1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,559 Speaker 1: Mahomes back throws. It is equal. Please pick off picked 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: off by the Lions by Branch with the left side. 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,479 Speaker 2: He's going, baby, He's going to the house. 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: Touch down to Tod Lions deflected in the air, Branch 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: ran under it and he took it all the way back. 6 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 2: Welcome to the twenty from the Huddle podcast presented by Microsoft, 7 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 2: And it is a Sunday PJ clerk where the Lions 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,599 Speaker 2: probably want to forget about this one. I think this 9 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 2: is a good week page where you have a Saturday 10 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: game and you have one less day to think about 11 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: this one. You're turning your focus on a Monday rate 12 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: to Denver at home because lac Blyon's go on the road. 13 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: They lose to Chicago twenty eight thirteen, and really it 14 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: was a performance they'd probably like to forget. 15 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think I think that's a good point by 16 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: you on the Saturday game. I think everybody's gonna be 17 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: gonna be ready to turn the page to a team 18 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: that is right in the thicket things in the in 19 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: the AFC playoffs, another team that you know you're gonna 20 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: get their best shot. And Chicago definitely threw a few 21 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: good punches today that that the Lions took. 22 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think just a couple of quick takeaways 23 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 2: from the game in Chicago. You know, obviously the defense 24 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 2: struggled a little bit early on, you know, Justin Field's 25 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 2: kind of got away from them a little bit. But really, 26 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 2: when when I look at this game, I put this 27 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 2: one on the offense. You know, I think, yeah, obviously 28 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 2: you hate to give up twenty eight points, but I 29 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 2: think a couple of those were on some short fields. 30 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 2: The offense turned it over three times. And then really 31 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: when you look at the possession chart in the second 32 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 2: half of the Detroit Lions, three and out, punt, three 33 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 2: and out, punt, three and out, punt, fumble, turnover on downs, 34 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: turnover and downs, interception. This was the number two offense 35 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 2: in the league, coming in averaging four hundred yards per game, 36 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: one of only two teams doing that, and they have 37 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: two hundred and sixty seven yards of offense and really 38 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 2: got nothing going in the second half. To me, this 39 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 2: is a game you needed your offense to come in 40 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 2: and play well, score some points. It was going to 41 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 2: be a high scoring game, and you know, for one 42 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 2: of the few times this year, Detroit's offense kind of 43 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: let them down. 44 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was. It was definitely an offensive struggle. It 45 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: just seemed like even at the end of the second quarter, 46 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: where things you know, you take the league going and 47 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: a half time and you think, all right, getting the 48 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: ball back, what can you do and it's an immediate 49 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: three and out again. And we've talked about the third 50 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: quarter a lot. Everybody has this year. 51 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 2: It's been a skip the third quarter. 52 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: It's been a sustained what's going on. It's it's a 53 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: sustained problem at this point. And you know, maybe you 54 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: saw the last two weeks now that the team wins 55 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: a toss and takes the ball and the Bears have 56 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: scored it twice now taking the ball against the Lions 57 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: open the game. So I think that's something that the 58 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: defense will have to keep an eye on it as 59 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: you move through the end of the season and into January. 60 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: But I agree with you. I think the offense just 61 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,679 Speaker 1: kind of especially in the second half, the drives kept 62 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: on stalling, could not get you know, even that first 63 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: first down of a drive to even push it to 64 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: a new set and kind of get creative, get an 65 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: opportunity to open it up. There was a lot of run, run, 66 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: pass and you know the Bears figured it out. 67 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: Is there a game play now that we're starting to 68 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 2: see here for defenses the last couple of weeks. And look, 69 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: I'm on Ross Saint Brown is starting to get a 70 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: lot of attention. And you saw it with the Saints 71 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 2: last week that they tried to take him away. And look, 72 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 2: Sam laport has stepped up nine catches for one hundred 73 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 2: and forty yards of a touchdown last week. But this week, look, 74 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: you know they were able to kind of control. You know, 75 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: Laporta too, targets only two catches twenty three yards. And 76 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: those are your guys in the past game. And look, 77 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: I credit Josh Reynolds for stepping up, had the touchdown, 78 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 2: had the big completion of twenty seven yards. But if 79 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 2: Sam Laporta and I'm on Ross Saint Brown aren't going 80 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 2: to be your guys in the past game. This offense 81 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: is passing game is going to struggle a little bit. 82 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, especially when you throw the ball thirty five times. 83 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,359 Speaker 1: I mean, it was Jared's lowest completion percentage of the 84 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: season by a wide margin, first time under sixty two 85 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: percent all year. I think it's fifty seven and a 86 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: half today. It just was not even connecting on the 87 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: easy ones. And the Lions like to set up a lot. 88 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: You saw a couple third and ten wide receiver screens 89 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: in the first half. It's a play they run time 90 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: and time again, and even those did not go the 91 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: way they usually were not able to break those for 92 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: a first down. They resulted in fourth downs that they 93 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: ended up having to go for. They converted, I believe, 94 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: both of them. But those are usually layups for this 95 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: sea and that just weren't falling today. For whatever reason. 96 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 2: You just chalk this up as hey, it's one of 97 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 2: those games. It was cold, it was outdoors, it was 98 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 2: at their place. They had obviously some extra motivation for 99 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: for what happened Week eleven in Detroit and and losing 100 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 2: the game that they probably thought that they you know, 101 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 2: gave away to Detroit, and they came out, you know, motivated. 102 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 2: But but you know one thing, and and Dan said 103 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 2: this after the game, it was really mistakes that I think, 104 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: you know, really put the nail on the coffin for 105 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 2: the Lions. Obviously, the turnovers, you know, three of them, 106 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 2: you can't do that, But it was some of the 107 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 2: undisciplined stuff, some of the stuff that we haven't seen 108 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 2: a ton of with the pre staff penalties and some 109 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 2: of the other things. This is what Dan Campbell had 110 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 2: to say about why he thought his team lost the 111 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 2: game the way they did Sunday afternoon in Chicago. 112 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 3: Played hard, you know, and and uh, they played undisciplined 113 00:05:56,440 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 3: game over there. And you know, we knew that that's 114 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 3: a good team, that's a talented team. They're playing good football, 115 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 3: and we knew we had to play well and we 116 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 3: did not play well enough. So you know that that's 117 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 3: credit to them, you know, And that's tough pill to swallow, 118 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 3: but it is what it is. I thought we played hard. 119 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 3: I thought we did some really good things at times, 120 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 3: but honestly, it was a discipline. I mean, the penalties 121 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 3: caused us today and that's really the story of the game. 122 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 3: That's the story of the game. 123 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 2: So there it is, peach. I mean, you know, you 124 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 2: look at some of the pre snap stuff and it's 125 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 2: so hard against a defensive and look, Chicago was a 126 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 2: better team than their record would indicap. Absolutely defensively, they're 127 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: a much better team than they get credit for. And 128 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 2: you just can't go on the road against the team 129 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 2: and you know, two delayed games. You know, a false 130 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 2: start that sets you up first in fifteen. Now you're 131 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 2: playing behind the sticks, and even defensively. You look at 132 00:06:55,839 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: the the Aiden Hutchinson penalty on on four than thirteen. 133 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 2: I mean that was a play where just a field 134 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 2: said after the game they weren't even they didn't even 135 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 2: have a play called. I mean, they were just trying 136 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 2: to get a free five yards to maybe kick a 137 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 2: long field goal or do something like that, and uncharacteristically, 138 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 2: Aiden Hudson jumps off side and then all of a sudden, 139 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 2: you're cues as an offense, you get a free play, 140 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 2: and then you know, we see Dj Moore bet Jerry 141 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 2: Jacobs again. We saw that week eleven, and to me, 142 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 2: that was the huge turning point in the game. And 143 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 2: it was just it was a lot of uncharacteristic pre 144 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 2: snap penalties and putting yourself behind the six. You can't 145 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: do that in this league on the road, especially when 146 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 2: you turn the ball over three times. 147 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, eight penalties matches the season high for the Lions. 148 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just it even started early on that 149 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: Bear's first drive where Alex took the unnecessary roughness penalty 150 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: late hit. I mean those are things that we haven't 151 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: seen from Blions this year to this point, and it 152 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: all kind of came together today. I mean, we mentioned 153 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: last week the game opened with a fall star penalty 154 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: on the first play game and was able to bounce 155 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: back and scored an eighty yard touchdown drive off for that, 156 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: but just we're not able to overcome the pre snap penalty, say, 157 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: on both sides of the wall. 158 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 2: So how worried are you of this performance? Do you 159 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 2: just kind of wipe it away? Like, look, we didn't 160 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 2: come to play. The Bears were coming off a bye. 161 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 2: They threw some things at the Lions they weren't prepared for. 162 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 2: Dan Campbell talked about that that fourth down play, fourth 163 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 2: and one, they threw a look that they didn't see 164 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 2: and it was a team that was motivated at home 165 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 2: trying to keep their season alive. Do you chalk it 166 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 2: up to that or do you have some concerns now 167 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 2: moving forward the last four weeks that there's some issues 168 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 2: here that maybe some underlying issues here that the choice 169 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 2: is really going to have to overcome this week with Denver, 170 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,839 Speaker 2: who's playing good football. You know, Minnesota obviously today with 171 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 2: a crazy game, they are a three to nothing, that 172 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 2: they benched their quarterback, had Mullons come in, Dustin Jefferson 173 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 2: left the game with an injury. You've got two against them, 174 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 2: and then you look at what Dallas is doing to 175 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 2: Philadelphia on Sunday Night football. That's a juggernaut of an opponent. 176 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 2: Are you concerned or do you just chalk this up 177 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 2: to just one of those weeks. 178 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: I think it was an interesting post game what Dan 179 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: Campbell said about how you're breaking the self scouting up 180 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: into groups of four, and you played the Bears twice 181 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: now in this last four week span, and I think 182 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: that needs to be accounted for. And you're gonna have 183 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: to do it with Minnesota too. But I think it's 184 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 1: interesting that you're playing a division opponent twice in a month. 185 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: They're coming off a buy on the road for the 186 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: second game, a first game that was very close came 187 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 1: down in the last possession. Obviously, the third quarter has 188 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: been a recurring issue the entire year that I. 189 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 2: Think the point that's eight points on the first drive 190 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 2: of the second half for a top five offense, it's 191 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 2: it's such an anomaly, it's crazy. 192 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, So I I you know, the third quarter there 193 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: is definitely an issue that should be figured out at 194 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: some point, but you know, sometimes you just kind of 195 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: chalk it up to Bears came out hot and through 196 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: a quick punch on the first drive of the game 197 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: for the second straight time in this matchup, and Lions 198 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,679 Speaker 1: were not able to fire back as easily as they 199 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: were last time. And this team plays better at home 200 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: for sure, and plays better indoors. And you're lucky that 201 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: the next four games are indoors so you don't have 202 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: to deal with the weather and throw those variables into effect. 203 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: You get to close out the regular season in controlled 204 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: environments and I think that is going to really help 205 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: to see. 206 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 2: And this week obviously a big matchup with Sean Payton. Obviously, 207 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 2: you know Dan's mentor, that's going to be a big 208 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 2: storyline this week. But Russell Wilson in that team, they're 209 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 2: playing good ball right now. 210 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 1: They're one game out of the division in the City Laws. 211 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 2: I'm mean, they've got a lot to play for. They're 212 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 2: gonna come here very motivated. You know, I expect ford 213 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 2: Field to be rocking. I think this team feels that. 214 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 2: We'll see what happens with Green Bay on on Monday 215 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 2: night in in New York and and you know, kind 216 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 2: of see where the Packers end up after money. But 217 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 2: now this thing's getting tight. This is December football. 218 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: You know. 219 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 2: I think Lions fans kind of hoped that you could 220 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 2: win this one and maybe clinch a playoff spot. I 221 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 2: think the positive if you look at Sunday, obviously you 222 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 2: hate the loss, but the fact that the Rams lost, 223 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 2: the fact that Seattle lost, some of those teams that 224 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 2: are in the wild card, I think that helped Detroit 225 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 2: obviously not for the division, but just in terms of 226 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 2: getting into the into the postseason. If something crazy were 227 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 2: to happen and there was some kind of collapse, I 228 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 2: don't think that's gonna happen. But they were helped out 229 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 2: a little bit by some of those teams that are 230 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 2: fighting for the wild card. But this is a huge 231 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 2: matchup this week. Page I mean, you've got to be 232 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 2: able to bounce back. You're at home, you're fighting for 233 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 2: a division, you're trying to do something for the first 234 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 2: time in thirty years. That's been your goal all the 235 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 2: way since OTA's when you started this thing. This was 236 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 2: your goal, win the division, get a home playoff game. 237 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 2: Now things tight, and when things are tight, when you 238 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 2: need a win, when you're at home, this is when 239 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 2: you've got to play your good ball. And I think 240 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 2: this is where we're going to see what this Detroit 241 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 2: Lions team is made of. 242 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's a really interesting matchup just Denver. 243 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 1: I mean, a team that obviously Lions have not seen 244 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: a lot of that looks a lot different than even 245 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: the last time the Lions played Denver a couple of 246 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: years ago. Sean Payton, there is no shortage of narrative 247 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: that I'm sure is going to be played out across 248 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: national TV with Dan Campbell and Sean Payton for the 249 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: next week. But you know that's a team with Cordon 250 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: Sutton now healthy, a big bounce back year for him. 251 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: We saw what Dj Moore has done to the Lions 252 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: as a bona fide number one receiver. How can the 253 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: Lions handle Coryland Sutton, Javonte Williams another good running back 254 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 1: that you're going to have to go up against, Russell Wilson, 255 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: another quarterback with mobility, good secondary over there. They've been 256 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: playing really, really, really good defense as of late in Denver. 257 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: But you're back in the friendly confines of ford Field, 258 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: and I think that's going to help. I think that's 259 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: gonna be a morale boost and certainly no shortage of 260 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: motivation I would expect after today and getting back to 261 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: it on a short week. 262 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 2: Hey, nothing's easy in the NFL, right, You've got to 263 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 2: go earn it, and you've got to play good football. 264 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 2: And they've talked now for the last couple of weeks 265 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 2: about playing their best ball. In December, you know, they 266 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 2: had a setback. They did not play their best ball. 267 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 2: I think offensively, they probably played the worst game of 268 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 2: the year. And I think it'll be really interesting this 269 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 2: week to see how they bounce back, knowing they've got 270 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 2: a home game, knowing they've got the environment, they still 271 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 2: have a two game lead in the NFC North, and 272 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 2: just a huge matchup. And I think this this week 273 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 2: we'll say a lot about Dan Campbell, this football team. 274 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 2: I know me and you have talked and I know 275 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 2: Lions fans think this way maybe too. I know we've 276 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 2: maybe chatted about it, you know, just between me and 277 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 2: you that that maybe they're a little ahead of the 278 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 2: schedule that we thought they were going to be on. 279 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 2: You know, they're getting a lot of great contributions from 280 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 2: this rookie class. But look, you're here, it's in front 281 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 2: of you, and so now you've got to go win. Uh, 282 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 2: there's an opportunity here. Maybe you're a little bit of ahead, 283 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 2: but but go seize it, right and and go go 284 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 2: take it and and turn this thing around. Win a 285 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 2: game at home. It's it's a huge matchup. And I 286 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 2: think this will be a really, really fun week. We'll 287 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 2: have a twenty men in the podcast, uh, twenty in 288 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 2: the huddle podcast excuse me this week breaking down everything 289 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 2: Denver and and it should be a fun week. It's 290 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 2: gonna be a prime time NFL network Ford Field on 291 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 2: a Saturday. Nobody's got to go to work the next day. 292 00:14:57,720 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 2: So I think some people will be lubed up, as 293 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 2: should be loud in there. And I think fans know 294 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 2: that they've got to bounce back. It's right in front 295 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 2: of them. The division is right there. I think this 296 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 2: is going to be a real big week to go 297 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 2: see something and it should be. Uh, it should be 298 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 2: a fun week. Yeah. 299 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: And for all of the hemming and hauling about playing 300 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: Minnesota twice in the last in the last three weeks, 301 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: it means everything's right there. It's still in front of you, 302 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: because nothing, nothing gets done without those two games at 303 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: this point. So it's definitely a big matchup, last AFC 304 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: matchup of the year. Got to go take care of 305 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: business and then and then move on to to Minnesota 306 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: where where the real grit is going to need to 307 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: come in. 308 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 2: Well, it should be a fun week. Let's get ready 309 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 2: for the Denver Broncos. He is PJ Clark, I am 310 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 2: Tim twenty Man. This is the Post Game twenty in 311 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 2: the Huddle podcast. We'll have another one for you getting 312 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 2: everything ready for Denver on Thursday.