1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Hi, everyone, Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com. 2 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford, sitting next to the one and 3 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: only west Hodcowitz. Were coming to you here from our 4 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: studios at lambeau Field West, our final show of the week. 5 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: We're just a couple of days away from Packers Lions 6 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: Week seventeen at ford Field, and we all know what's 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: on the line for green Bay win and get a 8 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: first drawn by fly back from Detroit, settle in to 9 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: watch Seattle and San Francisco, see what happens in that 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: NFC West game and how that might impact the Packers seating. Um, 11 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: the number one seed would be at stake for green 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: Bay if they're coming back from Detroit with a win. 13 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: So with that in mind, what's it going to take 14 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: here for the Packers to get to thirteen and three? 15 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: I like the way you laid that out to begin 16 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: with two. It's like, oh, thank you, yes, I'll have that. 17 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: That's sounds about. That's the menu for someday. That sounds 18 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: about as pricks are perfect as how it could work 19 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: out for the Packers, but you have to earn it, 20 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: you have to work for it. In order to do that. 21 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: The two things that I really isolated as important in 22 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: this game. I go along with what Brian Balaga and 23 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: Matt Lafloord a lot of people said statistically, I don't 24 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: think the Lions defense is as bad as the numbers 25 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: might suggest. I still think they are dangerous, and I 26 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: still think it's something the Packers are gonna have to 27 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: take an account they can't take for granted. Offensively, though, 28 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: you can't get away from the fact that it is 29 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: an undrafted rookie quarterback that you're facing with an unestablished 30 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: run game. Now, Kenny Golladay is as good as they 31 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: get as receivers go in this league right now. But defensively, 32 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,279 Speaker 1: I think you need to be able to really push 33 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: this thing, and I think it's up to Zadarius Smith, 34 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: press that Smith, Kenny Clark, to pressure David Blow, to 35 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: get after him, to make this day as uncomfortable as possible, 36 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: all while being able to maintain that solid run defense 37 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: that they've played over the last month. Yeah, and I 38 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: would say if there's one guy for the Lions offensively 39 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: that makes me a little bit nervous, it's Kenny Golladay. 40 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: We've seen him make big plays against the Packers. I 41 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: think this is a really up and coming young receiver 42 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: who has not reached the peak of his powers yet. 43 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: And also we saw yes Kyler Fackra was held. He 44 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: probably could have gotten a sack of Kirk Cousins, but 45 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: that was a pretty bad breakdown in the secondary that 46 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: allowed that long touchdown pass that was called back late 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 1: in the Vikings game. You can't have those kinds of 48 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: breakdowns against Kenny Golladay where he could end up having 49 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: a huge day. The other thing I see with this game, 50 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: quite simply for the Packers is don't turn the ball over. 51 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: You know, you know how I always am West when 52 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: we sit here and we talk about a game where 53 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: we really feel like the Packers are the better team 54 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: and that the Packers should win the game. So to me, 55 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: in those circumstances, I always say, hey, just don't turn 56 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: the ball over. Don't make those kinds of momentum changing 57 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: plays that can give a big underdog that spark and 58 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: that belief that they can not you off and that 59 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 1: they can make their season with a big upset victory. 60 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: And the Packers are coming off of a game in 61 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 1: Minneapolis three turnovers in the first half, very well could 62 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: have spelled disaster for Green Bay in their attempt to 63 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: clinch the NFC North. It didn't. They came back. But 64 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: three turnovers in the first half is not a recipe 65 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: for success. You gotta nip that in the butt and 66 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: not let that become a trend here as you're trying 67 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: to play your best football. Yeah, you gotta be able 68 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: to protect the football, and it's the reason why the 69 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: Packers are twelve and three. Simply put, They've been able 70 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: to take the ball away. They've played well in the 71 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: red zone on both sides of the ball, and they 72 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: protected the football offensively. Here's the interesting thing. You know, 73 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: Monday night in Minneapolis was only the second time this 74 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: year the Packers have had three turnovers in a game. 75 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: You know what. The other one was Philadelphia Detroit Detroit 76 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: really that Monday night game. Yeah, Aaron Rodgers through an interception, 77 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones had a fumble, and Darius Shepherd fumbled the punt. 78 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: So maybe it doesn't matter if the Packers turn the 79 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: ball over. No, As as I say, not exactly a 80 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: recipe for success, But my point being that this Detroit 81 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: Lions defense did take the ball away from the Packers 82 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: a few times, and they were on the verge of 83 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: beating Green Bay at Lambeufield. Yes, Matthew Stafford is no 84 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: longer the quarterback, but still those are the kinds of 85 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: things that get your attention in a game where you're 86 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: where the Packers are going in obviously is a heavy 87 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: favorite and expected to win. I just think it's a 88 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: it's a week that you can't take for granted. You 89 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: just have to really be on top of everything and 90 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: and take care of business the way you're meant to 91 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: take care of business. I mean, this team to get 92 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: to this point. It was really interesting listen to Aaron 93 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: Rodgers discussed this at his locker on Thursday. I mean, 94 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: you know the way he even said that game against 95 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: Minnesota he can he count said among one of his 96 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: better games he's played this year. Not maybe statistically, not 97 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: because the numbers people can say, well, are you setting 98 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: the bar that low for yourself? No, he's not saying that. 99 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: It's that they were able to effectively manage the game 100 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: in a game in which you needed to do that. Now, 101 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: this is completely different from where the pack because we're 102 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: at in the past, like when you look at it 103 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: with going into Ford Field, and what it was gonna 104 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: take to be able to beat a team like that 105 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: in two thousand, what sixteen, the last two seasons when 106 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: you know they were on the wrong end of it. 107 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: I just think that there's so much fluidity with this 108 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 1: roster that if you do take care of the football 109 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: and you manage the appropriate situations offensively and defensively, you're 110 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: going to be able to be successful. It's just the 111 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: numbers bear it out. All year long. People wanted to 112 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: talk about identities, they wanted to talk about what separates 113 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: this team. I think that's what does it. It's that 114 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: they're just incredibly smart in those situations and when the 115 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: fourth quarter comes around, more often than not, the field 116 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: is tilted in their favor. Yeah. The other thing too, 117 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: I think from what I've heard in the locker room, 118 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: we haven't had a lot of locker room maxus this 119 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: week with the holiday in the short week and everything, 120 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: but I sense the players. The players are definitely dialed 121 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: into the fact that you cannot take anything for granted here. 122 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: They oh, what's at stake, they know what's on the line. 123 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: Preston Smith even mentioned yesterday when some reporters were at 124 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: his locker, Hey nobody thought the Arizona Cardinals with four wins, 125 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna go to Century Linkfield in Seattle and knock 126 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: off the Seattle Seahawks, a loss that quite frankly, has 127 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: really damaged Seattle's chances to get the number one seed. 128 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: They they could still get it if you know, the 129 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: Packers losing the Saints Louis and all this other stuff 130 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: falls their way. But if the Seahawks hadn't lost that 131 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:30,679 Speaker 1: game of the Cardinals, they'd be going into that Sunday 132 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: night game saying, hey, if we beat the forty Niners, 133 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: we are the top seed in the NFC. They lost 134 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: that opportunity to a team in their own division that 135 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: only had four wins on the year end coming into 136 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: their place. So it is all about not taking anything 137 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: for granted. I think the Packers are buying into it, 138 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: and I expect to see a pretty focused team on 139 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: Sunday in Detroit. Yeah, and and the other thing I 140 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: made this argument and insider inbox, this team for the 141 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: last eight months has played to be in this position. 142 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: Everything that they've done, every workout, every practice, every game 143 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: has set themselves up to go into Detroit, win this 144 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: game and get a first round by you don't want 145 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: to waste all of those efforts, all that hard work, 146 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: all of that momentum because you overlook a three win 147 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: opponent and every single guy, I think Corey Linsley mentioned 148 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: it too, that first game was by one point. There 149 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: was a one point difference, turnovers, whatever, uh, total yards production, 150 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: you can look at all of it. In the end, 151 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: it was one point that separated the Packers from victory 152 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: and defeat. And while the situation has changed and half 153 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: of this roster it seems like for the Lions is 154 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: now an injured reserve, that still is something that there 155 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: are guys that want to finish this thing out and 156 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: and play the string out and show that you know what, 157 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: if Matt Patricia is gonna be the head coach in 158 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: two thousand, twenty and beyond, and that's the plan, we 159 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: gotta play hard for him. We have to be ready 160 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: for him. And then even a guy like David Blah, 161 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: I mean, he's trying to prove that I can be 162 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: a backup in this league. I'm a quarterback that's worth developing. 163 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: I could be in this position again next year with 164 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford. All those things bundled together There's still is 165 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: a lot to play for it. But as I've said 166 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: all week long, Mike, for the Packers, they have to 167 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: go out, they have to control the momentum right off 168 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: the bat and make sure that while this game you 169 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,679 Speaker 1: cannot take for granted, maybe the second half is where 170 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: you can actually start to you know, maybe pull back 171 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: some of the troops if you can get out there, 172 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: get a quick lead and make sure that that crowd 173 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: is in your favorite right. And that's exactly the fast 174 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: start idea is exactly what the Packers did not do 175 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: the first time against the Lions. They fell behind thirteen 176 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: to nothing. Fortunately for green Bay, that was a home game. 177 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: As soon as the rally started, you know, the crowd 178 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: kind of got behind the team and then it comes 179 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: down to Mason Crosby kicking a walk off field goal there. So, um, 180 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: I totally agree with you. I think I think a 181 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: fast start, as we talked about on yesterday's show, you know, 182 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 1: if if there are some green Bay fans in the stands, 183 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: you know, get them riled up early, keep the Detroit 184 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: fans quiet, don't let them think that some some big 185 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: upset for Matt Patricia to hang his hat on in 186 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 1: the off season is is what's going to result. And 187 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: keep in mind too, Aaron Jones. We've been discussing these 188 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: milestones all week long. Sixteen rushing yards away from his 189 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: first thousand yards season, one touchdown away from matching on 190 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: On Green single season record for touchdowns in a season. 191 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones is a critical piece to this puzzle because 192 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: not only for all those reasons, but the fact that 193 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 1: Detroit is missing what three inside linebackers at this point 194 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: of the season. Their defense is really their defensive front 195 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: in particular. So if you're able to get that that 196 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: ball moving in the first quarter, um, then you know, 197 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: keep whatever happened, whatever that change was in that second 198 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: half against Minnesota, and carry that over to this game. 199 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: We could talk about Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams and 200 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,199 Speaker 1: all the other pieces that have to be in play 201 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: for the Packers here both on Sunday and moving into 202 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: the postseason. But I just think, especially with the question 203 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: marks right now with Jamal Williams and not sure what 204 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: his availability is going to be with the shoulder injury, 205 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones, this game is set up for him perfectly 206 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: to have a breakout day. Yeah, well, I want to 207 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: continue to talk about that because there are several individual 208 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: milestones mile posts that various Packers could hit here in 209 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: the final regular season game. Obviously, getting the win, getting 210 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: the first round by is the priority, but you mentioned 211 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: Jones is sixteen yards away from his first thousand yard 212 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: rushing season. He currently leads the NFL with nineteen total touchdowns. 213 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,959 Speaker 1: The last Packers player to actually lead the NFL and 214 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: touchdowns for a single season was Jim Taylor back in 215 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: nineteen sixty two. And I believe Aaron Jones goes into 216 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: this final game one touchdown ahead of Christian McCaffrey of 217 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: the Panthers. And then also he's one touchdown off of 218 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: the Packers single season franchise record of twenty touchdowns, which 219 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: was set by a Mon Green back in two thousand three. 220 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: So that, uh, that's one for him to get another one. 221 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: You mentioned Davante Adams, He's, uh, the exact number is escaping, right, 222 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: And I was at nineties ninety six receiving yards from 223 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: a thousand yards season, and it's really interesting for him. 224 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: Not only would it'd be pretty cool for him to 225 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: get a thousand yards season in a year that he 226 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: missed four games and he's only playing twelve in the 227 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: regular season. But this is a guy who had a 228 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:07,079 Speaker 1: nine seven yards. He just missed a thousand another year 229 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: where he had eight hundred and eighty five but then 230 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: missed the last two games when a hundred and fifteen 231 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: yards and two games would have been pretty reasonable for 232 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,199 Speaker 1: him to get a thousand. Davante Adams has only had 233 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: one thousand yards season technically in his career, and he's 234 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: going for number two in a year that he missed 235 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: an entire month, So that's kind of interesting as well. 236 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: And on the defensive side, here's a couple to keep 237 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: an eye on. West. I look this up and it 238 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: was interesting. Zadarius Smith, Preston Smith, Kenny Clark. That trio 239 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,719 Speaker 1: has combined for thirty one and a half sacks so 240 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: far this season with one regular season game to go. 241 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: Since sacks became an official NFL statistic. In the top 242 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: trio in one season for the Packers was in Reggie 243 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: White with sixteen sacks and winning Defensive Player of the Year, 244 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: along with Vannie Holiday with eight sacks and Keith mackenzie 245 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:02,719 Speaker 1: with eight sacks had two between the three of them, 246 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: So the Packers current top trio is thirty one and 247 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: a half. If they get one more sack, maybe the 248 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: two Smiths split one, they each get a half, and 249 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: that gets him to thirty two and a half, and 250 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 1: that would be one to chalk up and another one 251 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 1: on defense too. Uh. The Packers coaches go through the 252 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 1: film and they keep track of tackles, and the official 253 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 1: statistics that the Packers put out are the coaches tabulations 254 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: of tackles. Well, Blake Martinez solo and assisted tackles combined, 255 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: He's been credited with a hundred and ninety one tackles 256 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: so far this year and since Packers coaches started keeping 257 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: that statistic in five Since then, the single season record 258 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 1: for the Packers is a hundred and ninety four tackles 259 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: by Nick Barnett in two thousand and five. So Blake 260 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: Martinez is four tackles away from breaking Barnet's record, and 261 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: obviously nine tackles away from the first two hundred tackles 262 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 1: season since the Packers coaches have been keep being that statistics. 263 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: So and I've got a few other ones that are 264 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: going to be in my one Last Look column as well. 265 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 1: I had some fun looking up this, uh this stuff 266 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: yesterday as I was preparing my Saturday one last look 267 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: for Packers dot Com. But some interesting things here as 268 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: the regular season wraps up, because all of the team 269 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: records and all that are based on regular season games, 270 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: only postseason goes into another category. Well, and then there's 271 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: one other one that is not going to be as heralded. 272 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: I don't think many people will make much about, but 273 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: it's thirteen wins. Packers can actually get thirteen wins in 274 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 1: this season. That would be the most since two thousand 275 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: eleven during that fifteen win campaign, if I'm not mistaken. Yeah, 276 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: there there are only three. There are only three coaches 277 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: in Packer's history with thirteen wins in a regular season. 278 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: It's Vince Lombardi, Mike Holmgren, and Mike McCarthy. They're the 279 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: only ones who have done it. And Matt Lafleur, in 280 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: his first year, is trying to become the fourth coach 281 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: to hit that mark. And it goes back to something 282 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: that I think, you know, Mark Murphy has talked about 283 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: this season. I think a number of guys have talked about. 284 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: I mean, how many people on September one would have 285 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: put them in a position to be doing this right now, uh, 286 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: to to have a first round by I mean, Aaron 287 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: Rodgers has mentioned this at numerous different intervals throughout the 288 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 1: course of the year about how maybe this isn't the 289 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: most talented team. But I'll be honest with you, Mike, 290 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: and you've been doing this a little bit longer than 291 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: I have, but this is as tight knit of a 292 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: team as I've covered. And that's not to say that 293 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: the chemistry wasn't there with some of those other teams. 294 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: I think the two thousand team in particular had great chemistry, 295 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: but in terms of, especially on the defensive side of 296 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: the ball, how close they are from cornerbacks, the defensive 297 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: linemen to linebackers. It's not just the positional groups, and 298 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 1: it's not just you know, getting into the huddle and 299 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: and you know, channing Kumbaya together. I mean, these guys 300 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: legitimately really care about each other. And I know that 301 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: narrative and that cliche kind of gets thrown out there 302 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: when teams are having success. It's more difficult to get 303 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: that sort of reputation when you're six and ten. But 304 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: I think to some extent it's true because there is 305 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: an idea there that those guys are playing for each other. 306 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: So Darius and Preston Smith are on the verge of 307 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: becoming superstars in this league. You get fourteen sacks in 308 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: a season, in thirteen sacks in a year, you're gonna 309 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: get notoriety. Kenny Clark has been just the steady as 310 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: they go kind of players since day one with his mentality. 311 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: Even with some of the breakouts he's had the last 312 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: couple of seasons, you have your Dean Lowry's and your 313 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: gyr Alexanders and you look at a guy like Kevin 314 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: King and how he stepped up a week ago. They've 315 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: stayed healthy and they've been able to be on the 316 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: field together, and then when they're off the field, there's 317 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: a lot of the cambaraderie there as well. So it's 318 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: not a stat it's not a milestone, it's not anything 319 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: cool like that, but that definitely goes a long way. 320 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: When you talk about a team in its chemistry going 321 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: into the month of January, yeah, I mean every team 322 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: sort of develops its own version of chemistry. There are 323 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: all sorts of different formulas to continue the metaphor that 324 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: that work. I think with this particular team where the 325 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: chemistry has has uh, withstood some scrutiny and and withstood 326 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: some rough moments have been coming off of the losses 327 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: in the second half of the season, when the Packers 328 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: lost to the Chargers and they lost to the forty 329 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: nine Ers. These weren't just you know, knockdown, drag out 330 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: fights and you lose on a walk off field goal 331 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: kind of thing. These were just dud performances on both 332 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: sides of the ball, quite frankly by by the Packers 333 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: in road games, you know, long flights out to the 334 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: West Coast and all that. And I think the chemistry 335 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: of this team pulled them through and got them back 336 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: on the right track very quickly after both of those losses, 337 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: as as opposed to seeing you know, seeing one lost 338 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: beach twice, so to speak. And I think that's one 339 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: I think that's one way that the chemistry of this 340 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: team has been tested, and they have passed that test 341 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: to get to this point and being able to balance 342 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: back from losses where they didn't fall into you know, 343 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: mid season dulgrums. They didn't have consecutive losses all season. 344 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: And then keep in mind too, and this is kind 345 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: of the onus and and sort of mantra that I've 346 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: developed for this team. You have to beat them for 347 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: four quarters, because you've seen them get off to slow 348 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: starts and then work their way back into it. It 349 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: happened last week. Then you also have seen times where 350 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: maybe they get off to a fast start, they kind 351 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: of go into a little bit of a lull in 352 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:07,239 Speaker 1: the second third quarters and they finish like gangbusters in 353 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: the fourth. I mean, this is a team that we 354 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 1: say it over and over again about how they can 355 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: win a variety of ways, but they truly can. And 356 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: last week I thought they you know, kind of pop 357 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:20,239 Speaker 1: the cap on another way. So it's a fascinating way 358 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: to go into this thing. The Packers have to turn 359 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 1: back Detroit. They have to be able to win this 360 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: game and get that crown. But when they do, man, 361 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: you look at how this thing sets up right now. 362 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: If they're hosting a game or two in January in 363 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: Green Bay, Wisconsin against San Francisco and New Orleans and 364 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: some of these warm weather teams seattle to a certain extent, 365 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: the game changes. Yeah, absolutely well, looking at what else 366 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: is going on around the league in week seventeen. As 367 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 1: I mentioned at the top of the show, if the 368 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: Packers get the win at Detroit, they're flying back and 369 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 1: then settling in to watch the Seahawks and the forty 370 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:00,080 Speaker 1: Niners battle for the NFC West crown. And if the 371 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 1: Packers get to thirteen and three, then a Seattle win 372 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: over San Francisco at Century Link would give the Packers 373 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: the number one overall seed. From the forty Niners perspective, 374 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: if they win against Seattle and win the NFC West, 375 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: they are the number one seed. And then if the 376 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: Packers have a win, they would get the buy and 377 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 1: the number two seeds, and either way it shuffles out. 378 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: It's a great story. Uh. If Green Bay would somehow 379 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 1: just work their way back up this thing and end 380 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: up claiming the number one seed, that's incredible. San Francisco's 381 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: point of view, you look at the setbacks they've had 382 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: and being able to claw their way back into that 383 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: game against the Rams and then potentially beat Seattle and 384 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: Century Link. I know Packer fans don't hear that, but 385 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 1: that's also a pretty good narrative two for a team 386 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,120 Speaker 1: claiming the number one seed. Yeah. Well, when you look 387 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 1: at the forty Niners, I mean, this is a team, 388 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: this is a team that won on the road at 389 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: New Orleans, and I'm trying to remember they had another 390 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: really big road victory. I can look it up if 391 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,199 Speaker 1: you can talk for a couple more seconds there. The 392 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: other thing, yeah, I will say, well you're looking that 393 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: up is for those wondering can the Packers get a 394 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 1: first drawn by if they were to happen to lose 395 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: at Detroit. The answer is yes, but that would require 396 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers to beat the New Orleans set. So 397 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,159 Speaker 1: if the Packers lose and the Saints lose, the Packers 398 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: would still get a first round by. But if the 399 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: Packers lose and the Saints win, then Green Bay is 400 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: the three seed, and then as the three seed, the 401 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: Packers would be hosting Minnesota in the wild card round 402 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: because Minnesota is locked in at the six and can't 403 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: change totally. You have to be thinking about the Rams game, 404 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: right because otherwise it didn't really play anybody on the road. 405 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe I might be thinking of I might be 406 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: thinking of another team than that. That chalked up a 407 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 1: couple of big road wins. But you talk about the 408 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: Packers roads. People want to talk about the Packers. Look 409 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 1: at this road schedule. It did get ramp up at 410 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: the end of the year. But Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, l A, Rams, Washington, Arizona, 411 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: and then they had to face Baltimore, New Orleans and 412 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: back to back weeks. Maybe that's what I was. I 413 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: know they had the Baltimore game at home and then 414 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: that came down to a walk off field goal. So 415 00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: maybe that was the game with the Niners that I 416 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: was that I was thinking of. But um regardless, So yes, 417 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: as a Packers fan, you're keeping an eye in the 418 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: Saints game and then on Sunday Night football if the 419 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: Packers do come back with a victory from Detroit, you're 420 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 1: keeping an eye on what happens there in the NFC West. 421 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: As far as the NFC East is concerned, it's between 422 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: Philadelphia and Dallas, Philadelphias and the driver's seat. With their 423 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: victory over the Dallas Cowboys last week. So I Philadelphia 424 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: beats the Giants, the Eagles are the four seed. If 425 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 1: the Eagles lose to the Giants and the Cowboys beat 426 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 1: the Redskins, the Cowboys are the four seed and the 427 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: that team then would be hosting the five which essentially 428 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: is going to be the loser of the Seattle San 429 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: Francisco game is going to be the five seed and 430 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: going on the road on wild card weekend. So um, 431 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 1: in the a f C, here's here's one thing I 432 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: want to ask you because it's interesting because the Pittsburgh 433 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 1: Steelers are still in the mix for a wild card 434 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: and and they have and they're they're on the road 435 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: at Baltimore. But the Ravens have locked up the number 436 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: one every a f C and they're sitting everybody. So 437 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: the Steelers could potentially get a win over you know, 438 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 1: the second string of the Baltimore Ravens so to speak, 439 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: and sneak their way into the a f C playoffs 440 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: as the six C. Now there's some other things too, 441 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: because the Tennessee Titans are still in the mix, and 442 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: there's somebody else I think who's still in the mix 443 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: in the a f C. Yeah, there's there's a couple 444 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: of teams. And how it works, Buffalo is Buffalo is 445 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, and I believe they're the five seed 446 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 1: in the in the a f C. They've got one 447 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: of those wild card spots. So um, there the scenarios 448 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: in the a f C for that number six seat 449 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: or death. Oh it's Oakland Yeah, Oakland. If Oakland wins 450 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: and then has about four other games go exactly the 451 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 1: right way, Oakland can actually sneak in to the number 452 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: six seed in the a f C. So there's a 453 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: lot of other more complicated scenarios on that side of 454 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 1: the ball, But anything in particular from the a f 455 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 1: C that interests you heading into Week seven, I just 456 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 1: I gotta say Mike Tomlin and how he pulled that 457 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: team together this year, the job that they've done defensively 458 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: to to keep this team in this thing under a 459 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: lot of circumstances. You lose Ben Roethlisberger when they lost him, 460 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: and not having a guy really step up and grab 461 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: that opportunity behind him that that could have the season 462 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: could have went arrived very quickly. But here they are 463 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: taking on Baltimore. I actually think this is a really 464 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: good audition for r G three because it's a guy 465 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: that I think some people kind of left his career 466 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: for dead a little bit. Yeah, he'll be stepping in 467 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: for Lamar Jackson, and in an inter own basis, he's 468 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: played pretty well. I felt like throughout the course of 469 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: the year. Now he's gonna be playing one of the 470 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 1: best defenses in the NFL the Steelers, but that's that's 471 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: gonna be a good matchup to see how he reacts 472 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: to that. And then it always seems, one way or another, 473 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: the Titans are always right in this thing. At the 474 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 1: end of the season. They've probably played more significant Week 475 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 1: seventeen games maybe. I mean, it seems like every year 476 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 1: something's on the line for Tennessee in Week seventeen, they're 477 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 1: right in the mix somehow. It was like the Packers 478 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:58,399 Speaker 1: for about five years, it was the Green Bay. It 479 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 1: was like that a lot, but Tennessee has been team 480 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: especially with some of the uncertainty and the that that 481 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: conference and that division in specific, so seeing if Ryan 482 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: Tannehill can sprinkle his magic a little bit more and 483 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 1: beat the division champions there to to claim a wild card. 484 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: Houston's already locked up that a f C South, but 485 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 1: Tennessee trying to sneak in as a wild card. It's 486 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 1: a fascinating week. Other than that, there really isn't much else. 487 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: It pretty much is all predicated on what those those 488 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: final wild card you know, positioning sort of works out 489 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 1: quickly before we go. The word out of Minnesota as 490 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: of this morning, anyway, is that it sounds like the 491 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: Vikings are going to rest up their guys and kind 492 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,360 Speaker 1: of treat this as a bye week with Week seventeen 493 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: against Chicago, knowing that they're going on the road in 494 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 1: the wild Card, and you think that's the right move. 495 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 1: Probably originally earlier this week, I felt like you need 496 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: to give Kirk Cousins that tune up fight. But with 497 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: Adam Felan in the hamstring, Delvin Cook and Madison both 498 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: being injured, uh, and then you know Eric Kendricks Now, 499 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: I mean, there's so many different things that have kind 500 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 1: of popped up for the Vikings here at Okay, what 501 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: good does it do if you have Kirk Cousins out 502 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: there against a very good Chicago defense against you know, 503 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: with with secondary parts offensively. I don't like this scenario 504 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: for the Vikings. I still think this is a terrible 505 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: way to enter the playoffs. But all it takes is 506 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: one win to to get you back in it. Yeah, 507 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: for sure, and they'll be looking to obviously become the 508 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: road Warriors in the NFC as the number six seats. 509 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: So with that we will call it a wrap on 510 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 1: this edition of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all 511 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,640 Speaker 1: of our coverage of the team and of Sunday's game 512 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: from Detroit on Packers dot com. You can subscribe to us, 513 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 1: like us on iTunes and other podcast services, and check 514 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: out that Packers YouTube channel for all kinds of video 515 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: content for West. I'm Mike. Thanks for tuning in, everybody, 516 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: See you next time.