1 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: Go on the way. The staff the foot outside the 2 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: right way. You're way good. I'm hoping knows he Robbie 3 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: Gold has it away and it is grabbing. Load has 4 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: checked the forty nters de victory. Here Green Bay kick 5 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: on its way. It is through. It is good whom 6 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: jos who the energy cheats the game. The hoops looks 7 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: the throat. I'm thinking right side. He wants to cover. 8 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: It is good by cousing so sitting and the Chiefs 9 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: have un this incredible divisional however, simply put, no hyperbole, 10 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,559 Speaker 1: the best weekend of football of my lifetime. Four games 11 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: decided by combined fifteen points, the smallest amount in the 12 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: divisional round in the Super Bowl era. Championship week begins 13 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: now you're taking a look at it. Four teams after 14 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: this insane weekend of football that we are still unpapping. 15 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: We will have Niners rounds. That's the NFC Championship Round three. 16 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: That one will be at Sofar where the Super Bowl 17 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: will be played two weeks after that, and Bengals Chiefs 18 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: in the ABC Championship that one yet again at Arrowhead. 19 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: Fucking handle it. Welcome a good morning football. We are 20 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: live in New York City. Highlife. Oh show, I'm feeling 21 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: a bit emotionally spent. Hall of Famer Chris Carter, the 22 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: best weekend ever. I mean, that's our product, that's the NFL, 23 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: that's the best we got to offer. Amazing, amazing, you're 24 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: saying it was the best weekend of football I've been 25 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: I've been doing this a while. It's the best that 26 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: I've seen as far as the consistency. We thought it 27 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: off Saturday, the early game all fabulous, the night game 28 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: amazing Sunday, and then last night. No, Chris, you can't. 29 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: You can't do better. How you feeling? It was the 30 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: best weekend that you've seen a football your father seeing 31 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: his father, his father, his father. It was the greatest 32 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: weekend of football in the history of the sport. We've 33 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: done this one hundred and two years as a little 34 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: league we call the NFL, and gosh, are we'd blessed 35 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:26,679 Speaker 1: to be here today to talk about it. This is 36 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: so cool. I feel like I went to a rock concert. 37 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: We too little beat up. My ears hurt, I'm dehydrated, 38 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: I'm moshed, I'm tired, I'm broke, and I want to 39 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 1: just relive it all over. Well. I'm happy that We 40 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: are here to do that with you for the next 41 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:39,959 Speaker 1: three hours. Happy to have Chris Carter back at the 42 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: breakfast table and to get these high lives going. And 43 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: let's go to Arrowheads. Bill's chiefs. I feel like we 44 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: should be wearing a smoking jacket for this. This is 45 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: this is the good stuff. Off the top self, Brady out, 46 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: Rogers out. How about these young buckaroos? What can they do? 47 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 1: An Arrowhead right to the fourth quarter. But this is 48 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: fourth and thirteen. The game is over. Boom a laser 49 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: god Guy Davis, Hey, Davis had four touchdowns in this game. 50 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: Has never happened before. So the Bills look at the 51 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: Allen family suite. Thirty seven family members made the church 52 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: for the credible. But too much time for Mahomes who 53 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: on a second and ten finds number ten Tyree Hill, 54 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: who goes and just hits the vapor trail and throws 55 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: up to Douces no flat. Josh Allen says, all right, 56 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: gotta go back to work. Is now too much time 57 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: for Allen? Down for fifteen second stuff? Guess who it is, 58 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: Gabriel Davis, Chris Carter. It's too much time for Mahomes. 59 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: Eight seconds left. They just need to get a field 60 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: goal to Senates overtime forty nine yards butter from but 61 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: Ger we are getting free football. Let's go. How about 62 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: the coin stuff? Josh s Allen calls tails. It's heads. 63 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: The chief knew right there they're winning the game. Mahomes 64 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: was six for six in overtime. And here it comes 65 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: the brain buster, the stone cold stunner. Randy Matcham and 66 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: Stavage off the top rote Mahomes. Chelsea ball game. It's 67 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: over in overtime. Four straight title games, the Arrowhead Invitational, 68 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: the AFC title game. Josh Allen did not touch the 69 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: ball after regulation. Travis Kelsey gets the feed in. They 70 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: looked at it, They looked at the ball. It was 71 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Mahomes does it again. The Chiefs are going 72 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: to the title game. They will play the Bengals. Heartwrenching 73 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: for Buffalo, exhilarating for Kansas City. It never gets old 74 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: on how many no matter how many times you do it. 75 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,840 Speaker 1: And there it is, forty two thirty six with a 76 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: walk off touchdown and overtime in one of the best 77 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: football games ever played. Let's hear from all the people involved, 78 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: all the principles, quarterbacks, coaches, where do you go with 79 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: this one? Just curious if you have a sense in 80 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: this moment what an epic game this was that people 81 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: are probably gonna be talking about this one for a 82 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: long time. Yeah, for sure. It's actually funny. A couple 83 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, maybe last week, I was talking to 84 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 1: Mike Rimmers because he was in the Minnesota miracle and 85 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: the final play, scoring the touchdown, winning the game at home, 86 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: and he was talking about how awesome the environment was 87 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: to be in this moment, this game against that team 88 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: and to make a play to walk off a game 89 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: at Arrowhead. I'll remember this for the rest of my life. 90 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: We're disappointed, wanted to win the game. Watch everybody wants 91 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: to win the game. There. They're only gonna be one 92 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: one champion crown at the end of the season. So 93 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: that makes thirty one unhappy teams and ads off to 94 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: the Chiefs and what they did today, Pat played amazing. 95 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: M a lout of respect for him in the Chiefs 96 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: as a whole. It made one more play than we did. 97 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: That's that's what it came down to. Buffalo scores with 98 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: thirteen seconds left. I mean you, technically, you still have 99 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: time to get the field goal. But it looks pretty 100 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: grim there. Do you have any special advice to Pat 101 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: right there when Buffalo took the lead for the last time? Yeah, 102 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: when it's grim, be the grim Reaper and go get it. 103 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: So he uh, he did that. That's grimm by the grim. 104 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 1: Read for unbelievable heartbreaking for Buffalo fans. I don't know 105 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: if they're watching this morning or if they are just 106 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 1: choosing to step away for a minute. Absolute heartbreak. But 107 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: if you look at the last two minutes and over 108 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: time of this one last night, that's thirty one points jessin, 109 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: three dun dardson offense, four lead changes or heart spatch 110 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: you Buffalo Bills, But unbelievable Chiefs win last night. The 111 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 1: level of difficulty on some of those Patrick Willhomes throws 112 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: were just like what I've seen from Patrick Wihomes and 113 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: clutch moments year after year, moment after moment. But Peter, 114 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: what did you make of the unbelievable game? Friday? I 115 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: did this big piece about the greatest hyped quarterback matchups 116 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: in playoff history, and I'm talking about whether they delivered 117 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: or not. And there were three that I thought might 118 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: have delivered. Bernie Cosar and John Elway delivered and eight. 119 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: This game delivered on the hype and then went tenfold. 120 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: It was the greatest game I've ever seen. It was 121 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: absolutely up to the billing. And these two quarterbacks are 122 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: the sport. This is what we want from the sport. 123 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: And in the same day that we lose Tom Brady 124 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 1: to a loss early in the day and it's like, 125 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: all right, who's gonna take the third? You cannot ask 126 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: for better. Josh Allen just finished two perfect games, two 127 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: perfect games, and he's no longer playing football because the 128 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: guy through his right played two more perfect games. He's 129 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: not even showing the rushing. They all ran the ball 130 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: so well. I think we got a nickname for Mahomes. 131 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: It took all these years, I think we got it. 132 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: It's the Grim Reaper. We have it for years. It 133 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: was like is it gonna be showtime or is it 134 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: gonna be Big play pat Patty Boy fifteen, So it's 135 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: Grim Reaper. It's never over and he's always looming with 136 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: that that passed the hill right there, two great young quarterbacks. 137 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: Mahomes gets the win, but truthfully, nothing Josh Allen could 138 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: have done any differently in this game. He did everything 139 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: he possibly could have. If anything, I'm jealous of Jim 140 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: Nanson Tony Romo because for the next ten years they 141 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: get to call that game and they deserve it because 142 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: they've been up to the billing too. Just for a moment, 143 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: I want to just bathe in the quarterback play because 144 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: it is so good and we have been hyping those 145 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,239 Speaker 1: guys all season and they both delivered. Congratulations Kansas City Buffalo. 146 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: I feel you, guys. You didn't do anything wrong on 147 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: this one. It was not the quarterback's fault. It's unbelievable 148 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: what Patrick Mahomes has done. After starting off the season, 149 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: they started hot, then he went into I'm trying to 150 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: throw everything deep, realigned himself, him and Andy Reid, and 151 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: towards the playoff, he shifted his game. You know what 152 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: he said, I don't care what it takes, whatever I 153 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: have to do to get my team to the next level. 154 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: That's what he was able to do. He's the best 155 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: quarterback that we have. I know he's not in the 156 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: discussion with the MVP, but his ability to throw at 157 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: any angle, to any parts of the field, and his 158 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: ability to build to run the football with reckless abandon 159 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: very few quarterbacks can do. I know we say a 160 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: lot about Tom and everything, but this is the new England, 161 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: Kansas City, this is the new Tom Brady, and if 162 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: you're going to get there in the AFC, it's gonna 163 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: have to be over Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, the 164 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: coaching that they did with him at the end to 165 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 1: build to set this up. This was a chess match 166 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,959 Speaker 1: and it wasn't like one of the coaches made a 167 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: bad move. It was just that, oh, Patrick Mahomes got 168 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: the ball last, and with the overtime rules, it was 169 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: game set match. And there's a lot of takes about 170 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: overtime out there, and we'll have our own. I feel 171 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: like that was the Super Bowl. I feel like I 172 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: just watched the greatest game, at least the championship. Yeah, 173 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: at the very I can't believe it was a divisional 174 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: round game. It's there were no turnovers in that game. 175 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: They're both quarterbacks with the leading rushers for their team. 176 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: You know, it was one of my favorite play. There 177 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,959 Speaker 1: are four penalties in the entire game. It's like the 178 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: refs just Saturn watched and did their job, and I 179 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: respect it. I have to say, like I have this 180 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 1: feeling of it's a shame that Josh Allen is going home, 181 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,599 Speaker 1: and it's almost like Josh Allen doesn't go to the 182 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: next round and some of those other guys are going 183 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: to the next round. It feels very strange. I cannot 184 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: believe he was eliminated this early. But as it pertains 185 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: to people who are frustrated about the overtime rule, again, 186 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:34,839 Speaker 1: we'll get into it. This game came down in the 187 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:36,719 Speaker 1: thirteen seconds at the end of the game, at the 188 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: end of regulation, in which Buffalo blew it. They blew 189 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: it so they have to lead. You score another touchdown 190 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: of game, Davis, and then it's two plays in thirteen seconds. 191 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: Imagine this. Dallas Cowboys couldn't do with fourteen seconds. The 192 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,719 Speaker 1: Chiefs did with thirteen. They get the field goal, and 193 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: there's a million things. But Dermot hadn't talk about it 194 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: after the game that they kicked deep. They kicked it 195 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: out of the end zone, which which spent no time 196 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: in the clock. Gave me both to twenty five. What 197 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: you do there is you get shorter, make them return 198 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: it and burn six or seven seconds. Then Mahomes gets 199 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:05,959 Speaker 1: one play and it doesn't happen. There's other things you 200 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: can do outside the box. Things grab the receivers, take penalties. 201 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,599 Speaker 1: Those seem tikie tack, but in those moments you have 202 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: to know to do that. And McDermott put the cards 203 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: on the table afterward and says it came down to 204 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: execution and they would do it differently. I have problems 205 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: with the overtime rule as well. Thirteen seconds and you 206 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 1: have the lead and you let Mahomes get a field 207 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 1: go out of that. Improbably that, more than the overtime 208 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: rule or anything, is why the Bills are going home. 209 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: Today's those thirteen seconds they'll live with for the entire offseason. 210 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: We've got your Rams books highlights just ahead. Let's say 211 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: hi to Ian Rappaport joining us this morning. Ian I 212 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: said this last week. I don't want the Packers to 213 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: love if it lose, if for no other reason that 214 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: I'm not ready to have the future of the Packers 215 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 1: and Aaron Rodgers discussion. My heart is not ready for it. 216 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:51,079 Speaker 1: But here we are. Packers are out bounced by the 217 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 1: Niners who faced the Rams. Now it's so far in 218 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: championship weekend. What is the latest with Aaron Rodgers and 219 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: his future and what's going on? John pay in an oral, Yeah, 220 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers was not ready k to have the conversation either. 221 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:04,959 Speaker 1: That's one of the things he was telling reporters the 222 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: other night after another frustrating losses often scored just ten 223 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: points and really looked disjointed most of the night. Said basically, 224 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: I cannot believe we're here talking about this so soon, 225 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,079 Speaker 1: but here we are. And so, as Aaron Rodgers said, 226 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: he needs to ask himself and he needs to ask 227 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: the Packers some real questions this offseason, including, as he noted, 228 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 1: how much longer do I want to do this? Aaron 229 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: Rodgers does have several options. He could simply take some time, 230 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: gather his thoughts, think about what he wants to do, 231 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: and then retire. Maybe a little more remote possibility, but 232 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: certainly nothing that would surprise anyone about anything at this point. 233 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 1: He could have conversation with Jedil manager Bryan Gudakutz, with 234 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: whom his relationship has improved greatly over the last several months. 235 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: He could decide to rebuild bring everyone back. Rogers could return, or, 236 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 1: as the team agreed when they reworked his contract before 237 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: this season, they could agreed to look at a potential 238 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: trade and we could do this all over again. Rogers 239 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 1: said he is not going to take a lot of 240 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: time to come to a decision, so we will be 241 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 1: watching that. Meanwhile, the New Orleans Saints, there's some intrigue 242 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,599 Speaker 1: here regarding their head coaching situation. Sean Payton has not 243 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: yet committed to return for the twenty twenty two season. 244 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: I've talked to several people very close to him. They 245 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: simply don't know what he is going to do. He's 246 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: been approached by at least one network. TV seems to 247 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: be a possibility, as is just walking away for a year, 248 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: recharging and trying to come back again in twenty twenty three. 249 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:30,839 Speaker 1: That is another one we will be watching. Meanwhile, the 250 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos have narrowed their head coaching searches. This kind 251 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 1: of kicks into gear. Expect them to do some second interviews. 252 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: I'm told their finalists are Dan Quinn, Kevin O'Connell from 253 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Rams, a really good offensive coordinator, and 254 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: then Nathaniel Hackett, the OC for the Green Bay Packer. 255 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: Interesting of course, Aaron Rodgers, who are going to connect 256 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: those dots? Very intriguing on this, Sean Payton's store will 257 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: be tracking that all day long right here on NFL Network. 258 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 1: He and appreciate you. More highlights. Now, I was in 259 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: Tampa on the coldest day of Aaron Tampa fun. The 260 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 1: heck of a game. Tom Brady comes into this one 261 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: nine straight divisional round games he's played in. He's won 262 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: all of them. Looking at playing his fifteen Copperence championship game, 263 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: but early on and well through the third quarter, did 264 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:16,199 Speaker 1: not look like that was happening. McNay smiling. Look, let's 265 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: quo twenty seven to three, largest deficit since twenty eight 266 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: to three. So here they go, twenty seven to thirteen. 267 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: After three quarters, we go to the fourth quarter. They've 268 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: had their fun, Peter, and okay, let's put them away 269 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: and let's say two minutes, let the go. They're rowing 270 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 1: the boat and all of a sudden we have a 271 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: one score game. All right, fourth and one Weddy no 272 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: for it. Times in the game's twenty seconds left, shades 273 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 1: of Shanahan, shades of Folio, shades of Matt Ryan. But 274 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: there's Matthew Stafford and there's Cooper Cup. It's a great route. 275 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 1: Everyone knew the ball is going to Cup. This will 276 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: not be the Falcons of twenty sixteen. This will not 277 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 1: be them. Matthew's Stafford story. This might be Tom Brady's 278 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: last game. Matthew Gay, who played four the Buccaneers, was 279 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: cut signed by the Rams. Plucks the dagger in their hearts. 280 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 1: An incredible football game, really weird football game. Back and 281 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: forth they went. It felt like it was two different games. 282 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: But Stafford does get the victory over Brady. And there 283 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: was Kevin O'Connell, who Ian mentioned his interviewing as a 284 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: finalist for the Broncos job offensive coordinator, hugging him. Let's 285 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: hear from both the quarterbacks. First, the winner and then 286 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: the loser. After that the ruling finish in Tampa Bay, 287 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: all the guys on the sideline were like, man, you 288 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: were in a dark place, And I said, sometimes you 289 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: got to go to those places, you know, to make 290 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: some plays happen. So, man, I was enjoying the moment. 291 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: You know, in my mind, I lived for those kind 292 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: of moments. You know, I would have loved to have 293 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: been taken a knee up three scores, but it's a 294 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: whole lot more fun when you got to make a 295 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: play like that to win the game. And steal somebody soul, 296 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: you know, That's what it feels like sometimes where they're 297 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: sitting there, going, man, we just had this great comeback 298 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: and you get to reach in there and take it 299 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: from him. That's a whole lot of fun. It certainly 300 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: worked hard, and every team at this point does, and 301 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: every team is really qualified when you get to the 302 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: final eight, in the final four, then the final two, 303 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: and it doesn't feel good to lose any one of 304 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: those games. And I've lost each of those stages, so 305 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: at the end there's only one team that's gonna be happy. Now. 306 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: It feels good to move on when you move on, 307 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: and obviously when you don't, you know whether it was 308 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: last week or this week, or next week or the 309 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: week after, two weeks after that, if you're the loser 310 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: in that game at all, it all sucks to lose 311 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: in the end. Such a simple message, but it's so true. 312 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: It sucks to lose. And what a line by Stafford 313 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: soul sucking What did he say, soul stealing performance? He 314 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: was so comfortable, Chris Carter, Hall of Famer. Here, what 315 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: is your reaction to them hanging on and eliminating the goat? Well, 316 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: for one, if you're going to have a big comeback, 317 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: You're going to need some help by the opposition. Yeah, 318 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: when Tom and Ham came back against Atlanta, we know 319 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: Atlanta's staff helped him out. Lack of running the ball 320 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: all helped them out. Turnovers helped them out. The Rams 321 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: helped them out in this and they're best players. We 322 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: were so excited last week to see cam Makers unbelievable 323 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 1: story blowing out as Achilles coming back in the same season. 324 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup the reason why he got those MVP votes 325 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: because he had one of those remarkable seasons of any receiver. 326 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 1: He's not going to give the ball up three touchdown league, Yes, 327 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: he gives it back to him. Best coverage guy in 328 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: the NFL. Jalen. Right, these are your superstar players, the 329 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: players you're paying the most amount of money too. You're 330 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: on the road, So what do your role players see? 331 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: They start getting nervous if your mark key players started 332 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: giving up Jalen one on one, we're gonna roll the coverage. Rheamore. 333 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: He makes a great call here. We're gonna roll the 334 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: coverage to the other side because Scotty started giving them problems. Millard, 335 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: We're gonna put our best guy on their best guy 336 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: just being him when I want mental laughs. He didn't 337 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: think they were going to take the shot down the 338 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: field he runs past them. So for me, I'm shocked 339 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: by the comeback because you're not going to be able 340 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: to do that with your Markie player was playing bad. 341 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 1: The thing that they had their advantage was they were 342 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: never down. There were seventeen different things that had to 343 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,199 Speaker 1: happen for the Bucks to come back, and they all happened. 344 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: And then in the end, I think it needs to 345 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: be said, Stafford said to hell with this, and he 346 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: took a huge hit from Adamican Sue and through a 347 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: beautiful pass through the Florida night or day in landa 348 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 1: right in Cooper cups hand. If you watch it, Rob 349 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: Havenstein handled Check Barrett and then on the other end 350 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,360 Speaker 1: you had Joseph Noble, who was filling in for Andrew Whitworth. 351 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 1: I didn't hear much from JPP or those other guys, 352 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: so it was like, all right, the one thing that 353 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 1: is working is that Stafford's gonna have time and he 354 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: could just get and then they blew the coverage. Happy 355 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: for Stafford this morning, that narrative is done. And it 356 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: was done last week, and he threw the perfect pass 357 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 1: on the one moment in his thirteen year career that 358 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: he actually had to deliver. I loved it. I think 359 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: a key I don't if you'll agree with me in 360 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: this next game or as far as they'll go, is 361 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: just starting fast. The Cardinals didn't show up, but this 362 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: Bucks team, I was there on the field for pregame. 363 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: The juice felt a little off and they started the 364 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 1: game sluggish, not feeling the rhythm wasn't there. But the 365 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: Rams these past two games have started off so fast. 366 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: They asked where the Bucks and Cardinals that combined fifty 367 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: five to three out the gates. If they can do 368 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: that and they can keep Stafford in these comfortable situation tricks, 369 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: I would imagine they're going to be okay. GMFB with 370 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 1: your thoughts, Niners advancing to the NV Shoo game. We'll 371 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: talk about San Francisco of setting the Packers right after 372 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: the break, all right, Niners, Packers Saturday nights, special Rogers 373 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: trying to take care of business, got the number one seed. 374 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: I don't seen him awhile, and you talk about the 375 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: special teams, you think as special teams. Special teams got 376 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: Rodgers and then this happens a playoff game. It's bad 377 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: all year, why would it change in the the whole time? 378 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: They just had nothing going. And then you give the 379 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: Niners a chance and Big Bob gold got it. Has 380 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 1: never missed the postseason field goal or extra point. Jimmy 381 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 1: Garoppolo runs up to him as all kinds of things 382 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: to say. I'm told there was a lot they were 383 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: fired up. And is that Aaron Rodgers last game as 384 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: a Packers his last game as an NFL player? We'll 385 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:03,959 Speaker 1: chew on the meantime, it's not the Niners last game 386 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:05,639 Speaker 1: because they went in the Lambeau in the snow and 387 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 1: one thirteen to ten. Let's go to Stacy Dale's who 388 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: is on the tundra talking to Debo and a big 389 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 1: old smile in this face. Take it away. Can you describe, 390 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,719 Speaker 1: Debo how physical you guys are on the ground when 391 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 1: your quarterback doesn't throw a touchdown and you still find 392 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: a way to win. It's just the mindset of this team. 393 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: We knew it was gonna be a dog fight with 394 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: the weather. We know one gonna be able to throw 395 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: the ball like we wanted to, and it's just a 396 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: physical mindset and everybody on this team have we got 397 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: here and play hard in those ball There's nobody doing 398 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 1: in football what you are doing, catching it, receiving it. 399 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: You do it in every dimension all over the field. 400 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: What sense of responsibility do you feel in this offense? 401 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I feel like it's a trust thing. O. 402 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: Me and cow have a great, great relationship. And you 403 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying, I trust him just as well 404 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: he trust me making that third down call on thirty six, 405 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,120 Speaker 1: winning the ball in my hand in the running blade. 406 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: Just know everything I'm okayable of. They're feightsty, they're scary, 407 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: they're a little weird. What impressed was most about the 408 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: win over the Packers in Green Bay on Saturday nights. 409 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: Grit and the ability to just find a way at 410 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 1: the end. And there are no point where they winning 411 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: this game until they won the game. And that's just 412 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: kind of how they've been playing all season, like they're 413 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: not gonna actually win this one. They're down seventeen points 414 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: in LA. They win. They find a way, the Cowboys 415 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: they win. What blew me away at the end, though, 416 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 1: was everyone talks about scheme and xs and os, and 417 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: you know, last week Kellen Moore couldn't get the ball 418 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: to Ceedee Lamb and Davante Adams was minimized in this game. 419 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: For all of Kyle Shanahan's genius and for all of 420 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniel's architecture, they get their playmakers the ball and 421 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: that is what matters. And on the final drive it 422 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: was Kittle for a first down. It was Debo to 423 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: set this one up. And then on third and seven 424 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: they have to get into field all range. They throw 425 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: out the playbook and say just hand the ball to 426 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel, let him make a play, and he does. 427 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: That's offensive genius. Not this crazy flea flicker or not 428 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: this shotgun to a tight end. They're not this. Offensive 429 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: genius is getting the ball to your playmakers and the 430 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: moments that matter most. And in that case it was 431 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: Kittle and it was Debot and it was use check earlier. 432 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 1: Those are they and their quarterbacks got a bad shoulder, 433 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: he's got a bad thumb. They know what the weather 434 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: is going to be like, so we have to try 435 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: to create. You could see you talked about the play 436 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: with him being in the backfield, but there's another play 437 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: where he was in the backfield. They stoled what the 438 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 1: Rams were doing with Cooper Cup and brought him on 439 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: the angle route to be able to get the first down. Critical. 440 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: But there's all three phases of football, and we don't 441 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: want to talk about special teams, you know. We want 442 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: to talk about the quarterbacks, talk about who they're dating, 443 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff. But special teams a huge 444 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:31,719 Speaker 1: part of the NFL, and you're got to have your 445 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: special teams buttoned up. Yep. So Green Bay needs to 446 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: look at totally what they've been doing the last two years. 447 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 1: All right, No, all, we got home fielded Man, we 448 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: played three or four. No one whoever wins that game 449 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 1: is the best. It was awesome. And here's the thing, Chris, 450 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 1: Special teams third of the game. Another third of the 451 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: game is offense, and it's a really important one. And 452 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 1: the Packers offense sucked. They got ten points in a 453 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: home playoff game with Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams. And listen, 454 00:21:57,960 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: as much as we talk about Rogers and his personality 455 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: and his perspectives off the field, you bring it right 456 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: back to the field. On the field, the product was bad. 457 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 1: And he was asked directly, I was Jason Wildey after 458 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: the game, Aaron, We know about the special teams, but 459 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: how much of this responsibility falls on you said a lot, 460 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 1: a lot. I was not great tonight. How many times 461 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 1: if we said that, it's always Rogers was incredible about 462 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: the Packers failed them. Rodgers did not have a good game. 463 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 1: He scored ten points in the home playoff game, which 464 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: only his second playoff game. Ever, we is not throwing 465 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: a touchdown pass. The Niners were awful early, just awful. 466 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: The reason they won it late is because when the 467 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: Niners were struggling, the Packers did nothing. They didn't do it. 468 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 1: And that drive at the end of the game. It's 469 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: like what we talked with, the stuff dreams are made of. 470 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: All right, Rodgers at home in the snow, got let's 471 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: go give me the ball in completion's done? Punt season over, 472 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: career over. We don't know as much as I personally 473 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: think he's the best player in the game. Tough night 474 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: for him, and when he call it out on the field, 475 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: it was bad. Aaron Rodgers was outplayed in the most 476 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: critical stretch in the game by Jimmy Garoppolo. Let's go 477 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: bring was tight okay, late in the fourth quarter, game 478 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 1: time Ingles are able to create the turnover there interception 479 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 1: by Wilson. Tenny Hill finish fifteen to twenty four. Evan 480 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,879 Speaker 1: McPherson the same way the season started against My Vikings. 481 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: He kicks a longwood for the walkoff. I guess we're 482 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: going to the AFC Championship. That's what he tells this quarterback. Unbelievable. 483 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: Store out with the Bengals. Burrows finished twenty eight thirty 484 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: seven three forty eight, And here is Burrow after the 485 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: game talking about Evan McPherson's clutched game winning keel. Guy's unbelievable. 486 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: So he was talking to Brandon as he was going 487 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: out to kick, he'd give a little warm up swing 488 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: and he said, it looks like we're going to the 489 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: AFC Championship, right before he went out there to kick it. 490 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 1: And when you have a kicker, I mean, we knew 491 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: exactly what we had as soon as he walked into 492 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: the building in camp, and we just saw how he 493 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 1: carried himself. You know exactly how a kicker is going 494 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 1: to perform when obviously everyone at this level can kick 495 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: through the uprights, but it's how you handle yourself in 496 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,159 Speaker 1: the locker room that shows us that you have the 497 00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: confidence to go out there and make a kick like 498 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 1: this and perform the way he did in a game 499 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 1: like this, and we knew exactly what kind of guy 500 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: we had in camp. Congratulations to the Cincinnati Bengals on 501 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: advancing to the AFC Championship Game for the first time 502 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: since nineteen eighty eight. What do you think, Kyle? First 503 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 1: of all, good God, Bryan Tannehill. This guy threw an 504 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: interception on the first play of the game, the first 505 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: play of the second half, and the last play the game. 506 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: I mean that that is an unbelievable hat trick, but 507 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: we'll put that aside. Joe Burrow, all we ever say 508 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: about him, which is totally true, is that he's so cool. 509 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: He's so cool, and he is cool. But what is 510 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: really cool. It's not the glasses or the movie quote 511 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 1: or the glib quotation after the game. It's getting sacked 512 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: nine times in a playoff game and getting up every 513 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 1: single time and still throwing it. Worst case scenario, guys 514 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: don't want to be out there anymore after the eighth 515 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 1: or nine sack. Best case scenario, you're sort of short 516 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: arm in it, and your throws are come neither applied 517 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 1: to him. I've never seen it. He was a crash 518 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 1: test dummy for four quarters and still is making killer 519 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 1: throws at the end of the game to set up 520 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: a game winner. That is why he is cool. I 521 00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: love the other stuff too, but I've never seen a 522 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 1: playoff performance like that. Never seen him from Josh Allen 523 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: like that or Mahomes. I've never seen him like this. Nine. 524 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: It's unheard of. Joe Burrow, you are so cool. Well, 525 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: it better be unheard of, so I don't want that 526 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: to happen again. They got to find a way to 527 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 1: protect Joe Burrow going forward. But as much as we'll 528 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: talk about Burrow and we'll talk about the offense, this 529 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: is the best defensive performance this team had all year. 530 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,439 Speaker 1: It was incredible. They limited Dereck Henry, who was out there. 531 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 1: I don't know why they didn't keep feeding John jo 532 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:24,479 Speaker 1: Foreman because he was a much more effective We can 533 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: get into that another day. But Henry sixty two yards 534 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 1: on twenty carries. They picked off Ryan Tannell. I warned 535 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:32,120 Speaker 1: it in the Tanner Hill interceptions in early INTERRYE out 536 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: with you, Peter Schrager last week, and it reared its 537 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 1: ugly head. But it's a special defensive performance in the 538 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 1: biggest game this team's had in over thirty years. Their coach, coach, 539 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: Lou defensive coordinator getting some love in interviews any interviews now. 540 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: But he is the man and has long been the 541 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: man in the NFL, and it's beloved by his players. 542 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: Amazing game, that wide receiver quarterback combination. We're gonna be 543 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: seeing this for a look. Kansas City's defensive back are 544 00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: not getting any sleepy this week. I'm just gonna say, 545 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 1: if they thought they were disrespected last week, wait for 546 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 1: the next four days. This is this is going to be. 547 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: I don't know what the Vegas insiders talking out. I'm 548 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,440 Speaker 1: just talking about from a people are writing the Patrick 549 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: Mahomes chiefs uto we had another Super Bowl and is 550 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: it the Rams or the four nineers they're facing. Just 551 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 1: get ready, Bengals fans, if you thought you were disrespected 552 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: and insulted last week, I think we've got a long 553 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 1: five days ahead of us. Got a lot more show left. Two, 554 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: we'll get into Matthew Stafford. We we'll have that Aaron 555 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,120 Speaker 1: Rodgers this fashion. We'll talk over time as well. Four 556 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: games decided by combined fifteen points, the smallest amount in 557 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,640 Speaker 1: the divisional round in the Super Bowl era. Here's Championship weekend. 558 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: Four teams left until Super Bowl fifty six and so fun. 559 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: And of course it wouldn't be a Monday at Good 560 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 1: Morning Football without Keep it Real Monday with Kyle Brant, 561 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: but also little Nate Burlison. So we welcome back our 562 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: favorite triple threat in the business. I asked you in 563 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: the commercial break, could you sleep on a cot somewhere 564 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 1: in midtown Manhattan because you're on last night. You're here 565 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: this morning on CBS Mornings in Nate Burlison. How are 566 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: you four hours asleep? Baby? I'm ready to go. Listen. 567 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: We are in the business of great football and even 568 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: better shows. So I had to show up and show out, 569 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: just like the quarterbacks did yesterday. Yes, best weekend of 570 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 1: football I've ever seen. So we have to start with 571 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: that wild finish in Kansas City last night. You were 572 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: at the desk, what was your reaction watching the final 573 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: two minutes of overtime? It was the greatest playoff game 574 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: that I've ever seen. I love the fact that you 575 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 1: know we can highlight this game by talking about the 576 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:47,399 Speaker 1: amount of points scored and the last two minutes of 577 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: the game. But for me, you know how it is, 578 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 1: I like to look underneath the face mask and seeing 579 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 1: the facial expression of Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen as 580 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: they were going to score for score. I remember Mahomes 581 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: taking his team down and then there was about a 582 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: minute left, they panned to Josh Allen on the sideline. 583 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 1: He looks to his teammates and he goes, we're good, 584 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: like he wasn't even panicked, and then goes down there 585 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: torches the defense. They scored a touchdown. I'm thinking, who man, 586 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: that was a long game. All right, I'll get home, 587 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: get me about four hours asleep. I'll be good to go. 588 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 1: Wait a minute. Patrick Mahomes gets the ball back with 589 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 1: thirteen seconds and I know you guys heard this. I 590 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 1: don't know if you talked about it, but one of 591 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:25,879 Speaker 1: the dopest things that coaches ever said Andy Reid to 592 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes as he's taken the field in the most 593 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: insurmountable odds with thirteen seconds left, he says, Hey, when 594 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: things are grim, be the grim Reaper. I wrote that down, 595 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 1: I sent it to my family, and I'm going to 596 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: repeat that to my kids for as long as I can. 597 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 1: And this was an impressive showing all the way around. 598 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: And I know you guys were just talking about the 599 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: overtime rules at this point. It is what it is, 600 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: and I don't want to be insensitive or dismissed it 601 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: to the Bills in the season that they had, because 602 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 1: a lot of us picked these guys as the team 603 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: that was going to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. 604 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: But sometimes you have to take these lumps. It's almost 605 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 1: poetic justice in a sense, right Patrick Mahomes, You remember 606 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 1: he faced Tom Brady in that AFC Championship game and 607 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: we all said that the only thing to beat Patrick 608 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: Mahomes in that game was the coin flip. Now we 609 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 1: can say that same thing about Josh Shallon. But credit 610 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: to the Chiefs. I have to mention this though, Gabriel Davis. 611 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: What a game over two hundred yards for TVs and 612 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: a game where, of course the Chiefs defense is going 613 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: to focus on Stefan Dicks, So being a number two 614 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: stepping up and showing out for a squad. I just 615 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 1: have to give him some love even though his team lost. Nada. 616 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: I was watching yesterday, I texted you in real time. 617 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: You know, we come out of that Rams game and 618 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: it's this big CBS pregame shown. You say, everyone thinks 619 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: Tom Brady might step away. He's addicted to the game. 620 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 1: I would think again, I thought that was pretty powerful stuff. 621 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: You're one of the few that's out there saying, hey, 622 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 1: let's not write Brady off just yet. He might be 623 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: coming back. I don't know, Nate, it felt like that 624 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 1: was kind of farewell. The way that thing ended. It 625 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: did a little bit. I mean, as he was walking 626 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: off and his lip was a little bruised up from 627 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: getting hit earlier, he looked dejected. But at the same time, 628 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: some of those throws I mean, did you see that 629 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: ball on the side to Mike Evans. I mean, I 630 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: mean this came after him getting beat up all game long, 631 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: and just forget about what he looked like as he 632 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: walked up to It's Tom Brady. He's one of the 633 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 1: most competitive dudes in the world. Of course, he's going 634 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: to feel some type of way after taking a loss 635 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: to the Rams. But for me, I look at the 636 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: season though, statistically, at forty five years old and his 637 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 1: mid forties, this dude led the NFL on every major 638 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 1: statistical category when it comes to quarterbacks. So you're telling 639 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: me a guy that put up that type of season, 640 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: who was in the conversation of MVP, is going to 641 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: walk away. You know, I've said it before and I'll 642 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: say it again. You know, there's a negative connotation when 643 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 1: you talk about the word addiction, and rightfully so, there 644 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: are some dark things that can be attached that word. 645 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 1: But certain guys that I've seen that I've played against, 646 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: that I admire in the sports space, they're addicted to 647 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 1: the game. That's the reason why Tom Brady hasn't walked. 648 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: How many times could he have? This dude could have 649 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: rolled off on the sunset five times over, but he 650 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: keeps coming back because not only does he love the 651 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: game more than most of us, but he's still damn 652 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 1: good at it. And Nate, you're one of the few 653 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: national announcers that had love for Matthew Stafford. Now we 654 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: know that he's gone from a guy that's never won 655 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: a playoff game to now taking down Tom Brady and 656 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: the reigning Super Bowl champs. What was your personal reaction 657 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: seeing him have success and taking down the Buccaneers there. 658 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: I was elated, over joyed watching a guy that I've 659 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: seen struggle in the Detroit Lions uniform, watching a guy 660 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 1: I've seen become heavily criticized, watching a guy who because 661 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: he played with Calvin Johnson and people say, well, you 662 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 1: know what, it's more Megatron than it is Matthew and 663 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: seeing him in this position now, and let's keep it real. 664 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:34,200 Speaker 1: When the trade happened, yeah, it was a lot that 665 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 1: the Rams had to give up, but they also, you know, 666 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: they were facing the criticism from everybody in the outside world, saying, world, 667 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 1: that's Matthew Stafford, Detroit Stafford. He's like he's a compiler. 668 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a good thrower, but I mean they're 669 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: not gonna do anything with him at quarterback. They're doing 670 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: exactly what they thought they'd do. They brought in the guy, 671 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: and let's just keep it real. As much as he 672 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: was appreciated in Detroit, I think outside of Michigan people 673 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: were luke warm on him. And that's what Sean mcvaan 674 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: this organization has done. Not just mat Matthew Stafford. They 675 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 1: brought in ob j they brought in Von Miller, keep going, 676 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: remember Jalen Ramsey when they got him. All of these 677 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: guys that were kind of discarded if you will, and said, 678 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 1: you know what, I don't know if they can make 679 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: it on the teams that they're on, so we'll take 680 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 1: them all in. And I feel like they're a group 681 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 1: of misfits. And right now they're showing everybody up. And 682 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:24,640 Speaker 1: it begins and ends with Matthew Stafford. I think a 683 00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: lot of people were looking at him saying, oh, he's 684 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: facing Tom Brady. This is going to be the game 685 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: where Matt Stafford shows you who he is. Well, guess 686 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: what he did a winner. That's who he is. He 687 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: really did. On the other side of that, Nate, Packers 688 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 1: one and done, one and done. They've set the record 689 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: for most regular season wins over three years with not 690 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 1: reaching the Super Bowls, and there's never been more. When 691 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: we talked about Rogers for the entire last off season, Nate, 692 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:49,040 Speaker 1: you were the guy beating the drum of he's coming back. 693 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: He's coming back. Everybody chill, He's coming back. What do 694 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: you think about it now? Retire run it back with 695 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: the Packers, go to a new team. What's the future 696 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: hope for this guy? I believe it's a rep I 697 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: believe that we saw Aaron Rodgers and a Green Bay 698 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:04,040 Speaker 1: Packers uniform for the last time. You don't have these 699 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 1: types of seasons loaded with this type of roster in 700 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:11,479 Speaker 1: the way it is with him walking off, staring at 701 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: the ground, trying to figure out what his next move 702 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:15,600 Speaker 1: is going to be. You know, a lot of people 703 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,240 Speaker 1: are whispering that Denver could be a landing spot. It 704 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: loaded at the wide receiver position. They got good tight 705 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 1: end play, good running backs, solid defense. You know, elway 706 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 1: at the helm. They've been struggling to find the quarterback 707 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: over the last handful of years. But it's unfortunate, though, 708 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: because I love seeing Aaron Rodgers in that jersey. But 709 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: what do we say all the time history repeats itself. 710 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:36,800 Speaker 1: We also thought Brett fare would never play in a 711 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: different uniform, and we know how that worked out. We 712 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: love Monday mornings, the Church of May Burros, and baby, 713 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: if he told me you wanted to see how we 714 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 1: felt when the clocks hit zero, they did shortened season 715 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 1: for them. So we'll see with the future and will 716 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,320 Speaker 1: track that all of season long. Right here at this 717 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 1: breakfast table. Nate, get some sleep, would you na? I'm 718 00:33:53,600 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: anna sleep when I'm DONEMFC game balls name me as 719 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,480 Speaker 1: our top performer of the divisional round in the playoffs. 720 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: I'm going to start us off, guys and talk. Oh no, 721 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 1: Peter is never behind Peter. Go for it. I'll just 722 00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:10,279 Speaker 1: go quick. Patrick Mahomes gets my game ball. That guy 723 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: I was unbelievable last night, and it was a duel 724 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: of two of the best young quarterbacks in the league. 725 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:16,239 Speaker 1: Said before the game, said, there's no way this thing 726 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:17,800 Speaker 1: could really deliver up to the hype. Cut it a 727 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: can Mahomes. It was one of those deals where if 728 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: I was a summing up, it's like, there's this torch 729 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 1: he was holding in the AFC and Alan climbed Mount 730 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,279 Speaker 1: Olympus and then everything perfectly. I don't know if I'm 731 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 1: mixing up mythologies here. People never picked all your mythology 732 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 1: on a role. He wasn't willing to give up that 733 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:35,440 Speaker 1: torch sh as yet he held on to it. I 734 00:34:35,560 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: was fascinated by that game, and gosh, Mahomes, he's my 735 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:40,680 Speaker 1: game ball. I'll see your face of the league and 736 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 1: raise you a rookie kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals. This guy, 737 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,960 Speaker 1: Evan McPherson was unbelievable. If you know the story rookie 738 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 1: that they drafted in the fifth round, fifth round, not 739 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,239 Speaker 1: even what they had three picks after this in the 740 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:55,719 Speaker 1: draft cow I was drafted before. Well, Chris, you're a 741 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 1: superstar wide receiver from my house. They's a kicker if 742 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 1: you didn't miss. For about the sixth week a row, 743 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:02,839 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow had the quote of the week in which 744 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:04,680 Speaker 1: he talked about what the kicker had to say to 745 00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 1: his holder, Brandon Allen before going after the game winning kick. 746 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:12,239 Speaker 1: That guy's unbelievable, he said. So he was talking to 747 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:14,319 Speaker 1: Brandon as he was going out to kick. He'd give 748 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:17,239 Speaker 1: a little warm up swing and he said, it looks 749 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: like we're going to the AFC Championship, right before he 750 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: went out there to kick it. And they are Burrow amazing. 751 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:23,960 Speaker 1: Evan mcphis against my game ball. Who you got, Chris, 752 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 1: I'm going with Matthew Stafford. Okay, I mean what he 753 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 1: did forty one touchdowns this season, seventeen interceptions over forty 754 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 1: eight hundred yards. But when it was the clutchest moment 755 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,400 Speaker 1: against the clutchest player that we've seen in the NFL 756 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: NFL history, Matthew Stafford picks the receiver which probably the 757 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 1: third or fourth read and delivers a dagger to Cooper 758 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: Cup down the middle. Bruce Arian let us in on 759 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: the secret they had a blitz called, but all the 760 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:51,799 Speaker 1: defenders weren't blitzing. Matthew Stafford took advantage of that. Matthew 761 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:56,120 Speaker 1: Stafford gets the Rams through Tom Brady in the division around. 762 00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:59,600 Speaker 1: Now they faced their nemesis to forty nine ers. Matthew 763 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:02,760 Speaker 1: staff much respect. I was worried about the Bengals defense 764 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:04,920 Speaker 1: in this one and everyone needed to step up to 765 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 1: stop Derrick Henry. And Logan Wilson was that dude. He 766 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 1: was incredible, really game changing moments here. He led the 767 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: team with eight tackles, two biggest places of the games though, 768 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: dropping Derrick Henry for a two yard loss on fourth 769 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:19,319 Speaker 1: and one in the fourth quarter. Then Titans were doing 770 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 1: a putting together a game winning drive. Eli Apple deflex 771 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:24,959 Speaker 1: Tannehill's pass. Wilson comes up with the interception to set 772 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:30,360 Speaker 1: up your rookie drafted kicker Evan McPherson's field goal to 773 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: win the deal. So to me, he was a playmaker 774 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:35,520 Speaker 1: all year long. Talked about him early Logan Wilson put 775 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: him on your radar. He gets the game Ball congreg