1 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: Ho lea cow. Your Minnesota Vikings have won eight consecutive 2 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: games after taking down Seattle and spine tingling fashion. Welcome 3 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: to the Vikings postgame report at Vikings dot Com with 4 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: Pete Bursa j I'm Paul Allen. Twenty seven to twenty 5 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: four was the final Your. 6 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: Thoughts, Well, you know what, this team just refuses to 7 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 2: give up. And you know, offensively in the second half, 8 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: we had the momentum early and then kind of gave 9 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: it up around just before halftime and then giving up 10 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 2: some points beginning in the second half, but they hung 11 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: in there and ultimately, you know, when Seattle did take 12 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 2: the lead with about four minutes left to go, our 13 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: offense right down, I mean right down the field, and uh, 14 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: you know, this team, just when you need it, they 15 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: somehow I'll conjure it up, you know. And we hadn't 16 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 2: seen it for a lot of that a lot of 17 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: that game, and they were able to bring it up. 18 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: So good job by the offensive line to protect Donald 19 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 2: and Darnold with some unbelievable throws, especially that last one 20 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 2: to touchdown at JJ that was the thing of beauty. 21 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 2: So this team just finds a way. They find a 22 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: way it's winning ugly man. You know, it's just like 23 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 2: the you know, like the nineteen eighty two I think 24 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 2: it was eighty two White Sox winning ugly man. 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 3: It's a beautiful thing. 26 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: I was just thinking that the eighty two White Sox 27 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: Craig Lozinski and Ron karkobis him all right, three to two, 28 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: Carlton Fisk and Bobby think Ben. But nevertheless, the Vikings 29 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 1: won by three points and kept pace with the Detroit Lions, 30 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: who beat Chicago. Each team is thirteen and two. 31 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 4: Now. 32 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: Philadelphia not only lost Jalen Hurts to a concussion, but 33 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: they lost at FedEx Field. So if the Vikings win 34 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: their final two games, they are the number one seed 35 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: in the NFC, meaning off week after the Lions, then 36 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: Divisional Round game at us Bank Stadium, NFC Title game 37 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: at us Bank Stadium, if you get it. But for now, 38 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: Ring Bay next week. The lesson at hand today you 39 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: mentioned justin Jefferson and all the coverage that we've heard, 40 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: Kevin O'Connell mentioned he gets than Addison and Hawkinson take off, 41 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: so it loosens on Jefferson. He finished with one hundred 42 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: and forty four yards today. I think thirteen targets, ten catches, 43 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: a couple of tds. Getting Justin Jefferson hot like this 44 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: at this time of the season. Wow, that's perfect. 45 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 3: It's unbelievable. 46 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 2: And I think the rapport between he and Donald is 47 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 2: getting better. And by that I mean when Donald's able 48 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,519 Speaker 2: to scramble and extend plays, JJ is starting to turn 49 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 2: routes up. He's starting to do different things, and Donald's 50 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: keeping his eyes on him once the play breaks down. 51 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: So there's some there's some Kansas City Chiefs type, you know, 52 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 2: bit going on there, and it's fantastic to see happen. 53 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 2: So when Donald starts to scramble, he's looking for number eighteen, 54 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: He's looking for eighteen down the field, no question about it. 55 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 3: And we saw that today. And you know, so. 56 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 2: JJ though answering big plays, Big players make big plays 57 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: in big games, and Jerry Burns would always say that, 58 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 2: and that's exactly what happened today. 59 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: All right, Sure it wasn't Bob Lemon coach of the 60 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: eighty two White Sox. 61 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 3: A might have been. No, it wasn't. No, I'm pretty 62 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 3: sure as Jerry, I think it was Burns. 63 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: I think now Kevin O'Connell, we're gonna hear from him 64 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: moment jerily. The Minnesota Vikings have won eight in a row. 65 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: That's the fourth longest winning streak in the history of 66 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings football. But how about this, Kevin O'Connell has 67 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: multiple seasons with thirteen wins. Now, he hasn't even finished 68 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: his third season as head coach, but we already have 69 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: a couple at thirteen wins, meaning he's the only coach 70 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: in the history of Minnesota Vikings football to do that 71 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: and the team is sixty three years old. 72 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 2: Kayo, Yeah, Koe, it's I think it just points to 73 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 2: how important that quarterback position is. 74 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 3: Paul. 75 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 2: You think back and going in the season, we had 76 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 2: no idea what we were going to get out of 77 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 2: Sam Darnold and the quarterback on this team this year, 78 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 2: and it's been nothing but amazing to watch Donald do 79 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 2: what he's been doing, this offense do what it's been doing. 80 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 2: I got to give a lot of credit to the 81 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 2: offensive line. They protected him very well for the most part, 82 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 2: kept kept the pressure off of him and he was 83 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 2: able to make plays. So a couple of throws just 84 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 2: just they were just a bit off right to keep 85 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: this offense from really being efficient the entire game, but 86 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: for the most part, you know, Donald was just fantastic. 87 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 1: Let's hear from Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell after 88 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: a twenty seven to twenty four victory over Seattle. 89 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 5: You know what it doesn't get, doesn't get you know, 90 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 5: much more greater than that, playing a you know, playing 91 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,799 Speaker 5: in one of the hardest places to come play, dealing 92 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 5: with some elements and just finding a way to win, 93 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 5: win a game. That's what this team's been really able 94 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 5: to do all season long, some real, you know, real 95 00:04:55,440 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 5: performances to point out with Jets and Sam offensively, and 96 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 5: then Van Gink with the two sacks I thought, Dallas 97 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 5: Turner with the interception, and then theo to close it, 98 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 5: and really with it being such a you know, two 99 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 5: good teams to win that game, field position is always 100 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 5: going to play. 101 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 4: A critical role. That was part of what we thought 102 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 4: it would take to win the game. 103 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 5: And Ryan right was fantastic in the unit, our punt unit, 104 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 5: and then will to be three or three you know 105 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 5: in that kind of day, just critical, really really good execution. 106 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 4: Far from perfect, but that's what. 107 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 5: This time of year, you got to find a way 108 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 5: to win these games and you learn a lot about 109 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 5: your team, and as I told him, it's, you know, 110 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 5: a hell of an accomplishment to win thirteen thirteen in 111 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 5: this league, and you know, just proud of our guys 112 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 5: and the same same type of feeling just keeps coming up. 113 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 5: You know, very fortunate, you know, in this in this group, 114 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 5: in this locker room, coaching staff. 115 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 4: And now we've got to move on to the. 116 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 6: Next What was that all? 117 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 7: And like when Sam throws a touchdown and Justin and 118 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,679 Speaker 7: you see the offensive lineman just developing him on the field. 119 00:05:58,880 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, no, I thought it was. 120 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 5: Sam's had some huge plays this year considering the circumstances 121 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 5: and and kind of you know how that play kind 122 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 5: of came to life. For him to move up and 123 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 5: throw the ball really on the move there with that 124 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 5: kind of accuracy and to know where Justin was going 125 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 5: to be in the moment was a remarkable play. 126 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 4: You know, doesn't get better than that. 127 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 5: And you know, I thought, as I told the team, 128 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 5: you know, his twelfth time being over one hundred rating, 129 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 5: which is a very very significant number in our offense 130 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 5: in this system. What has become Sam's offense making some 131 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 5: of the plays and throws he did. Like I said, 132 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 5: it was far from perfect. There's a lot of things 133 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 5: that we all can do better, but you know, this 134 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 5: is what it's going to take. Every sixty minute opportunity 135 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 5: we have the rest of the way to find a 136 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 5: way to win football games. Big plays and big moments, 137 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 5: doing the little things, winning the turnover battle, you know, 138 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 5: winning the penalty battle, field position battle. Wasn't a great 139 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 5: day running the football, but we did out rush him 140 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 5: because of our defense's ability to to stop the run. 141 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 5: So just a lot of really really positive things that 142 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 5: maybe might not jump out to a lot of folks, 143 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 5: but but it's things we pour into to try to 144 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 5: win football games every week. Is justin adjusting on that 145 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 5: as well, or is he bet where he was going regards? 146 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was. 147 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 5: It was a route adjustment there that those guys were 148 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 5: on the same page. 149 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 7: It looked like on parts of that drive, like Sam 150 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 7: was having a hard time hearing. 151 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 4: My headset went out. 152 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, my headset went out, and we had a great, 153 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 5: you know, MVP performance from our sideline To get that, 154 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 5: I got a new battery pack, but yeah, my headset 155 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 5: went out completely, which I thought was was curious in 156 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 5: that moment, But you know, Sam was able to he 157 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 5: scrambled on the play before, so I was able to 158 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 5: talk to him coming off the sideline, get that play called. 159 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 5: And then by the time you know, the next snap 160 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 5: was up, I had a new pack on, so dealing 161 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 5: with adversity the. 162 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 7: One he's running. Did did he have a call there? 163 00:07:58,080 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 7: I mean, it looked like he was kind of just threst. 164 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 5: I was trying to get him, you know, I was 165 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 5: trying to get him a call, and my head said, 166 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 5: he the last thing he heard was the formation, so 167 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 5: his ability to get a play called, and then, you know, 168 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 5: I gotta be honest with I don't know what. 169 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 4: He particularly called. 170 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 5: I just know that when I saw him have space 171 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 5: and go run like he did, I was relieved. I 172 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 5: know what that play call is, QB run left, you 173 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 5: know is what it was? Is what it seemed like 174 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 5: just the poison. 175 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 7: I mean, to come on the field trailing. 176 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 4: Have that happen to. 177 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 5: Like, yeah, I mean it's you know, he's had some 178 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 5: he's had some moments, you know, like that this year 179 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 5: where he just seems to be, you know, at his 180 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 5: best in those moments, and like I said, there was 181 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 5: a lot of things offensively, I thought we could have 182 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 5: done better, and that's all of us, but there wasn't 183 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 5: really one guy. And I know I'm not speaking for myself. 184 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 5: I thought we were gonna go down and we're gonna 185 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 5: get a touchdown. And and I think the level of 186 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 5: confidence that that group has in their quarterback and the 187 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 5: level of confidence the quarterback has in the ten guys 188 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 5: in the huddle's significant, and that's how you're able to 189 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 5: go do that in that moment on the road at 190 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 5: this place. 191 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 4: You know, you can't hear yourself think, you. 192 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 5: Know, to one of the critical things I thought was 193 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 5: to try to win the penalty battle on the road 194 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 5: in this environment, possibly some weather that our guys worked 195 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 5: through there in the first half. 196 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 4: It cleared up a little bit, came back a little. 197 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 5: Late, but you know, it was a pretty pretty fantastic, 198 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 5: you know performance in that moment by you know, not 199 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 5: just our quarterback, but but all eleven of those guys 200 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 5: out there. Do you think defensively, you guys suggested without 201 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 5: Harrison and is here just a short term thing? Yeah, 202 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 5: very short term. Was truly kind of a game day 203 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 5: kind of decision with him, and you know, wanted to 204 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 5: make sure Harrison is a guy that you know, sometimes 205 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 5: you got to make the decision to sit him down 206 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 5: otherwise he's going to go. And we knew he was 207 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 5: dealing with some significant soreness that just kind of never never, 208 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 5: kind of turned over. 209 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 4: But we're expecting him to be fine and be ready 210 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 4: roll this week. 211 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 7: When Sam throws that touchdowns in that moment, like, do 212 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 7: you remember your reactions? 213 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 4: I do? 214 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 5: I do, because it was a it was kind of 215 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 5: an adjustment on the route based upon how you know, 216 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 5: Justin reacted in the moment, and we had talked a 217 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 5: little bit about that sequence. You know, he'd be on 218 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 5: the backside and if they wanted to, you know, shove 219 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 5: coverage over to him, we thought, you know J or 220 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 5: TJ maybe on the front side. 221 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:28,319 Speaker 4: But how it played out is he got such a. 222 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 5: Clean, good release on the inside release he felt the 223 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 5: vertical grass and took it and uh, you know, in 224 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,599 Speaker 5: honor of Randy Moss through the mailbox sign up and 225 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 5: Sam saw him as he climbed up in the pocket. 226 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 5: And I want those guys to have some freedom in 227 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 5: those moments, especially. We do a lot of things with 228 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 5: Justin and Sam seeing the coverage and then you know, 229 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 5: with some some route opportunities to get to at the 230 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 5: line of scrimmage, and I think those guys were just 231 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 5: gotten so comfortable with that stuff that they're able to 232 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 5: execute it like they did, which was maybe the play, 233 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 5: you know, absolutely the play of the game, maybe even 234 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 5: considering just the moment and the circumstances the season as well. 235 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 4: You've got thirteen wins. 236 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 7: First coach to do that in consecutive seasons for the team. 237 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 4: But the thing that strikes me is you've done it 238 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 4: with different quarterbacks. Yeah, through those two years. 239 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 7: How challenging hasn't been to reach those milestones? 240 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, I just I mean, I've talked to this team 241 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 5: a lot. I told him last night that it can 242 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 5: be a very tired cliche to talk about going want 243 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 5: to know, until you've systematically built your entire operation daily 244 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 5: of trying to just do that every single day. These guys, 245 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 5: it's not a cliche at that point. It becomes part 246 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 5: of your football foundation and make the makeup of your 247 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 5: locker room, of your leadership, coaching staff, really everybody that 248 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 5: comes on these trips that have a role in helping 249 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 5: us win football games. It's about everybody. And that's what 250 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 5: I wanted when I came here. I wanted an organization 251 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 5: where it just felt like these kind of moments, you know, 252 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 5: whether big picture moments going into a season when you know, 253 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 5: folks don't necessarily have a lot of you know, outward 254 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 5: confidence of what this group's gonna, you know, be able 255 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:10,319 Speaker 5: to accomplish. 256 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 4: We just go to work and we try to improve. 257 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 5: We have tremendous belief, a sense of belonging, and we 258 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 5: start to really care deeply about what we do here 259 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 5: and in the process do all the little things that 260 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:22,679 Speaker 5: you do when you you know, have the discipline to 261 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 5: care about something like these players do. 262 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: Kevin Wan doesn't say about the depth of the defense 263 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: that Levi Drake could come in there. THEO Jackson makes 264 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: the interception at the end. 265 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think Flow and his guys have done a 266 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 5: phenomenal job all year of really preaching the next man 267 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 5: up mentality when we need it, hoping to have Ip 268 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 5: come back in the coming days. 269 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 4: But we've had guy after guy. 270 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 5: You know, whether it's for a game here or there, 271 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 5: short term stints getting healthy, We've had guys step up. 272 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 5: I mean, Bobby McCain really, you know, took a lot 273 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 5: of the week on the defensive scout team, you know, 274 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 5: because everybody just kind of asumed we'd have to two 275 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 5: out there, and THEO took a lot of reps, but 276 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 5: Derounte Jones, Michael Hutchings flow to get that safety group 277 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 5: ready and to communicate the way they did, and that's 278 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 5: why those guys are here. We preached to our guys 279 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 5: a lot about no matter who it is, we're gonna 280 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 5: step in there and we're gonna make a play. We've 281 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 5: seen that happen a few times on offense this year. Speedy, 282 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 5: you know, Jalen Naylor comes to mind, Josh Johnny Munk 283 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 5: come to mind early on in the year, and it's 284 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 5: just part of uh, you know, our left tackle right 285 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 5: now is a perfect example of it. You might not 286 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 5: need to be here for months or years, but when 287 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 5: we call on you, we're gonna. 288 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 4: Get you ready to play and you're gonna go play well. 289 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 8: Adjusting that route in Sam c And is that something 290 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 8: that they could accomplish back in September October? 291 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 5: Is that a culmination of. 292 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: All the reps. 293 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm glad we didn't have to find out that 294 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 5: was that was kind of a first, you know, on 295 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 5: a on a pretty standard concept, just with a little 296 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 5: window dressing or kind of sauce to it, you know, 297 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 5: to try to you know, make it things look the 298 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 5: same sameness and likeness. And then through that process, Justin's 299 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 5: got an innate feel for open grass and to go 300 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 5: find it and then to be so decisive with it 301 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 5: that the quarterback can feel it as he climbs the pocket. 302 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 5: And then you need a guy that can make that 303 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 5: throw on the move up in the pocket to place 304 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 5: it where he did. 305 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 4: What a moment, It was really cool. Do you allow 306 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 4: yourself to speak about what could happen. 307 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 5: If you go to and Oh in terms of playoff 308 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 5: seating and with the whether it's with us. 309 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 4: Or not, but you're lobbing it right at the. 310 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 5: Rim man, but with or with the team, we can't 311 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 5: we can't go to and Oh without going one and 312 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 5: Oh like and. 313 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 4: And we'll talk next week. We'll talk next week. 314 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 5: We got a we got a heck of a two 315 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 5: challenges for sure, and we've got to have one laser 316 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 5: focus on you know another you know, another playoff caliber team. 317 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 5: Get him at US Bank, which which will be you know, huge, 318 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 5: being back in front of our fans, and then we'll 319 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 5: worry about what's ahead out in front of us then, 320 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 5: But Kevin, I mean it. I mean, I'm like, it's 321 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 5: I know, it's fun to laugh about, but it is 322 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 5: very critical, and I think this team kind of understands 323 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 5: how we got to this point. It's a mature team 324 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 5: that can be dangerous. I do believe if we continue 325 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 5: to just understand what got us to this moment, from 326 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 5: the first day we came to training camp, through each 327 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 5: and every one of our fifteen opportunities so far. 328 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 4: So that's just what we're going to do. 329 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 3: Remember what you said to saying after that play or 330 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 3: work in the locker. 331 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 4: Room, I do, I do, I cannot, I cannot. 332 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 3: Particular type of language or vise it's personal. 333 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 5: No more of the personal subject matter. Yeah, those are 334 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 5: such emotional moments. I mean, it's hard to replicate. I 335 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 5: know some of our players have talked about the feeling 336 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 5: of certain things this year when really good things happen, 337 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 5: But it's hard to replicate that because I want this 338 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,120 Speaker 5: so bad for these guys, and it's been awesome and 339 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 5: being a part of this journey with Sam from many, many, 340 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,479 Speaker 5: many days and months ago in my office just projecting 341 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 5: nothing but confidence and belief in him, and he's not 342 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 5: only earned much much more than that, he continues to 343 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 5: go out and do it in some really tough circumstances. 344 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 5: So Sam Darnold deserves so much of the credit for 345 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 5: really all the credit, I would say, of what he's become. 346 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 4: You know, we're number fourteen in Purple this year. 347 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 8: He is the gritty taunting. 348 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: Now, did you get an explanation? 349 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, that was an interesting one, I'll defer to you know, 350 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 5: they saw what they saw, and you know, and we've 351 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 5: got to be you know, we've got to be smart 352 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 5: about the direction at which you know, we gritty, I guess. 353 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 5: But but no, I understand they're they're trying to get 354 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 5: they're trying to get the taunting penalty out of the game, 355 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 5: which you know, which I'm I'm all for, and I 356 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 5: just you know, when there's some other aspects of the 357 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 5: game where people are you know, pointing and directly pointing 358 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 5: it and some folks and and sometimes those things don't 359 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 5: end up being seen. And that's the thing is these 360 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 5: officials have to see in real time those things. So 361 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 5: they got a really hard job. I was, you know, 362 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 5: very very happy we got the face mask call that 363 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 5: really gave us a chance to you know, having earned 364 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 5: first down there on that last drive, and you know, 365 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 5: credit to those officials for making that call and kind 366 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 5: of continuing to let Sam play and keep us on 367 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 5: track with you know, a valid penalty. 368 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 7: You've been here before with other teams obviously, but the 369 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 7: difficulty of winning in this building, I guess what does 370 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 7: that say about the team's resourcefulness to come in here 371 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 7: and handle the noise, the rain to a team that's 372 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 7: fighting for its life all events. 373 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, you know, credit to their fans and 374 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:47,719 Speaker 5: we had a lot of you know, I was, I 375 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 5: was pretty fired. 376 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 4: Up to see the Purple out there as well. 377 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 5: Our fans always travel great, but this building, the environment, 378 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 5: it's built to be loud. The fans know that and 379 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 5: they are momentum swings in the game. 380 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 4: You know, you can you can feel it in this building. 381 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 5: But you're right, just we haven't had a lot of games, 382 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 5: I mean really just the game in London, you know 383 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:09,640 Speaker 5: where it kind of spit rain for most of the night, 384 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 5: so you're as a coach, you're you're trying to prepare 385 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,400 Speaker 5: your teams with things throughout the week, wet ball drill. 386 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 5: But we had you know, six inches of snow on 387 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 5: the ground, and we're trying to simulate what this would 388 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 5: be like in our indoor and the guys were ready 389 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 5: to play, and the energy in this building, I could 390 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 5: feel it within our team and warm ups and these 391 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 5: guys were ready to go. Like getting off to a 392 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 5: fast start with that opening drive that can always help, 393 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 5: but you know that means absolutely nothing on the road. 394 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 5: It's going to be sixty minutes slugfest for sure. 395 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: By the way, O'Connell twenty five and nine in one 396 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: score games, that's already top three in the history of 397 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: the National Football League. What what do you think helps 398 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: or leads to Kevin being so poised and the team 399 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: taking on the personality of the coach where it stays 400 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: poised when things get hot. 401 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 3: You know, and I go back. 402 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,719 Speaker 2: I kind of go back to the you know when, 403 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 2: the when when your best is needed, right when this 404 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 2: game requires the best that you have to be able 405 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 2: to provide it. I think that in a sneaky back 406 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 2: door way, lets these guys know that there are going 407 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,199 Speaker 2: to be a lot of times when you know your 408 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 2: backs against the wall. So when you get to these 409 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,479 Speaker 2: points where you're you know, behind by a field goal 410 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 2: late in the game. You're going, yeah, that's that. We're 411 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,160 Speaker 2: down by four points. We needed a touchdown. Field goal, 412 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 2: wasn't gonna get it done. They kind of they kind 413 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 2: of go, yeah, okay, this is exactly what coach has 414 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,479 Speaker 2: been talking about. He hasn't quite he didn't say it 415 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 2: that way, right. It's kind of an interesting way to 416 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 2: phrase it to make these guys say, all right, here 417 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 2: we go. You know we're down, we need to touchdown. 418 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 2: We got two minutes left to go. We got to 419 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:45,719 Speaker 2: make something happen, and they find a way to do it. 420 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:49,440 Speaker 2: So I think that mentally they've been conditioned the entire 421 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:53,679 Speaker 2: time with Kevin O'Connell that they respond in situations like 422 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 2: this now. 423 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: Over the last forty years of a quarterback play in 424 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:01,400 Speaker 1: the National Football League, there only are three quarterbacks who 425 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: have won at least thirteen games in their first season 426 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: with the new team. One is Peyton Manning, the other 427 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: is Steve McNair, and now Sam Darnold, who achieved his 428 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 1: thirteenth victory uh and certainly did his part. As Pete said, 429 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: he gave his best when his best was required. The 430 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 1: touchdown pass to Justin was beautiful And here's what Sam 431 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: had to say after the game. 432 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 9: So, guys, Yeah, obviously a really good win. And you know, 433 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 9: I feel like that second half, you know, it was 434 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 9: kind of up and down the way that we were, 435 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 9: you know, kind of stalled on a couple of drives, 436 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 9: a couple three. 437 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 6: And outs, I think. 438 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 9: But our defense, man, I feel like our defense played 439 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 9: really well today, per usual, our special teams, you know, 440 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 9: Will the thrill, Will Rekerd was able to do his 441 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,959 Speaker 9: thing today and droll some big field goals for US, 442 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 9: Ryan Wright doing his thing punting the ball. So just 443 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:59,360 Speaker 9: a total team effort today and you know, a ton 444 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 9: of credit to to those guys. And you know, on 445 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 9: the other side of the ball, I feel like defensively, man, 446 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 9: they have some really good scheme and uh com paired 447 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 9: with you know. 448 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 6: Obviously really good players. 449 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 9: So just just very proud of the guys in the 450 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 9: locker room for the way that they handled everything throughout 451 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 9: the game, the ups and the downs, and just another 452 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 9: resilient win for us. 453 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:23,199 Speaker 8: So in your last four starts, you've had three go 454 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 8: ahead touchdowns in the four corner. How have you been 455 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 8: able to do that? 456 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 9: Yeah, I think, first off, it's a total group effort. 457 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 9: I think just the way that we've been able to 458 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 9: you know, keep our heads down throughout the game and 459 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 9: just do our job every single play. That's that's really 460 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 9: been the key for us. And we're just going to 461 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:40,640 Speaker 9: continue to do that. 462 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 4: Can you take us through. 463 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:46,360 Speaker 7: The last touchdown pass and your teammates reaction to it? 464 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 9: Yeah, you know, I think, first and foremost, just doing 465 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 9: a great job of feeling that zone with the route 466 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 9: that he ran, feeling the feeling the cloud to him 467 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 9: and being able to get a little bit of w 468 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,919 Speaker 9: to get away from that safety and felt like I 469 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:02,360 Speaker 9: just needed to give him a shot, you know, put 470 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 9: it on his back hip and let him do the rest. 471 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 9: So and then yeah, obviously you know my teammates being 472 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 9: pumped up about it, wouldn't wouldn't expect anything less. And 473 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 9: you know, I was just telling him like, you know, 474 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 9: we got to get a stop here. You know, it's 475 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 9: not over. 476 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:16,959 Speaker 6: So sure enough we did that. 477 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 9: Super proud of THEO Jackson man the way that he 478 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 9: was able to play today and step in when we 479 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:24,400 Speaker 9: need him most. 480 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 6: What happened with the head SATs kind of mass. 481 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 9: Yeah, I just uh, you know, didn't get the call 482 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 9: for whatever reason, so just called to play and you know, 483 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 9: did my best to make it work. 484 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 7: Say, what's the process like of getting a call into 485 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 7: everybody with twelve thirteen seconds there? When he I think 486 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 7: Kao said he got the formation that wasn't buy it. 487 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean, obviously time outs are crucial, so wasn't 488 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 9: gonna you know, burn a time out there. 489 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 6: I was able to just get a call into. 490 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 9: The guys, something that we're familiar with, and you know, 491 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 9: I was able to play the play and obviously felt 492 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 9: felt a little bit of room on the left and 493 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 9: was able to scramble out for a for a solid game. 494 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 3: Sam. 495 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 8: With Philadelphia's lost, you guys could potentially earn the number 496 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,360 Speaker 8: one seed if you in the next two games. What 497 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 8: does that mean to the scroup to be a position 498 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 8: to do that? 499 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean it's nothing's changed for us. I think 500 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 9: for us it's you know, just that one and the 501 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 9: mentality that we always talk about. And you know, we 502 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 9: got to grow a little bit from from some of 503 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 9: the things in the second half, like I said, kind 504 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 9: of stalled a little bit, be able to figure out 505 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 9: you know, what happened there, And for me, I feel 506 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 9: like I can be better with a little you know, 507 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 9: better ball placement on some of the throws that I had, 508 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 9: not only in the second half, but in the first 509 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 9: half as well. And you know, we just kind of 510 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 9: continue to grow, get better and you know, have good 511 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 9: weeks of practice. 512 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 6: And just continue to do our thing. 513 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 9: And if we do that, put our heads down and 514 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 9: go to work, we'll be good. 515 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 4: Yeah. 516 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 9: I think you know that's you know, I'm not not 517 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,879 Speaker 9: gonna get into you know, kind of what we're capable of. 518 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 9: We we know exactly what kind of team we have. 519 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:00,479 Speaker 9: We know exactly the kind of guys we have in 520 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 9: that locker room. You know, it's just for us to 521 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 9: be able to you know, continue to go. Want to know, 522 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 9: in your reminding teammates that's not over like did you celebrate? 523 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 4: Did you have times? 524 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 9: But yeah, I think you know, in between you know, 525 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 9: catching my breath and trying to you know, get my 526 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 9: feet back under me. Uh, you know, I was more 527 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 9: worried about that and just truly you know, getting ready 528 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 9: to maybe go back out there if they you know, 529 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 9: we're going to kick a field goal. And you know 530 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 9: I was just you know, because you always got to 531 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 9: keep your mind right, you know, we had a minute left. 532 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 6: I think they you know, if. 533 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 9: They drove it forty forty five yards or whatever and 534 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 9: kicked a field goal, we were going to have to 535 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,479 Speaker 9: go back out there, potentially go to overtime. So you know, 536 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 9: it's it's never over in this league. And that's kind 537 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 9: of my mindset. 538 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 4: The first touchdown. 539 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 7: Pass to Justin, did you think he was open or 540 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 7: he just willing to take a shot? 541 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 6: No, I think you know, I say it all the time. 542 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 9: I feel like anytime he scores a touchdown against you know, 543 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 9: man coverage, you know, I come in here and I say, 544 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 9: any time hes one on one, I'm gonna try to 545 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 9: give him a shot. 546 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 6: So that's what I did. And it's pretty much it 547 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 6: fairly difficult. 548 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean, it's something we practice all the time though, 549 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,879 Speaker 9: you know, and obviously it's a you know, it's a 550 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,440 Speaker 9: difficult throw to the field all that stuff, but something 551 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 9: we practice a lot. 552 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 4: And boys that you displayed in that final drive. 553 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 9: Where does that come. 554 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 6: A lot of practice? 555 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 9: You know, I think just being able to get a 556 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 9: ton of reps in the off season against our defense, 557 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:31,880 Speaker 9: you know, a defense that can get to a lot 558 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 9: of their calls, a lot of different pressures in two 559 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 9: minute situations. So being able to find that that poison 560 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 9: training camp ot as whenever we get that two minute 561 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 9: drill going, it really starts there, and just being really 562 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,199 Speaker 9: good with my feet, my eyes, trust my progressions, and 563 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 9: you know, if I need to scramble, make a play, 564 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 9: get up and out of the pocket, I'll be willing 565 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 9: to do that. 566 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 8: The Packers coming to town kind of an interesting read 567 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 8: this week with the holiday in the middle of it, Like, 568 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 8: how do you make sure that you're focused on them? 569 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 8: And almost also how much does it help that you 570 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 8: guys are familiar with them? 571 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 9: Yeah, you know, obviously it's been a while since we 572 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 9: played them, so we got to continue to do our 573 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 9: film study and and do our do due diligence. Uh. 574 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 9: That way, there's that communication major but uh no, but 575 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 9: uh it's a super important to be able to, you know, 576 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 9: just put our heads down and keep working, you know. 577 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 9: I think that's the biggest thing. And yeah, obviously they're 578 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 9: they're a really good team, another division opponent, so we 579 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,120 Speaker 9: got our hands full with them. But again, I think 580 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 9: these next couple of days just getting the guys, you know, 581 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 9: coming off of a Monday night game, getting everyone healthy, 582 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 9: feeling good, and then coming to work on Wednesday. 583 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 7: Just with a different kind of victory just because of 584 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 7: the setting and the weather, the stakes. 585 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:52,360 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean obviously, you know, coming into this hostile environment, 586 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 9: you know, it's always in it's always a good feeling 587 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 9: to get to get a win here. But again, you 588 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 9: know it's a it's a tough opponent obviously in Seattle. 589 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 6: So to be able to come in here get a win. 590 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: This huge, you know, in closing here, jahad Ward played 591 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:11,199 Speaker 1: a sneaky big role in this game today. I mean, 592 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: I don't have the snap couts in front of me, 593 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 1: but like he and Dallas Turner, Dallas had the first 594 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 1: interception of his career, Theo Jackson's he sealed at his 595 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,439 Speaker 1: first interception this year. He and Bobby McCain had to 596 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 1: play a lot today because Harrison Smith was scratched. But 597 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: jahad Ward and that physicality, it just seemed from Afar 598 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: like he really really helped. 599 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, he did. And it was a chippy game, Paul. 600 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 2: I mean both their their wide receivers and their dbs 601 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,120 Speaker 2: and our and you know and vice versa on our 602 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 2: defensive side of the ball. But yeah, jahad Ward just 603 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 2: a three man rush, Paul puts a spin move on 604 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 2: the center able to get in Geno Smith's face, which 605 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 2: forces the last the last interception of Bobby McCain. Again 606 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 2: that you need that play at the exact time, and 607 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 2: with a three man rush you still get cut pressure, 608 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 2: which has been kind of Geno Smith's kryptonite all night. 609 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 2: Just a fantastic job the defense. They gave up some plays, 610 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 2: I'm sure they wish they had a lot of them back, 611 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 2: but at the same time, came up big when you 612 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:11,959 Speaker 2: needed it. 613 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: The Minnesota Vikings win for the first time in the 614 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,440 Speaker 1: state of Washington in the city of Seattle since two 615 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 1: thousand and six, snapping a five game losing streak out here, 616 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: sending the Seahawks to eight and seven, and your Vikings 617 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: are thirteen and two with a game at home next 618 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 1: week against the Green Bay Packers. For Pete Versa, John 619 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: Paul Allen, the news is good from the Cappuccino Capital 620 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: twenty seven, twenty four, Minnesota, and this has been the 621 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: Vikings postgame report.