1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, hi everyone, Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com. 2 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford sitting next to my trusted colleague 3 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: West Hodkowitz. Were coming to you here from our studios 4 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: at lambeau Field and West. It's almost here Sunday night 5 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 1: football Packers Chief's Arrowhead Stadium in prime time in week 6 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: eight and our final show of the week that means 7 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: keys to victory. So where do you want to start 8 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: with this one? What do the Green Bay Packers need 9 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: to do to come back seven and one? Well, so 10 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: much has been made this week of the quarterback situation, 11 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: whether it'll be Patrick Mahomes or what it'll be Matt Moore. 12 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, the weapons are the 13 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: weapons and the Chief's offense though, and you have to 14 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: account for them. So whether it's Sammy Watkins, Tyreek hill, 15 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: Um Hardman, the rook you know, Travis Kelsey again having 16 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: a phenomenal season, or even the Shawn McCoy now really 17 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: stepping his game up as you know, taking the reins 18 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: as kind of their lad running back. There's so many 19 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: different people that you have to stop. So even if 20 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: it is Matt Moore in this game, the thing that 21 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: I like about what Kansas City offers offensively is there's 22 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: a lot of things that they can do to make 23 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks life easier, and you need to be able 24 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: to eliminate those weapons. So, you know, my biggest key 25 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: for this thing is one being able to stop McCoy, 26 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: not allowing Damian Williams to get going. He's you know, 27 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: he's had a rough goal of it here the first 28 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: six seven weeks of the season. You gotta, you know, 29 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: keep him stymied. But if you're allowed, if you're able 30 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: to actually stop McCoy and make this thing one dimensional 31 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: and allow your safeties in in in cornerbacks to play 32 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: to their strengths, that's gonna go a long way. Because, 33 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,559 Speaker 1: as I'm sure something we'll be talking about the fact 34 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: that Darnell Savage was uh practicing in pads on Thursday. 35 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: It wasn't just that it was a walk through on Wednesday, 36 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: allowed him to be out there. He was good to 37 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: go and clear to be in that padded practice Thursday. 38 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: So that signals that he's probably looking towards a return 39 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: here to have them back and Adrian Amos and you know, 40 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: being able to defend the middle of the field there 41 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: is going to be critical, especially when you have weapons 42 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: like Hill and Kelsey that really the Kansas City is 43 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: really looking to take advantage of. Yeah, we've been talking 44 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: about those weapons for Kansas City, and a lot of 45 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: it is built on speed. Obviously, Travis Kelsey not a 46 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: speed burner, but for a tight end is about as 47 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: fast and athletic as it gets. And then you have 48 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: your Tyreek Hills and you're Sammy Watkins. I think on 49 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: the defensive side of this ball, what I point to 50 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: for this game is to tackle, because I think the 51 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs they're gonna look to make explosive plays 52 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: by making guys miss and generating big gains off of 53 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: yards after the catch and things like that. And I 54 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 1: think the Packers need to be on their p's and 55 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: queues with the tackling because Andy Reid is going to 56 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: be able to scheme things up to get the ball 57 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: to the guys that he wants to have the ball 58 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: in their hands. But if you limit those catches to 59 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: where the ball is caught and not let those turn 60 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: into the explosive gains that are hurt the Packers a 61 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: lot over the last few weeks. I think the Packers 62 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: defense can can stay in here and hold their own 63 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: regardless of whether it's Matt Moore or Patrick Mahomes. And 64 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: the most the more I looked at the last month 65 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: here and some of these games that they played tight, 66 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: the games have been tighter because they didn't allow the 67 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: Chiefs to extend those plays. So, whether it's Mahomes just 68 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,399 Speaker 1: in the pocket or whether it's a guy like Hill 69 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: with the ball now that he's back from the shoulder injury, 70 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: you know, being able to work through those type of 71 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: things is going to be you know critical that you know, 72 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: if it isn't the first guy tackling that you're at 73 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: least getting a helmet there and allowing the rest of 74 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: the group to come and charge. And you know, it 75 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: doesn't always have to be twenty five solo tackles. It's 76 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, group tackles. You know count the same in 77 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: the grand scheme of things, But you cannot allow them 78 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: to break to the second level. That was one of 79 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: the issues they have with Josh Jacobs last week is 80 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: that he just when he got to that second level, 81 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: he's so hard to take down a lot of those 82 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: guys between those you know, the chains there, that's where 83 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: they'll receive the ball. That's where they start to do 84 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: their damage because of how they can get the yards 85 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: after catch. So that I agree with you whole hardly. 86 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: That's going to be one of the big critical points 87 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: of emphasis for this game for Green Bay because the 88 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: thing about Matt Moore is I'm not trying to say 89 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: that he's a He's not a prototype of homes by 90 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: any means, but he's played in this league for a 91 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: long time, with over a thousand passes thrown, you know, 92 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: and in the number of you know, starts that he 93 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: had both in Carolina and Miami, the moment is not 94 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: going to be too big for him. So I mean, 95 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: if you allow him to get if let's say it 96 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: is more, and you allow him to feel good and 97 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 1: confident back in a swing of things early on, that 98 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,679 Speaker 1: can really be a recipe for disaster. And you mentioned 99 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: earlier that the Packers looks like they're gonna get Darnell 100 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: Savage back at safety in the back end. Here, the 101 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 1: rookie first round pick out of Maryland, and he's fast, 102 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: and the best answer for speed on the offensive side 103 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 1: is to have your own speed on the defensive side. 104 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: And j R. Alexander. We're expecting him probably to get 105 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: his share of Tyreek Hill. But Darnell Savage is one 106 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: of these guys that if he's if he's playing in 107 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: the deep middle, playing center field, he's gonna have to 108 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: chase the ball down. He's gonna have to chase down 109 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: these uh, these speedy weapons for the Chiefs, and as 110 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: I said before, just prevent those big plays. Yeah, and 111 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: this is a much better matchup for Green Bay than 112 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: it would have been a couple of years ago. I mean, 113 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: I think that they are conditioned to match speed for speed. Now, 114 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: there were some years where it was like that that 115 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: could be a really big problem. But I think you've 116 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: seen even with some of these explosives they've had in 117 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: recent weeks that they've allowed. You've seen JayR Alexander, you 118 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: know running down uh, you know receivers. You've seen Will 119 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: Redmond being able to come back and make a play. 120 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: They have the athleticism and talent to to stay stride 121 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 1: for stride for them. The big key for this game 122 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: is going to be being back and getting on your technique, 123 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: being able to know where your leverage is in playing 124 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: within the scheme so you don't allow those big, gashing plays. 125 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: But afterwards, I mean, certainly they have the speed and 126 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: the side to side, sideline to sideline speed to be 127 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: able to account for a lot of the things that 128 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: Kansas City's gonna throw at them. Yeah. Well, on the 129 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: offensive side of the ball for the Packers, I know 130 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: we're coming off of this game with Aaron Rodgers and 131 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: the maximum passer rating one point three, But to me, 132 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: this matchup and the venue Arrowhead Stadium, and everything that 133 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: goes into that, this game to me just screams run 134 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: the ball, protect the ball. And we talked earlier in 135 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: the week about Kansas City's run defense. They're allowing about 136 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: a hundred and fifty yards a game on the ground, 137 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: about five point zero yards per carry, both of those 138 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: figures in the bottom quarter of the league. As far 139 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: as run defense, I think with the Packers and there 140 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: one to punch with Jones and Williams, they've got to 141 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: get that going. They need to establish that and take 142 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: advantage of that weakness in Kansas City defense. And then really, 143 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: anytime you're on the road, especially but in an environment 144 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: like this prime time Sunday night football Arrowhead Stadium. A 145 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: team that went to the A f C Championship Game 146 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: last year. Uh, there's no faster way to to lose 147 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: momentum than to turn the ball over. And the Packers 148 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: have done a good job obviously protecting the football for 149 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: the most part this year. That really needs to continue 150 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: in this game. I say that also because whether it's 151 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: Matt Moore or a limited or compromised Patrick Mahomes, in 152 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: some way, I think the Packers have a significant edge 153 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: at quarterback in this game with Aaron Rodgers. And to me, 154 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: anytime you have a significant edge at quarterback, if you 155 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: protect the football and don't lose that turnover battle, you 156 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: have a really really good chance to win. And it's 157 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: funny too much because you can go back and you 158 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: want to look at all the different defenses and and 159 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: strategies and players at the Packers have had over Aaron 160 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: Rodgers career as a starting quarterback now twelve years into 161 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: this thing, is that it's taking the football away. When 162 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: the Packers take the football away. With the way that 163 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: Rogers takes care of it, it's been a recipe for victories. 164 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: It's been on what has allowed the Packers to, you know, 165 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: be one of the league's most consistently winning franchises, you know, 166 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: during Aaron Rodgers tenure as a as a you know, 167 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: quarterback here in the NFL. This matchup is interesting to 168 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: me on a number of different levels because Mahomes sort 169 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: of everyone always says Mahomes reminds it reminds everyone of 170 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: Rogers a lot, and it does. But he also has 171 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: some of those you know, Brett Farve qualities too. He's 172 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: not afraid to be a gun slinger. He's really smart 173 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: with what he does. Um, but you know he is 174 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: going to be prone to a couple more mistakes. And 175 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: I would say Rodgers is a lot of times the 176 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: thing that's gonna be really interesting about this matchup. Okay, 177 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: let's just say Mahomes ends up playing in this. Again. 178 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: I've stated in my opinion on this, there's a lot 179 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: for this young man to play for, and there's a 180 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: lot that Kansas City is playing for in the season. 181 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: I would think it wouldn't be the smartest of measures. 182 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: But let's say that's the route they take. I I 183 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 1: very easily could see this being a shootout. I very 184 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: easily could see this be a game where the Packers 185 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: defense still plays really well. Um, just because of how 186 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: this game is set up and how things are are 187 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: looking offensively, though, I think where the Packers truly get 188 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 1: the edge is their run game. I think with Aaron 189 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: Jones and Jamal Williams and the performance that they're coming 190 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: off of for the last few weeks when it's had 191 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: to be both of them, when it's had to be 192 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: one of them, the way that they've stepped up and 193 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: risen to the occasion has been sort of that difference maker. 194 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: And when I think, getting back to my main point here, 195 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: the best years Aaron Rodgers head is when that running 196 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: game is at its best. And I think that's what 197 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: when you talk about all the different factors and things 198 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: that went right for the Packers and things that went wrong. 199 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: But realistically, when I think of six and one, I 200 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: think of how the offense has found an equalirium, has 201 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: found a balance, and it's a credit to Aaron Jones 202 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: and Jamal Williams, and I think those two guys don't 203 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,439 Speaker 1: let up. Yeah. When I say, and I just want 204 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: to be clear when I say I think the Packers 205 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: are going to have a significant quarterback advantage in this game. 206 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: That's if Patrick Mahomes plays. I don't think we're going 207 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 1: to see the m v P Patrick Mahomes. We're not 208 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: going to see the guy who can scramble all the 209 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: way out to the right boundary and throw the ball 210 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: back to the left. Hash. We're not going to see 211 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: the guy who can roll to his left and then 212 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 1: open up and throw back across his body at some 213 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: weird arm angle on the move and hit somebody like 214 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill and stride cutting back across the other way. 215 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: I just if Mahomes plays, I just think it's going 216 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: to be a compromise Mahomes, It's not going to be 217 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: the m v P Mahomes. And that's where I you know, 218 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: run the ball and protect the ball. I think that's 219 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: what wins this game. Yeah, and that's why. And again 220 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: we're going to find out probably ninety minutes before this 221 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: game begins on Sunday night. But I just don't see why, 222 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: other than suf refuge and all those you know, different 223 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: kind of sleight of hands that Kansas City could be 224 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: trying to use, I don't see why you do it. 225 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: I don't see why you go that direction, especially considering 226 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: Matt Moore actually looked pretty good last week. I felt, 227 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: I mean, he's not Patrick Mahomes, but he also didn't 228 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: look out of place there. He looked like he could 229 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: have effectively run this offense. And considering he wasn't on 230 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: this roster two months ago today, I think that actually, 231 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: you know, speaks pretty well of him and what he's 232 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: brought to the table. Yeah. Well, a couple other things 233 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: to touch on here with regards to we've been speaking 234 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: all week about the venue and Arrowhead Stadium and everything 235 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: like that. A couple of things to keep in mind. One, 236 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are five and two, but you know what 237 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 1: they're two losses are both at Arrowhead Stadium, which you 238 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: would think when looking at things on paper, But it's true. 239 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: They lost back to back home games too. I believe 240 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,559 Speaker 1: it was the Colts and the Texans, if I'm not mistaken. 241 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,959 Speaker 1: So kind of strange in the sense that the team 242 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 1: that was the number one seed in the a f 243 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: C and had the home field in the playoffs and 244 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: everything throughout last year has already lost to home games 245 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 1: this year. On the other side of that, for the 246 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers, you look at the last quarter century 247 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: of Packers history and if you were to rank the 248 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: you know, top five or six regular seasons, the Packers 249 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: have had in that time. One of them, would two 250 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 1: of them, I should say, would definitely be two thousand eleven, 251 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: And and those both happened to be years that the 252 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: Packers lost at Arrowhead Stadium, even though it was one 253 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 1: of the better seasons in recent history for this franchise. 254 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: So a couple of things with regards to this location 255 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 1: and the recent history and the history in the past 256 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: and everything going on that that make this a little 257 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: more interesting. Was the quarterback in ninety was that Alviskerback? 258 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 1: It wasn't Joe Montana was already done. No, Montana was 259 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: gone by then. It might have been Gerback. I have 260 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 1: to look it up for sure, but you're probably right 261 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: on that. But it is funny. I mean, as a kid, 262 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: I remember that game a little bit, and I remember, 263 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, because obviously you see Arrowhead and you just 264 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: have the bright red colors and and and certainly that 265 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:20,839 Speaker 1: was a you know, demoralizing day for a little west 266 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: Hot quits. But um no, I mean, and you go 267 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: back to two thousand eleven, I can actually tell you 268 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 1: where I was. I wasn't watching the game in two 269 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: thousand eleven. I was at a local fabric shop with 270 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: my wife. She was trying to put together this project 271 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: for school, and I remember following it on my phone 272 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: for fantasy football reasons and just to see how the 273 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: game was going. You certainly were there, and like it 274 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: was just one of those things where those type of games, 275 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: you get that feeling in the first half, like Okay, 276 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 1: it's a slow start, and then you get into the 277 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: third quarter, it's like, Okay, this isn't a slow start anymore. 278 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: In the fourth quarter, it's so, this is getting kind 279 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: of dangerous. And I think one of the things, and 280 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: a lot was made out of that, the two shell, 281 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: some of the adjustments that Romeo Cornell made that you know, 282 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: some defenses down the line end up exploiting for a minute. 283 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: And Cornell was at the time, right because because Todd 284 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: was it Todd Haley had already been fired. Yeah, the 285 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 1: Chiefs were going through a transition there, and UH and 286 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: the Packers obviously we're thirteen and oh and and the 287 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: winning street came to a winning streak that was actually 288 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: nineteen games going back to UH to the finish to 289 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: two thousand ten that ended with the championship. The Packers 290 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: had won nineteen games in a row. And that streak 291 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: ended at Arrowhead. Yeah. And the thing that stands out 292 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: to me, other than the fact that the adjust was 293 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 1: that Kernell made in you know, very game Kansas City team, 294 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 1: was when even when we were down season like that, 295 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: how much that crowd ended up ultimately getting behind them 296 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:38,559 Speaker 1: because of what it meant and the run of the 297 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,439 Speaker 1: Packers had been on at that point. Mike I was 298 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,439 Speaker 1: in the locker room for every home game running quotes, 299 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: and I just remember every single week and Clay Matthews, 300 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:47,959 Speaker 1: to his credit, often said, you know, the next one 301 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: is only as good as the last one, so we 302 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: gotta keep winning for this to matter. But there was 303 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: a public sentiment nationally that Okay, this is a team 304 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: that's just going to run through everybody, and then Kansas 305 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: City very humbly reminded them that now and any given 306 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: day the NFL in that day, that venue, that day. 307 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: That was my lasting takeaway. It was just how rocking 308 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 1: it was by what was sort of a cataclysmic upset. Yeah. Well, 309 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: in the big picture here and now for the Green 310 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: Bay Packers, they need to win to get to seven 311 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: and one and stay alone in first place in the 312 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: NFC North because on Thursday Night football, the Minnesota Vikings 313 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: took care of business. Not the prettiest game in the world, 314 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: but a win is a win as a win. As 315 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: they say, nineteen to nine, the Vikings are six and 316 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: two at the halfway point. So the Packers if they 317 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: want to remain by themselves the top the NFC North, 318 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: they need to get to seven and one. Your thoughts 319 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: on the Thursday night game. Unfortunate for the Redskins and 320 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: for Packers fans who were rooting for Washington to to 321 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: pull the upset. When Case Keena went out of the 322 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: game and Dwayne Haskins went in, the rookie out of 323 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: Ohio State, it just for whatever Washington had going on offense, 324 00:14:55,440 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: it all kind of disappeared. And for his valiant and effort, 325 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: I guess I would say as Washington's defense put up 326 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: against a Minnesota offense that was lighting people up the 327 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: last few weeks, Washington's defense kept him in the game, 328 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: but their offense just couldn't do enough. Yeah, and it's 329 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: unfortunate too, because I don't know if you remember, the 330 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: player that jumps off to my mind right at the 331 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: top of my head is Steve Smith here and I'll 332 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: tell you what I'm trying to get at um. Right 333 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: at the beginning of his career, I remember correctly. I 334 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: think Carolina was actually working through some stuff. They were 335 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: trying to find their quarterback, and you know, you kind 336 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: of get those players every once in a while, those 337 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: skill position players were It's like, Okay, this guy is 338 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: pretty good. If you could just get him to somebody 339 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: to throw on the ball, man. I really get that 340 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: feeling with Washington's Terry mcclaughlin McLaren. Gosh, that kid is 341 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: explosive and yeah, he's really come on the scene, hasn't he. Yeah, 342 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: and if he could just get him somebody to consistently 343 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: deliver him a football, I think that guy is gonna 344 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: be really special for Washington. You know, part of me too, 345 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: after watching that game the highlights back. I also think 346 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: too that a guy like Adrian Peterson, he used to 347 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: always talk about how he wanted to play to forty 348 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: and then I highly doubted that for a while, especially 349 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: when he was like the third string running back in 350 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: New Orleans. But the way he's running now, yeah, he 351 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: doesn't have the explosive speed anymore, but he still has 352 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: the power to move piles. So the point I'm trying 353 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: to make your is Washington has some players, they just 354 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: don't have a quarterback, and then case Keenum maybe could 355 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: have potentially been able to keep them in the game 356 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: to to win a close one, he ends up leaving 357 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: with the concussion. Well, Keenum was Keenum was moving the 358 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: ball for this offense early on managing they kept getting 359 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: into gold and ghost situations and they couldn't get the 360 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: ball in the end zone and they were settling for 361 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: field goals, and so you're thinking, Okay, if they can 362 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: keep moving the ball and then eventually cash in, they'll 363 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: stay right there and maybe have a chance to pull 364 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: the upset. And then the second half Keenum's out of 365 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: the game. They say he's in the concussion protocol, and 366 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: U really, Washington just didn't have a chance, even though 367 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: Minnesota's offense, while efficient when you look at all the numbers, 368 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: was not the explosive, piling up the touchdowns unit that 369 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: it had been the last few weeks. Yeah, there's a 370 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: part of me too that wonders if Washington kind of 371 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: did this to themselves, because I mean, they were talking 372 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: all week long about, Okay, Keenyan is going to be 373 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: the starter. We're gonna have Haskins as the number two 374 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: because he's the future, And a part of me is 375 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 1: kind of like, I just, I mean, if Colt McCoy 376 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: is in that situation, you wonder. Certainly he's coming back 377 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: from a significant injury, and I know things didn't go 378 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: great for him for the first game back when he 379 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: had to play. But yeah, I just Haskins looks like 380 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: he's out of place right now. But you know, we 381 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: got to talk about Minnesota for a little bit to 382 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: be at a position now that there's six and two 383 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: and working through some of the stuff that they've worked through, 384 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: our game winning streak after a two and to start, 385 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: a lot of people questioning what was going on in Minnesota, 386 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: including some people in their own locker room ing there 387 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: questioning what was going on there at two and two 388 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 1: after the loss in Chicago when their offense just did 389 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 1: not look like it had anything going for it. And 390 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: but a different story now in Minneapolis a month later. Yeah, 391 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 1: that's why I ended up saying the insider in box 392 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: yesterday and one of my posts that we make so 393 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: much out of, you know, Mike Simmers defense, but Mike 394 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: Simmer the head coach is pretty darn good too, and 395 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,479 Speaker 1: for him to be able to rally the troops at 396 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,719 Speaker 1: a time in which it seemed like this because all 397 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: fallen apart. And I know I myself personally, I was wondering, oh, man, 398 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 1: if this doesn't go the way they needed to, what 399 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: does this mean for Zimmer? And here they are now 400 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: sitting six and two and still in the thick of 401 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: this thing. And you know, looking at how their schedule lines, 402 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 1: there's some tough matchups on there, but there is an 403 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: element of controlling their own destiny too, with that slate 404 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: of NFC North games to close out the season. Well, 405 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 1: and I think Zimmer has learned some lessons over the 406 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: years two in terms of that leadership and in terms 407 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: of directing the ship, so to speak, because I remember 408 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 1: a few years ago the Vikings were five and oh, 409 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 1: they went to Philadelphia. Their offensive line kind of fell apart. 410 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: Sam Bradford got sacked a whole bunch of times. It 411 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: was their first loss of the year. They were five 412 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: and one, and Zimmer went to the podium after the 413 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: game and completely ripped his offensive line. You know, there 414 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:46,120 Speaker 1: was a leadership question there, because the Viking season did 415 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: fall apart, they ended up eight and eight, and you wonder, 416 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: you know, I just I I agree with you. I 417 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: think I think Zimmer is a really good head coach 418 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 1: and what he's doing with this team now. But this 419 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 1: is also a little bit different Mike Zimmer head coach 420 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: than from a few years ago when when I think 421 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: he made some mistakes. I agree with you on that. 422 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: I also would say I don't think the words mattered 423 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: ultimately with that offense. That offensive line was bad. I mean, 424 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 1: that was no bad offensive line, but you're right, but 425 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: they were. But they were five. They were five and oh, 426 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: they were five and oh, and they had lost one game, 427 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: and those guys were sitting there saying, our head coach 428 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: just completely threw us under the bus and we're five 429 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: and one, Like what do you want? Zimmer was way 430 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: too emotional. But it was funny because I remember watching 431 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 1: them earlier in that season when they were five and oh, 432 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: and I'm like, oh, man, there's five and note despite 433 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,120 Speaker 1: that offensive line, and then things started going the wrong 434 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 1: direction from they were older. They need to make some adjustments, 435 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 1: but a credit to Rick Spielman, they did. I still 436 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: think there's some room to grow for that offensive front there, 437 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 1: but they're they're playing the way Mike Zimmer wants to play, 438 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: which is to have a running game that is very reliable. 439 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: They've got two runs. I mean, Dalvin Cook is spectacular, 440 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: and then Madison, the rookie as their number two, is 441 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: pretty darn solid as well. And the other thing I 442 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 1: want to just point out too before we wrap this 443 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: thing up is that when they did sign are Cousins, 444 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: there was also like there was this understanding that we 445 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: have to protect this guy. So, I mean, with the 446 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: shifts that they've made in the investments they've made in 447 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 1: the line, and the young group that I think is 448 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: growing together, and then you know, regardless of how the 449 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: passing game has gone for them, they've been able to 450 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: run the football consistently each week. That's a credit to 451 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: the line, that's obviously a credit to Dalvin Cook, and 452 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 1: it's a credit to the fact that Minnesota, even though 453 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: they had to work through some stuff even the season, 454 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: is still very much in this divisional race. Yeah, well, 455 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: we shall see what else happens in the NFC North. 456 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 1: Here the Lions are playing the Giants, the Bears trying 457 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 1: to write the ship as well. They are playing the Chargers, 458 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: which is who are Green Bay's opponent the following week. 459 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,640 Speaker 1: So a lot to keep an eye on here, But yeah, 460 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: you kind of start to feel like the Lions and 461 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: the Bears they need to get things turned around here 462 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 1: if they want to stay in this with the with 463 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:53,360 Speaker 1: the Packers and the Vikings, because you know, the worst 464 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: case scenario for the Packers is six and two. The 465 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: Vikings are already six and two at the midway point, 466 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,120 Speaker 1: and these other these other teams can't fall too much further. 467 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: But the lines have to win this against the Giants. 468 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: They just have to. There's no way fans or butts 469 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 1: around it. I mean, you look at where the Giants 470 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: are right now. They certainly look like they found a quarterback, 471 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: the quarterback they can build around, but that team has 472 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: a lot of holes, most of them on defense. Detroit, 473 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 1: if they are the team that they think they are, 474 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: that they can put up the signs saying that they 475 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 1: got you know, messed out of that that win against 476 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: Green Bay. You need to ultimately beat these teams because 477 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: you didn't get the job done last week, and now 478 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: you've got a Giants team that can be explosive staring 479 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: at you in the face and then with the Bears, 480 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: I think that's just such an interesting game, as we 481 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: talked about earlier this week, because Chicago I think still 482 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 1: has potential to be better than a team. As you 483 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 1: even said, I mean, the Chargers are not a two 484 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: and five teams and somebody's gonna walk out of Soldier 485 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 1: Field feeling pretty bad about themselves. So yeah, that's that's 486 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 1: a critical game in this thing. And um, yeah, there's 487 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: a lot of gut check games this week. Philadelphia having 488 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,640 Speaker 1: to go to Buffalo, you know, that's a good it's 489 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:01,639 Speaker 1: it's it's a win that Buffalo I think needs to 490 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: have to prove that they are six and one team. 491 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,719 Speaker 1: But there's Philadelphia not wanting to follow two games below five. 492 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:09,159 Speaker 1: So yeah, there's throughout the league this week a lot 493 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: of intriguing matchups with some pretty big implications going into 494 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: the midpoint of the season. Yeah, and with that we'll 495 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,959 Speaker 1: call it a wrap on this edition of Packers Unscript. 496 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: Would be sure to follow all of our coverage of 497 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: the team and of everything going on Sunday night at 498 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: Arrowhead Stadium on Packers dot com. You can subscribe to 499 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 1: us like us on iTunes and other podcast services on Twitter, 500 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: he's at West hot I met Mike Spofford at Packers 501 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 1: for the team account. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. We'll 502 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: see you next time.