WEBVTT - #742 Packers Unscripted: Ramping up for the Rams

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from

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<v Speaker 1>Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined as always

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<v Speaker 1>by my partner in crime, Weston Hodkowitz. We're coming to

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<v Speaker 1>you hear from our studios at Lambeufield, ready to discuss

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday's upcoming game noon Central time, kickoff at Lambefield. It'll

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<v Speaker 1>be the Packers against the Los Angeles Rams. So, Wes,

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<v Speaker 1>let's take a look at this Rams team right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and the first thing that jumps out to me is

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<v Speaker 1>the schedule that this team has had. Like my goodness,

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<v Speaker 1>they start the season actually by beating the Seattle Seahawks,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Seahawks only have two losses so far this year.

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<v Speaker 1>One of those was in the opener of the Rams.

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<v Speaker 1>But then they have had very close competitive losses to

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<v Speaker 1>the forty nine Ers, to the Bengals, to the Eagles,

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<v Speaker 1>and then, unfortunately for them, they kind of took one

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<v Speaker 1>on the chain in last week against the Dallas Cowboys,

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<v Speaker 1>getting blown out. I think they were down, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like thirty points before kind of some late late scores

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<v Speaker 1>closed the gap a little bit. But really that game

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<v Speaker 1>last week against Dallas is the only one the only

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<v Speaker 1>one they've played, yeah, against one of the better teams

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<v Speaker 1>in the league that hasn't been close. Hard to say

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<v Speaker 1>exactly you know where things are headed with this Rams team,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's a competitive bunch.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a competitive bunch. Scrappy, I think, is the

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<v Speaker 2>word that comes up. Salty is the way you think

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<v Speaker 2>about it.

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<v Speaker 1>But Larry likes that word salty, big.

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<v Speaker 2>Salty, gay No. But I mean the thing about it, though,

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<v Speaker 2>is the Packers are probably meeting a team that has

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<v Speaker 2>dealt with more injuries. Maybe not on a hole as

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay has, but definitely right now when you compare

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<v Speaker 2>their injury reports. Stafford right now working through his deal

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<v Speaker 2>here day to day. The thing about it is, though,

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<v Speaker 2>for as much as I think there were questions about Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>Sean mcay is going to come back, what do they have?

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<v Speaker 2>What has impressed me the most is in the Rams

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<v Speaker 2>have done this continually. There's always somebody else that seems

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<v Speaker 2>to step up for them that you weren't expecting. They've

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<v Speaker 2>done it for years in the backfield. I mean, Cooper

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<v Speaker 2>cup in some regards came out of nowhere and it's

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<v Speaker 2>happening yet again here with this young football team.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. When you look at the big story this week

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<v Speaker 1>and leading up to Sunday's game is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>the status of Matthew Stafford, the quarterback. He's dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>a ligament injury in his thumb. The Rams have said

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<v Speaker 1>he's day to day. At the time we are taping this,

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<v Speaker 1>all we know is that he did not practice on Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 1>Sounds like it's something that could end up being an

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<v Speaker 1>end of the week or possibly even a game day decision.

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<v Speaker 1>If Stafford were to start, I will just throw this in.

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<v Speaker 1>It would actually it would be his twenty second career

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<v Speaker 1>start against the Green Bay Packers, which is the most

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<v Speaker 1>of his twenty one already is the most by far

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<v Speaker 1>of any active quarterback in the NFL. Well, if Stafford

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<v Speaker 1>cannot go, the rains would be turned over to Brett Rippen.

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<v Speaker 1>He is the backup and he's only thrown ten passes

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<v Speaker 1>this season. This is a young quarterback with a young

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback with not a lot of experience, But the injuries

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<v Speaker 1>don't stop there for them. They're leading rusher Kyron Williams

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<v Speaker 1>is currently on injured reserve, so they're trying to piece

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<v Speaker 1>together a running game with Royce Freeman and Darryl Henderson,

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<v Speaker 1>who they brought back after he was gone for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the big story in terms of their offense

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<v Speaker 1>is that while Cooper Cup was out and still recovering

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<v Speaker 1>from a very long term and difficult hamstring situation, low

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<v Speaker 1>and behold, a rookie fifth round pick out of BYU

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<v Speaker 1>named Puka Nakua has kind of taken the NFL by

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<v Speaker 1>storm in a lot of respects. Obviously, his name gets

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of attention, but his numbers wes. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>sixty one catches for seven hundred and ninety five yards

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<v Speaker 1>and eight games. That puts him on pace for more

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<v Speaker 1>than one hundred and twenty catches more than sixteen hundred

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<v Speaker 1>yards as a rookie fifth round pick in this league.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a guy that teams have had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of trouble containing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I love the fact that Stafford. Stafford's numbers

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<v Speaker 2>are not good like by any means, but the guy

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<v Speaker 2>already has two thousand passing yards on the season. They

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<v Speaker 2>are just slinging the football right now. But Nikua, the

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<v Speaker 2>thing I love about it is again less snead, a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that has had virtually no draft picks for what

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<v Speaker 2>five years. The way that they've done things. They finally

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<v Speaker 2>get a fifth round pick here this year, it's like, ah, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll take probably what is right now the offensive rookie.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll say he's on his way to being the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>rookie of the year in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>But the exciting thing for the Rams, and unfortunately for

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<v Speaker 2>the Packers what they're gonna have to contend with is

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<v Speaker 2>Cup has come back. And while we've seen how hamstring

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<v Speaker 2>injuries can linger and hold guys back and aggravations, Cup

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<v Speaker 2>has come back and has already over three hundred receiving

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<v Speaker 2>yards as well in the year, averaging fifteen yards of catch.

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<v Speaker 2>Just a very explosive offense. I think Tyler Higbe is

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<v Speaker 2>one of the more underrated tight ends in the league.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not going to be a dude that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>wow you. He's not going to be your best friend's

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<v Speaker 2>favorite fantasy tight end, but another guy that helps move

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<v Speaker 2>the sticks. The backfield has been in flux, as it's

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<v Speaker 2>been for a while here for them. But the one

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<v Speaker 2>thing that they do well, and I give them credit

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<v Speaker 2>for it, Henderson comes back. They get Freeman involved, they

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<v Speaker 2>get some veterans and some guys with some knowledge of

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<v Speaker 2>the system and they can kind of get back on,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the ground running.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. One of the things when you look at when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at sort of the statistical profile of the Rams,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things that doesn't really make a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of sense is how well they move the ball and

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<v Speaker 1>the yardage that they pile up. But it hasn't translated

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<v Speaker 1>to the points they've had. They've had trouble finishing drives.

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<v Speaker 1>And then on top of that, they had a kicker

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<v Speaker 1>who has since been released, but they had a kicker

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<v Speaker 1>who had missed six field goals in the first you know,

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<v Speaker 1>five or six games whatever of the regular season, so

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<v Speaker 1>forty three field goals, believe, Yeah, well that's and and

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<v Speaker 1>that's they haven't been able to they move the football.

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<v Speaker 1>They moved the football all the time, but they have

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<v Speaker 1>not they have not been able to finish drives. And

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<v Speaker 1>then they left a lot of they've left even more

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<v Speaker 1>points out there because they had a kicker who wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't making making kicks. They've since made a change at kicker,

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<v Speaker 1>sorry man, and are looking to uh, you know, looking

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<v Speaker 1>to get you know, in better shape with regard to

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<v Speaker 1>their to their red zone offense, to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>put more points on the board. They don't have. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't have much of a running game, but with getting

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<v Speaker 1>Cooper Cup back with you know, to two at wells

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<v Speaker 1>doing some things for them in the passing game. You

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<v Speaker 1>have Tyler Higbee who's starting to become kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>mainstay at tight end, you know, kind of an old

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<v Speaker 1>stand by if you will. In Sean mcvay's offense. This

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<v Speaker 1>strikes me as an offense that is potentially ready to

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<v Speaker 1>bust out, you know, because because of the way they've

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<v Speaker 1>consistently moved the football this year. I think this is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a significant challenge for Green Bay defense.

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<v Speaker 2>And they what on the chops to the Cowboys right

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<v Speaker 2>before this, I mean the Rams right now. This season,

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<v Speaker 2>I think, as you were talking about in the intro,

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<v Speaker 2>they've been the quintessential team of They've beaten who they've

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<v Speaker 2>needed to beat, and they've lost to the teams that

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<v Speaker 2>probably they were the underdogs against, with the exception probably

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<v Speaker 2>that Week one game. I think that caught everybody by

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<v Speaker 2>surprise a little bit, especially with what the expectations were

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<v Speaker 2>for the Rams this season. Right that being said, I

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<v Speaker 2>think if I'm the Packers, I got to think about

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that it was a slow start for the

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<v Speaker 2>Rams last week. And if you ever want to see

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<v Speaker 2>how important Slover's fast starts can be, just watch the

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<v Speaker 2>first two quarters of that game against Dallas, where Dallas

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<v Speaker 2>basically put that thing away before they even got to halftime.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, the Cowboys got an early score, then

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<v Speaker 1>Stafford threw a pick six, and then the next time

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys got the ball, they scored again, and it

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, it started to It started a snowball

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<v Speaker 1>on the Rams, and that game got away from them

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<v Speaker 1>in a hurry. On the defensive side of things, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>it all revolves around Aaron Donald. I believe, three time

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<v Speaker 1>NFL Defensive Player of the Year if I'm not mistaken.

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<v Speaker 1>He has four and a half sacks so far this

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<v Speaker 1>year of his team's fifteen sacks, so he has roughly

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<v Speaker 1>one third of this defense's sacks. It's a unit other

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<v Speaker 1>than Aaron Donald. There aren't a lot of big, recognizable

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<v Speaker 1>names necessarily on this defense. But again, I'll say, when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at things statistically, except for last week's game

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<v Speaker 1>against the Cowboys when the score really got away from him,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, this is a team that didn't give up

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<v Speaker 1>a whole They only gave up i think twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>points to the Philadelphia Eagles, who have a pretty darn

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<v Speaker 1>good offense. They did not give up a whole lot

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<v Speaker 1>of points to the Cincinnati Bengals. You know, early in

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<v Speaker 1>the season. Obviously they held the Seattle Seahawks and check.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is a this is a defense that's held

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<v Speaker 1>its own but is coming off of a rough game.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a team, a team that is coming off

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<v Speaker 1>of a rough game, and it'll be interesting to see

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<v Speaker 1>exactly how they respond to that. And I think the

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<v Speaker 1>expectation from a guy like Sean McVay is that his

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<v Speaker 1>team is going to respond well because it is a

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<v Speaker 1>veteran team. There aren't a whole lot of young guys

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<v Speaker 1>out there, with the exception of their leading receiver.

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<v Speaker 2>No, And I think this was the area when the

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<v Speaker 2>Rams are I don't want to call it a rebuild,

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<v Speaker 2>but what they were sort of doing with taking down

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<v Speaker 2>the tent a little bit and selling some of their wares,

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<v Speaker 2>it affected the defense quite a bit. And it isn't

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<v Speaker 2>so much changed the way they're ranked or any of

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<v Speaker 2>those type of things. They're just not taking away the

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<v Speaker 2>football right now. They're tied with Green Bay twenty ninth

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL the fewest takeaways so far in the

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<v Speaker 2>league at six, so that has been a big challenge

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<v Speaker 2>for them finding a way to make those impact plays.

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<v Speaker 2>And why you look at a game like this where

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<v Speaker 2>turnover margin may weigh so heavily, but Aaron Donald is

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<v Speaker 2>who he's always been. I'm sure this is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a matchup that Elton Jenkins is relishing. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>good time to get Jenkins back to health a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more with that knee, and certainly something in the

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay Packers offensive line is going to have to

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<v Speaker 2>be cog because, unlike a lot of teams where you're

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<v Speaker 2>worried about the edge pressure and what gets generated through

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<v Speaker 2>the middle but determined on how much attention you pay outside,

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<v Speaker 2>everything starts in the middle at the three tech and

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<v Speaker 2>at those positions for the Rams, and they build out

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<v Speaker 2>their pressure from the rest of that. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, Well, let's use that to just transition into what

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<v Speaker 1>we think our keys to victory are for the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>in this game. A couple things obviously that stick out

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<v Speaker 1>to me. The one that is most obvious is this

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<v Speaker 1>Packers offense has to find a way to get in

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<v Speaker 1>the end zone in the first half. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 1>has been since Week two since the Packers have scored

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<v Speaker 1>a touchdown in the first half. That needs to change

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<v Speaker 1>to put the Packers in a better position. Just one

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<v Speaker 1>touchdown in the first half. Somebody's got to find it.

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<v Speaker 1>They've got to put it together and do it to

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<v Speaker 1>just put themselves in a better position on the scoreboard

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<v Speaker 1>going into the second half, when by and large they

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<v Speaker 1>played some pretty decent offensive football. But the other thing

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<v Speaker 1>that sticks out to me with this is there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot about this game from the defensive matchup for the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers against this Rams offense that strikes me as it

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<v Speaker 1>could be very similar to last week's game against the Vikings,

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<v Speaker 1>and that it's an offense that doesn't run the ball

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<v Speaker 1>that well. You know, their leading rusher is out. They're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to piece it together with the running game, but

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<v Speaker 1>they have a veteran quarterback who's been there, done that.

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<v Speaker 1>They have weapons in the passing game. If the Packers

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<v Speaker 1>stop the run like they did against the Vikings, I

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<v Speaker 1>think they're going to get the Rams in a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of third and seven plus and third and eight plus,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Packers defensively got killed in those situations last

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<v Speaker 1>week by Kirk Cousins. When they get in those situations

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday, and I think they will, they have to

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<v Speaker 1>get the stops and get off the field when that

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<v Speaker 1>down and distance is supposed to favor you. The percentages

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<v Speaker 1>need to favor the Packers as well.

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<v Speaker 2>It's critical more than any other game Green Bays played

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<v Speaker 2>this season because, Mike, when you were talking about the

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<v Speaker 2>inability for the Rams to finish drives this season, it

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't been an issue of them kicking too many field

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<v Speaker 2>goals inside the red zone. The red zone offense is

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<v Speaker 2>actually in the top ten in the NFL. I think

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<v Speaker 2>their goal to go is in the top five. When

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<v Speaker 2>they get down the field, they finish. It's been the

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<v Speaker 2>issue for them of getting stopped right around the fifty

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<v Speaker 2>yard line or so when they're working their way in.

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<v Speaker 2>It's why Maher missed as many forty plus and fifty

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<v Speaker 2>plus field goals as he did so for Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 2>If you get this opportunity again, if you get them

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<v Speaker 2>in thirty and eight plus six seven times, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to get out of the field. You

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<v Speaker 2>have to keep those percentages skewing in your direction. No

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<v Speaker 2>team in the National Football League has attempted more field

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<v Speaker 2>goals this year than the Rams. They're twenty five, lay

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<v Speaker 2>the league by four and unfortunately for them, they've missed

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<v Speaker 2>a handful of those as well. It's a rookie kicker

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever that's coming off a practice squad that is

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<v Speaker 2>the guy that has replaced Maher. They didn't sign Mason

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<v Speaker 2>Crosby after that workup. So for the Green Bay Packers,

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<v Speaker 2>standpoint getting off the field defensively and as you said, offensively,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna keep saying it until it changes. Might You

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<v Speaker 2>have to start faster, You have to find waste to

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<v Speaker 2>get going. The Green Bay Packers, on paper, have a

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<v Speaker 2>significant advantage with their ground game compared to the Rams.

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<v Speaker 2>I tip my cap to Henderson and Royce Freeman. These

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<v Speaker 2>guys have done it. They've done it at a high level.

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<v Speaker 2>Henderson has come out of nowhere to really be a

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<v Speaker 2>consistent playmaker for them the last three years, whether he's

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<v Speaker 2>been on the roster or not. Yeah, and you can't

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<v Speaker 2>allow them to get their footing. The Packers have to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to hold their ground like they did last week.

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<v Speaker 2>But conversely, whatever you have of Aaron Jones and obviously

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<v Speaker 2>have an AJ Dillon out there as well. The Green

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<v Speaker 2>Bay Packers have to be able to run the football.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't be in a situation where Aaron Jones or

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<v Speaker 2>where you should say, Jordan Love is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>in third and eight plus on his side of the ball. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to make something happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, absolutely, I mean, just to show you from the

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the defensive side of things. I think I

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<v Speaker 1>saw these numbers correctly, but just what, you know, one

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<v Speaker 1>rough day on third downs like the Packers had against

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<v Speaker 1>the Vikings can do. I believe just from one game,

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers went from ninth in the league in third

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<v Speaker 1>down defense to seventeenth. Yeah, with that one bad day,

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<v Speaker 1>with allowing the Vikings to convert as many of those

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<v Speaker 1>third and longs as they did, and you just you

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<v Speaker 1>have to be able to get off the field in

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<v Speaker 1>those situations because and yes, both of these teams have

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<v Speaker 1>struggled to take the football away. But you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>thought one of the one of the key, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the key things we saw in last week's game against Minnesota.

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<v Speaker 1>The opening drive of the second half, the Packers are

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<v Speaker 1>down ten to three, the Vikings get the ball coming

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<v Speaker 1>out of halftime, and right away on the first series,

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<v Speaker 1>they're in third and nine and then the Packers give

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<v Speaker 1>it up. It's an explosive play. Suddenly the Vikings are

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<v Speaker 1>out to the fifty yard line, converting that early third down,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they end up finishing that drive with a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not even just that allowing that third and

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<v Speaker 1>nine led to a touchdown, but allowing that third and

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<v Speaker 1>nine flips the field. If you're not a defense that's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be able to take the ball away on

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<v Speaker 1>a consistent basis, then you have to win the field

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<v Speaker 1>position battle, which means if you get them in third

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<v Speaker 1>and nine back at their own twenty five yard line,

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<v Speaker 1>that's where you got to get the stop, because you

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if that opportunity is going to come up again.

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<v Speaker 1>And then even if it does, you stop them at

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<v Speaker 1>the fifty, they're going to punt you down to the ten,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you know your offense that's still trying to

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<v Speaker 1>find itself is in a tough spot having ninety yards

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<v Speaker 1>to go. All these kinds of things have been working

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<v Speaker 1>against the Packers, and the way that game went last week,

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<v Speaker 1>you can see exactly the things that need to change

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<v Speaker 1>this week.

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<v Speaker 2>And all things are not equal. If one thing happens,

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<v Speaker 2>there's always a butterfly effect on the rest of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not going to ask so to be so

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<v Speaker 2>simplistic as well. If the Packers get a three and

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<v Speaker 2>out there at the start of the third quarter, how

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<v Speaker 2>does it change things? But I will say this, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that two score lead or at that point, I guess

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<v Speaker 2>it was a three score lead that they ended up getting.

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<v Speaker 2>That changed the complexion of the football game because then

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<v Speaker 2>and now it's twenty four to ten, when the Packers

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<v Speaker 2>finally scored as opposed to seventeen ten. You don't know

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<v Speaker 2>then how if you get stopped, if you're kicking field goals,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're doing that kind of thing. It's when you

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<v Speaker 2>start to get that advantage, especially against a team like

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<v Speaker 2>the Vikings and Kirk Cousins, where they're going to use

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<v Speaker 2>those odds in their favor. Green Bay can't allow that

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<v Speaker 2>to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>our website. It just went up on the website not

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<v Speaker 1>long before we turned on the cameras here. We found

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<v Speaker 1>out earlier this week West that the Packers Salute to

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<v Speaker 1>Service nominee for the twenty twenty three season is running

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<v Speaker 1>back Aaron Jones, and you wrote about it. You've written

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<v Speaker 1>about Jones and his the military background and his family

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<v Speaker 1>and all that. So tell us what Aaron said when

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<v Speaker 1>you told him in the locker room. Hey, dude, you're

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<v Speaker 1>the Salute to Service nominee.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's exciting moment there for Aaron Jones. Some people

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<v Speaker 2>get to open up boxes. Some people just have me

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<v Speaker 2>coming up to him being like, hey, can we talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the Slutive Service nomination. But that being said, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>tell you what, man, the guy's been a multiple time

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<v Speaker 2>Man of the Year nominee for them. He actually was

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<v Speaker 2>nominated for the Saluted Service Award previously for Green Bay

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty eighteen. A lot of great people involved in

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<v Speaker 2>this organization. T Bone, Tom Bachan in the equipment staff

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<v Speaker 2>has been up for at numerous times. Chris Gizzy, the

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<v Speaker 2>packer's strength and Conditioning coordinator, was the nominee two years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>A former service member. Obviously, we know the story with

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<v Speaker 2>him in September eleventh and his attachment to the Groom

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<v Speaker 2>mid Packers and an image that'll be forever associated with this franchise.

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<v Speaker 2>Darren College, You've done stories on just to quickly surmise

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<v Speaker 2>everything with Aaron, because I think it's very important. This

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<v Speaker 2>guy comes from a military background, his parents, Vergis and

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<v Speaker 2>Elvin Senior, both of them fifty six combined years of

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<v Speaker 2>military service retarding retiring sergeant Majors in the Armed Forces,

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<v Speaker 2>and to be able to find ways to continually give

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<v Speaker 2>back has been such a huge thing for him and

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<v Speaker 2>Elvin Junior with the A and A All the Way Foundation,

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<v Speaker 2>such a cool thing to see him get recognized for

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<v Speaker 2>this again because of how much of a front facing

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<v Speaker 2>member of the organization he's been. In the Salute to

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<v Speaker 2>Service Month, he's been the spokesperson for a number of

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<v Speaker 2>the Packers' efforts the last few years, this year, even

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<v Speaker 2>earlier this week, both him and were just both talked

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<v Speaker 2>at the turnover there for the Huddle for Heroes events,

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<v Speaker 2>fifty six veterans all there. They're writing letters for service people,

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<v Speaker 2>active duty service members. So many cool things associate with that.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's so neat to see Aaron get that, you know, recognition,

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<v Speaker 2>so deserving and honestly, I'm gonna tell you right now,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm actually really pushing. You know. We always have these

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<v Speaker 2>efforts and you know, pushing and you know, wanting to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that your guy wins. This is the year.

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<v Speaker 2>I would love to see this be the year for

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<v Speaker 2>Aaron because of everything that he does. And that's why

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to take this time out is that you have,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, sponsorship business. This is the hot business over here. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>just to remind fans because now with the Salute to Service,

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<v Speaker 2>you can vote and the opportunity to vote your favorite

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<v Speaker 2>nominee actually does help determine the three finalists which will

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<v Speaker 2>be decided on and voted upon. And recognize that the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL honors in February, and to do that just to

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<v Speaker 2>go to NFL dot com Forward slash Salute Fan Vote

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<v Speaker 2>now until November thirtieth, one vote per day is permitted

0:19:19.840 --> 0:19:22.800
<v Speaker 2>per fans. I encourage people to go check out that link.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a link in the story as well. If you

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to just go off of what I'm saying

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<v Speaker 2>right now, you can check that out on packers dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>But so excited for Aaron and an incredible thing and

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully see him be able to get that. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>just about oh he gets an award, it's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>money that gets donated two different branches of the military

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<v Speaker 2>in his name, and such a cool thing. I'd love

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<v Speaker 2>to see him get recognized in that way. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>What is that website at NFL dot com slash forward

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<v Speaker 1>slash Salute Fan Vote, Salute Fan Vote, NFL dot com

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<v Speaker 1>slash Salute Fan Vote. Yeah, cast your vote for Aaron Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>It would be great to see him that. I'm sorry, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Jones. Sorry, Hey, we do the show, Brain Brain

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<v Speaker 1>the brain locked there for a second. My bad with that.

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<v Speaker 1>Before we go, a quick glance at the week nine

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<v Speaker 1>slate in the NFL, and I tell you, Wes, there

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<v Speaker 1>are some really intriguing games out there. It starts actually

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday morning with the NFL's first game in Frankfurt, Germany.

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<v Speaker 1>The NFL has played in Germany in the past. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe this is the first game in Frankfurt Miami against

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<v Speaker 1>Kansas City. That one certainly stands out the other ones.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll just read these off to you as the as

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<v Speaker 1>the games that jumped out to me, and I'll let

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about whichever ones you want to. Seattle at

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<v Speaker 1>Baltimore one of those NFC versus AFC matchups that's really

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<v Speaker 1>intriguing with two teams that are off to uh to

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<v Speaker 1>darn good. Starts big time matchup in the NFC East

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<v Speaker 1>with Dallas at Philadelphia and then on Sunday Night football,

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<v Speaker 1>which hopefully, you know, we'll get home in time maybe

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<v Speaker 1>to catch the second half when we get all of

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<v Speaker 1>our coverage of Packers rams donn and on the site

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<v Speaker 1>and put to bed for Sunday. Buffalo is at Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 1>in prime time, and who knows, maybe we'll see former

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<v Speaker 1>Packer Rasul Douglas on the field for Buffalo. Maybe not.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if he's going to play for them

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<v Speaker 1>right away. But that's an interesting one too, with the

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<v Speaker 1>Bills against the Bengals, a playoff rematch from last year,

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<v Speaker 1>with this one's in Cincinnati, but last year Cincinnati went

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<v Speaker 1>into Buffalo and ended the Bills season. So some really

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<v Speaker 1>interesting games coming up here in Week nine in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>I love what's building too at this twenty twenty draft class,

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<v Speaker 2>because you're getting these matchups now when like Josh Allen,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, taking on Joe Burrow again, and it almost

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<v Speaker 2>kind of reminds you like the Jim Kelly Dan Marino,

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<v Speaker 2>you know games back in the FC, where every single

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<v Speaker 2>one of them felt like they're really high stakes. Credit

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<v Speaker 2>to Zach Taylor, I mean, they the I think everyone

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<v Speaker 2>understood the Bengals were gonna be good this year. Having

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<v Speaker 2>to deal with some early season adversity, both injury wise

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<v Speaker 2>at Burrow, but then also with the results on field,

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<v Speaker 2>they've kind of rallied back. Bills have been kind of

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<v Speaker 2>teetering on both sides of it, but have been really

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<v Speaker 2>solid once again, always teemed to be not to be

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<v Speaker 2>trifled with. I am really excited to see what the

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<v Speaker 2>Cowboys do against the Eagles, though, I think that's probably

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<v Speaker 2>the main the marquee matchup for me this week. Just

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<v Speaker 2>from the standpoint of the Eagles are winning football games,

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<v Speaker 2>and they find ways to win football games. And as

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<v Speaker 2>we talked about earlier this week, Nick Sirianni just is

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<v Speaker 2>always thinking one step ahead right now, and he has

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<v Speaker 2>the talent and the ability to be able to maximize that.

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<v Speaker 2>The Cowboys have to be feeling pretty good about themselves

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<v Speaker 2>with the way that they handle the Rams, but they're

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<v Speaker 2>still kind of looking for that signature win. And then Mike,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, just let's say it. I mean, the Vikings

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<v Speaker 2>have a pivotal game coming up against the Atlanta Falcons,

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<v Speaker 2>a game in which you know there's gonna be backup.

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<v Speaker 1>Quarterbacks, right, two backup quarterbacks, and that one with the Falcons,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, benching Desmond Ritter and turning to Taylor Heineke

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<v Speaker 1>has plenty of experience in the NFL. And then the

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<v Speaker 1>Vikings are turning to Jalen Hall with I think the

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<v Speaker 1>guy the Vikings want to go to in Kirk cousins absence,

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<v Speaker 1>is on injured reserve. They're waiting for Nick Mullins to

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<v Speaker 1>get healthy to be able to take over that offense,

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<v Speaker 1>but they have to go with Jalen Hall for now

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<v Speaker 1>to try to get themselves above five hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Josh Dobbs getting brought in there to try to

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<v Speaker 2>help that situation. I mean, this is a real pickle

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<v Speaker 2>for the Vikings because you're on this winning streak and

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<v Speaker 2>you're feeling so good about yourself and then you lose

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<v Speaker 2>the guy that was pretty much the catalyst for all this.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you've won four your last five after an zero

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<v Speaker 1>to three start, but now all of a sudden, it's

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<v Speaker 1>you're kind of back to square one because you lost

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<v Speaker 1>your quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>And then yeah, Miami in Kansas City, I mean, everybody's

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<v Speaker 2>had that kind of It's a weird thing because the

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<v Speaker 2>Chiefs are kind of working through some stuff right now,

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<v Speaker 2>but at the same time, the Dolphins are kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like in that Cowboys standpoint where they're still looking for

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<v Speaker 2>like a big marquee win, and certainly Kansas City would qualify.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that if it would work out that way?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it just looks to me like, you know, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if if you know this Kansas City Miami game could

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<v Speaker 1>have you know, I think both of those teams are

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<v Speaker 1>going to end up in the playoffs when this is

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<v Speaker 1>all said and done. But the winner of that game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that that this game could have big implications

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of playoff seeding down the line obviously Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>and Philadelphia. If if, if the Cowboys don't beat the Eagles,

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles are you know, really sitting in the catbird

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<v Speaker 1>seat as far as the division. If if the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>want to have a you know, realistic chance of taking

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<v Speaker 1>that division from the Eagles, I think they have to

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<v Speaker 1>go into Philadelphia and and and win this game at

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<v Speaker 1>Lincoln Financial. And then, as I said, Buffalo and Cincinnati

0:24:39.440 --> 0:24:42.040
<v Speaker 1>is a is a playoff rematch from last year. Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati is you know, seems to be finding itself, Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>still having you know, some ups and downs. But again

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<v Speaker 1>another game that you know, two teams that you think

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<v Speaker 1>are you know, gonna have a pretty good chance of

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<v Speaker 1>being in the playoffs. And this is one of those

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<v Speaker 1>results that could that could have an impact on the

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<v Speaker 1>on the seating and the order of things.

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<v Speaker 2>Come January and the complete opposite of what happened for

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<v Speaker 2>so many years right now at the AFC East where

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<v Speaker 2>it was always the Patriots and then okay, can anybody

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<v Speaker 2>else make a wildcard run here? Well, now you got Miami,

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<v Speaker 2>who again its strength of victories this year is two

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<v Speaker 2>eighty three, but you're still winning football game.

0:25:14.600 --> 0:25:16.520
<v Speaker 1>Went, they're winning the games that they're supposed to win.

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<v Speaker 2>And Buffalo, and then you have the Jets. You're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be hosting the Chargers, who always feel like the

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<v Speaker 2>Chargers are in primetime every week to meet for so

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<v Speaker 2>whatever reason.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they got they got paid, they got pegged for

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of for a lot of primetime games with

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Herbert and you know, Joey Bosa, Khalil Mack. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be talking about them in a couple of weeks

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<v Speaker 1>here because they'll be coming into lambeau Field. Not for

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<v Speaker 1>a primetime game, but you're right, the Chargers seem to

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<v Speaker 1>be playing under the lights quite a bit this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and then the Jets. I mean, nobody's underdog at

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<v Speaker 2>four and two or four and three right now. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of interesting ball. Hopefully the Green Bay Packers

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<v Speaker 2>get back in the wins the wind column this weekend

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<v Speaker 2>and we could start talking about some NFC North outcomes again.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, certainly for the NFL big week this week with.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, absolutely, Packers looking to to end that four game

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<v Speaker 1>losing street, get back in the win column and see

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<v Speaker 1>if they can have something to build on with that,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll call it a rap on this edition of Packers

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<v Speaker 1>a noon Central time kickoff Packers in the Rams right

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<v Speaker 1>here in Green Bay for Wes. I am like, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for tuning in. Everybody. We will see you next time.