1 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: The Vikings postgame report Christmas Eve originates from US Banks 2 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: Stadium and Hello, what's going on? I'm Paul Allen, joined 3 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,159 Speaker 1: by Pete Bursage, former linebacker and the linebacker's coach, and 4 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: Danalys for the Vikings Radio network. Congratulations to the Detroit Lions. 5 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: They beat the Minnesota Vikings thirty to twenty four. But 6 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: they won the division for the first time in thirty years. 7 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: And to put that in perspective, there are eighty nine 8 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: players on the Minnesota Vikings roster. Only seven of them 9 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: were born the last time the Detroit Lions won the division. 10 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 2: So now I was in college, I'm putting it's crazy. 11 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: I was starting my first year as a racetrack announcer 12 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: in San Francisco. I've called thirty years of races, so 13 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: they just to see the forest for the trees. Congratulations 14 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: to the Lions. They won the division in a tightly 15 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: contested game with some very very wonky officiating. Nick Marllins 16 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: with a bunch of interceptions. 17 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: Your thoughts, you. 18 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 3: Know, I like the way we came out in the 19 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 3: second half to be able to just get out in 20 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 3: third quarter, take the football, go right down and score 21 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,559 Speaker 3: and then it was the next It was the next 22 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 3: couple possessions that really they really got us because we 23 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,279 Speaker 3: had the lead at that point, and then we allowed 24 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 3: a thirteen play seventy five yard drive that took seven 25 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 3: minutes and eighteen seconds to make it twenty three to 26 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 3: twenty one. Then our offense went three and out, and 27 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 3: then our defense gets back on the field and it's 28 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 3: a fourteen play, eighty three yard drive six minutes and 29 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 3: fifty four seconds to make it thirty to twenty one. 30 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: So you go from you go from having a lead. 31 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 3: To a two score deficit lickety split in two drives 32 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 3: and those are you know, So that's that's almost fifteen 33 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 3: minutes of it's almost a whole quarter of football right there. 34 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 3: That's where the game really got away. I mean, obviously 35 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 3: the penalties and those things on the injuries just called 36 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 3: what wasn't called. 37 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: We had an eighty two yard scoop and score yea 38 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: by cam Binham nullified. I mean that that situation with 39 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: buying them, I mean in the penalty whatever it was, 40 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: that was a fifty to fifty situation where it seemed 41 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: like and we're not going to preach the loser's lament 42 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: here and just go down the road of officiating costing 43 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: the Bikings of victory. But nevertheless, that was a massive, 44 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: massive fifty to fifty that went the other way. 45 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 2: There's nothing you can control about any of that. 46 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 3: I mean, I think kind of one of the one 47 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 3: of the more interesting points of this entire game is 48 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 3: how Jalen Williams was in there for Caleb Evans. 49 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 2: At the end of the game. 50 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 3: Feels like a Caleb got yet and yeah, I think 51 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 3: that's what that's I didn't see him getting any medical 52 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 3: attention or anything like that, so you know, and then 53 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 3: for Jalen Williams, he ended up getting the really very 54 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 3: very TICKI tech illegal contact call on a third that 55 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 3: would have, you know, would have gotten us the ball 56 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 3: with even more time on the clock. So there's that's 57 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 3: this game. There's a million things that you could look for. 58 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 3: But you know what, again, let's go back. I mean 59 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 3: four interceptions four yep, right, and you're not going to 60 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 3: win a lot of football games when you rush the 61 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 3: ball for eighteen yards and throw four interceptions. 62 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 2: It's not sustainable, right. 63 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 3: I Mean, injuries are cat I get all that, Yeah, 64 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 3: but still one of the interceptions didn't bother me because 65 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:31,839 Speaker 3: it was like a punt. 66 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: It was fourth down. Throw it in there. 67 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 3: You know, that's fine, but you know, like even the 68 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 3: last play of the game, he didn't need to make 69 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 3: that kind of a throw yet. Yeah, we still had 70 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 3: time he could have you know, didn't need to force 71 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 3: it in there. I understand if it was the last 72 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 3: play of the game or second to the last play 73 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 3: of the game, I get that. But take what's there 74 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 3: and you know, live to play another down. 75 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 2: So here we go. 76 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: The injuries that were mentioning include Jordan Addison and TJ. 77 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: Howkinson both leaving during the game, and so like no 78 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: Byron Murphy Junior, O'Brian O'Neill into the game. I mean, 79 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: you're a former coach, you know, when you have the 80 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: entire week to get things ready, it's it's you know, 81 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: I'm not going to say advantageous, but you can at 82 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: least get things squared away when you lose players like 83 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: Addison and Hockinson during the game. Mackay Blackman and DJ 84 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: want him during the game. I don't know if a 85 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: Caleb Evans got yanked or not, but nevertheless he got 86 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: pulled out of the game and didn't come back, so 87 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: your corners at the end of the game against one 88 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: of the best offenses in the NFL, scoring twenty seven 89 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: and a half a game. Andrew Booth Junior and Jalen 90 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: Williams undrafted from Indiana doing the best he can. It 91 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: was his NFL debut today. I mean, that's tough sledding. 92 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: It is, it is, and you know, guy's got to 93 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: pick up the slack. 94 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 3: And Justin Jefferson with six receptions, one hundred and forty 95 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 3: one yards of TD and that thing of beauty on. 96 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 2: That last time. 97 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, it was one on two. 98 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 3: It was fantastic, it was, it was. It was buffalo 99 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 3: esque in this a fact. And then of course this 100 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,239 Speaker 3: year we don't finish it, you know, give it away. 101 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 3: So I mean, this team fights, they battle, they get 102 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 3: themselves in position to win the games. They do that. 103 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 3: But I have never in my life been more frustrated 104 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 3: with the team. You know, it's like the ed Ingram 105 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 3: fifteen yard penalty. And there's so many little things I 106 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,479 Speaker 3: know that are that are so frustrating along the way. 107 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 3: And it doesn't take much, Like the margins are so tight. 108 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 3: If you want to play winning football, you gotta clean 109 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 3: a lot of that up. 110 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: Let's let's hear from Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell 111 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: and what he said via the press conference following a 112 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: thirty twenty four loss and a division clinching Sunday for 113 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions. 114 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 4: Alrighty, we had four players sustained some injuries and did 115 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 4: not return Addison, Hockinson and want them while I'll be 116 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 4: further evaluated Addison with an ankle, Hockinson with his knee, 117 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 4: and dj Wantum. You know, we need to confirm a 118 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 4: potential quad injury there. Black men had a shoulder, tried 119 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 4: to come back and was not able to uh, to 120 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 4: keep going. I thought our guys battled, left everything absolutely 121 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 4: out there, some you know, some critical plays to try 122 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 4: to find a way to win the game there in 123 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 4: the end, but ultimately fell a little bit short there 124 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 4: and uh, you know, had our fourth turnover the day, 125 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 4: which we knew would be some tough sled and to 126 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 4: try to overcome losing, uh the turnover battle like that, 127 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 4: But proud of our guys for the way they battled. 128 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 4: Got to tip your hat to Dan and his group 129 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 4: over there. You know, hard fought, hard fought football game 130 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 4: and and uh, you know, very much a tough feeling 131 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 4: in that locker room right now. These guys continue to battle, 132 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 4: continue to work. I could tell by the look in 133 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 4: their eyes that they're ready to go back to work, 134 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 4: figure out where, you know, where we have to overcome 135 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 4: possibly some injury adversity, and and get back to work 136 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 4: this week and prepare for another home game next week. 137 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,559 Speaker 5: What did you see with Nick's game? You know, I thought, 138 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 5: you know, he was he was aggressive with his arm. 139 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 4: I thought there were some opportunities that even on you know, 140 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 4: some of those turnover, some of those turnovers that happened, 141 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 4: I thought there was some you know, potential grass to 142 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 4: maybe throw the ball away from defenders or things like that. 143 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 5: But I thought Nick battled. 144 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 4: But you know, he'd be the first one to tell 145 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 4: you when some of those you know, some of those turnovers, 146 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 4: there's just huge momentum swings and requires a lot of 147 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 4: stress on your defense, especially when you are explosive as 148 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 4: we were today on offense. I think we're somewhere around 149 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 4: seven point six yards of play, but we just when 150 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 4: we moved it, we moved it pretty quickly via some 151 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 4: explosive passes, and then you know, when we didn't. We 152 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 4: left our defense on the field far too much with 153 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 4: some of those turnovers and asking them to overcome a 154 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 4: lot there against a really good offense and and you know, 155 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 4: just didn't do enough. 156 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 5: In the end to win the game. 157 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 6: Had a chance, and there's that many turnovers on the 158 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 6: downfield throws and wonder if you're asking him to do 159 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 6: too much. 160 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 4: Or well, I think we've got to try to do 161 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 4: what we think to win the football game. Early on, 162 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 4: you know, we had you know, they were doing they're 163 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 4: playing a little bit more base defense and what we've 164 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 4: seen to our twelve grouping, which gave us the opportunity 165 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 4: to get some throws down the field once we kind 166 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 4: of established what the plan was to how they were 167 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 4: going to play, justin there were some things available to us. 168 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 4: And then you know, I think we ended up a 169 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 4: little you know, about a yard and a half of 170 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 4: carry and just did not think after the long drives 171 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 4: that you know, the best thing to do would be 172 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 4: risk third and seven plus, you know, on those metrics 173 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 4: when we thought there was some ability to move the 174 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 4: football via the pass, which we're able to do. But 175 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 4: that's you know, we'll take a look at all those 176 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 4: interceptions and try to coach nick up whether it's scissor making, 177 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 4: whether it's you know, timing, whether it's just accuracy, trusting 178 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 4: the design and where we want the ball to end up. 179 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 4: You know, we'll take a look at all those things 180 00:08:56,679 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 4: and adjust our game plan accordingly moving forward. But in 181 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 4: the end, we're you know, always going to do what 182 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 4: we think is best to try to win the football 183 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 4: game in the moment. And I just once again credit 184 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 4: our guys for battling overcoming some adverse circumstances. 185 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 5: And you know. 186 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 4: There were some momentum plays that the Lions made. There 187 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 4: was a couple of momentum plays, you know that where 188 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 4: they were able to get some you know, free yards 189 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 4: out of some decisions, and ultimately, you know, we just 190 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 4: couldn't overcome all those things, and we've got to continued 191 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 4: to strive to do that. That's what December football is 192 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 4: all about. 193 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 7: Kevin on the one he threw to Jordan there it 194 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,599 Speaker 7: looked like we might have had some space if we 195 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 7: let them a little further outside. 196 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 4: What was the conversation, Yeah, it was that it was that, 197 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 4: you know, once the corner nails down on justin the 198 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 4: design of the plays, to you know, work a three 199 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 4: level throw one of deep thirds or corners, quarter's corner, 200 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 4: if they're rolling to JJ, whatever it is. We're just 201 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 4: trying to leverage the deep defender and use the grass 202 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 4: we have available to us to potentially drive it away 203 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 4: from the defender. Defender was able to come back, can 204 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 4: kind of undercut Jordan coming back to the football, which 205 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 4: normally means when it's the safety, normally means that we 206 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 4: probably could have drove that ball, you know, flatting away 207 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 4: from the defender. Kind of a standard play. We ended 208 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 4: up hitting that play in the two minute just with 209 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 4: JJ on the top shelf, made an unbelievable play. I'm 210 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 4: there on the running clock, third and forever that we had. 211 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 1: How would you sum up the way justin play today? 212 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, he battled. 213 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 4: We were doing some unique things with some motions, some 214 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 4: different type of tempo motions, some different things to. 215 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 5: Try to stress their coverages. 216 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 4: Knowing that there was a huge plan for him out there, 217 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 4: I just you know where he's at, missing as much 218 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 4: time as he has over these last couple of weeks 219 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 4: to really be working through it. This guy was you know, 220 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 4: he's he's going to leave it all out on the field. 221 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 4: That's what I love about him. He's so tremendously talented. 222 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 4: He's such a competitor that we're going to continue to 223 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 4: try to feature our best player regardless of what the 224 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 4: defense tries to take away. Most of his most of 225 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 4: his completions, I don't know what he ended up with, 226 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 4: but most of those completions were either against double teams 227 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 4: or possibly a third defender depending on how you count 228 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 4: the underneath coverage on that final interception that Justin is 229 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 4: Justin sitting down or is no, he's staying on the move. Yeah, 230 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 4: we you know, I thought, you know, of have to 231 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 4: take a look at it. But you know, we were 232 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,959 Speaker 4: trying to basically Justin lined up outside and ran some 233 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 4: similar concepts he ran lined up the two spot, three spot. 234 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 4: We were just trying to move him around and then 235 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 4: play people off of him. And I you know, it 236 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 4: looked to me like there was little grass maybe out 237 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 4: in front and Nick kind of got flushed. 238 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 5: Up to his left. It's a tough throw to then direct. 239 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 4: That ball maybe to the back back, you know, back 240 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 4: half of the end zone there towards the pylon. 241 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 5: But that was the intent, Kevin, What. 242 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 8: Was the explanation about the Jared Goff fumbling completion. 243 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, so it was confirmed via the replay assist, which 244 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 4: was unfortunate because you know, I would would have loved 245 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 4: to just hear that it was an officials ruling and 246 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 4: then I maybe I could have thrown the flag and 247 00:11:57,840 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 4: took it to the challenge. The views that I had, 248 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 4: I did not necessarily see it the same way. But 249 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 4: that's why I'm on our sideline and not you know, 250 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 4: in the field officiating the game. So clearly maybe it's 251 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 4: maybe there's some views I did not see. There was, 252 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:15,719 Speaker 4: you know, there were some things that clearly, I mean, 253 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 4: that's momentum in its peers form, when your defense can 254 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:22,679 Speaker 4: force a turnover and get seven points out of it, 255 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 4: huge momentum plays. You know, there was another I think 256 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 4: second and twenty six where you know, they got us 257 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 4: for a roughing call. Have to go back and take 258 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 4: a look at that one, the illegal contact on Jalen Williams, 259 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 4: just knowing how they were defending us a lot of 260 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 4: the day with some hands on in the in the 261 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 4: move area. 262 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 5: Go back and take a look that as well. 263 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 4: But the fact of the matter is we didn't do 264 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 4: enough to win the football game overcome whatever adversity, whether 265 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 4: it was injuries or anything else. So there was you know, 266 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 4: there were some things there that clearly, you know, we've 267 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 4: either got to coach better from a technique standpoint or 268 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 4: just get a little clear on how to do that. 269 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 4: Williams in there, Jaylen, I think we were getting into 270 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 4: some of our multiple dB groupings there on a third 271 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 4: and long, and I believe at that point that Caleb 272 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 4: Evans was out of the football game. 273 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 5: And I believe he was taking out of the football game. 274 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 7: What explanation did they give you for Whitey through the flags? 275 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,439 Speaker 5: Did not get one on that Ben He. 276 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 6: Was mentioned injury adversity. Are some of those injuries going 277 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 6: to be significant? 278 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 5: You thing? I do believe. 279 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 4: So I can't confirm any of those, but with two 280 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 4: weeks left to go, you know, we've got some really 281 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 4: tough guys. We've got some guys that are all trying 282 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 4: to battle. Uh, they're way back in there, But I 283 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 4: do believe so. 284 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,839 Speaker 2: With DJ you mentioned, there's no concern about me. 285 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 4: I have great concern about the injury. But as of 286 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 4: right now, our our initial diagnosis on site here is 287 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 4: a quad injury. The severity of that I'll I'll have 288 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 4: to let you guys know, but you could see what 289 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 4: DJ means to our team. One of those guys that 290 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 4: probably hasn't gotten enough credit for the type of year 291 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 4: he's had. And you know, our guys. The one thing 292 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 4: about our guys is we got the right kind of guys. 293 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 4: It's as close knit of a group as I've been around. 294 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 4: It's what makes losses like these hurt. And when a 295 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 4: couple of their brothers go down, three four guys go 296 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 4: down with some what may be significant injuries, you know, 297 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 4: it takes a lot to continue to persevere and push through. 298 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 4: And I thought our guys tried to do that throughout 299 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 4: the football game. 300 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 8: Kept annoying. 301 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 9: You guys are probably you win out now. 302 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 5: Yep. 303 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 9: You think at the mindset of that team. 304 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 4: In a longer yeah, I mean some of our JJ, 305 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 4: some of our captains were immediately when we were breaking 306 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 4: down the team, talking about the next opportunity, going back 307 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 4: and improving, getting healthy, recovering from a tough, hard fought game. 308 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 4: I challenged them to leave it all out there. They 309 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 4: absolutely did. We knew it would be close, We knew 310 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 4: it would be a grind all the way down to 311 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 4: the very end. We just wanted to have an opportunity 312 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 4: to maybe make a player two to to try to 313 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 4: get ourselves a victory. And it was all right there 314 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 4: and them for getting to stop there at the end. 315 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: Why do you think things came back to the pack 316 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: for ty Chandler. I mean, I know they became a 317 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: pass first operation when they got down nine, like thirty 318 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: to twenty one. But I mean even in the he 319 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: scored a touchdown, but even in the early stages of 320 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: the game, getting the run was not as easy as one. 321 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 2: No, it wasn't. 322 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 3: And I guess that's the other thing is is he 323 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 3: had eight attempts the entire day. 324 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 2: We ran the ball only eleven times. 325 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 3: So when you when you're when you're trying to look 326 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 3: at the thirty six passes and you know, only eleven runs. 327 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 3: We it just wasn't part of our DNA in this game. 328 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 3: I mean, it wasn't part of our plan. I don't 329 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 3: think we didn't really we we we we did enough 330 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 3: early and then got away from it. And as the 331 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 3: game got away from us. That's you know, that kind 332 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 3: of came back to Hanus and you could see how 333 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 3: Detroit late in the game efficiently ran the football and 334 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 3: that helped limit them the third you know, third, mediums, 335 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 3: third and shorts or move the chains. So a bit 336 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 3: of a head scratcher, but I think that was maybe 337 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 3: part of the call sheet that was just forgotten about, 338 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 3: if you will, because of the way this game went. 339 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: Nick Mullins threw for three hundred and make that four 340 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: hundred and eleven yards. 341 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 2: Wow. 342 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: His second four hundred yard game. His first took place 343 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: in his rookie year with San Francisco against Seattle when 344 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: he went for foreign change but before interceptions. So let's 345 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: hear from Nick Mullins and what he had to say 346 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: following the Lions victory today. 347 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 5: Let's up you guys. 348 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 9: First, Merry Christmas. Close game. 349 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 8: Obviously we didn't do enough to get to win. You 350 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 8: can have an explosive offense, but crucial mistakes will always 351 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 8: hold you back. But we're excited to put our head 352 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 8: down and just keep working and just keep going. 353 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 9: I think, just what did you see on the last play? Yeah, 354 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 9: tried to step up. 355 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 8: I could either put it like further out or right 356 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 8: on him, and tried to put it right on him 357 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 8: and the ball didn't exactly come out exactly how I 358 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:06,120 Speaker 8: wanted it to. And that's unfortunate the way it ended 359 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 8: like that. We had a chance to win it at 360 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 8: the end and we didn't get it done. But that's 361 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 8: what I saw. 362 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 6: I think just in the bigger picture, how do you 363 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 6: view a four hundred yard game with the four picks 364 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 6: and the touchdowns on the extend? 365 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 8: Personally, I think I just have to take the next step. 366 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 8: Like I believe that I'm a very good quarterback. But 367 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 8: what's it going to take take to take the next step? 368 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 8: And so that's something that I'll always you know, the 369 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 8: NFL is alway, it's a mental game. It's you verse you, 370 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 8: and so that's just what I keep striving for. Just 371 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 8: hard work, execution, trust the guys around me, and. 372 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 6: Yeah, what do you think, what do you have to 373 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 6: do or what do you think the next step is? 374 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 8: I think just keep playing ball, keep your head down, 375 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 8: keep working on one step at a time, focus on 376 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 8: your responsibility each play, and just keep striving. 377 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 7: On the turnovers. Did you view those more as decision 378 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 7: making things or ball placement things or what would. 379 00:17:58,040 --> 00:17:58,919 Speaker 5: You see as the big thing? Now? 380 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 9: Yeah, a lot of ball placement. I believe I'm very 381 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 9: accurate quarterback. 382 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 8: I did make a lot of good throws today, but 383 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 8: those the pilon the pie line to the left. Gotta 384 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 8: drive it more and bring it over to the left. 385 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 8: And so yeah, just a couple of those. And then 386 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 8: like the the diagonal with to Jordan Addison, if he 387 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 8: beats him across and you put it on him, if 388 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 8: he gets undercut, then you loft it over the top. 389 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 8: And there was space out there. There was space, but 390 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 8: I just didn't make it accurate enough throw. So decisions 391 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 8: accuracy you have to be elite at all times. And 392 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 8: I've done a good job of making plays and moving 393 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 8: the offense, and we've worked really hard collectively to move 394 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 8: the offense, but just you have to avoid those mistakes this. 395 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 7: How would you describe what Justin did today? 396 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 8: Justin's a beast, uh playing and simple. He's a great teammate. 397 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 8: He works hard and and he's a beast. I mean, 398 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:58,919 Speaker 8: you just have so much trust in him. Put the 399 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 8: ball up, making plays. That's who he is, it's what 400 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 8: he does. And he's an awesome teammate and awesome player. 401 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 2: On the third and twenty seven, I just kind of 402 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 2: take us through where you saw it with. 403 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: Justin making that catch. 404 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 8: Oh yeah, So I believe we had a pretty similar 405 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 8: route to the previous interception. Like the first half, we 406 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 8: had basically the pie line with stuff coming to it, 407 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 8: and the corner was here, the safety was here, there's 408 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 8: a space, so just drive it, try to give him 409 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 8: a chance. And he made a great play. It was 410 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 8: a great catch, and it gave the two minute drive life. 411 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 7: In terms of the aggressiveness there, I guess, how much 412 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 7: is that sort of your I guess, natural way of 413 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 7: playing quarterback, and how much is that coach is encouraging 414 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 7: You hate trying to chase. 415 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 8: Big plays outfield when you have no I think the coaches, 416 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 8: the coaches do a great job of putting us in 417 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 8: the right situations. And then part of me playing quarterbacks 418 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 8: just going through progressions, accurate balls, being decisive, and that's 419 00:19:58,040 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 8: what I have to do to be efficient, and that's 420 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 8: kind of have always played. Just be accurate, make the decisions, 421 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 8: and obviously it's not perfect, but you strive to do 422 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 8: that to the best of your ability as kissed consistently 423 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 8: as you can. 424 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 3: There were a lot of open receivers the downfield plays 425 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 3: that you had opportunities and created a lot of explosives. 426 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 5: What was working specifically kind of from. 427 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 3: The game plan that was able to create some of 428 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 3: those explosive plays. 429 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean there were space in the zones with 430 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 8: some of the concepts that we had and just finding 431 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 8: those zones and placing the balls and trusting the receivers, 432 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 8: We'll get to that spot. And then when we got 433 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 8: man coverage. We have really good skill guys that can 434 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 8: separate and win, So there was manner zone. We had 435 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 8: really good concepts to put our receivers in the situations 436 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 8: to make the plays. 437 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 9: And we did hit a lot of them. We had 438 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:48,479 Speaker 9: a lot of big plays. 439 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,880 Speaker 8: Obviously those have to outweigh the mistakes, but we did 440 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 8: move the ball. We were explosive, and the old line 441 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 8: did a great great job up front. They battle all day. 442 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,239 Speaker 8: I can't say I say I love those guys all 443 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 8: the time. What I really do like, they're a great group, 444 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 8: They're great teammates. They battle their butts off, and that's 445 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 8: all we can ask for good. I think, what's the 446 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 8: level of confidence within the locker room and knowing you guys, 447 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 8: I'm probably gonna win out to the bath playoffs. Yeah, 448 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 8: we got two more. See where the chips fall where 449 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 8: they may. We're ready to get back to work. Head down, 450 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 8: the smooth football, stay efficient. Like I said, gotta play 451 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:30,119 Speaker 8: collective team football. We know we can do it now. 452 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 8: We just got to go back to work, put our 453 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 8: head down, keep working, and. 454 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 9: We're excited for it. 455 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 8: The guys we have in the locker room on defense, offense, 456 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 8: special teams, we love football, we love work, we love 457 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 8: being around each other, and that's what it's all about. 458 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 9: And so we're gonna keep working for sure. 459 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: Green Bay. Next it's a border battle. It is Sunday 460 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: Night football and the Minnesota Vikings will operate from seven 461 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: to eight. Still not out of the postseason. They can't 462 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: win the division. The Lions did it today. But nevertheless, 463 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: the A topic is getting guys healthy, right. 464 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,199 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, I mean this is this. The amount of 465 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 3: injuries this team is sustained this year has just been 466 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 3: mind boggling, right, I mean, and you look at Marcus Davenport, right, 467 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 3: I mean, you can start, you can start, and defensively especially, 468 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 3: we have just put people guys in and cycled them 469 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 3: in and just you know whatever. 470 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 2: They've all stepped in and did the best that they can. 471 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 3: But at some point, you know, you lose Hockinson, you 472 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 3: lose you know, Addison, You're losing your playmakers, right, You're 473 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 3: losing the playmakers at times when you really need them. 474 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,720 Speaker 2: And kJ stepped up a very good job. 475 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 3: Brandon poulll stepped did a nice job at the end, 476 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 3: and so I I guess, you know, overall, yeah, the 477 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 3: next man up. 478 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 2: But I've never quite I've never quite seen it like this. 479 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 3: This is it's it's remarkable the number of guys that 480 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,120 Speaker 3: we've and then you look at Jordan Hicks coming back 481 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 3: and what a difference he made, you know, having Jordan Hicks, 482 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 3: I was surprised played the entire game. 483 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 2: This is the guy had his leg wide open for 484 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 2: four days. Wow. 485 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 3: And then you know, we'll talk about tough hold he smokes, 486 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 3: you know, and you know Brian O'Neal has he come 487 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 3: back against Green Bay? I mean, you're going to the 488 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 3: game without Brian O'Neil, right, he would have been important 489 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 3: today as well. 490 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 2: And you know, I don't know, it's just. 491 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 3: I feel for the coaches man trying to figure out 492 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 3: who to put on a field, and it's constant change 493 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 3: and changing personnel during the game. 494 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 2: I mean, it's nuts. 495 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 1: Good job as usual, my brother. Merry Christmas to you 496 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: all right, and I will see you Pete Bursich Tuesday 497 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: at the Vikings Entertainment Network for his film study and 498 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 1: the recording of my sit down with Kevin O'Connell and 499 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: x'es and o's. Thank you very much for listening to 500 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 1: the Vikings postgame report. The Detroit Lions are the twenty 501 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: twenty three Division champions after beating the Minnesota Vikings thirty 502 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: to twenty four at us Bank Stadium. This was a 503 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: curly Hearess and Candace Anderson production and on behalf of everybody, 504 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: I'm Paul Allen. Have a very merry Christmas. Thanks for listening.