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Speaker 1: Hey, it's the postgame report from US Bank Stadium. You're

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Speaker 1: played by play guy Paul Allen with analyst Pete Versis.

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Speaker 1: We just called with Ben leeber a thirty three, twenty

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Speaker 1: six Thanksgiving Night victory for the Minnesota Vikings. Plenty of

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Speaker 1: places to start, but let's begin with Justin Jefferson, who

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Speaker 1: scored the first touchdown for the Vikings. Nine catches, one

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Speaker 1: hundred and thirty nine yards. He has the most yards

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Speaker 1: three seasons. We're not even through three seasons, and he's

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Speaker 1: sauntered by Randy Moss's record tonight. He's JJ, you know,

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Speaker 1: and he continues, he continues to impress, and you know

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Speaker 1: some of the he was double teamed pretty much the

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Speaker 1: big one was the Jonathan Jones Devin mccordy double team,

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Speaker 1: and it was absolutely reminiscent of Randy Moss because he

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Speaker 1: and it was able to you know, so the dbs

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Speaker 1: Jefferson tonight, Paul. He was just phenomenal. And the absolute

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Speaker 1: spark on what this offense accomplished in this game is

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Speaker 1: all about the offense. The offense kept you know, you know,

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Speaker 1: our defense I don't think did a great job of

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Speaker 1: they became one dimensional. But our offense, man, Wow, what

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Speaker 1: a change three points four days ago, Yeah, thirty three tonight.

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Speaker 1: It's absolutely incredible against a defense giving up sixteen point

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Speaker 1: nine points per game, second best in the NFL. Pete

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Speaker 1: and I talked about it extensively in the pregame and

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Speaker 1: in the early stages of the game. Off that Dallas

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Speaker 1: Colts offenses that are not in the class of the

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Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings really for two months since they gave up

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Speaker 1: thirty seven to the Ravens while the Vikings ran up

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Speaker 1: thirty three, they win thirty three twenty six and prove

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Speaker 1: their record to nine and two. We'll hear from Kirk

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Speaker 1: Cousins shortly thirty of thirty seven two hundred ninety nine yards,

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Speaker 1: his first three touchdown performance of the season. And we'll

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Speaker 1: also hear from Kevin O'Connell, they head coach coming up shortly.

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Speaker 1: Vikings nine and two. O'Connell beach Bill Belichick, the coach

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Speaker 1: that brought him into the league, got a San Diego

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Speaker 1: State about a decade and a half ago, so that

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Speaker 1: has to feel good. And defensively speaking, what also feels good.

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Speaker 1: The Vikings allowed forty five rushing yards and in their

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Speaker 1: previous three it had been one fifty four a game.

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Speaker 1: And let's not forget what Pollard and Ezekiel Elliot did

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Speaker 1: to the Vikings last game. They went for two hundred

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Speaker 1: was amazing is, you know with mac Jones, they felt

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Speaker 1: know Mac Jones twenty eight to thirty nine for three

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Speaker 1: I mean, that's the good of a night as mac

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Speaker 1: And they got away from the running game. Damien Harris

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Speaker 1: easily play a lot better, and they're going to need

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Speaker 1: Adam thieland caught his fifty second touchdown of his career,

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Speaker 1: and T. J. Hawkinson. The new tight end playing the

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Speaker 1: Gabe Henderson from the Vikings Entertainment Network and Ben Lieber,

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Speaker 1: former Vikings linebacker. Here they are with the winning formula.

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Speaker 1: Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to the nine and two edition

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Speaker 1: of Between the Lines, fuel by Gatorade. I'm Gabe Henderson.

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Speaker 1: That's been Lieber been another win for this Minnesota Vikings

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Speaker 1: I'll walk into today's game basically saying, Okay, let's try

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Speaker 1: three to twenty six. Your thoughts, well, in just this

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00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:19,280
Speaker 1: um and then uh that that sack to start the

431
00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,720
Speaker 1: last drive that they had to really knock them back.

432
00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,560
Speaker 1: No time out. I know sometimes it can be painful

433
00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:26,720
Speaker 1: in those four minute modes, but I'm trying to make

434
00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,400
Speaker 1: sure that they had to use their last two time

435
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Speaker 1: out so there wasn't a chance for an explosive by

436
00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,040
Speaker 1: them and then a time out and then all of

437
00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:36,600
Speaker 1: a sudden they could potentially move it. So I just

438
00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,560
Speaker 1: have so much faith in our guys in that closer's

439
00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:42,399
Speaker 1: mentality that we have. But once again, I give had

440
00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,280
Speaker 1: a ton of credit for those timely pressures in the

441
00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:47,240
Speaker 1: second half that he called Duke Shelley stepping up and

442
00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,800
Speaker 1: making some plays there down in the red zone. Um,

443
00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,159
Speaker 1: and then ultimately, you know, our guys being able to

444
00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:55,719
Speaker 1: finish it out just when we're on offense in that

445
00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:59,640
Speaker 1: mode and and uh, you know you're you're gonna run

446
00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,600
Speaker 1: it three times or potentially, you know, have a safe

447
00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,680
Speaker 1: play action that if you get it great, otherwise you're

448
00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,520
Speaker 1: gonna more than likely take a sack. But the key

449
00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:10,240
Speaker 1: in that situation is the clock making sure that they

450
00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,240
Speaker 1: use their time out so that when they get the

451
00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,560
Speaker 1: ball back after a very very you know successful Ryan

452
00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,679
Speaker 1: Wright punt his third inside the twenty of the night.

453
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Speaker 1: Great coverage by our guys, It's going to be awfully

454
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Speaker 1: hard to go ninety plus yards or eighty five yards

455
00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,639
Speaker 1: without a time out in that situation. So situationally not

456
00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,959
Speaker 1: always pretty from a yardage standpoint and things like that.

457
00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:33,560
Speaker 1: But our guy's got the job done and mission accomplished

458
00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,880
Speaker 1: in that scenario. Writers also saying wow with what Justin

459
00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:42,200
Speaker 1: Jefferson to do? I do, I do? He's he's one

460
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Speaker 1: of absolutely, absolutely the most special players I've ever been

461
00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:49,320
Speaker 1: around as a player or coach. He tends to show

462
00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,760
Speaker 1: up and be ready to go every time we put

463
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Speaker 1: on the uniform and go out there. And he was

464
00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,560
Speaker 1: double teams a lot tonight, had some success against some

465
00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,119
Speaker 1: of those double team looks when he got single coverage.

466
00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,080
Speaker 1: Kirk found him a few times, got a great double

467
00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:07,480
Speaker 1: move there to set up Adams touchdown, go ahead touchdown.

468
00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:10,240
Speaker 1: He's a special player. He means a whole heck of

469
00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,840
Speaker 1: a lot to our offense, to our team. It was

470
00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,879
Speaker 1: a big night for Justin and quite frankly, I'm just

471
00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:19,800
Speaker 1: so proud of the way he battles and the grit

472
00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,359
Speaker 1: and the determination and the preparation that he's put into this.

473
00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:27,160
Speaker 1: And people forget sometimes it's still only year three and

474
00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:29,479
Speaker 1: he's learning so much each and every week. But the

475
00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:33,800
Speaker 1: talent and the competitive drive that he has just makes

476
00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,240
Speaker 1: him a very special player. Him. Kirk through the interception early,

477
00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,800
Speaker 1: but see him just settle back in and keep making plays.

478
00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,640
Speaker 1: What do you think about him is able to just

479
00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:46,520
Speaker 1: move on from that and then put in the review

480
00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:50,479
Speaker 1: and keep going forward. Excuse me, I think he had

481
00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,160
Speaker 1: a very very good week of preparation on a short week.

482
00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,879
Speaker 1: His ownership, I know we've talked a lot about that,

483
00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:59,440
Speaker 1: but you don't play like he did tonight without really

484
00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,879
Speaker 1: starting to developed some ownership of our offense. And I

485
00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,280
Speaker 1: think the way he played at Buffalo to kind of

486
00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:07,040
Speaker 1: will us to a victory. And then we all had

487
00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,520
Speaker 1: to learn some lessons coming out of Sunday, me included

488
00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,760
Speaker 1: maybe me more so than anybody. But I can tell

489
00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,320
Speaker 1: you that Kirk was played really, really well tonight, And

490
00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,919
Speaker 1: there's really so many plays you can kind of go

491
00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,160
Speaker 1: back to and call on third down plays, play action shots,

492
00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,199
Speaker 1: great decisions to check the ball down, didn't you know,

493
00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,080
Speaker 1: didn't allow the rush when it did get there to

494
00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:31,080
Speaker 1: really affect him, and then he overcomes that early adversity

495
00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,320
Speaker 1: of interception, and that's probably a bad play call by me.

496
00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:35,880
Speaker 1: I'm trying to do too much on a third and long,

497
00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,320
Speaker 1: and I'll continue to improve and always look inward. That's

498
00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:41,640
Speaker 1: going to be really spending a lot of time over

499
00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:44,160
Speaker 1: this mini by making sure that I'm at my best

500
00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,040
Speaker 1: when we show back up ready to roll next week.

501
00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:52,800
Speaker 1: Overturn touchdown, Yeah, I thought. I thought for the most

502
00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,280
Speaker 1: part we would either be looking at a fourth and

503
00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:59,960
Speaker 1: inches or it was incomplete. They did a great job

504
00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:04,159
Speaker 1: communicating with me through that whole scenario. Um, and uh,

505
00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,199
Speaker 1: you know, it just ended up being overturned. Um. I

506
00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,320
Speaker 1: think it's one of those things that could have gone

507
00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,680
Speaker 1: a lot of different ways, but I was very happy

508
00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,560
Speaker 1: that it went the way it did. I think that

509
00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:16,480
Speaker 1: start to kind of take in control of the game,

510
00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:21,560
Speaker 1: you know, you know, like like that points allowed, a

511
00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:25,760
Speaker 1: couple three and downs, offense was able to sandwich scoring

512
00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:29,840
Speaker 1: drives between those bull sequels there. Yeah, I just thought

513
00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:33,840
Speaker 1: our ability to drive the football tonight, you know, when

514
00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,199
Speaker 1: Justin's getting doubled and there's some things going on, you

515
00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,639
Speaker 1: have to convert some third downs and I think, what

516
00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:42,000
Speaker 1: were we ate of fifteen? Um? The final number against

517
00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,800
Speaker 1: a team like that that's going to come in trying

518
00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,399
Speaker 1: to take away your best player. I knew that, Um,

519
00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:49,920
Speaker 1: they would try to take eighteen out of the game,

520
00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:53,560
Speaker 1: especially in those situational downs. So we worked really hard

521
00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,679
Speaker 1: and just kind of prepared him for that. You know,

522
00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,960
Speaker 1: some unique things that we tried, but ultimately Kirk making

523
00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,119
Speaker 1: that whole thing come to life, the protection holding up,

524
00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:04,560
Speaker 1: allowing some things to develop. Um, those critical third downs

525
00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,719
Speaker 1: I thought were key to allowing us to get new

526
00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,840
Speaker 1: sets of downs and then you know, generate some explosives

527
00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,159
Speaker 1: when we could. On this one mean to you just

528
00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:16,400
Speaker 1: to have the post game Belichick, you would, I guess

529
00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,600
Speaker 1: coach like that. Yeah, it's uh, this one means a

530
00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:21,280
Speaker 1: whole heck of a lot, just because I have so

531
00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:25,760
Speaker 1: much respect for that organization and Coach Belichick. UM, so

532
00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:29,639
Speaker 1: many unbelievable players and coaches have gone through that organization. UM,

533
00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:32,520
Speaker 1: and in my short time there, Ben you know, you

534
00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,280
Speaker 1: guys know I've talked about it. You know, it had

535
00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:38,119
Speaker 1: a monumental impact on my football journey. Um. And to

536
00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:42,920
Speaker 1: see just the long longevity of success, playing such good

537
00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,680
Speaker 1: football for so long, I just you can't say enough

538
00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,960
Speaker 1: about Coach Belichick and what he's accomplished. But to shake

539
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,360
Speaker 1: his hand and you know, get a win on our

540
00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,280
Speaker 1: home field in front of our home fans. That's a

541
00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:56,000
Speaker 1: really good football team over there, very well coach football team.

542
00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,520
Speaker 1: I'm just really proud of our guys, but nothing but

543
00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:01,919
Speaker 1: respect and admiration for that organization over there. What does

544
00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,280
Speaker 1: it do for you when you can answer a touchdown

545
00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,359
Speaker 1: where they kickoff return like that. And Jake, if you

546
00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:08,520
Speaker 1: have any sense that cana might be close to breaking

547
00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,760
Speaker 1: all year long, I've just I hit him at pregame meals.

548
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,320
Speaker 1: Today is today the day? You know, it's today of

549
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:17,760
Speaker 1: the day because he's just so talented, such a special athlete,

550
00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,480
Speaker 1: And I've got so much confidence in Matt Daniels and

551
00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:23,880
Speaker 1: bankok Weekend and our special teams units have have had

552
00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:27,879
Speaker 1: game defining plays for us all season long. And I

553
00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,719
Speaker 1: just thought in that moment for can Ay, even when

554
00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:32,760
Speaker 1: it looked like maybe they were closing in on him there,

555
00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:36,840
Speaker 1: he's just so explosive to get that thing going and

556
00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:39,119
Speaker 1: then to finish that in a moment where it was

557
00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:41,679
Speaker 1: a huge play for our team and you'd like to

558
00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:43,199
Speaker 1: think we would have gone on the field right there

559
00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,120
Speaker 1: and drove for a touchdown, but to get that immediate

560
00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:48,159
Speaker 1: response allow the defense to you know, get their cleats

561
00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:49,879
Speaker 1: back on the ground and be ready to go on

562
00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:51,920
Speaker 1: that next drive. And then ultimately as an offense, when

563
00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,320
Speaker 1: we got our op to make sure we drove the

564
00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:58,080
Speaker 1: football and got points. That's three phases of our team,

565
00:27:58,280 --> 00:27:59,639
Speaker 1: and you guys have heard me talk about that a

566
00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:03,720
Speaker 1: lot complimentary football coming together at its finest, and we're

567
00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,800
Speaker 1: gonna need to win like that. We're gonna need to

568
00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,960
Speaker 1: play well when it matters in all three phases to

569
00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:13,399
Speaker 1: come together and win football games against good teams. Yeah, thanks, guys.

570
00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,760
Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins June ninety nine, three touchdowns. Would you think

571
00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:21,080
Speaker 1: his game? Cousins was very decisive. He scrambled, extended some

572
00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,879
Speaker 1: plays which we haven't really seen him do in a

573
00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,080
Speaker 1: in a very very long time, getting to the top

574
00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,240
Speaker 1: of his drop if it's not there, stepping up in

575
00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,040
Speaker 1: the pocket. He's doing a little bit more of that.

576
00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:33,840
Speaker 1: The ability for him to extend plays, Paul with his legs,

577
00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,240
Speaker 1: if he can get a feel for that pocket, not

578
00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:39,520
Speaker 1: to run the football, but to just extend plays and

579
00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,440
Speaker 1: then get it down field. We saw it happen a

580
00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:45,080
Speaker 1: couple of times tonight. Those were huge, huge plays. So

581
00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:48,400
Speaker 1: his growth is there right now. On the interception, I

582
00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:50,120
Speaker 1: think he you know, kind of dropped his elbow. I

583
00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:52,200
Speaker 1: don't know if he expected to have that safety where

584
00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:57,480
Speaker 1: it was. Yeah, he's still overthrew kJ Osborne. But what

585
00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,360
Speaker 1: was great was to see him come back. You know,

586
00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,440
Speaker 1: everyone people talk about national media talks about him in

587
00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:07,360
Speaker 1: primetime and what goes on he If anybody still thinks

588
00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:10,480
Speaker 1: that Cousins has an issue with prime you know with

589
00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:14,240
Speaker 1: primetime games, right, this should dispel all of that. I

590
00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,520
Speaker 1: really liked the way Cousins play tonight and the Minnesota

591
00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:21,240
Speaker 1: Vikings amassed twenty three first downs. That's big because a

592
00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:23,960
Speaker 1: first downs are good to get. But b into the game,

593
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,160
Speaker 1: the Patriots gave up sixteen and a half per game

594
00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:30,000
Speaker 1: number one in the NFL. The Vikings had that beat

595
00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:33,760
Speaker 1: in the third quarter. And speaking of Kirk Cousins, here

596
00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:38,160
Speaker 1: are his thoughts via his press conference following victory number nine.

597
00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:44,960
Speaker 1: Another great team win. Just so many people to really

598
00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,520
Speaker 1: be grateful for in the way they contributed tonight. Obviously,

599
00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,120
Speaker 1: the kickoff return the whole unit. It was an unbelievable

600
00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:55,360
Speaker 1: return that really made a difference in the game. I

601
00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,040
Speaker 1: think they might have drawn that one up at halftime,

602
00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:01,560
Speaker 1: So halftime it was pretty productive and uh, you know,

603
00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:03,760
Speaker 1: our defense holding them in the red zone, the field

604
00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,960
Speaker 1: goals had a huge impact on the game. Their ability

605
00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:12,080
Speaker 1: to get off the field on third down, uh, just

606
00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,440
Speaker 1: you know, they really kept us in it. And then

607
00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:16,560
Speaker 1: uh you know, we had a lot of long drives

608
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:19,920
Speaker 1: and sustained drives and uh you know, found a way

609
00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,480
Speaker 1: to get more explosives today, which I think was important

610
00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:26,120
Speaker 1: to get more explosive plays. It was a bit of

611
00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:29,680
Speaker 1: a challenge throughout the game to be aware of how

612
00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,600
Speaker 1: much they were trying to you know, really take Justin

613
00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:34,240
Speaker 1: out of the game, and then how much they were

614
00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:37,560
Speaker 1: still going to give us opportunities to get in the football. Um.

615
00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,760
Speaker 1: I thought our coaches and Kevin did a great job

616
00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:43,560
Speaker 1: with the plan all week, but then executing the plan

617
00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,440
Speaker 1: or calling the game, um, you know, to give us

618
00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:51,239
Speaker 1: a great chance to have success. And then I just

619
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,560
Speaker 1: heard of David blou make the comment that's probably he said,

620
00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:57,120
Speaker 1: that's probably the loudest stadium I've ever been in in

621
00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:00,920
Speaker 1: my career, which is saying something and so, um, you know,

622
00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:03,760
Speaker 1: it was just a great atmosphere tonight and the way

623
00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:06,440
Speaker 1: that our fans bring it and make it challenging for

624
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:09,560
Speaker 1: the opponent. Um, I never take that for granted, because

625
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:11,320
Speaker 1: it's not every team in the league gets to have

626
00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:14,200
Speaker 1: a fan base like ours. So really grateful to be,

627
00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:15,560
Speaker 1: you know, people to play in a place like we

628
00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:18,680
Speaker 1: have and with a crowd. Look we have so um

629
00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:22,080
Speaker 1: big win, and we got to you know, use this

630
00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,880
Speaker 1: long weekend to our advantage and try to keep keep

631
00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,880
Speaker 1: building from here. But take any questions yet heard the

632
00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:32,240
Speaker 1: touchdown to Adam Adam said in the locker room, and

633
00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:34,040
Speaker 1: coach O'Connell has talked about it, trying to get to

634
00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,560
Speaker 1: that look. Yeah, night, what made that the moment to

635
00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:38,760
Speaker 1: come back to it there? Yeah, we call that play

636
00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,640
Speaker 1: like several times and we just didn't get the look

637
00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,600
Speaker 1: we wanted. So I kept checking to something else and

638
00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:48,280
Speaker 1: he called it again and we got the look. And

639
00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:51,240
Speaker 1: uh yeah, he even said to me in the in

640
00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:53,560
Speaker 1: the headset, you know, because we got the line before

641
00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:55,520
Speaker 1: the headset cuts out, and I already knew we got

642
00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:57,440
Speaker 1: the look, but he just says it, you got the look,

643
00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:00,720
Speaker 1: and so, um, I should have gotten faster. I was.

644
00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,520
Speaker 1: I was trying to make sure they truly went with

645
00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:05,960
Speaker 1: Justin and they did, and so Adam got through there,

646
00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:09,120
Speaker 1: and uh, just a phenomenal catch by him. I thought

647
00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:12,680
Speaker 1: that the way he's able to catch that football, keep

648
00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,160
Speaker 1: his feet and bounds, it just says a lot about

649
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:16,960
Speaker 1: his ability. One of the things he does really well

650
00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:20,320
Speaker 1: is his body control, and he's just overall athleticism and

651
00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:22,440
Speaker 1: he showed it. They're great played by him. What did

652
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,240
Speaker 1: you see from their defense on what they were trying

653
00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,720
Speaker 1: to do with just what did it mix up or

654
00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:30,160
Speaker 1: was it most Yeah, and just a lot of attention. Yeah,

655
00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:32,000
Speaker 1: what they do well is it is a mix up.

656
00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:34,600
Speaker 1: It is a mix up. It's they're what they're not

657
00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:36,800
Speaker 1: going to do is make it make you feel like

658
00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:38,440
Speaker 1: you got to beat on them. So they did a

659
00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:43,200
Speaker 1: great job of just constantly changing it or at least

660
00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:47,320
Speaker 1: changing the pre snap feel and um um, you really

661
00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:50,040
Speaker 1: had to make a lot of post snap decisions um,

662
00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:53,240
Speaker 1: which which can be difficult. It wasn't necessarily double all

663
00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:56,080
Speaker 1: the time. It's just just they just didn't different things.

664
00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:58,720
Speaker 1: And well, you know, there's a lot of different doubles.

665
00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:01,240
Speaker 1: So the long third down that he caught was a double,

666
00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:03,640
Speaker 1: but it was a nice west double. Then he had

667
00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:05,760
Speaker 1: a north south route, so you have the ability to

668
00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:09,200
Speaker 1: kind of still go past the double team. Um. And

669
00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:12,280
Speaker 1: then there were times where the safety just left the

670
00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:17,560
Speaker 1: post to double in right before Adams touchdown. Uh no,

671
00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:20,400
Speaker 1: no, no no, it was I think it was either third

672
00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,360
Speaker 1: quarter or first half. It all runs together, but it

673
00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,280
Speaker 1: was like a third and five after they jumped off

674
00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:27,640
Speaker 1: sides and um we converted. Um. I think that was

675
00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:28,920
Speaker 1: the end of the second quarter. I think it was

676
00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,120
Speaker 1: second quarters winding down. But you know, there were a

677
00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,000
Speaker 1: couple others where the safety just left the post and

678
00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,040
Speaker 1: went to his side to kind of help and double

679
00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:39,760
Speaker 1: and and and then there were others where he is

680
00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:42,480
Speaker 1: singled up, um, so you just have to kind of

681
00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,360
Speaker 1: read him out. And you know other times where they

682
00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,160
Speaker 1: pass him off to the help player and then fall

683
00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:48,240
Speaker 1: off into into coverage. So they did a good job

684
00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:51,000
Speaker 1: mixing up because that kind of the Markham puts really

685
00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:54,280
Speaker 1: great players, even when the team has tried defense is

686
00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:55,880
Speaker 1: trying to take him away or doubleing him, that he

687
00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:59,000
Speaker 1: still was able to come through with with plays big

688
00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:02,120
Speaker 1: players like that, like did yes, I do think that

689
00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,720
Speaker 1: at some point if they truly want to take him

690
00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:07,560
Speaker 1: away play after play after play, you know he can

691
00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:09,239
Speaker 1: be a great player, he's still not going to get

692
00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:12,279
Speaker 1: the ball. I think it was the mark also of

693
00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:17,880
Speaker 1: great coaching or scheming to still find opportunities for him

694
00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:22,160
Speaker 1: in spite of that. Mum. So it was kind of

695
00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,920
Speaker 1: a combination. But yes, like when he's doubled and we

696
00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:26,640
Speaker 1: throw him the ball and he still makes the play.

697
00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:30,080
Speaker 1: Obviously that's a great player. And there were a couple

698
00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:31,879
Speaker 1: of times where you know, the balls in the air,

699
00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:35,839
Speaker 1: he is, you know, in the right position with who's

700
00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,719
Speaker 1: defending him, but there's another player on his way. And

701
00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:42,400
Speaker 1: his ability to not hear footsteps, not alligator armament, but

702
00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,400
Speaker 1: bring it in and get popped. That's one of his

703
00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:47,640
Speaker 1: many traits that, um, you know, when that ball goes

704
00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:49,000
Speaker 1: up in there, it's his ball, and he's not going

705
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:53,440
Speaker 1: to allow somebody coming to affect that. Justin told me

706
00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,239
Speaker 1: in the locker room that he's been advocating for more

707
00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:59,000
Speaker 1: of those balls. How has that like relationship kind of

708
00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:03,479
Speaker 1: evolved and and why are you giving a whole market? Well,

709
00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:05,839
Speaker 1: I think that you know, he's put on tape time

710
00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:10,640
Speaker 1: and again that um, you know, he's earned those opportunities. So, uh,

711
00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,239
Speaker 1: the eye and this guy don't lie we say, and

712
00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:14,600
Speaker 1: when he puts that stuff on tape, then you know

713
00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,359
Speaker 1: it earns the right to uh to keep getting the ball.

714
00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:21,040
Speaker 1: KURTI Leneller Lake game comeback. What maybe is it about

715
00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:24,200
Speaker 1: this team where back against the wall adversity, you guys

716
00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:26,839
Speaker 1: kind of play your best ball. Yeah, I mean, I'd

717
00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:29,040
Speaker 1: love to put games away earlier, but this was a

718
00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:32,360
Speaker 1: good football team to play tonight, and um, you know,

719
00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:34,600
Speaker 1: they made it hard for us. And what I think

720
00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:37,960
Speaker 1: has been unique about our journey this season has just

721
00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,840
Speaker 1: been the team factor that we needed. You know, we

722
00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:43,480
Speaker 1: needed a kickoff return to night. We've needed you know,

723
00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:46,840
Speaker 1: interceptions or you know, fumble recoveries, pass rush, you know,

724
00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:50,600
Speaker 1: run game, pass game. There's just been a lot of contributions,

725
00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:52,239
Speaker 1: and for us to win, it would seem that we

726
00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:57,239
Speaker 1: really do need the whole team to contribute. And and

727
00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:59,040
Speaker 1: so that's what I think has been a unique theme

728
00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,200
Speaker 1: to this year, is we win as a team and

729
00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:05,480
Speaker 1: really lean on all three phases. Does anything feel different

730
00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:09,480
Speaker 1: for you in just your individual game making all these

731
00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:13,919
Speaker 1: plays later in games when when the team needs you to, Well,

732
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:17,480
Speaker 1: it's funny because we're winning. And so I feel like

733
00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:19,640
Speaker 1: talking to you guys has been a lot easier this year,

734
00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:23,000
Speaker 1: but I'm not playing any better. If anything, I'm like

735
00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:26,319
Speaker 1: coming these press conferences trying to smile and having to

736
00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:28,600
Speaker 1: having to work to smile because I'm thinking myself, man,

737
00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:32,919
Speaker 1: I gotta play better. So, um, you know, it's it's

738
00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:36,440
Speaker 1: I appreciate winning because it does make this a little easier.

739
00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,680
Speaker 1: But yeah, there's a lot in the game where you're

740
00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:41,520
Speaker 1: always saying, ah, you know, I gotta be better. So

741
00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:45,720
Speaker 1: you know, but kickoff returns help, big time, pass rush helps,

742
00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:48,440
Speaker 1: you know, pinning them back field position wise helps. So

743
00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,360
Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that I'm not really involved

744
00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:54,200
Speaker 1: in that are helping us win. And um, I believe

745
00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:57,719
Speaker 1: I'm optimistic that the longer I'm in this system, you

746
00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:00,360
Speaker 1: know the word, in this system, it's only going to

747
00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:02,520
Speaker 1: get cleaner, it's only going to get better. But as

748
00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:05,520
Speaker 1: I said in August, we don't have time, and thankfully

749
00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,560
Speaker 1: we've been finding a way to win in spite of

750
00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:09,319
Speaker 1: it being you're one in this system. But there have

751
00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:12,480
Speaker 1: been moments where you feel like, man, I got we

752
00:37:12,719 --> 00:37:14,640
Speaker 1: I gotta be better here on offense for us to

753
00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:16,120
Speaker 1: go where we want to go. And I think that's

754
00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:19,279
Speaker 1: where you still feel like you know you're you're developing.

755
00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:21,680
Speaker 1: I mean, you did have the one interception, but you

756
00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:23,360
Speaker 1: look at this game and think that you should have

757
00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:25,440
Speaker 1: been better. Yeah, I mean if you look at the

758
00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:27,919
Speaker 1: past to kJ in the flat, I left a little

759
00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:29,960
Speaker 1: short through too quickly. I tried to put touch on

760
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:31,560
Speaker 1: it and I just need to stick my back foot

761
00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:33,759
Speaker 1: in the ground and rifle that thing to him and not,

762
00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,680
Speaker 1: you know, way too close for comfort. The third down

763
00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:40,880
Speaker 1: to Justin and the first first quarter, it all runs together,

764
00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:42,719
Speaker 1: but the one I left inside, you know, could have

765
00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:45,839
Speaker 1: been intercepted. I mean, this is the way I am. Man,

766
00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:48,279
Speaker 1: I'm kind of kind of hard on myself. So I

767
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:49,640
Speaker 1: go back there and just think about all the plays

768
00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:51,680
Speaker 1: I may be better. Are you the type of person?

769
00:37:51,719 --> 00:37:55,239
Speaker 1: Will you ever allow yourself? No, I don't know. I

770
00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:58,040
Speaker 1: don't know. I probably drive myself crazy, my family crazy

771
00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:02,120
Speaker 1: being this way, but uh, it's just the way I'm wired,

772
00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:05,960
Speaker 1: and it's I'm an improver. I'm kind of obsessed with improvement,

773
00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:08,040
Speaker 1: and so even when things are good, I always my

774
00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:10,879
Speaker 1: mind goes to how can they be better? And uh,

775
00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:13,719
Speaker 1: you kind of torture yourself that way. But I much

776
00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:16,520
Speaker 1: enjoy talking to you guys and thinking about how we

777
00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:19,520
Speaker 1: can be better after a win than after a loss.

778
00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:22,880
Speaker 1: Do you feel like the confidence that the guys have

779
00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:30,040
Speaker 1: in you is complete? And Kevin has empowered me so

780
00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:32,799
Speaker 1: much this this team has empowered me so much. The

781
00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:35,800
Speaker 1: guys have just been tremendous. I can't say enough about

782
00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:39,719
Speaker 1: the way that they have had my back after these interceptions. UH,

783
00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:42,440
Speaker 1: support me all week long, support me, pregame in the

784
00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:44,880
Speaker 1: locker room. You know, Adam came over to me before

785
00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:47,040
Speaker 1: we kicked off in the locker room and just pulled

786
00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:50,680
Speaker 1: me aside and shared an encouraging word. So it, you know,

787
00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:52,680
Speaker 1: at times almost brings me to tears. The way these

788
00:38:52,719 --> 00:38:56,720
Speaker 1: guys UH support me and have my back and um it,

789
00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,400
Speaker 1: it really adds to the fun of playing and UH

790
00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:02,920
Speaker 1: and working together. What do you appreciate most about TJ?

791
00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:05,360
Speaker 1: He got this first? Yeah, you guys, but you know

792
00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:09,080
Speaker 1: he comes through un third downs for you. Yes, he's

793
00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:11,560
Speaker 1: done a great job, and there's a lot we're throwing

794
00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:15,200
Speaker 1: at him. Um, but he's been an asset for our team.

795
00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:18,160
Speaker 1: And um, if we're gonna continue to play well and

796
00:39:18,239 --> 00:39:22,120
Speaker 1: win down down the way, that acquisition or his contribution

797
00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:25,480
Speaker 1: will will have been a major factor. Kirk. I know

798
00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:28,520
Speaker 1: it's a whole game, so non flight home, but getting

799
00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:30,719
Speaker 1: the game chas you talk about them. I'm glad you

800
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:33,720
Speaker 1: brought that up because the young kid in the stands

801
00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:37,040
Speaker 1: who was shirtless, I was just tremendous. I mean, have

802
00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:40,440
Speaker 1: to hire him as a team mascot. So that was awesome.

803
00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:42,160
Speaker 1: I mean, we had a TV time out and the

804
00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:44,640
Speaker 1: guys in the huddler are just loving it. They just

805
00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:46,279
Speaker 1: were laughing so hard. So we got to come up

806
00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:47,920
Speaker 1: with a name for him, maybe getting some tickets and

807
00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:51,120
Speaker 1: bring him back. But yeah, they asked me after the game,

808
00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:52,279
Speaker 1: where do you go from here? And I said, I

809
00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:54,520
Speaker 1: really got to call my dentist back in Holland, Michigan

810
00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:56,680
Speaker 1: and ask for some custom grills. That's probably where you

811
00:39:56,719 --> 00:39:59,879
Speaker 1: take it from here. But uh uh, it's been fun.

812
00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:01,640
Speaker 1: When you win, you get to do things like that.

813
00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:03,440
Speaker 1: When you lose, you don't. You know. There there were

814
00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:05,799
Speaker 1: no jewelry being worn Sunday night after the Dallas game.

815
00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:08,600
Speaker 1: So it's been fun and hopefully we can keep this

816
00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:12,000
Speaker 1: thing rolling. And now Ron Johnson with three takes from

817
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,200
Speaker 1: our Jay. Thanks Ba. This is Ron Johnson Company from

818
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:19,399
Speaker 1: the KFA in studios, the Vikings find a way. They

819
00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:21,840
Speaker 1: lost last week forty to three. Everybody was down on

820
00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:24,200
Speaker 1: the team. Everybody said, if they lose to the Patriots,

821
00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:26,719
Speaker 1: all might be lost. They might be eight and three. No,

822
00:40:27,160 --> 00:40:29,719
Speaker 1: they're nine and two. They find a way to win

823
00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:34,080
Speaker 1: again thirty three to twenty six, and Kevin O'Connell beats

824
00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:37,239
Speaker 1: the coach that he played four So that's got to

825
00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:40,480
Speaker 1: be a feather in his cap. But my first takeaway

826
00:40:40,719 --> 00:40:43,919
Speaker 1: of this game, Justin Jefferson, as I said, for those

827
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:47,200
Speaker 1: that remember last week, I said, Justin Jefferson, that's gonna

828
00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:49,680
Speaker 1: be kind of a Hey, it's coming back. Because the

829
00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:52,000
Speaker 1: last time this happened, he had three catches against the Lions.

830
00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:54,760
Speaker 1: Turn around against the Saints had ten catches, four hundred

831
00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:57,600
Speaker 1: and forty seven yards. Well, guess what, people three catches

832
00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:01,400
Speaker 1: last week? This week again, nine catches, one hundred and

833
00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:05,520
Speaker 1: thirty nine yards and one touchdown. Justin Jefferson. Not only

834
00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:09,440
Speaker 1: was it a big night, but the catches, big spot moments.

835
00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:12,880
Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins made some big throws and Justin Jefferson shines

836
00:41:13,239 --> 00:41:15,600
Speaker 1: on Turkey Day. He gets the Turkey leg at the

837
00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:18,000
Speaker 1: end in one of the MVPs of the game, and

838
00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:21,040
Speaker 1: that's my first takeaway. My second takeaway last week one

839
00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:24,839
Speaker 1: for eleven on third down, well today, you know what,

840
00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:27,319
Speaker 1: they found a way. Kevin O'Connell got it going. But

841
00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:31,239
Speaker 1: this is why manageable third downs now, Olie. There was

842
00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:34,080
Speaker 1: a third and one they did not get, but eight

843
00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:38,120
Speaker 1: for fifteen on third down. When you're over fifty percent

844
00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:41,520
Speaker 1: on third down conversions, you're having a good night. The

845
00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:43,759
Speaker 1: Vikings were right there. They had a third and two,

846
00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:45,839
Speaker 1: They had a third and three, third and seven, third

847
00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:49,120
Speaker 1: and seven, So that is a more manageable third down.

848
00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:51,759
Speaker 1: When you're in third and fifteen, third and twelve, you

849
00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:54,080
Speaker 1: just don't have a chance. Kevin O'Connell made sure on

850
00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:58,800
Speaker 1: first and second down to not be that they couldn't

851
00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:01,520
Speaker 1: figure out what was going on. He wasn't It wasn't

852
00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:03,959
Speaker 1: easy to figure it out, and he mixed in the run.

853
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,440
Speaker 1: In the past, Dalvin Cook only at forty two yards,

854
00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:08,799
Speaker 1: but at least he's still stuck to his guns and

855
00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:11,800
Speaker 1: ran the ball. But Kirk Cousins made some key throws

856
00:42:11,840 --> 00:42:14,520
Speaker 1: and some key moments and just took advantage of what

857
00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:16,759
Speaker 1: the defense gave him. But it made it management on

858
00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:19,480
Speaker 1: third down where the playbook was wide open. Third and two,

859
00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:22,359
Speaker 1: third and three, you can run any play and that's

860
00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:24,719
Speaker 1: what helped the Vikings get to eight for fifteen on

861
00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:27,040
Speaker 1: third downs. And my last takeaway, I got to give

862
00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:29,200
Speaker 1: it to the defense. Now, the sacks were far and

863
00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:32,800
Speaker 1: few between, but there were three sacks from mac Jones, Hicks,

864
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Speaker 1: Hunter and Blacklock and those were very key, especially Daniel

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00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,920
Speaker 1: Hunters late in the game. That was a key moment

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00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:42,920
Speaker 1: to make sure. Now should like they put up four

867
00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:46,360
Speaker 1: hundred yards, yes, but when it comes down to getting

868
00:42:46,360 --> 00:42:49,200
Speaker 1: after the quarterback alls that matters as as you do

869
00:42:49,239 --> 00:42:52,160
Speaker 1: it when it matters most. And Daniel Hunter, Jordan Hicks

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00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:55,080
Speaker 1: and Blacklock helped the team out tonight. That was three

871
00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:58,480
Speaker 1: sacks on mac Jones and the New England Patriots that

872
00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:01,200
Speaker 1: helped seal the deal to get the thirty three to

873
00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:03,840
Speaker 1: twenty six victory. And how to do it for my

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00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:06,840
Speaker 1: three takeaways, back to you guys at the stadium. Thanks

875
00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:09,560
Speaker 1: ron So. The Vikings play a week from Sunday against

876
00:43:09,560 --> 00:43:12,440
Speaker 1: the New York Jets and they're gonna get some extra

877
00:43:12,560 --> 00:43:15,640
Speaker 1: days to heal myriad players. Christian dary So I didn't

878
00:43:15,640 --> 00:43:18,640
Speaker 1: play tonight, I would expect him to play against the Jets.

879
00:43:18,840 --> 00:43:21,840
Speaker 1: A Caleb Evans didn't play tonight, i'd expect him to

880
00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:25,640
Speaker 1: play against the Jets. Likewise, for Dalvin Tomlinson, who was

881
00:43:25,719 --> 00:43:28,560
Speaker 1: limited all week in practice, almost got to the game.

882
00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:32,319
Speaker 1: But these extra days are really gonna help Dalvin. He'll

883
00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:35,360
Speaker 1: come back and really help the run defense. Vikings and

884
00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:38,400
Speaker 1: Jets a week from Sunday, your Minnesota Vikings are nine

885
00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:41,879
Speaker 1: and two. Final thoughts. My final thoughts are we're all

886
00:43:41,880 --> 00:43:44,080
Speaker 1: gonna be sitting around watching that Jets game Sunday. They're

887
00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:46,399
Speaker 1: gonna have a brand new quarterback, my wife, They've got

888
00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:49,920
Speaker 1: a lot of different changes going on over there. Another

889
00:43:50,080 --> 00:43:52,560
Speaker 1: very very good defense though Paul coming into town, so

890
00:43:52,600 --> 00:43:56,120
Speaker 1: we'll be watching that closely. But it's a home game

891
00:43:56,440 --> 00:44:00,640
Speaker 1: and this win, this win answers for me. It answered

892
00:44:00,680 --> 00:44:03,960
Speaker 1: so many questions because you look at what happened on Sunday.

893
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:06,719
Speaker 1: It was an epic beat down, epic loss that we

894
00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:10,399
Speaker 1: experienced against those Dallas Cowboys. And to come back and

895
00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:13,000
Speaker 1: have that where with all the fight to hang in

896
00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:16,160
Speaker 1: there and win this football game. What a response. You know,

897
00:44:16,239 --> 00:44:19,279
Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell, you know what a great job by him.

898
00:44:19,560 --> 00:44:22,000
Speaker 1: We just gotta keep it going, bro, Let's be honest

899
00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:25,480
Speaker 1: with each other. Ain't nobody's sitting down on a rare

900
00:44:25,560 --> 00:44:29,200
Speaker 1: off Sunday and watching Bears of Jets. Won't wait for

901
00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:33,719
Speaker 1: the film to come outside, n for film room with

902
00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:36,120
Speaker 1: you and Kat. A lot of run game, A lot

903
00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:38,080
Speaker 1: of run games. That's pete versa je. I'm Paul Allen.

904
00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:41,920
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the postgame report. Minnesota Vikings beat

905
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:45,839
Speaker 1: the New England Patriots thirty three twenty six. Let's head

906
00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:50,799
Speaker 1: to a celebratory Minnesota Vikings locker room and KOC with

907
00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:54,839
Speaker 1: the breakdown speech. It was four days ago, man, four

908
00:44:54,920 --> 00:44:57,440
Speaker 1: days ago. We're in this very locker room with a

909
00:44:57,560 --> 00:45:02,240
Speaker 1: taste something that we hadn't experienced a whole lot this year,

910
00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:05,960
Speaker 1: and two men in here we knew we had a

911
00:45:06,080 --> 00:45:10,800
Speaker 1: very short amount of time to look inward, improve, find

912
00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:12,600
Speaker 1: a way to get your bodies turned over, and show

913
00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:15,319
Speaker 1: up tonight and fly around. And that's all you did,

914
00:45:15,360 --> 00:45:17,640
Speaker 1: fellas I could tell by the time I got to

915
00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:20,360
Speaker 1: the stadium about four hours early. Half our team is

916
00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:23,080
Speaker 1: themed here in their uniform, ready to rolls all. I

917
00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:27,719
Speaker 1: cannot credit our leadership. I cannot credit our coaching staff

918
00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:31,240
Speaker 1: or anybody in this locker room that didn't even think

919
00:45:31,280 --> 00:45:33,520
Speaker 1: for a second we were gonna show up at this

920
00:45:33,560 --> 00:45:35,359
Speaker 1: place and do what we just did. That's a really

921
00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:37,959
Speaker 1: good football team over there. That's gonna be a ground

922
00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:40,200
Speaker 1: every single time you play them. But you trusted in

923
00:45:40,200 --> 00:45:43,239
Speaker 1: each other next that mentality and you guys, gotta time

924
00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:52,080
Speaker 1: give it up your sentence. Last time I checked, that

925
00:45:52,239 --> 00:45:55,480
Speaker 1: game started at seven twenty five. That makes it a

926
00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:59,799
Speaker 1: prime time football game. Your quarterback went thirty and thirty

927
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:13,600
Speaker 1: happen for two nine thirty ninety those yards in one

928
00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:21,879
Speaker 1: of the touchdowns. Mister Justin Jefferson, running back, running back,

929
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Speaker 1: running back running Hey, we've been saying, we've been saying

930
00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:37,440
Speaker 1: all the year long, when's it gonna happens? When's it

931
00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:53,319
Speaker 1: gonna happen? The number twenty six. Here's another guy. When

932
00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:55,680
Speaker 1: I talked about our leadership, this is the guy that

933
00:46:55,719 --> 00:46:58,680
Speaker 1: I lean on every single week, and he's been doing

934
00:46:58,680 --> 00:47:00,920
Speaker 1: it for a long time, and he's a damn good

935
00:47:01,000 --> 00:47:03,520
Speaker 1: leader and a great representative of what we want this

936
00:47:03,640 --> 00:47:06,320
Speaker 1: organization to be all about. Game winning touchdown out of

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00:47:06,400 --> 00:47:16,600
Speaker 1: feeling caught it. Yeah, yeah, all right. And then listen

938
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Speaker 1: to this. All right, I've done this a couple of times.

939
00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:22,560
Speaker 1: But when you turn around after four days, all right,

940
00:47:22,640 --> 00:47:25,359
Speaker 1: after four days as a football team, dig as deep

941
00:47:25,400 --> 00:47:28,680
Speaker 1: as you possibly have to to find a way. Everybody

942
00:47:28,719 --> 00:47:37,560
Speaker 1: in here gets a game. Ball. Another team win. Man. Man,

943
00:47:37,600 --> 00:47:40,279
Speaker 1: I'm telling you this team is uncommon. Man. We win

944
00:47:40,360 --> 00:47:42,560
Speaker 1: as a team. That's how we win every time. Man,

945
00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:45,319
Speaker 1: Let's remain uncommon the rest of this way. Man, take

946
00:47:45,360 --> 00:47:47,560
Speaker 1: care of yourselves this weekend. Come back. Rady gonna get

947
00:47:47,560 --> 00:47:49,640
Speaker 1: a win and gets a chance. Let's go, sir, tem