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Speaker 2: It is a two game winning street for the Minnesota Vikings.

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Speaker 2: So everyone on this Minnesota Vikings podcast today is very

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Speaker 2: very happy.

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Speaker 1: My name is Gabe Henderson.

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Speaker 2: I'm alongside Tatum Everett, Jay Nelson, and our producer mister

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Speaker 2: Eric Davidson. And guys, we're still riding high after this

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Speaker 2: Monday night football win at the Vikings secured over the

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Speaker 2: San Francisco forty nine Ers twenty two to seventeen. And

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Speaker 2: as we started our interview off of Dan Lowry, who's

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Speaker 2: our guest for the show, this is going to be

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Speaker 2: a game again where it is won and or lost

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Speaker 2: trenches against the San Francisco forty nine Ers. The offensive

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Speaker 2: line gave up zero sacks. Kirk Cousins was able to

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Speaker 2: do everything he wanted to do, which ultimately led to

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Speaker 2: a big time win for the Vikings. Tatum just being

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Speaker 2: at Monday night football seeing Kirk finally get the I

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Speaker 2: guess proverbial monkey off of his back primetime. Kirk, what

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Speaker 2: were just your thoughts on how the Vikings performed this

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Speaker 3: I just felt like they played to their potential finally,

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Speaker 3: you know, last year we did see them make mistakes

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Speaker 3: like they have been making. They just haven't been able

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Speaker 4: Yeah, And I think the thing that was the most

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Speaker 2: Yes, sustaining drives was something that Kevin O'Connell really emphasized

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Speaker 4: Jay, there was a lot of punch counter punch in

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Speaker 3: This defense is sneaky great at run stopping. They are

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Speaker 2: Jay, You're this past Monday Night football. The Vikings didn't

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Speaker 2: It sounds like a TV show we do here with

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Speaker 2: the Pepsi that's what I like segment. As you all know,

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Speaker 2: All right, welcome back to the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. My

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Speaker 2: our special guest of the show, mister Dean Lowrydean our

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Speaker 2: It's great to be here man, first time doing a

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Speaker 2: the Minnesota Vikings Podcast presented by Pepsi and Dean. Everyone

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Speaker 2: wants to talk about you going back to Lambo for

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Speaker 1: A lot of ball left this year. Hopefully we can

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Speaker 4: They're talking possible forties and rainy. Is that something that

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Speaker 4: you guys are kind of looking your chops a little

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Speaker 4: bit going. This could be a fun one for us

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Speaker 4: in the trenches a.

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Speaker 1: Little bit, for sure. I'm used to it. Playing in

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Speaker 1: Lambeau for seven years and a lot of guys here,

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Speaker 1: you know, like that atmosphere. We had a big rain

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Speaker 1: practice last week before the Chicago game. Is we're expecting

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Speaker 1: rain for that game, and we really embraced it. And

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Speaker 1: it's definitely kind of big Man weather, just you know,

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Speaker 1: run the football, stop the run in that kind of

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Speaker 1: kind of game.

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Speaker 2: How has Green Bay's offense chain with Aaron Rodgers being

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Speaker 2: the quarterback versus Jordan Love, I.

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Speaker 1: Would say, relying on the run game even more so.

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Speaker 1: They've got some great backs and Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon.

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Speaker 1: You know, Aj is more of you know, downhill power

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Speaker 1: back and and Aaron is used in the past game

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Speaker 1: as well, really good perimeter run runner. And again, like

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Speaker 1: they got talent everywhere. They're young, but they're talented. They

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Speaker 1: got some good receivers too in Romeo Dobbs and Christian

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Speaker 1: Watson and you know, an old line that that is

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Speaker 1: very physical off of the ball. So there are definitely

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Speaker 1: a lot of challenges there and they've had some big

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Speaker 1: wins so far, so it's gonna be a big challenge

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Speaker 1: for us.

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Speaker 4: I'm sure there's a little bit of history there going

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Speaker 4: against those guys in practice on a la basis versus

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Speaker 4: you know, as long as you did. Is that something

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Speaker 4: that you're kind of trying to go through the rolodacks

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Speaker 4: and kind of remember little tips and tricks and things

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Speaker 4: that some talented Again.

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Speaker 1: For sure, you know, I know all these guys are starting,

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Speaker 1: and they all know me too. You know a lot

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Speaker 1: of these a few guys who are starting now, we're

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Speaker 1: more unlike the Scout team looks you know when I

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Speaker 1: was there, So they've really evolved their games and gone

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Speaker 1: better each year. And it's kind of fun to see

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Speaker 1: the guys you know that are you know, we're young

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Speaker 1: guys hours they are now to kind of play it

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Speaker 1: and be a starter. So it's gonna be fun to

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Speaker 1: kind of go against guys that I've gone against the past,

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Speaker 1: and obviously they have things on me that I have

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Speaker 1: things on them. So it's gonna be kind of a

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Speaker 1: battle of execution just.

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Speaker 2: Not being in the locker room. Do guys on the

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Speaker 2: Vikings kind of lean on you a little bit more

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Speaker 2: this week, understanding that you've played some of these offensive

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Speaker 2: linemen and some of these guys when you were in

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Speaker 2: Green Bay.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure. The one thing there's there's not really

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Speaker 1: too many secrets in the NFL, because your resume is

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Speaker 1: what you put on film. But definitely in terms of

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Speaker 1: kind of like a you know, player mentality, you know,

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Speaker 1: what a guy likes, doesn't like certain things they want

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Speaker 1: to try and do in different formations, personnel grouping. So

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Speaker 1: that's kind of the you know, the you know, the

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Speaker 1: basic core of it. But yeah, like I said, it

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Speaker 1: comes down to kind of winning or one on one

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Speaker 1: and executing, and that's just there's no secret to that.

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Speaker 4: Given proximity of the fact that you played in Green

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Speaker 4: Bay and then being as close as you are at

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Speaker 4: home and everything, you got a contingency of people that

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Speaker 4: want to come to this game.

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Speaker 1: We oh, yeah, they're all excited. My hometown's about three

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Speaker 1: hours south of Green Bay, so they went to pretty

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Speaker 1: much every game the whole career, so they're excited for it.

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Speaker 1: They're wearing all purple now, so that's kind of cool

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Speaker 1: to see him embrace the vikings and everything and quick

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Speaker 1: turn around to that. But it's going to be a

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Speaker 1: special game for sure for my family.

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Speaker 2: I was just about to say that, like the fact

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Speaker 2: that they can go from green to purple, it shows

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Speaker 2: you know, family loyalty for sure.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I have so much Green Bay gear over the years,

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Speaker 1: so now it's cool to just get them some purple

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Speaker 1: gear and be proud of that.

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Speaker 4: And I think, you know, that just shows kind of

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Speaker 4: the support that you've had your entire career at this point.

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Speaker 4: Is that something that you really lean on no matter

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Speaker 4: where you are at this point. Sounds like you've had

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Speaker 4: a great support structure to help get you to where

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Speaker 4: you are today.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, I've had great parents that have been just

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Speaker 1: great role models my whole life. And then this past

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Speaker 1: year I got married as well, and I met my

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Speaker 1: wife really in the Green Bay area as well. So

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Speaker 1: there's a lot of history, a lot of just family

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Speaker 1: connections and just it's going to be a special weekend.

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Speaker 2: So you know what your family, vikings, fans, and probably

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Speaker 2: yourself would all want this upcoming Sunday outside of a win.

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Speaker 2: What's that countryside fumble? Oh, it's just laying there waiting

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Speaker 2: for you to pick.

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Speaker 1: It up to run. That would be great. And then

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Speaker 1: hopefully I find some purple in the stain to do

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Speaker 1: lambe leap and you actually do that, for sure, do that.

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Speaker 1: And I've seen some guys do. I think the guy

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Speaker 1: from the Lions did it. This year and they play

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Speaker 1: at Green Bay. But if I can get that and

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Speaker 1: score a touchdown and then find some some Viking fans,

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Speaker 1: do lambea leap, I'd be historic. So that's going to

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Speaker 1: hit different man.

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Speaker 2: We're so excited for you and so thankful that you

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Speaker 2: joined our podcast today. This is going to be a huge,

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Speaker 2: huge game on Sunday, and Dean, I know you don't

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Speaker 2: really want to think too big into it, but it

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Speaker 2: is a homecoming and there's going to be a lot

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Speaker 2: of familiarity with you and the team in Green, but

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Speaker 2: also the team in Purple. So we're wishing you the

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Speaker 2: best of luck and hopefully coming back to Minnesota with

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Speaker 2: the win.

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Speaker 1: So thank you. Thanks guys, score Vikings, Let's get it,

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Speaker 1: let's go.

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Speaker 2: Well, that's the last time you'll hear from us heading

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Speaker 2: into Border Battle number one twenty six. So for Dean Lowry, Tatum, Everett,

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Speaker 2: Jay Notes, send Eric Davidson. My name is Gabe Henderson.

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