1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined as always 3 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: by my partner in crime, Western Hodquits were coming to 4 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: hear from separate rooms at lambeau Field and West PM. 5 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: A game that was flex to the late afternoon time slot. 6 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: It will be Packers Lions on Sunday from Ford Field 7 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,959 Speaker 1: in Detroit. One thing that I've had a hard time 8 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: keeping track of, so I'm gonna start the show by 9 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: throwing this at us. The Detroit Lions have been shuffling 10 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: around their offensive weapons, running backs, wide receivers and what 11 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: not due to injury throughout the year. Can you give 12 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: us the latest on exactly where Matthew Stafford's collection his 13 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: supporting cast stands here heading into Sunday. Yeah, it's really 14 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: interesting when you get down because it seems like no 15 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: matter what year it is, there's always some difference. There's 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: always a change with the backfield. And this year everybody 17 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: just figured, Okay, DeAndre Swift, he's the draft pick. They're 18 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: gonna run with this guy, and unfortunately he's had some injuries. Well, 19 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 1: then lo and behold, it's not Carrie on Johnson. It's 20 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: not some of these other running backs that have come through. 21 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: It's Adrian Peterson, of all people, has emerged as his 22 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: primary running back. Now we got to see what Swift's 23 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: availability is going to be this week. He was limited 24 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: on practice on Wednesday, so maybe he's back in the 25 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,839 Speaker 1: cards of former high school teammate of Packers rookie guard 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: John Runyon. But if not, Adrian Peterson has been the 27 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: guy in the backfield for Detroit. And it's funny that 28 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: it works out like this too, because it was was 29 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: talking with Jerry Montgomery, the Packers defensive line coach on 30 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: Wednesday night. He even said, he's like, if you look 31 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: at him, he looks like he has juice. Again. He 32 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: looks like, if you didn't know, you would think he 33 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: was a second or third year player in this league 34 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: just based on the way he's running. But the other 35 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: aspect of this is the the skill position players for Detroit, 36 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: and this year you've seen t. J. Hockenson really become, 37 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: uh the number one target, the big receiver, reliable player 38 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: in this Detroit Lions offense amidst all the injuries with 39 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: Kenny Galladay, who at the time in which we're taping 40 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: this still as yet to practice. And then obviously Marvin 41 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: Jones Jr. Daniel Mendola. There are weapons there on the perimeter, 42 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: but it's really Ben Hockinson, the former first round pick 43 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: that has emerged is really the big playmaker in this 44 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: offense from Matthew Stafford. Yeah, Hockinson definitely seems to have 45 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: have come on here in his second season, a former 46 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: top ten draft pick, and this offense, the passing offense 47 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: definitely looks different without Kenny Golladay out there. And he's 48 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: been out for quite a while now for the Lions. 49 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 1: He's he's been he was developing into such a reliable 50 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: deep threat for Matthew Stafford, the guy who could take 51 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: the top off the defense. Now we'll have to see 52 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: if Detroit is going to get him back on Sunday 53 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: or by the end of the season, but that offense 54 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: has definitely missed him. Going back to Peterson, though, I 55 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: tell you, if you just if you just turn on 56 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: the film of that game winning touchdown at Soldier Field 57 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: last week when he ran it in from about the 58 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: five yard line, that really did look like the Adrian 59 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: Peterson of old. That was like the high knees the 60 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: power like you know, get out of my way kind 61 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: of Adrian Peterson run that gave gave the Lions that 62 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: big victory in Chicago. So well with regard to this, uh, 63 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: this Lions offense, Let's get right into the keys to 64 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: victory for the Packers on the defensive side. What's it 65 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: going to take? What are the keys for Green Bay 66 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: to notch win number ten in Detroit on Sunday? It 67 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: starts with Matthew Stafford. And I think when you look 68 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: at the ups and downs that Detroit has had this season, 69 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: a lot of it is tied into how Stafford has 70 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: played and if he's been able to get them out 71 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: of certain predicaments. I think, but you know, Daryl Bevel 72 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: taking over this offense now, obviously a guy with former 73 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: ties not only to the Packers but also University of Wisconsin. UM, 74 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: there seems to be a little bit more energy now 75 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: that typically does happen with with inter raim coaches. But 76 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: last week, if that's any indication, they were not afraid 77 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: to sling the ball and and Stayford has the capability 78 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: at any given time to go off for fourner and 79 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: two passing yards like he did last week, and the 80 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: other aspect of this too is how quickly he gets 81 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: the ball out green Bay. You know when when you 82 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: face these type of quarterbacks that that are kind of 83 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: those quick gun slingers, uh, that that can generate a 84 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: lot of power, a lot of speed at at a 85 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: short time frame. Green Bay has had trouble with them 86 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: in the past. We talked about, you know, Drew Brees 87 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: and Philip Rivers. And it's not just the current incarnation 88 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,799 Speaker 1: of this defense, it's going back to the Dom Caper's 89 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: era too. So being able to pressure Stafford, being able 90 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: to get the ball out quickly and probably generate a 91 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: turnover two I think is critical in this because, like 92 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: I mentioned before, whether it's Hawkinson who has put up 93 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: a lot of yards recently, but it's actually been five 94 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: or six weeks since he's had a touchdown. Marvin Jones Jr. 95 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: You know the history of him between with the Packers 96 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: over the last four or five years. Um, there are 97 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: guys that that definitely can still hurt you, and and 98 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: packers need to be aware of that and make sure that, 99 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: um they don't allow Stafford to get comfortable. They had 100 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: seven sacks last week. You got to keep that pressure 101 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: up this week. Yeah. Absolutely. Well, you know, we know 102 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: we've seen Matthew Stafford plenty over the years, and I 103 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: have a lot of respect for him as a quarterback. 104 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: But if there's the one way that you can get 105 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 1: him off his game, it is to put pressure on him, 106 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: because he becomes a risk taker. When he's under pressure. 107 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: He will try to force things, he will try to 108 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: make things happen. And sometimes he makes some incredible throws 109 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 1: and some great plays that you know, your your jaw 110 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: kind of hits the floor. Other times he pays for 111 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: taking those risks and and they come back to bite him. 112 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: And that's why he's, you know, throwing the number of 113 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: interceptions that he has in his career because he likes 114 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: to take chances, and so you you get him to 115 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: take chances by putting him under duress, especially in third 116 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: down situations. So the other thing I would say with 117 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: regard to the Packers defense, anytime you face Matthew Stafford, 118 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: you have to be ready to play four quarters. And 119 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: just ask the Chicago Bears. Stafford put together a nineties 120 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: six yard touchdown drive with less than four minutes to 121 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: go last week at Soldier Field to start that comeback 122 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: for the Lions to come back and beat the Bears. 123 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: Matthew staff for just never considers himself out of a game. 124 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: He's always he's going to come at you for four quarters. 125 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: And and we've seen the Packer defense. You know, yes, 126 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: they were up big, and we had talked about all that, 127 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: but there were a couple of letdowns in the in 128 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: the Bears game late there was the letdown on the 129 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: fourth and eight teen against the Eagles. Those are the 130 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: kinds of the setbacks in the fourth quarter that you 131 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: can't afford to have those against Matthew Stafford because because 132 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: then that is what gets him going and gets him 133 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: in a rhythm, and then and you know, the next thing, 134 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: you know, you're back is against the wall trying to 135 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: stop him from getting the game winning touched down. Yeah, 136 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: it is a very interesting thing that the Packers find 137 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: themselves in a situation that they find themselves in right 138 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: now because there have been those lapses. But at the 139 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: same time, you know, the pass rush generating as much 140 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: pressure as they did early on in that game, responding 141 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: at an appropriate time to where you look at it, 142 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: and Philadelphia is able to get down to the thirty 143 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: yard line. There I believe was in the first half 144 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: they get back to back sacks and force them to 145 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: end up hunting. Darniell Savage has three picks in the 146 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: last two games. They have the trio of a your Alexander, 147 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: Kevin King and Shandon Sullivan all available now, which is 148 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: you know, they had to do some juggling. So there's 149 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: been these really stark differences between when Greenby's offense or 150 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: defense has really looked dominant in moments where they they've 151 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: had difficulty getting those stops, particularly on third down. So 152 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: that's where Stafford is gonna challenge you, and honestly, that's 153 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: also where Peterson is gonna challenge the Packers. Can't be 154 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: in a lot of third and short situations. That's been 155 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: a bad recipe for them this year. That's been a 156 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: bad formula. You look at their statistics when it's third 157 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: and six, third and seven and on. They've actually performed 158 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: pretty uh, you know, pretty well this season throughout the 159 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: course of the year. But it's in those third and 160 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: three unless where they've had a hard time kind of 161 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: holding the fort. But you look at the performance Dean 162 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: Lawry had last week. Kenny clark Um the the inside 163 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: linebackers I think get more comfortable as they've gotten healthier, 164 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: and also the infusion of Rashawn Gary in to this defense. 165 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: You're seeing what this group is going to look like 166 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: down the stretch and potentially what the pieces are going 167 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: to be in place for a postseason run. King's Leakiki 168 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: having another two sack performance last week, But you need 169 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: to dring it together consistently, so that starts with the 170 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: run game and making sure that Adrian Peterson is held 171 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: in check, and beyond that, not allowing Matthew Stafford to 172 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: make those big connections downfield. Yeah, you mentioned the third 173 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: and long. I think statistically, if you look at third 174 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: and seven plus, the Packers had one rough game in 175 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: that category this year, was that Indianapolis. But even including 176 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: that third and seven plus, the Packers are are one 177 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: of the top, if not the top defense in the 178 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: NFL in terms of in terms of getting those those 179 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: third down stops. So on the offensive side of the ball, 180 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 1: this is the highest scoring offense in the NFL and 181 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers against one of the highest scoring 182 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: defenses in the NFL. That Detroit has really struggled on 183 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball and when I see 184 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: that big a disparity heading into a matchup like this, 185 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: the first thing that always comes to my mind is 186 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: then just protect the football. Because the way the way 187 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:54,959 Speaker 1: this Detroit Lions defense, you know, can swing the game 188 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: and to and to get Green Bay out of its 189 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: own rhythm offensively is to turn the ball over. The 190 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: Packers have to protect the football, and I think if 191 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: they do that, West, I think this Packers offense should 192 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: be able to score enough points to win this game 193 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: at Ford Field. Yeah. And and then the second there 194 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: has just been such an issue for them this season, 195 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: the Lions that is, and and you know Darius Slay 196 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,719 Speaker 1: there there for so many years they're shutdown cornerback, while 197 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: as we saw last week, now he's with the Philadelphia Eagles. 198 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: And you know, Jeff Akuda was supposed to be the 199 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 1: guy that's gonna be the one picking up that torch. 200 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: He's had his own struggles this year and now dealing 201 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: with the shoulder injury. He didn't practice on Wednesday. So 202 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: there's just been a lot of different maschinations of this defense. 203 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: You know, Tray Flowers that signing hasn't in that same offseason, 204 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: and the Packers got the Smiths. The trade Flowers signing 205 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: hasn't really been the same productive tool in terms of 206 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: pass rush that that the that the Lions wanted, and 207 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: he's dealt with injuries now too, So Green Bays standpoint is, 208 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: you just got to focus on what's in front of 209 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: you here. Davante Adams is on a historic streak. He 210 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: has an opportunity to break a tie right now with 211 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: Don Hudson before I even tell you what that's for. 212 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: Anytime you're talking about break a tie with Don Hudson, 213 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: you're talking about all time great streaks here in Packers history. 214 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: He's looking for his eighth receiving touchdown and consecutive game, 215 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: which would be a franchise record. He's already over a 216 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: thousand yards of this season. With all the questions that 217 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: Detroit has in the secondary, and a lot of these 218 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: same questions lingered in Week two as well, I just 219 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: think that this is a game where Aaron Rodgers really shines. 220 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: The Packers offensive line has allowed thirteen sacks this season 221 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: through twelve games, on pace for the fewest during Rogers 222 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: tenure as a starting quarterback. You give him time, you 223 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: get the running game going, you start off fast and 224 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: continue that streak of really powerful second quarter performances. The 225 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 1: Packers are outscoring their opposition two to one in the 226 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: second quarter this season. I just think there are so 227 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: many different snowballs that could really build up for Green Bay. 228 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: But before we get away with just canning them that 229 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: tenth win of the season, Davante Adams, a lot of 230 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: these guys talked about it. They've been in some knockdown 231 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: drag wars in Detroit here over the last five years. 232 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: Doesn't matter what the what the records say, doesn't even 233 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,559 Speaker 1: matter what that The situation is. They've had to find 234 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 1: ways to win these games late. So you have to 235 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: be ready to play that type of ballgame, especially for 236 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: a Lions team that you know, seems to have a 237 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: little bit more pepping at step with Daryl Bevo running things. Yeah, 238 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: Matt Lafleur has has simply been pointing to his three 239 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: games thus far as the head coach of the Packers 240 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: against the Lions in terms of in terms of what 241 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: the Packers have had to deal with. It had to 242 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: come from behind every time, even in what turned into 243 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: a runaway victory in Week two earlier this year, the 244 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: Packers were down fourteen to three after the first quarter. 245 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: The offense, you know, was starting a little bit slow, 246 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: the defense was starting slow and uh and you had 247 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: you had to rally there. And we all know last 248 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: year the Packers never had the lead with any time 249 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: on the clock in either of those games, kicking a 250 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: walk off field goal to UH to emerge victorious in 251 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 1: both of the matchups with the Lions in twenty nineteen. 252 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: So I'll throw in another note with regard to the 253 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 1: Davante Adams streak you mentioned. He's tied right now with 254 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: Don Hudson for a touchdown reset option in seven straight games. 255 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: There are only two other players in franchise history who 256 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: have a touchdown rushing or receiving in seven consecutive games, 257 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: which is the team record, and you're talking about amand 258 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: Green and Paul Hornig and Hudson obviously, So Davante Adams, 259 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: now tied with all those guys, could could put himself 260 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: in first place on that list. And I've got a 261 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: bunch of other, you know, potential milestones for Davante Adams 262 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: and Aaron Rodgers that I posted on on our website 263 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 1: in a story on on Wednesday evening. So if you 264 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: want to check that out a lot of things to 265 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: follow here over the last four games of the regular 266 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: season for for these two offensive superstars for Green Bay. Yeah, 267 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: and and and if you throw on robertsani in the 268 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: street that he's on and I touched on an insider 269 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: inbox on Thursday, the fact that you know he's a 270 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 1: few touchdowns away now from matching Paul Kaufman's franchise record 271 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: for touchdowns in a season by tight end that's thirty 272 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: seven years old. There are so many different things, and 273 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: that's how you know you're having a special season when 274 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: those type of accolades start to mount up and really 275 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: start to come to the forefront of things. Rogers, there's 276 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: still a number of marks that he's chasing this season, 277 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: in addition to now I believe being the only quarterback 278 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: with five seasons of at least thirty five touchdown passes. 279 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: Just some incredible marks and Mike, before we pivot over 280 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: to some of these matchups this weekend, one off the 281 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: field mark that the Packers also added Corey Linsley, this 282 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:23,079 Speaker 1: year's Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee. Congratulations to 283 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: uh to Corey, him and his wife Anna. They have 284 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: done some fantastic work in the community over the last 285 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: few years. And if you look at the list of 286 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:32,839 Speaker 1: guys who have been up for that award in the 287 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: last six season, some really high character, high value people, 288 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: and uh, Corey gets at his name to that list 289 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: as well. Yeah, absolutely, congratulations to Corey and and his wife. Unfortunately, 290 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: Corey on injured reserve right now. The Packers hoping to 291 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 1: get him back before the end of the season and 292 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: uh and get him back in action. But uh, but 293 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,839 Speaker 1: certainly that that's you know that Walter Payton Man of 294 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 1: the Year. Every team nominates one and then the league 295 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 1: selects uh some finalists and then one winner when it's 296 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: all said and done. But even within an individual team, 297 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: if if there's an off the field award that that 298 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: the players really do pay attention to it, it's that one. 299 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: And and hats off to uh to Lindsley there um well. 300 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: With regard to the rest of the slate in the 301 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: NFL in Week fourteen and how it impacts the Packers, 302 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: the official scenario is this, the Packers can clinch the 303 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: NFC North with a victory and with a loss by 304 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings. The Packers also can clinch a playoff 305 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: spot with a victory and either a loss by the Rams, 306 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: a lost by the Cardinals, or strangely enough, a victory 307 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: by the Seattle Seahawks. Now, I have not figured out 308 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: exactly where that I mean, and I don't like to 309 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: admit when I can't figure the stuff out West, You 310 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: know that, Like I dig into the numbers, and I 311 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: I haven't had the time nor the energy to really 312 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: try to understand how a Packers win and a Seahawks 313 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: win actually clinches a playoff spot for the Jets. Jets. 314 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: It has something to do obviously with that NFC West 315 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: and those three teams that are bunched so closely in 316 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: in in the NFC West. But anyway, I would still 317 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 1: in my path the playoffs. I'm not advising Packers fans 318 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: to root for the Seahawks to win, because we're going 319 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: to be talking about the seeding positions. I think in 320 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: the playoffs and the Seahawks getting losses is what's going 321 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 1: to help the Packers with the with the seeding of things. 322 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: But with that, we'll start with right away the Thursday 323 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: night game. The Patriots are at the Rams. The Rams 324 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: looking to keep the pressure on those Seattle Seahawks in 325 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: the race for the for the NFC West title. So 326 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: that one has an impact on on Green Bay right 327 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: away here Thursday night. Yeah, it's typically I'll be honest 328 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: with you, Thursday evenings if I'm not writing or working 329 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 1: or taking care of my son, I personally just like 330 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: to kind of get away from football those nights. This 331 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: one will be a point in viewing for me, though. 332 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: I think you're looking at two teams that, while their 333 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: records do seem different, they're both chasing a very similar 334 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: goal and they've gone about it the same way. Um. 335 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: The Patriots have been up and down, there's no question 336 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: about it. But I think when you look at the 337 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: way they've sort of overachieved in some people's eyes this year, 338 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: it's it's pretty underrated what they've been able to accomplish 339 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: and in being able to at least get to this spot. 340 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: I know there's some even some overtures right now out 341 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: of the New England area that Bill Belichick should be 342 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: up for Coach of the Year. Too bad, that guy 343 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: never gets enough credit for what he does in the league. Um, 344 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: But looking at the rams side of things, this is 345 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: a critical game. You're seeing them right there, not only 346 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: just for this, you know, the playoff spot, trying to 347 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: get back in the postseason, but they're in the running 348 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: now for a division title if they can make this 349 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: thing happen in a tough opponent that they have to 350 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: go up against, in a New England Patriots team that 351 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: I thought last week really proved this isn't just about 352 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: passing anymore. They can win in a lot of different ways. Yeah. Well, 353 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: as far as the games on Sunday in the NFC 354 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: that will affect Green Bay and its playoffs standing, Minnesota 355 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: is at Tampa Bay. Um obviously the Vikings trying to 356 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: trying to stay alive in the division race, but also 357 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: in the wild card race in general in the NFC 358 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: S and Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay, as far as the 359 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: NFC South is concerned, is kind of in the same 360 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 1: position as Minnesota. The Buccaneers are three games behind the 361 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: New Orleans Saints with four left to play, so their 362 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: chances for the division title don't look good, but the 363 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: Buccaneers wanting to be right in that wild card race 364 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 1: as well. You have Arizona at the New York Giants. 365 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: I mentioned an Arizona loss, would you know potentially help 366 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: Green Bay clinch a playoffs spot. The Giants a team 367 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: on the rise right now. They're looking to get rook 368 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: that not rookie but second year quarterback Daniel Jones uh 369 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 1: back from injury, and uh the Giants looking to try 370 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 1: to win that NFC East And then late afternoon Sunday 371 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: going on at the same time as Packers Lions will 372 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: be the Saints at the Eagles. The Eagles going with 373 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts. It's been announced that that Carson Wentz will 374 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: be on the bench and the young quarterback for Philadelphia 375 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: will get his first NFL start. And UH, the Saints 376 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 1: right now with the top record in the NFC one 377 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: game ahead of the green Bay Packers, the Packers hoping 378 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: to get a win, have the Saints get a loss, 379 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: and then green Bay would be tied for that top 380 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: spot and have the head to head tiebreaker over New Orleans. Yeah, 381 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: if green Bay can keep that to a two team 382 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: race here down the stretch, that works to their advantage. 383 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: This the thing that you look at these the way 384 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: this lays out right now in the NFC, there are 385 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: two very different paths right now. If not no pun 386 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: intended to your pass to the playoffs, but you have 387 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: Green Bay. You want to talk about why it's so 388 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: important on December tenth, the time we're taking taping this 389 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,199 Speaker 1: to be at nine wins, just look at how the 390 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: rest of the NFC is sort of shaped out right now. 391 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 1: There is a handful of teams between five and seven 392 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: victories right now, you talk about Minnesota and Tampa Bay 393 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: that very well could end up being for a playoff 394 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: spot for one of those teams. Because you have Detroit 395 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 1: that's still in the thick of this thing, even though 396 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 1: weird as that says, You have Washington had five wins, 397 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: you have New York Giants at five wins. There are 398 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 1: teams here that can work themselves back into a playoff 399 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: picture here because of the seven seeds and the fact 400 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: that nine wins quite possibly could get you into the 401 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: postseason this year, regardless of all the different scenarios and 402 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: whether or not the Seattle Seahawks can beat the you know, 403 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: the winless New York Jets. But the other thing to 404 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: keep an eye on two is how these type of 405 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 1: games go. Jalen Hurts, you saw him in the second 406 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: half against that game against Green Bay. How does he 407 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:17,199 Speaker 1: look now against the New Orlands Saints, the defense that 408 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 1: they present. You get him on your own floor, you 409 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: get them out to your own field. But that's a 410 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 1: big test that Doug Peterson is asking his rookie quarterback 411 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 1: to endure. But you have to figure out what you 412 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 1: have in him. Right now is the Eagles look to 413 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: be pivoting towards next season, and for Green Bay Packer fans, 414 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: it's all about the New Orleans Saints right now, and 415 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:35,880 Speaker 1: you know, kind of keeping tabs on them and where 416 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: they're at, hoping that the Packers continue to take care 417 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: of their own business and seeing exactly where the Saints 418 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: end up here. Yeah, there'll be a lot of scoreboard 419 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: watching by Packers fans in the early part of Sunday 420 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: with how the Vikings and the Cardinals are doing. And 421 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: then later on on Sunday while the Packers are playing, 422 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,400 Speaker 1: keeping an eye on that Saints game. I'm gonna throw 423 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 1: out a bunch of a f C games West and 424 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: just get some quick thoughts for you. Kansas City is 425 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: at my Ami, an interesting one there Sunday Night football. 426 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh is at Buffalo Monday night football. Baltimore is that 427 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: Cleveland some really interesting a f C matchups here that 428 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: are going to have an impact on on playoff spots 429 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,400 Speaker 1: and or playoff seeding when this is all said and done. 430 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,919 Speaker 1: Huge gut check for Buffalo. They they've had some highs 431 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: and they've they've had some lows throughout the course this year. 432 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 1: Now they're going up against the Pittsburgh Steelers team that 433 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: has a couple of questions to answer themselves after they 434 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: dropped last week. Now, in the long run, I think 435 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: they'll probably end up benefiting the Steelers. They can focus 436 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,199 Speaker 1: more on trying to win a Super Bowl, trying to 437 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: make a playoff run here after the missing it last year, 438 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: instead of having this conversation about, Okay, are you gonna 439 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: play your starters in Week seventeen, even though it may 440 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: they may have the one seed locked up. All things 441 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 1: we have to figure out. But Buffalo has shown that 442 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: they can play with anybody in this league when the 443 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: offense is right, defensively very competitive. Baltimore Ravens versus the 444 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns, though, is a matchup I have my eye on. 445 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: Cleveland seems to have found their offensive rhythm here. Baker 446 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 1: Mayfield has recaptured some of them that magic that he 447 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: sort of alluded to his rookie season in Baltimore. Is 448 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: that a crossroads? So this is going to be one 449 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 1: of those type of matchups that I think. But at 450 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: the end of the day, both of these teams. I 451 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: still think Baltimore is a playoff team, but they weren't 452 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: looking to be a playoff team in two thousand twenty. 453 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:19,959 Speaker 1: They were looking to win a super Bowl. They were 454 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: looking to take the next step. And it's a very 455 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 1: competitive competitive race right now in the a f C. 456 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 1: And they gotta go against Cleveland Browns team that by 457 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:32,439 Speaker 1: all intensive purposes, has finally arrived after years and years 458 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: and decades of just not really being able to to 459 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: find the quarterback and find the right foundation to build 460 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 1: a winning culture around. Yeah. Well, it's a really good 461 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:43,479 Speaker 1: slate of games in Week four team in the NFL. 462 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 1: I think things are just going to get better and 463 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:48,679 Speaker 1: better here as December rolls along. But for now we 464 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: have to sign off on this edition of Packers Unscripted. 465 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 1: Be sure to follow all of our coverage of the 466 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,360 Speaker 1: team and all of our coverage of Sunday's game from Detroit. 467 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,919 Speaker 1: It'll all be on Packers dot Com for wes I 468 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: Am Mike, Oh, you know what, almost a sponsored business 469 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 1: and again forgotten again. I think I'm gonna have to 470 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 1: start reading the sponsorship. 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I'm gonna go, Mike, you 480 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: gotta do the thing. Do the thing. It's all. It's 481 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,640 Speaker 1: going back to the it's going back to the zoom thing. 482 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 1: And you know, I trying to have the conversation this 483 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 1: way instead, you know. Yeah, So any we're just trying 484 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: to keep the operation above water here. Yeah, but with that, 485 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: we're calling it a rap. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. 486 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: We'll see you next time.