainly some things that didn't look good for the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>defense in this game. Obviously, the tackling was an issue.

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<v Speaker 1>Alvin Kamara nearly two yards from scrimmage, combining his rushing

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<v Speaker 1>and receiving obviously the fifty two yard touchdown on the

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<v Speaker 1>catch and run, he had multiple miss tackles. An ugly

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<v Speaker 1>play for the Packers defense and and one that they're

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<v Speaker 1>certainly gonna hope not to repeat down the road. But

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<v Speaker 1>I will say this west the way the Packers defense

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<v Speaker 1>bounced back from that, because that's a demoralizing play that

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<v Speaker 1>has a chance to completely take the wind out of

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<v Speaker 1>your sales for the rest of a ball game on

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<v Speaker 1>that side of the ball. That didn't happen because the

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<v Speaker 1>next two possessions for the Packers defense where the Zadarius

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<v Speaker 1>Smith fumble we talked about, and then after the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>took the lead with a field goal, they got a

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<v Speaker 1>three and out with two of those tackles in those

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<v Speaker 1>three downs against Alvin Kamara in the open field. The

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<v Speaker 1>Packers defense bounced back and rose up when it had to,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the Packers offense was able to capitalize and

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<v Speaker 1>get the touchdown that provided a two score lead with

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<v Speaker 1>two minutes to go, the only two score lead that

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<v Speaker 1>any that either team ever had in this game, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what finally sealed the win. Yeah, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I loved about that series after the Zadarius uh

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<v Speaker 1>Force fumble there, it was that it was the complimentary

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<v Speaker 1>players that really achieved it. It was Ty Summers who

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<v Speaker 1>had come into the game and yeah, he was one

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<v Speaker 1>of the guys that miss a tackle on that big

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<v Speaker 1>Kamara run, but he came back and made a big

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<v Speaker 1>solo effort. Jyr Alexander Mike. I can't compare him to

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the NFL. I haven't watched enough of

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<v Speaker 1>these corners, but he's in the middle of a breakthrough

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<v Speaker 1>right now with the way that he's performing and and

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<v Speaker 1>the way he covers the flat. I haven't seen a

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<v Speaker 1>cornerback do it like that since maybe going back to

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<v Speaker 1>Charles Woodson, and in terms of how a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>just in the in space, he goes and he makes

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<v Speaker 1>the tackle, he makes the play, and he's also just

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<v Speaker 1>sticky Sticky Sticky's smooth and coverage. Incredible performance by him.

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<v Speaker 1>And then Shannon Sullivan teaming up with with Kevin King

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of that play, King pushing Kamara back inside,

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<v Speaker 1>Sullivan making the tackle. It was the complimentary pieces that

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<v Speaker 1>pulled the game through for Green Bay. No Kitty Clark,

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin King's Ley Kiki. You know you have to make adjustments.

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<v Speaker 1>It had to be Ty Summers playing his first snaps

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL in a regular season contest on the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive side of the ball, and he came through at

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<v Speaker 1>nine tackles. Yeah. Well, on the offensive side, as you

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned before, the Packers were without Davonte Adams and a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of things here. The Saints, they were loading the

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<v Speaker 1>box here and there to cut to stop Aaron Jones

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<v Speaker 1>after obviously the big game that he had against the

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit Lions, and they were shading a safety over toward

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<v Speaker 1>Marquis Velda scantling side most of the game to take

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<v Speaker 1>away his speed and his potential for the deep ball.

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<v Speaker 1>So what are the Packers do? They go deep to

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<v Speaker 1>Alan Lazard. Two big plays down the field against single coverage,

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<v Speaker 1>Lazard has a forty eight yard or that puts the

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<v Speaker 1>ball in the on the two yard line or three

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<v Speaker 1>yard line. Then he has a seventy two yard catch

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<v Speaker 1>and run on the opening possession of the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>That also creates a goal to go inside the five.

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<v Speaker 1>Lazard with six catches career high a hundred and forty

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<v Speaker 1>six yards. That's how you make up for your number

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<v Speaker 1>one wide out not being in the lineup right. Yeah, absolutely, Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>And also, as I mentioned, taking advantage of what the

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<v Speaker 1>defense is giving you. If Lazard's gonna get one on

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<v Speaker 1>one opportunities, Matt Lafleur started moving him around that big

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<v Speaker 1>play the seventy two yard He came from the slot

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<v Speaker 1>and moved across the field to be able to pull

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<v Speaker 1>that one down and then nearly get inside the end zone.

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<v Speaker 1>You talked about loading the box up, Well, what was

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<v Speaker 1>one of the adjustments the Packers made in the fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>You start moving around j Sternburger, you start moving your

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends, You get the defense moving sideline to sideline,

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<v Speaker 1>and that creates opportunities. Three catches for thirty six yards,

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<v Speaker 1>a twenty three yard catch from Sternburger. That's set off

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<v Speaker 1>that final orring drive for Green Bay, the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>bounce back the Packers wanted to see from the former

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<v Speaker 1>third round pick after he had a couple of drops

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<v Speaker 1>the last few weeks. But Mike, I'd be remiss. I

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<v Speaker 1>have to talk about it. Alan Lazard, the player that

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<v Speaker 1>he's become in this offense. This isn't about him just

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<v Speaker 1>being a great story anymore an undrafted free agent. This

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<v Speaker 1>is a guy that's becoming a bona fide number two

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<v Speaker 1>receiver on any football team. Not just what his skill

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<v Speaker 1>set says or not where he was drafted, but the

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<v Speaker 1>way that he has adapted himself to this scheme. If

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers throws a deep ball down the field, he

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<v Speaker 1>catches it, who does that remind you of? That's a

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<v Speaker 1>Jordy Nelson type feature attribute. His focus is concentration in

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<v Speaker 1>his hands. That is what has enabled him to become

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<v Speaker 1>the player that he's become in this offense. And basically

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<v Speaker 1>under a year at this point. Yeah, Well, this game

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<v Speaker 1>really was and and much the same way in the

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<v Speaker 1>first two games, although you had Davante Adams with the

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<v Speaker 1>big game and Week one, Aaron Jones with the big

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<v Speaker 1>game in Week two and we talked about the complementary pieces.

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<v Speaker 1>This game was about the complimentary pieces taking on an

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<v Speaker 1>even larger role, not just Alan Lazard, but the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends collectively Tanyan Sternberger Lewis. They combined for over

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred yards receiving and a couple of touchdown passes.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Ty Summers stepping in for Christian Kirks you

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<v Speaker 1>exited with a shoulder injury. Summers is wearing the communication helmet,

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<v Speaker 1>calling the defensive signals. He's getting his first defensive action

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<v Speaker 1>after playing only on special teams as a as a rookie,

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<v Speaker 1>and Kingsley Kiki gets the two sacks. With Kenny Clark

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<v Speaker 1>missing uh missing a game. We'll see what happens with

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<v Speaker 1>with Clark in practice this week if he can come back.

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<v Speaker 1>But then the other the other glue to this whole

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<v Speaker 1>thing West has been the Packers offensive line. They started

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<v Speaker 1>with a different combination as a starting five for the

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<v Speaker 1>third consecutive game, with Billy Turner making his twenty debut.

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<v Speaker 1>He's at right tackle, Lucas Patrick is at right guard,

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<v Speaker 1>Elton Jenkins settling back into his customary left guard spot,

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<v Speaker 1>Corey Lindsley at center, who was on the injury report

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<v Speaker 1>but was able play. And then David Baktieri the rocket

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<v Speaker 1>left tackle, and this Packer's offensive line list for all

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<v Speaker 1>the changes, all the moving parts. Only two sacks through

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<v Speaker 1>the first three games, and Aaron Rodgers and Matt Lafleur

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<v Speaker 1>both took the blame for the one against the Saints

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<v Speaker 1>because it was a free rusher and what the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>have been able to do establishing the running game. It

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't as productive against the Saints, but it's still got

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<v Speaker 1>done what they needed to to open up the things

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<v Speaker 1>for the tight ends on the shallow stuff and then

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<v Speaker 1>the deep stuff down the field. Almaz Art, Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's really been the starting point. I mean to

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<v Speaker 1>have two sacks and three games, and you go back

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<v Speaker 1>and look at Aaron Rodgers box scores and some of

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<v Speaker 1>the sacks he's taken over the years. That is both

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<v Speaker 1>a credit to him getting the ball out quicker, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a credit to Matt Lafleur in their scheme and being

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable with what's being asked of them. But most importantly,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just how adaptable this offensive line has been. For

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<v Speaker 1>my money, you read it insider in boxing. What I

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<v Speaker 1>wrote on Tuesday, David bat is the best offensive lineman,

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<v Speaker 1>definitely the best left tackle in the league at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>What he can do against the run. How stout he's

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<v Speaker 1>been again the pass I mean the pancakes that he's

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<v Speaker 1>had so far. He had one on the big pass

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<v Speaker 1>to Lazard. And then also we talked so much about

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<v Speaker 1>Billy Turner, Rick Wagner and Lane Taylor. Well here comes

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<v Speaker 1>Lucas Patrick out of nowhere, and he has now started

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<v Speaker 1>three games at guard for Green Bay and they obviously

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<v Speaker 1>have made a concerted effort to keep him there. Turner

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<v Speaker 1>filling in really nicely. Then at right tackle, the third

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<v Speaker 1>different right tackle that Aaron Rodgers has worked with so

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<v Speaker 1>far this season. So all those things come together, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's about how those guys really have adapted, jelled, and

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<v Speaker 1>credit to Adam Stanovich to for having those guys ready

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<v Speaker 1>on game day. Yeah, well, a little bit of sponsored

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<v Speaker 1>Backslash packers. Okay, quickly West. Heading into Week four here,

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers will be preparing for a Monday night football

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<v Speaker 1>game at Labo Field against the Atlanta Falcons and a

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<v Speaker 1>Falcons team that, quite frankly, just has to be reeling

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<v Speaker 1>right now. They have loan two huge fourth quarter leads

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<v Speaker 1>the last two weeks and losing to the Cowboys and

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<v Speaker 1>the Bears. There's talk swirling about dan Quinn and his

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<v Speaker 1>job security in Atlanta. This is uh, this is one

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers obviously can't overlook them, because, as Matt Lafleur said,

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<v Speaker 1>this is going to be a hungry and I think

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<v Speaker 1>a very angry Atlanta Falcons team that comes into lambau

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<v Speaker 1>Field next week. Well, first and foremost, the Falcons are

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<v Speaker 1>no longer allowed to make a change at the coaching position.

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<v Speaker 1>We already have submitted dan Quinn's head shot for the

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<v Speaker 1>game program on Monday night, so there are no no

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<v Speaker 1>changes allowed now as we're going to do that at

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<v Speaker 1>the time we're taking this on Tuesday. But the floor

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<v Speaker 1>said something else, Mike, He said, I mean the Falcons

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<v Speaker 1>basically could be two in one right now, very easily

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<v Speaker 1>with the way that these last two games have played

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<v Speaker 1>out for them, demoralizing difficult. It's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>huge gut check for them coming into lambeau Field having

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<v Speaker 1>the extra day to sort of stew over how things

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<v Speaker 1>went against the Bears. But as we've seen with Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan and the weapons he has offensively, they can play

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<v Speaker 1>with anyone in the National Football League. That's why it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be really critical for green Bay to get his

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<v Speaker 1>health as they can get with some of these guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Will see if Kenny Clark can come back or not,

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<v Speaker 1>or if they wait until after the bye week. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's just it's a team you can't take for granted.

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<v Speaker 1>But as far as Green Bay is concerned, Mike three

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<v Speaker 1>and O to start the season for the second consecutive year,

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Lafleoor has only lost one time so far at

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<v Speaker 1>lambeau Field, and that was over a year ago. Now

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<v Speaker 1>at this point, uh two points in the first three games,

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<v Speaker 1>the most enfranchise history to start a season. All of

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<v Speaker 1>these different accolades that they've had, I keep saying over

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<v Speaker 1>and over again, well they just can't keep doing this,

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<v Speaker 1>but they are, and that's a credit to them. Is

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<v Speaker 1>every Sunday gonna go perfect? No, is every play always

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the best called no but to be

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<v Speaker 1>three and O. Given everything that the league has dealt

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<v Speaker 1>with already, that speaks volumes about Matt Lafloor, and it

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<v Speaker 1>speaks volumes about this locker rooms ability to gel and

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<v Speaker 1>be able to really can contour themselves to playing good

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<v Speaker 1>football in spite of all the different setbacks they've had

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<v Speaker 1>this summer. Yeah, and I think if you had told

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<v Speaker 1>me before the New Orleans game that the Packers are

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<v Speaker 1>going to be without Davonte Adams, We're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>rush for a hundred yards and we're still going to

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<v Speaker 1>put up thirty seven points in the super Dome, out

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<v Speaker 1>have said you are crazy. But one of the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>keys to all of that has been the offense has

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<v Speaker 1>not turned the ball over yet in three games. So

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<v Speaker 1>you knock on wood a little bit to hope that

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<v Speaker 1>keeps going. But for now, we're going to sign off

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<v Speaker 1>in this edition of Packer's Own Script and be sure

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<v Speaker 1>to follow all of our coverage of the team on

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<v Speaker 1>Packers dot com. For Wes, I am Mike. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for tuning in everybody. We will see you next time.