1 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody, Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined by my 3 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: trusted colleague Weston Hodkowitz, were coming to you here from 4 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: our studio at lambeau Field and West. The Packers coming 5 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: off of a thirty five to twenty road victory down 6 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: in Houston over the Texans. I kind of call this 7 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: a taking care of business type of victory because you 8 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: knew the Packers were the better team, but yet you 9 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: knew Houston they had played a lot of really good teams. 10 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: You weren't really quite sure what you're going to get 11 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: out of the Texans. But the Packers got on the 12 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: board early, took control of this game and really never 13 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: let up. Well, and it's the thing that you point 14 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: out there too, it's the national football. Yeah, you never 15 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: know what can happen in a given week. Just look 16 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: at the Seattle Arizona game. Every these games have to 17 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: be won and lost, have to go out there and 18 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: actually do it on the field, and Green Bay did that. 19 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: I know it wasn't the picture perfect performance I'm sure 20 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: Matt Mflour and his guys wanted, but offensively, they came 21 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: out and set the tone right away, which is what 22 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: they needed to do after how things ended last week. Defensively, 23 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: they're still trying to get those turnovers going. They did 24 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: get one late, but they started the game with three stops. 25 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 1: You know, some three and outs to begin to begin with. 26 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: You're leading twenty one to nothing at halftime. It just 27 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: felt like at at every interval after green Bay scored 28 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: for the sixth straight series to begin the game, it 29 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: just felt like green Bay was in control and the 30 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: Packers stayed there. Yeah quickly. Here wes serious x M. 31 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: NFL Radio Channel eight is the only radio outlet dedicated 32 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: to the National Football League seven days a week, three 33 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: sixty five days a year. On the offensive side, here 34 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: west a few takeaways for the Packers from this game. 35 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: Number One Davante Adams has his second monster game of 36 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: the season in his second full or sorry, third full 37 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: game of the season. Thirteen catches a hundred ninety six 38 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: yards two touchdowns. He comes up four yards shy of 39 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: the first two hundred yard receiving game for the Packers 40 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: since that was Jordie Nelson. Of course. Jamal Williams steps 41 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: in for Aaron Jones. Jones misses the game with a 42 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: caff injury. Williams just goes out and does his thing. 43 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: A hundred and fourteen yards from scrimmage, seventy seven on 44 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: the ground, thirty seven receiving punches in the clinching touchdown 45 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: late in the fourth quarter. And then the other thing, 46 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: also injury related. On the offensive line, Billy Turner flips 47 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: over from right tackle the left tackle to fill in 48 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: for David Baktieri. Rick Wagner comes off the bench to 49 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 1: take turner spot at right tackle, and the offensive line 50 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: frankly doesn't miss a beat. Lots of really good developments. 51 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: As you said, not entirely clean, there were. There was 52 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 1: the stretch of three and ounce there in the second 53 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: half where things were stalling and sputtering and you weren't 54 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 1: sure what was going on. But at the end of 55 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: the day, missing a couple of really really big time 56 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: offensive players, Packers put thirty five points on the board. 57 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: They did, Mike, And the thing I love the most 58 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: about this performance from Green Bay as you go into Friday, 59 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: you and I we we were doing unscripted last Thursday. 60 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: We thought we had an idea of what this game 61 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: was gonna look like. Heck, we did final thoughts on Friday, 62 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: thinking we had an idea of what this game was 63 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: gonna look like. I thought this was a game where 64 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones really had to have a big day, and 65 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 1: lo and behold, because of a calf tweak there, Aaron 66 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: Jones doesn't even end up playing in this So on 67 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: basically forty eight hours, notice you gotta run with Jamal Williams, 68 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: and boy did he run. I mean this, I thought 69 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: really epitomized his value to this team and exactly why 70 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: I've always been so high on him as a player. 71 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: Was there a seventy five yard run that ended up 72 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: on Sports Center? No, But the thing is is that 73 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: he's so darn consistent. Nineteen carries seventy seven yards, four 74 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: catches thirty seven yards. He gets that touchdown at the 75 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: end of the game that you asked him about on Monday, 76 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: what it felt like to get back in there. And 77 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: he's a good pass protector, He's reliable this game. Once 78 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: it was known that Jamal excuse me that Aaron Jones 79 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: wasn't gonna play, it had Jamal Williams written all over it. 80 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: In your right, Davante Adams had a magnificent performance, but 81 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: I just thought it was another good reminder for a 82 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: guy that has really been underrated through his entire career 83 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: in Green Bay of what that player presents and what 84 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: he provides to this offense. Yeah, no question about it. 85 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: And after, you know, admittedly a rough week on offense 86 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: down in Tampa, the Packers got things back into gear 87 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: and really it's it started with Davante Adams right from 88 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 1: the right from the opening drive, a couple of short 89 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: passes to Adams, one of those being for the touchdown. 90 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: But then late in the first quarter, I guess you'd 91 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: call it a go route back shoulder type of throw 92 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: down the sideline that Adams admitted he didn't even see 93 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: the ball until it was right on top of him 94 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: because of the the lights, uh, you know, in the 95 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: the indoor stadium down there in Houston. But he makes 96 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: a twenty eight yard catch on a third down to 97 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: uh to move the chains, and that was really the 98 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: one that's that sort of started this big explosive a 99 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: for Davante Adams. He follows it up with a thirty 100 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: six yard catch I believe, later on that drive. Then 101 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: he gets the forty five yard touchdown early in the 102 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. The Houston Texans decided to try to play 103 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: single high safety and they didn't always shade that safety 104 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: over to Davante adams side. And when that was happening, 105 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers was going to call the route and call 106 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 1: the play to let Davanta Adams make a play. And 107 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: they made the Texans pay every single time. Yeah, And 108 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 1: that was the part of it that really was the 109 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: most quizzical to me is that the Texans really were 110 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: pretty committed to that. And when you don't have Aaron Jones, 111 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: I actually expected that we might start seeing more too 112 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: high safety looks and more shading over to Davante's coverage. 113 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: They didn't do that. Now, maybe that sometimes if you're 114 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: a boxer, right, you got your punches, you have your strengths, 115 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 1: and that's what you roll with in a in a fight. 116 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: You're not going to try to become somebody or not. 117 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: But I was kind of blown away. I mean, three 118 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: catches on the first original series, he had to touchdown 119 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: to end the first series, and then he gets the 120 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: twenty eight yarder on the sideline, which was a magnificent 121 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: pass and catch, and Vernon Hargreaves had phenomenal coverage on 122 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,799 Speaker 1: that play, and then two plays later you got Adam 123 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: streaking across the middle for thirty six. They just had 124 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: no answer for him. And as I wrote an insider 125 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: inbox for Tuesday, Mike, we're witnessing greatness now with Davante Adams. 126 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 1: This isn't just a Pro Bowl receiver. This guy should 127 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: be an All Pro I mean he's he's arguably and 128 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: I think very quickly making you know, the best receiver 129 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: that I've covered on this beat. Uh. He has athleticism, 130 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: he knows how to run the entire rout tree. He 131 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: has you know, unwavering confidence with in in you know, 132 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: being on that same page with Aaron Rodgers, he just 133 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: brings it all. And then, by the way, with the 134 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: Packers dealing with the injuries that they're dealing with right 135 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: now at the skilled positions, everybody knew Davante Adams was 136 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 1: going to get the ball in this game and the 137 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: Texans couldn't do anything about it. Uh. Aaron Rodgers has 138 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: said many times, he said it publicly, he said it 139 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: to me in interviews I've done with him for the 140 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: Packers year book and and other settings. No disrespect to 141 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: any of the great receivers that he has played with 142 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: Greg Jennings, Donald Driver, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb. The list 143 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: goes on, But Davante Adams has the most raw, pure 144 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: athletic talent of any of those guys. All those guys 145 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: have produced is you know not You're not gonna It's 146 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: not about comparing the stats. Aaron Rodgers says, when it 147 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: comes to pure talent on the football field, Davantae Adams 148 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: is the best guy he's played with. And I know 149 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: a lot of fans they worry sometimes of all, well, 150 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: Rodgers is trying to force the ball to Adams, and 151 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: you know that was the big question with the pick 152 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,559 Speaker 1: six down in Tampa on the third down and all that. Well, 153 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: there's a reason you're you're maybe you're gonna take some 154 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: good with some bad there. But there's a reason that 155 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is going to feed the ball to Davanta 156 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: Adams because when he's out there, he's the best guy 157 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: on the field, playing and simple. There's no one that 158 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: compares to him. And yes, the Packers have solid running 159 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: backs and Aaron Jones and Jamal Williams, but this passing 160 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: game is about number seventeen and if he stays healthy 161 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: and can avoid You know, he's had these injuries the 162 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: last couple of years that have kept him out for 163 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: two three games here there. If he can avoid that 164 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: kind of stuff, this offense can still find another gear. 165 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: I really believe that. Well. And it's funny too. You 166 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: bring up the whole thing about Rogers saying that this 167 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: is the most physically talented guy he's had. He's told 168 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: his old receivers this. I mean, James Jones is recounting 169 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: this story to me and some of the other guys 170 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: on the Packers pregame show a couple of weeks ago. 171 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: I mean, he sat down in the off season for 172 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: lunch with Rodgers, and Rogers said, yeah, this is the 173 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: best receiver I've ever played with. He told James Jones this, 174 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: and I don't think you can deny it. I mean, 175 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: the way in which he plays the position is exceptional 176 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: to begin with. He has all the tools and all 177 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: the mental capacity to handle that and play at a 178 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: high level. But for how many people dogged him for 179 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: his athletic says him coming out of Fresno State and 180 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: just weren't really sure what this guy was gonna be 181 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 1: because he wasn't at like one of these big SEC 182 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 1: type programs. Well, and people wonder to coming out of college. 183 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: He put up these huge numbers with with car as 184 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: his quarterback. But people wondered was that was this just 185 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 1: a product of the system this you know, the spread, 186 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: the spread offense, Fresno State chuck it all over the place. Well, 187 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: Davante Adams prew when he got into you know, his 188 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: his third fourth seasons here in the NFL. He proved 189 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: he is a big, big time player. And I hate 190 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,959 Speaker 1: that analogy because you're absolutely right, that's something that gets 191 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: thrown out time and time again. What are they a 192 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 1: product of the system? I got to work today, It's 193 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: a product of my car getting me here. It just 194 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: happens that way, right, But you have to be able 195 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: to catch the ball. You have to be able to 196 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: make the most of those opportunities. And he had an 197 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: historic run at Fresno State and basically two years and 198 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: he was able to be the player that he became. 199 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: So yeah, for Davante Adams, I wrote about it again 200 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 1: an inbox where I think right now, despite missing these 201 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: first these last two games because of that hamstring, he's 202 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: still on pace for over a hundred catches fifth, hundred yards, 203 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: fourteen touchdowns. He's he's in a different planet right now, 204 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be fun if he could stay healthy here, 205 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: It's gonna be fun to see what the season can become. 206 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: Gotta give a quick hat tip to Tom Fanning to 207 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: I know he gave credit to Elias because they actually 208 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: are the ones that confirm the stat But three core 209 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: three receivers in NFL history have had two games in 210 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: a season where they had at least thirteen catches, at 211 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: least a hundred fifty receiving yards, and two touchdowns. Davante 212 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: Adams is among them. And the Packers still have eleven 213 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: more games to play this season, ten more games that 214 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: played the season. Well, we need to shift gears to 215 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball. I want to do 216 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: that quickly here, but gear up for game day. Packers 217 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: fans open a Packers checking account from Associated Bank and 218 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: score a fifty dollar Packers Pro Shop gift card. Learn 219 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: more at Associated bank dot com. Backslash Packers. All right, 220 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: defensively for Green Bay in this game, West, you mentioned 221 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: it was twenty one nothing at halftime. Packers are pitching 222 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 1: a shutout. At the midway point, the Texans end up 223 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,559 Speaker 1: scoring twenty points, the last touchdown kind of in garbage time, 224 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: you could say, because the Packers were up by three 225 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: scores with you know, less than three minutes to go. 226 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: Three things defensively that I took away from this game. One, 227 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: we saw Preston Smith have his most impactful game of 228 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: the season. And I'm not just talking about the fourth 229 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: and one stop, which was a big play and a 230 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: really really strong individual play by him. With the Shawn 231 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: Watson running kind of an option there on fourth and 232 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: one at midfield, Preston Smith held his ground, got ahold 233 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 1: of Watson, made the tackle. But there were other plays 234 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: where Preston Smith is in the backfield getting pressure, creating 235 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: some potential tackle tackles for loss in the running game. 236 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: I really thought his Uh, we're seeing his game get 237 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: back to where it was a year ago. The second 238 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: point was the red zone stops on defense, And because 239 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: I had I had meant and that late last week 240 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: both on this show the Final Thoughts video, Packers haven't 241 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: been where they were last year in terms of red 242 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: zone stops on defense, and they got two of them 243 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: in the second half when there were some moments there 244 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 1: where the Houston Texans were potentially generating momentum for a 245 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: big comeback. They got a block punt in there. The 246 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: Packers offense was stalling out everything else, but the Packers 247 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: hold them to two field goals into red zone possessions 248 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: and that kept things as a as a multi score 249 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:35,959 Speaker 1: lead for Green Bay. And then the other thing I'll 250 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 1: say is that this defense, they continue to find guys 251 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: here and there too chip in that you just wonder, Okay, 252 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: what's their role, what's their potential role going to be 253 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: down the road. We see Darnell Savage missed this game, 254 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: Raven Green ended up going out of the game. We 255 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: see late in the game, Vernon Scott and Henry Black, 256 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 1: a couple of rookies, a seventh round pick, an undrafted rookie. 257 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: They're making plays on the defensive side. Kamal Martin makes 258 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: his NFL debut, the rookie, fifth round draft pick linebacker 259 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: out of Minnesota. He sure looks like he's earning going 260 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: to earn more snaps here as time goes on. My 261 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: point is this Green Bay Packers defense is far from 262 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 1: a finished product. In we're seeing, we're seeing different faces 263 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 1: jumping in and yes, Kevin King has missed the last 264 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 1: couple of games. They certainly want him back. You certainly 265 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: want Darnell Savage back. But we're seeing an evolution here 266 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: with what's going on with this Packers defense. And I 267 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: thought there were some really positive signs on Sunday, so 268 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,079 Speaker 1: many things that you pointed out there, and I agree 269 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: with all of them. I mean, first starters. Just to 270 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: do a quick hat tip to to Preston Smith, this 271 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: is this game is more than sacks. It's more than pressures. 272 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: There's still going to be a game this season where 273 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: he has two and a half sacks and and it 274 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: really shows up and he ends up being in the 275 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: NFC Defensive Player of the Week thing that those things happen. Yeah, 276 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: I agree, But you also need games like this because 277 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:01,679 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, yeah, it was the fourth and one stop, 278 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: but it was also how he was able to flush 279 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: DeShawn Watson earlier in that game and then that led 280 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: to Chris Barnes's first career sack. Uh. You you have 281 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: to be able to to play throughout a full game 282 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: and not just be all about Okay, did I get 283 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: a sack and I get a quarterback hit. There's other 284 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: ways to impact the game. But the bigger issue that 285 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: you brought up there, and it happened with with Kamal 286 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: Martin in particular. You talk about building towards something. I 287 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: feel like this defensive front and with having Kamal Martin 288 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: back now, is building towards something. Certainly, Deshaun Watson leaked 289 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: out and kind of changed the some of the stats 290 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: on the rushing yards, but David Johnson only had forty 291 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: two rushing yards. Duke Johnson wasn't able to do anything 292 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: and from the backfield as a runner either, and that 293 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: was a testament too. I think Kenny Clark getting back 294 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: and he's still working his way back from the groin. 295 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: I thought Dean Lowery played better. I thought Kingsley Kiki 296 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: has been a really nice addition concerning they didn't have 297 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: Tyler Lancaster. I thought the front stepped up in this game, 298 00:14:57,720 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: and you saw a young guy and Kamal Martin who 299 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: started this game as the run linebacker, the number two 300 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: linebacker that was basically just going to be in the base. Well, 301 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: then you have Chris Barnes leaving with the shoulder injury. 302 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: Barnes leaves on the first play of the second half. 303 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: He already had eight tackles and then a couple, you know, 304 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: a series or two later. Kamal Martin is now the 305 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: solo linebacker, the key communicator of the defense, and he 306 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: was up for it. I think he has a lot 307 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: of explosiveness to his game. He made some big thumping 308 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: plays in this game. The defensive front, in the inside 309 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: linebacker position is such a pivotal role in NFL defenses 310 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: and there has to be a marriage between the two 311 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: of them. And I thought for Kamal Martin coming out 312 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: and it being his NFL debut, his first football game 313 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: in eleven months, if you go back to his injury 314 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: at Minnesota, was a really encouraging start for him. Yeah. Absolutely, 315 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: We've we've seen we've seen over the course of the 316 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: season so far, as brief as it's been. You know, 317 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: we see Chris Barnes, an undrafted guy out of U 318 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: c l A, come in and hopefully he can, you know, 319 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: get some of his injury issues straightened out and beyond 320 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: the field more. Camal Martin now is is back from 321 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: the knee injury that knocked him out during training camp. 322 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: Came back, got a couple of weeks of practice in 323 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: got himself out there on the field and this defensive backfield. Yeah, 324 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: you I mean to be missing quite Frankly, West, I 325 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: mean to be missing two of your four starters in 326 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: the secondary in King and Savage, and to have this 327 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: receiving core of Will Fuller, Brandon Cooks, Randall Cobb. I mean, yes, 328 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: they made some catches and at the end of the day, 329 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson ended up with over three d yards. As 330 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: they said, there were a chunk of those that were, 331 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: you know, really in garbage time after the game was decided. 332 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: But um, but this Packers secondary held up just fine 333 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: against a pretty decent receiving corps and a pretty decent quarterback. 334 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: They're proving they've got some depth on this defensive roster 335 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: and I think it's going to pay dividends down the road. Well, 336 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: and Mike, what is Mike Patton's favorite defensive package. It's 337 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: really that hybrid six defensive back nickel that they run 338 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 1: so often now with an extra safety as kind of 339 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 1: playing an inside line. So the first quarter of this game, 340 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: that spot is Raven green in it's Chris Barnes. They 341 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 1: finished this game without either player, so that meant it 342 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: required you know, you saw Vernon Scott come off the bench. 343 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: I'll tell you something right now, folks, I watched him 344 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: during training camp. I'm not a scout. Brian Goodkin say, 345 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: isn't asking for my opinion on any of these guys. 346 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: Vernon Scott can play. He has some speed to him, 347 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: he has great size for safety. He's going to factor 348 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: into this thing here sooner than later. I think they 349 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:42,360 Speaker 1: found something in this TCU safety. And then he got 350 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 1: Henry Black practice squad elevation on Saturday, basically because they 351 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: were going to be down Darnell Savage, They're gonna have 352 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 1: some other injuries. He plays late, has two solo tackles 353 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: and six snaps and then he forces the fumble at 354 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: the end, pops the thing up like it was almost 355 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: like one of those pops like the second ace, the 356 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: fielder's choice. That was like a carnival game, the way 357 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: that if that happens in mad and you're like, well, 358 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: what a glitch, But in then age your names comes 359 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: down with it. It's it was garbage time, but it 360 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: also came after an onside recovery. The Packers needed to 361 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: seal this thing. They need to put the final nail 362 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: on the coffin and he did that. I just was 363 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: really impressed, and I'll say it to Josh Jackson. I 364 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: thought had a much better performance in this game. He 365 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,479 Speaker 1: played well in the first half the previous week against 366 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay. Some things win against him, and he came 367 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,959 Speaker 1: back and played well in that boundary spot opposite Jaire Alexander. 368 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: And just to close the point on this, JR. Alexander's 369 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 1: turning into a special player, Mike. He's twenty three years old. 370 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,920 Speaker 1: He still has a lot ahead of him. But as 371 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 1: I wrote an inbox on Tuesday, he's kind of turning 372 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: into sort of one of those Durell Rivas types where 373 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: it's like, Okay, you're not going to see him have 374 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: five six interceptions, but a game like this, Deshaun Watson 375 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 1: barely ever even looked over at him when Will Fuller 376 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: was covering up. Yeah, he had Deshaun wats and had 377 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: no interest in looking at Gire Alexander's side of the field. 378 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,440 Speaker 1: I went through the defensive film yesterday, coming back coming 379 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: back into work after after all of the game coverage 380 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: on Sunday, and yeah, I mean there's there's a mixture 381 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: of Alexander playing press, playing off he's actually playing more 382 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: off coverage than press in this particular game. But there's 383 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: no there's no one static way that you know that 384 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: that Petton makes the calls and that Alexander goes about 385 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 1: it as as the number one corner. Watson just had 386 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,360 Speaker 1: no interest in even and even looking there and even 387 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: wanting to challenge him. Then when he did late in 388 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: the game on the ball over the middle and the 389 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 1: back of the end zone, Alexander gets his arm in 390 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: there and rips it out, So you know, Fuller ends 391 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 1: up getting the touchdown on the next play against a 392 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: different type of coverage. But those are the types when 393 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: when when the play is there, Alexander is making him 394 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: making them and he's not getting challenged all that much 395 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: by quarterbacks because they're they're just not interested in taking 396 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: that chance. And he's a different type of corner though too, 397 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: because for so many years it really was that press 398 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 1: man style. Jerry Alexander's is a darn good zone cornerback 399 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: and he's dangerous because of how quickly he can collapse 400 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,119 Speaker 1: when the balls go in his direction. That's what kind 401 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: of puts the fear of God a little bit into 402 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: these quarterbacks of Okay, is he am I going to 403 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: be able to deliver this ball to the target before 404 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: he gets to it. Uh, he needs to catch those passes. 405 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: That's kind of the next step for him in his game. Yeah, 406 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: Alexander's vision is is phenomenal's closing speed in his awareness, 407 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: it's off the charts. Yeah. Absolutely. Well quickly here, big 408 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: picture wise, West, the Packers are back in first place 409 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 1: by themselves in the NFC North at five and one 410 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 1: because the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football lost to 411 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 1: the l A Rams. So the Bears are five and two, 412 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: a half game back Detroit Lions at three and three. 413 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:43,959 Speaker 1: The Packers opponent this week, the Minnesota Vikings, are at 414 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: one and five. They'll be coming off their bye week 415 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: and coming to lambeau Field. But I have to I 416 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: just I just have to say this, And there were 417 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 1: a lot of there were a lot of statement type games, 418 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 1: maybe you call it in the NFL, even though I 419 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: think that's a little bit overused, But what Tampa Bay 420 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:02,400 Speaker 1: did to the Raiders, what the San Francisco forty Niners 421 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: did to the New England Patriots, We're seeing, we're seeing 422 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: some of these power teams in the NFC start to 423 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: assert themselves. But I just have to say this West, 424 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford did it again, Like how does this guy 425 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 1: pull these games out for the Lions? And look, and 426 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: I know I keep saying this, and mostly I've been 427 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: saying it in reference to the Bears and the fact 428 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: that you know, they've got the five wins and they're 429 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: they're really challenging for the division championship right now. But 430 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford through the perfect past to DeAndre Swift in 431 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: Week one for the touchdown to beat the Bears. And 432 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: if Swift catches that ball, the Detroit Lions are four 433 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 1: and two right now, you know, I mean one play 434 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: is the difference between the Lions being three and three 435 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 1: and being four and two. And uh. And I'm telling 436 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: you what, don't sleep on Matthew Stafford now and and 437 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 1: he's he's fantastic and you and I have said here 438 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: for all you know, for almost five years doing this 439 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 1: show now and I always say this is one of 440 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: the top ten quarterbacks in the league, and depending on 441 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: the Sunday you can make an argument of top five. 442 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: And he never gets the credit he deserves. Now, mind you, 443 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 1: Todd Gurley had an assist in that performance, but for 444 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: him to be able to again lead them back and Mike, 445 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: he's done this for a decade now without a consistent 446 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,399 Speaker 1: running game. Do you understand how difficult it is to 447 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 1: win in this league? And I know they've had their 448 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 1: ups and downs, but to play successful offensive football with 449 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: not having a complimentary back a lot of times it 450 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: has to be on his shoulders. And he has routinely 451 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,479 Speaker 1: stepped up to that. It's a credit to him. It's 452 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: a credit for them to be able to pull to win. 453 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: I know what their Falcons record is, but that didn't 454 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: matter a week earlier to the Vikings, Right, they have 455 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: to win the games that are in front of them. 456 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: And I'll say this too, as you mentioned with the 457 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: forty Niners, the NFC West has a real opportunity here 458 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: depending on how they play their cards. That with the 459 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: seven playoff teams, this could be the year where all 460 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: four of them end up getting into the playoffs. It's 461 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: it's trending in that direction. Sanford Cisco really finds themselves. Yeah, 462 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: it's entirely possible. Sunday Sunday Night Football an incredible game 463 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 1: Arizona in Seattle. Arizona comes back from ten points down 464 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 1: in the last five minutes to get it to overtime. 465 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: Some crazy happenings in overtime, Arizona eventually pulls it out, 466 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 1: so Seattle takes its first loss of the season. Nobody 467 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 1: in the NFCAS is undefeated any longer. The only undefeated 468 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:26,199 Speaker 1: team in the NFL is the Pittsburgh Steelers, who knocked 469 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: off Tennessee and handed Tennessee it's first Yeah. This, uh, 470 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: this is shaping up to be a wild ride. My 471 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 1: friend's gonna be fun. It's gonna be a fun year 472 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: and even and we'll talk about the preview of this 473 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 1: upcoming weekend, but some really intriguing matchups this weekend too. 474 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:45,639 Speaker 1: I will close on this Seattle Russell Wilson phenomenal playing 475 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: at m VP level this year. I want nothing to 476 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,199 Speaker 1: do with the Arizona Cardinals. I've said it since basically 477 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: Week two. You've had to hear me keep saying this. 478 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 1: I was, I was. I brought it up back in 479 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: training camp that you know when they get DeAndre Hopkins, 480 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: you have Kyler Murray and his second year as a quarterback. 481 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: You know, they've got some players on the defensive side 482 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: of the ball, and even they're missing, you know, they're 483 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 1: their top pastors. Chandler Jones is out now. But that uh, 484 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: that's that's a tough, tough division. But if you hold 485 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: serve at home when your division games at home, which 486 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 1: is what they did pulling off that overtime game against Seattle, 487 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: you're gonna keep yourself right in the mix in in 488 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: the in that tough NFC West. Yeah, and Kenyan Drake 489 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: also end up getting injured. But Kyler Murray Man. Uh again, 490 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: if the guy has the athletic talent, we're at the 491 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: point where we need to start throwing the rulers out. 492 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 1: These guys can just go. And he's been He's ushered 493 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 1: in a big turnaround now in Arizona. Yeah, no question 494 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 1: about it. Well, we've gone a little overtime, but that's okay. 495 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: With that, we'll call it a wrap on this edition 496 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 1: of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all of our 497 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: coverage of the team all week long on Packers dot 498 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: com for Wes I Am Mike. Thank you for tuning in, everybody, 499 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: See you next time.