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It took nearly a month, 0:00:50.640 --> 0:00:54.280 Vikings fans, a lot of frustration, a lot of irritation, 0:00:54.800 --> 0:00:56.440 and a lot of losing, but. 0:00:56.440 --> 0:00:59.400 We got one. The Vikings won a game. 0:00:59.840 --> 0:01:03.080 One one thirteen was the final yesterday and Charlotte the 0:01:03.120 --> 0:01:07.160 purple beating rookie first overall pick Bryce Young and the 0:01:07.200 --> 0:01:11.319 Carolina Panthers twenty one to thirteen. The final score and 0:01:11.480 --> 0:01:13.959 this is a massive one. The Bears found their way 0:01:14.000 --> 0:01:16.880 to spite up twenty eight to seven on the Broncos. 0:01:16.920 --> 0:01:19.960 At one point yesterday they figured out how to lose 0:01:20.040 --> 0:01:22.440 that game. They're the worst in the NFC North, but 0:01:22.560 --> 0:01:25.679 keeping pace with those Lions who you watch dominate the 0:01:25.720 --> 0:01:30.400 Packers last Thursday, Packers themselves having some struggles. The NFC 0:01:30.440 --> 0:01:34.080 North still very much in the grasp finding the first victory, 0:01:34.120 --> 0:01:37.679 hopefully finding some rhythm and despite the fact that the 0:01:37.680 --> 0:01:41.920 Panthers are certainly far from being among the contenders in 0:01:41.959 --> 0:01:45.840 the NFL. Sometimes it may take a game like this 0:01:46.480 --> 0:01:51.000 just dominating a bad team statistically, sometimes making it a 0:01:51.040 --> 0:01:53.640 bit more dramatic than it needed to be, but getting 0:01:53.640 --> 0:01:56.560 some great plays from players and moments that put you 0:01:56.600 --> 0:01:59.559 over the top. And the Vikings now one in three 0:02:00.280 --> 0:02:03.800 on the twenty twenty three season second segment. Next segment, 0:02:03.840 --> 0:02:06.040 you're gonna hear from head coach Kevin O'Connell in the 0:02:06.080 --> 0:02:10.040 exclusive postgame interview that he does with Ben Lieber, whether 0:02:10.080 --> 0:02:13.880 it's a win or unfortunately through the first three a loss, 0:02:14.160 --> 0:02:16.520 And you're gonna hear that next segment. But let's rewind 0:02:16.560 --> 0:02:17.160 to the action. 0:02:17.960 --> 0:02:19.359 Now. What changed yesterday? 0:02:19.400 --> 0:02:23.480 Of course a victory and what did not change, unfortunately 0:02:23.680 --> 0:02:28.600 is early woes offensively in terms of ball security. In 0:02:28.639 --> 0:02:31.720 the Tampa game, Vikings punted, then turned the ball over 0:02:31.760 --> 0:02:34.519 the next two possessions. In the Philly game Week two, 0:02:34.760 --> 0:02:38.200 punted and then fumbled against the Eagles on Thursday night. 0:02:38.520 --> 0:02:42.200 Last week, TJ Hawkinson in the red zone fumbles. And 0:02:42.240 --> 0:02:45.639 then today well, after a very promising opening drive to 0:02:45.680 --> 0:02:48.720 start the game seven plays seventy yards, right at the 0:02:48.760 --> 0:02:51.760 doorstep of going up six to nothing, Kirk threw a 0:02:51.800 --> 0:02:52.360 pick six. 0:02:52.520 --> 0:02:56.640 Cousin's up, the shotgun takes the Austin Schlopeman snap, looks left, rose, 0:02:56.720 --> 0:02:59.720 left right to a defender and this might be a 0:02:59.800 --> 0:03:03.520 nine nine yard pick six. It is Tam Franklin junior 0:03:03.560 --> 0:03:07.240 inside the fifty cousins of points of Blackford. Does he 0:03:07.320 --> 0:03:09.760 know he doesn't touchdown Carolta Panthers. 0:03:10.120 --> 0:03:12.040 That is a ninety nine. 0:03:11.880 --> 0:03:16.919 Yard pick six by Sam Franklin, fourth year from Temple, 0:03:17.480 --> 0:03:19.760 and the Panthers have taken a six zero lead. 0:03:20.160 --> 0:03:22.040 You heard it in the boxes voice right there, He's like, 0:03:22.120 --> 0:03:25.720 is this happening again? This can't be, This can't be happening. 0:03:26.120 --> 0:03:27.920 And it feels like in a lot of ways, maybe 0:03:27.919 --> 0:03:30.359 we shouldn't be shocked, as so far in twenty twenty three, 0:03:30.440 --> 0:03:34.200 everything's happening the exact opposite way that things transpire a 0:03:34.280 --> 0:03:34.680 year ago. 0:03:35.040 --> 0:03:37.040 For instance, specifically with early offense. 0:03:37.280 --> 0:03:39.880 The Vikings were among the NFL's best a year ago 0:03:40.000 --> 0:03:43.760 in early points, specifically opening possession points, where in the 0:03:43.800 --> 0:03:46.480 first eleven games is scored a touchdown with that opening 0:03:47.080 --> 0:03:49.760 opportunity in seven of those games. 0:03:50.040 --> 0:03:52.400 And now it's punting and it's turnovers. 0:03:52.720 --> 0:03:54.720 Vikings respond to that by a three and out, and 0:03:54.760 --> 0:03:57.120 suddenly it's midway through the first quarter and the Purple 0:03:57.120 --> 0:03:59.640 are on tilt against one of the worst teams in 0:03:59.640 --> 0:04:05.040 the NA longest drive for either team yesterday started midway 0:04:05.080 --> 0:04:07.840 through the first as the Panthers won on a fifteen 0:04:07.920 --> 0:04:10.560 play drive eight and a half minutes that ended. 0:04:10.360 --> 0:04:11.240 In a field goal. 0:04:11.640 --> 0:04:13.920 So now, right at the beginning of the second quarter, 0:04:14.240 --> 0:04:18.760 the Vikings need to wake up in Charlotte against a 0:04:18.839 --> 0:04:21.320 team with a quarterback that doesn't seem quite ready to 0:04:21.400 --> 0:04:24.720 be a starting quarterback in the NFL. But they do 0:04:24.920 --> 0:04:29.160 just that, ten plays, sixty four yard drives. Everybody, calm down, 0:04:29.200 --> 0:04:31.280 this game's not over. We still have. 0:04:31.440 --> 0:04:34.880 Justin Jefferson out of the time out, third and one 0:04:35.040 --> 0:04:38.760 tenth playoff possession. That's gone sixteen yards, taking five minutes 0:04:38.760 --> 0:04:41.440 and change. Cousins play action, rolls out to the right, 0:04:41.640 --> 0:04:49.440 pumps fires cut, touchdown justin Jefferson. It is the second 0:04:49.520 --> 0:04:53.960 touchdown this season for JJ, tenth thrown by Cousins, and 0:04:54.080 --> 0:04:55.880 it's ten to six Carolina. 0:04:56.200 --> 0:04:58.360 There we go, ten minutes left in the half. It's 0:04:58.400 --> 0:05:01.000 ten to seven after Greg Joe's I puts one through 0:05:01.040 --> 0:05:04.280 the uprights, and now the teams are exchanging a few punts, 0:05:04.320 --> 0:05:07.279 wearing themselves in and Kirk Cousins kind of a story 0:05:07.320 --> 0:05:09.680 of the season so far. He was hit thirty two 0:05:09.800 --> 0:05:14.880 times total in the first three games. That's unsustainable for 0:05:14.960 --> 0:05:17.120 a guy that we want to keep upright now with 0:05:17.200 --> 0:05:20.800 the Panthers, they got some linebackers out secondary's injured, but 0:05:20.839 --> 0:05:23.679 they have Jeremy Chin. And Jeremy Chin with a couple 0:05:23.680 --> 0:05:26.480 of fumble return tds against the Vikings a few seasons ago, 0:05:27.000 --> 0:05:27.880 put one on Kirk. 0:05:27.960 --> 0:05:31.440 Yesterday, Minnesota one to four on third down, Kirk Cousins 0:05:31.520 --> 0:05:37.119 is blip and Cousins is sacked by Jeremy Chin. Fourth 0:05:37.200 --> 0:05:41.280 year Southern Illinois is eleventh back the season for the 0:05:41.320 --> 0:05:42.440 Carolina Panthers. 0:05:42.880 --> 0:05:45.400 Now I play these highlights and you have to trust 0:05:45.480 --> 0:05:50.880 me here. The offensive line, in my opinion, actually played 0:05:51.040 --> 0:05:54.800 pretty well yesterday. Overall, he was sacked twice, Kirk was 0:05:55.320 --> 0:05:59.880 hit just four times. The numbers significantly lower in totality 0:06:00.000 --> 0:06:01.960 in terms of the amount of times Kirk was under fire, 0:06:02.120 --> 0:06:03.880 the amount of times he was hitting the turf or 0:06:03.880 --> 0:06:06.480 at least being hit a lot lower yesterday than they 0:06:06.520 --> 0:06:08.760 had been in any of the three previous games, so 0:06:08.920 --> 0:06:12.200 a sign of improvement. Many people wondering when Dalton Reisner 0:06:12.320 --> 0:06:15.760 was going to replace a certain guard on the offensive line. 0:06:15.760 --> 0:06:19.360 It didn't happen yesterday. Now what did happen yesterday? Which 0:06:19.400 --> 0:06:22.800 maybe led to people calling Dalton Reisner's name is a 0:06:22.839 --> 0:06:26.680 defender gets around His name is ye Tor Grossmatos, and 0:06:26.760 --> 0:06:31.000 he gets around at Ingram and forces another Vikings turnover 0:06:31.160 --> 0:06:31.839 thousands out of. 0:06:31.839 --> 0:06:34.440 The shot done first down from the Panthers twenty one, 0:06:34.560 --> 0:06:37.280 Kirk back to pass. His arm is hit as he 0:06:37.400 --> 0:06:40.560 threw it, and the ball goo lies into the air 0:06:40.720 --> 0:06:44.839 and into the arms of an awaiting Carolina Panther who 0:06:44.880 --> 0:06:47.719 goes tearing down the sideline. 0:06:47.120 --> 0:06:51.919 That was Camou Brew j. Hill that's who that was 0:06:52.000 --> 0:06:54.200 the linebacker. You know what I'm gonna do. 0:06:54.240 --> 0:06:56.320 I'm just gonna go ahead and let Pa handle the 0:06:56.360 --> 0:06:59.520 pronunciation of that particular player's name. But I can pronounce 0:06:59.520 --> 0:07:04.200 somewhere words like turnovers, turnovers as in a massive theme 0:07:04.279 --> 0:07:07.159 for the Vikings in twenty twenty three, the pick six. 0:07:07.400 --> 0:07:09.880 Think about all these tide turners throughout the twenty twenty 0:07:09.880 --> 0:07:11.800 three You're on your way in yesterday to go up 0:07:11.840 --> 0:07:15.119 seven to nothing. There was a penalty on Josh Oliver, 0:07:15.200 --> 0:07:17.560 by the way, that negated a touchdown before that. Pick 0:07:17.640 --> 0:07:21.880 six penalties yesterday, some lack of discipline from the Vikings. 0:07:21.920 --> 0:07:25.560 Seven penalties yesterday. So that's a problem in its own right. 0:07:25.600 --> 0:07:28.560 But the tide turners and turnovers is you go in 0:07:28.600 --> 0:07:31.040 for seven, Nope, never mind, they go the other way 0:07:31.120 --> 0:07:34.119 ninety nine for seven. That's a tide turner, TI turner 0:07:34.160 --> 0:07:37.880 going in for points and ye tor gros Matos gets 0:07:37.880 --> 0:07:41.000 around at Ingram hits Kirk's arm, ball flies in the 0:07:41.040 --> 0:07:43.520 air and lands in the arms of that player whose 0:07:43.600 --> 0:07:46.520 name I am not interested in trying to pronounce at 0:07:46.560 --> 0:07:50.320 this particular moment. So tide turners throughout the day, these turnovers, 0:07:50.400 --> 0:07:53.280 leading to points as well, and in this case, the 0:07:53.280 --> 0:07:56.240 Carolina Panthers find their way in the final forty seconds 0:07:56.280 --> 0:07:59.520 of the half to get themselves a field goal off 0:07:59.560 --> 0:08:02.960 that inn. So now it is thirteen to seven at 0:08:02.960 --> 0:08:06.160 the break. So here those highlights, Kirk's getting sacked, Kirk's 0:08:06.160 --> 0:08:08.080 throwing the ball to the other team, and all of 0:08:08.080 --> 0:08:11.120 those things against many teams in the NFL. 0:08:11.240 --> 0:08:14.160 The game is over, but it's the Panthers. 0:08:14.440 --> 0:08:17.080 So after the teams exchange a couple of punts to 0:08:17.120 --> 0:08:20.200 start the third quarter, the Carolina Panthers are in the 0:08:20.240 --> 0:08:24.280 midst of another long drive ten play, six and a 0:08:24.320 --> 0:08:27.800 half minute drive. And it was the defense yesterday that 0:08:27.960 --> 0:08:32.280 stepped up and crated a little tide turn for ourselves. 0:08:31.680 --> 0:08:35.800 By Seung facing a blitzing Harrison Smith and the ball 0:08:35.880 --> 0:08:40.800 team out come in and picked up bye du jay onehum. 0:08:41.040 --> 0:08:45.160 Is loose inside the ten touchdown. 0:08:48.120 --> 0:08:53.559 D k one, Them's first National Football League touchdown, has 0:08:53.679 --> 0:08:54.559 tied the game. 0:08:54.440 --> 0:08:58.679 At thirteen, stripsacked by the hitman Harrison Smith coming in 0:08:58.800 --> 0:09:02.240 on a blitz and then Dja rumbled tumbles his way 0:09:02.320 --> 0:09:04.920 to the end zone and the Vikings take the lead. 0:09:05.000 --> 0:09:08.280 And while they would not look back while the tension. 0:09:08.040 --> 0:09:11.559 And the drama wasn't over, Defense needed to make another play. 0:09:11.760 --> 0:09:14.760 As with the defensive touchdown, Carolina just gets the roll 0:09:14.880 --> 0:09:16.880 right back out there and they can go down. They 0:09:16.920 --> 0:09:19.560 can put seven on the board, and now Vikings are 0:09:19.600 --> 0:09:21.679 chasing the score line again. They can kick a field 0:09:21.760 --> 0:09:24.880 goal and at least take the lead. Now, defense just 0:09:24.960 --> 0:09:28.000 put the pedal down, and this time Daniel Hunter found 0:09:28.080 --> 0:09:29.840 his way to the rookie. 0:09:29.679 --> 0:09:32.960 Daniel Hunter and dj Wanham the alclad guys for Bryce 0:09:33.040 --> 0:09:34.880 Young on third down, back to pass. 0:09:34.960 --> 0:09:37.640 He has no idea what's happening in his sack. Ryce 0:09:37.720 --> 0:09:39.120 Young is so confused right. 0:09:39.080 --> 0:09:44.240 Now, Marcus Davenport started it. Daniel Hunter will get the solo. 0:09:44.080 --> 0:09:46.880 Sack, which means he has fixed the season. 0:09:47.280 --> 0:09:49.360 It was amazing and it was kind of fun yesterday 0:09:49.640 --> 0:09:53.920 to feel it for myself, this massive attitude change that 0:09:54.040 --> 0:09:55.880 took place in such a short period of time. I 0:09:56.000 --> 0:09:58.520 also noticed it with the fans via social media and 0:09:58.640 --> 0:10:01.640 sech yesterday too. And we love JJ getting to the 0:10:01.720 --> 0:10:03.439 end zone, and we love the idea of what this 0:10:03.600 --> 0:10:06.240 offense can be, but we very rarely have seen it 0:10:06.360 --> 0:10:11.360 truly dominate, at least in twenty twenty three and the defects. 0:10:11.400 --> 0:10:13.240 It's one of those things where you know, we'll get 0:10:13.280 --> 0:10:16.559 to final stats and such from yesterday, but they gave 0:10:16.679 --> 0:10:19.760 up two hundred and seventy rushing yards to the Philadelphia Eagles, 0:10:19.840 --> 0:10:22.760 come home and allow four hundred and fifty passing yards 0:10:23.120 --> 0:10:25.640 to the Los Angeles Chargers. So we know about the 0:10:25.720 --> 0:10:29.319 inadequacies and the imperfections, and above all else, you're in 0:10:29.520 --> 0:10:31.760 each of those games and you're not getting over the hump. 0:10:31.920 --> 0:10:32.920 So everything's negative. 0:10:33.640 --> 0:10:36.640 And through that first half yesterday, you start out the 0:10:36.720 --> 0:10:39.600 game the way that you've started out other losing affairs, 0:10:39.840 --> 0:10:41.839 with a turnover, the pick six and it goes the 0:10:41.880 --> 0:10:45.240 wrong way. So all of that is just this and 0:10:45.559 --> 0:10:47.880 the perception that the Carolina Panthers, by the way, are 0:10:48.400 --> 0:10:50.200 one of the worst teams in the NFL. That perception 0:10:50.280 --> 0:10:53.360 appears to be accurate. And so you're doing this against 0:10:53.600 --> 0:10:55.440 the bottom feeder of the entire league. 0:10:55.720 --> 0:10:57.560 What is happening? It's so negative. 0:10:58.040 --> 0:11:00.439 And we've seen Kirk throw for three one hundred and 0:11:00.440 --> 0:11:03.440 fifty yards and three or four touchdowns, and we've seen 0:11:03.480 --> 0:11:06.240 the team lose. We've seen JJ go for one hundred 0:11:06.240 --> 0:11:08.600 and fifty yards and touchdown off and touchdown, and we've 0:11:08.679 --> 0:11:13.719 seen the team lose. But dj Wanam hitman on the 0:11:13.800 --> 0:11:16.520 strip sack and then you force the three and out 0:11:16.600 --> 0:11:20.880 with a massive Danil Hunter sighting. Immediately after that, the 0:11:21.120 --> 0:11:25.680 defense making itself known and becoming such a huge presence 0:11:26.040 --> 0:11:29.280 and a force in this game, taking over the game, 0:11:29.600 --> 0:11:33.000 I would say helped with that attitude change that I 0:11:33.120 --> 0:11:36.400 went through late stages of the third quarter as Bryce 0:11:36.520 --> 0:11:39.520 Young was running for his freaking life. Now the offense, 0:11:39.600 --> 0:11:42.440 you got the lead fourteen to thirteen towards the end 0:11:42.480 --> 0:11:43.160 of the third quarter. 0:11:43.320 --> 0:11:46.800 You just have to close this one out if you will. 0:11:47.360 --> 0:11:50.240 Bob up four plays fifty six yards and JJ get 0:11:50.320 --> 0:11:51.720 into the end zone for a second time. 0:11:51.800 --> 0:11:54.400 I like that second and one from the Carolina thirty 0:11:54.600 --> 0:11:57.720 two receivers right JK to the left got a three 0:11:57.800 --> 0:12:00.400 one takes the stat fires to the end, so did 0:12:00.520 --> 0:12:10.880 Jefferson to They single JJ and they paid. It is 0:12:11.000 --> 0:12:13.880 twenty to thirteen, Minnesota, and that. 0:12:14.000 --> 0:12:16.840 Ends up being your final score, twenty one to thirteen 0:12:16.960 --> 0:12:17.959 with the extra point. 0:12:18.040 --> 0:12:19.480 But it is not the end of the game. It's 0:12:19.559 --> 0:12:20.839 just the end of the third quarter. 0:12:21.080 --> 0:12:23.280 And as I mentioned just a couple of minutes ago, 0:12:23.800 --> 0:12:26.040 We love it when Kirk goes for three point fifty 0:12:26.160 --> 0:12:29.720 and four. We love it when JJ catches all those passes, 0:12:29.800 --> 0:12:32.280 makes all those plays. Big smile, he's dancing in the 0:12:32.360 --> 0:12:34.680 end zone. Those are all great things for the Vikings 0:12:34.720 --> 0:12:38.280 that we adore. But as much as we needed JJ 0:12:38.600 --> 0:12:41.040 to put the Vikings in front, we need the defense 0:12:41.120 --> 0:12:43.760 to shut it down. When you heard daneil Hunter sacking 0:12:43.880 --> 0:12:47.920 Bryce Young, Bryce Young was under fire yesterday. One guy 0:12:48.000 --> 0:12:51.440 that we had not heard being mentioned much, if at all, 0:12:51.640 --> 0:12:54.719 through the first three games. Marcus Davenport. Where's he ben 0:12:54.880 --> 0:12:58.079 Vikings choire him in the offseason? Has an ankle injury. 0:12:58.400 --> 0:13:00.560 I think he played four snaps in the Thursday night 0:13:00.600 --> 0:13:04.040 game at Philly, but zero impact to match the zero 0:13:04.320 --> 0:13:08.480 on his jersey. He was a one man wrecking crew 0:13:08.640 --> 0:13:10.160 yesterday with highlights like this. 0:13:10.760 --> 0:13:14.760 Re receivers right and Hayton Hurst to the left, Adam 0:13:14.840 --> 0:13:18.640 Field inside lot right, yump back to pass on third down, 0:13:18.720 --> 0:13:19.360 sees nothing. 0:13:19.920 --> 0:13:21.440 Marcus Davenport. 0:13:21.679 --> 0:13:27.160 Goddamn Marcus Davenport with his first sack as a member 0:13:27.200 --> 0:13:31.439 of the Minnesota Vikings. Drive back the Carolina Panthers and 0:13:31.800 --> 0:13:32.920 Johnny Hecker. 0:13:32.720 --> 0:13:34.079 Is into pun How about that? 0:13:34.240 --> 0:13:38.200 Marcus Davenport, who totaled one half sack a year ago 0:13:38.400 --> 0:13:39.760 for the New Orleans Saints. 0:13:40.320 --> 0:13:42.440 At half sack was on Kirk Cousins in London. 0:13:42.480 --> 0:13:44.720 By the way, he got a full sack, he doubled 0:13:44.800 --> 0:13:48.319 last year's total in one play. But in all honesty, 0:13:48.440 --> 0:13:51.839 he was requiring extra attention. It opened up opportunities for 0:13:51.960 --> 0:13:56.520 other and that was something that was sorely missed on 0:13:56.640 --> 0:13:59.959 that defense on the front line for the Minnesota Vikings defense. 0:14:00.840 --> 0:14:04.560 Now he was making himself no love Marcus Davenport being 0:14:04.640 --> 0:14:06.280 healthy about Harrison Smith. 0:14:06.840 --> 0:14:08.600 Let's just this stat line here. 0:14:08.880 --> 0:14:13.120 Fourteen tackles, three sacks, tackles for loss. He had two 0:14:13.320 --> 0:14:15.599 hit the quarterback a few times. The way he was 0:14:15.679 --> 0:14:19.480 being deployed yesterday, and the way he dominated, specifically on 0:14:19.600 --> 0:14:23.000 the final possession for the Carolina Panthers where they're driving 0:14:23.040 --> 0:14:23.560 again it's. 0:14:23.480 --> 0:14:25.320 A one possession game. Let's not forget this. 0:14:25.680 --> 0:14:28.840 Midway through the fourth the Carolina Panthers going a fifteen 0:14:28.920 --> 0:14:31.240 play fifty one yard drive that took six and a 0:14:31.280 --> 0:14:33.760 half minutes, and we were sweating it as they got 0:14:33.920 --> 0:14:37.400 inside Minnesota's ten yard line. It was first in goal 0:14:37.640 --> 0:14:41.000 at the Vikings nine but then Harrison Smith while he 0:14:41.080 --> 0:14:42.760 went to work second and goal from. 0:14:42.640 --> 0:14:45.040 The nine by to leave by eight five to go 0:14:45.120 --> 0:14:47.840 in the game. Rece Young fasting a blitz and he 0:14:48.040 --> 0:14:52.360 cannot get away from it. Here's that for the fourth time, 0:14:52.960 --> 0:14:56.840 and it was a blitzing. Harry the hit Man. Marcus 0:14:57.040 --> 0:15:00.720 Davenport also in the mix. Two sacked today if they 0:15:00.760 --> 0:15:03.920 give it to him and pull for Harrison Smith and 0:15:04.040 --> 0:15:05.480 that backs up these kiddies. 0:15:05.960 --> 0:15:10.320 Third and eighteen. Eventually at the Minnesota Vikings eighteen yard line, 0:15:10.440 --> 0:15:13.520 Bryce Young, he's harassed again DJ Wantam in the mix. 0:15:13.600 --> 0:15:16.640 He has to throw it in complete, falls harmlessly front 0:15:16.680 --> 0:15:19.000 side of the end zone, and then the Vikings take 0:15:19.040 --> 0:15:19.480 a time out. 0:15:19.480 --> 0:15:20.560 There's about a minute. 0:15:20.360 --> 0:15:23.440 Left, fourth and goal from the eighteen yard line, and 0:15:23.600 --> 0:15:26.280 Harry the Hitman kicks down the door once more. 0:15:27.520 --> 0:15:30.320 A come fourth and goal from the eighteen empty backfield. 0:15:30.360 --> 0:15:34.400 Three receivers left, two right, twenty one thirteen Minnesota. Bryce 0:15:34.520 --> 0:15:37.800 Young between the hash marks, takes the Bozeman snat. 0:15:37.840 --> 0:15:43.640 Poor Man rush Pay's hit, Henry's sacked. He is hit 0:15:43.920 --> 0:15:45.640 and sacked and taken down. 0:15:45.960 --> 0:15:48.640 If I have the player of the game, Harrison Smith 0:15:49.080 --> 0:15:53.080 with his third sack, this game, his second sack as 0:15:53.120 --> 0:15:56.600 he throws his helmet in joy to the Viking sideline. 0:15:57.080 --> 0:15:58.960 First time he ever had a two sack game in 0:15:59.000 --> 0:16:01.480 his career. This is the one hundred and sixty ninth game. 0:16:01.800 --> 0:16:03.480 Well he has three stacks today. 0:16:03.720 --> 0:16:05.840 The most sax Harrison Smith's ever had in a season 0:16:06.080 --> 0:16:08.960 was three, and he had three yesterday. So big outlier 0:16:09.200 --> 0:16:11.040 game for a guy that's had a lot of those 0:16:11.120 --> 0:16:13.720 big games for the Vikings in his decade plus time 0:16:13.800 --> 0:16:16.880 in Purple. The Vikings offense takes over, wears out the clock. 0:16:16.960 --> 0:16:19.600 Twenty one to thirteen is the final score. Vikings now 0:16:19.680 --> 0:16:22.560 one to three, and so many cool things to celebrate. Defensively, 0:16:22.680 --> 0:16:25.600 yesterday you can play the game of well it's the Panthers, 0:16:25.680 --> 0:16:27.760 Well it's Bryce Young. But these are the types of 0:16:27.840 --> 0:16:30.800 games I think a team like the Vikings need as 0:16:30.840 --> 0:16:34.080 they propel themselves forward, but offensively even as well. Two 0:16:34.160 --> 0:16:37.880 consecutive games where the Vikings are running effectively twenty three 0:16:38.040 --> 0:16:40.840 carries at five point nine per one hundred and thirty 0:16:40.880 --> 0:16:43.640 five yards in the ground. Madison with ninety five got 0:16:43.680 --> 0:16:46.680 to see cam Akers yesterday his five carries, but he 0:16:46.720 --> 0:16:50.280 went for forty and so productivity in the run game. Actually, 0:16:50.400 --> 0:16:53.560 the Kirk threw for one hundred and thirty net yards 0:16:54.120 --> 0:16:56.400 and the Vikings ran for one thirty five. It's been 0:16:56.440 --> 0:16:58.920 a few years since the running attack out game, the 0:16:59.040 --> 0:16:59.760 passing attack. 0:17:00.000 --> 0:17:01.560 It was light work for Kirk yesterday. 0:17:01.640 --> 0:17:05.400 He only completed twelve passes to his own team, fourteen 0:17:05.480 --> 0:17:07.359 if you count the two that he gave to the kiddies. 0:17:07.680 --> 0:17:09.720 We're not gonna do that. Twelve and nineteen, a buck 0:17:09.800 --> 0:17:11.480 thirty nine, and the two. 0:17:11.440 --> 0:17:14.320 Touchdowns to JJ, the two picks, but light work for 0:17:14.400 --> 0:17:16.680 the receiving corps, just kind of game flow, all of 0:17:16.720 --> 0:17:20.760 those things. The Panthers had forty minutes of possession yesterday, 0:17:21.119 --> 0:17:24.480 but we're severely overmatched, just a weird one down in Charlotte. 0:17:24.560 --> 0:17:26.520 Vikings are on the right side of it, and they 0:17:26.640 --> 0:17:29.960 improve to one and three chiefs next week. We know 0:17:30.119 --> 0:17:34.400 that it's Patrick Mahomes, it's Travis Kelce and all those things. 0:17:34.440 --> 0:17:37.239 But for today, let's just celebrate that the Vikings were 0:17:37.359 --> 0:17:41.359 victorious and now have a victory something to build off of. 0:17:42.280 --> 0:17:44.439 Before I go, because we're gonna play KOC with Ben 0:17:44.560 --> 0:17:46.560 Leeber around the corner, I do want to remind you 0:17:46.680 --> 0:17:50.160 you can go to Monticello this Friday the Friday Football 0:17:50.320 --> 0:17:54.200 Feast BA in Charge in Monticello at b Dubs and 0:17:54.320 --> 0:17:56.600 that's from nine to noon. The feasts are always presented 0:17:56.640 --> 0:17:58.760 by Coors Light. 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You heard 0:19:22.440 --> 0:19:25.600 the highlights from yesterday's twenty one thirteen Vikings victory over 0:19:25.680 --> 0:19:28.359 the Carolina Panthers immediately after the game. 0:19:28.480 --> 0:19:29.320 Now that the team. 0:19:29.200 --> 0:19:32.399 Finally won one a much more positive conversation in the 0:19:32.440 --> 0:19:35.840 exclusive postgame interview that Ben Lieber does with Kevin O'Connell 0:19:36.040 --> 0:19:36.520 and Ben. 0:19:36.440 --> 0:19:38.560 Got to start things out going. Hey, how about that defense? 0:19:38.640 --> 0:19:42.159 No, I think so much credit to coach Flow, his 0:19:42.240 --> 0:19:47.200 staff and those players, really taking what I thought was 0:19:47.280 --> 0:19:49.480 a really really good game plan by those guys, really 0:19:49.560 --> 0:19:52.399 taking advantage of what we've done these first three weeks, 0:19:52.480 --> 0:19:55.240 trying to cost some confusion out of some of those looks, 0:19:55.240 --> 0:19:57.600 and then just relying on some critical downs, relying on 0:19:57.720 --> 0:20:00.920 our best to go make some place. Harrison Smith, what 0:20:01.000 --> 0:20:04.520 an unbelievable performance and when you had to have it 0:20:04.720 --> 0:20:07.840 over and over again twenty two just we can rely 0:20:07.960 --> 0:20:10.240 on him in those moments. Three sacks, the force, fumble 0:20:10.560 --> 0:20:13.440 all over the place. You know, from the jump, I 0:20:13.520 --> 0:20:15.000 knew we were going to get a special day out 0:20:15.000 --> 0:20:18.439 of Harrison and it doesn't shock me one bit. One 0:20:18.440 --> 0:20:20.080 of my favorite players I've ever coached. 0:20:21.000 --> 0:20:22.960