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Can he win late? 10 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: Can he put together a late fourth quarter moment at Lambeau? 11 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: And that's what Rogers done and Kirk Cousins gold match 12 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: that you're listening to the Minnesota Vikings Podcast, episode number 13 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: one twenty six. I'm Tatum Everett here inside TCO Studios 14 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: or radio room, and coming up on the show, we 15 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: will vent about Sunday's loss to the Rams, but then 16 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: again time to move on and we'll focus on the 17 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: big primetime matchup against the Packers on Sunday Night Football. 18 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: And speaking of NBC's Sunday Night Football, our guest on 19 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: today's MVP is co host of Football Night in America, 20 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: Jack Collinsworth. So after all that, we'll preview this Packers matchup, 21 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: which gave I know you are actually headed too, So 22 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: are you ready for that road trip? No, I'm not, 23 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: but I think this week in Minnesota, how code it is, 24 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: it's preparing you preparing before this trip. So um. The 25 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: only bad thing about Green Bay is the fact that 26 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: they play outside so and I hear PA keeps the 27 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: window up in the radio room, so there's literally no 28 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: way to get away from the cold weather. But I'm 29 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: sure there'll be a full pack stadium a lot of 30 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: energy there, so that'll probably warm and get the adrenaline up. 31 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: But I mean, it's Lambeau filled. It's the Green Bay 32 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: Packers this late in the season. This is this is 33 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: what you what you ask for. This is I mean, 34 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: this is the football cathedral of America. So I'm excited 35 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: about that. Jamie rind the Lambo multiple times. The last 36 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: time I was there was twenty seventeen. It was minus 37 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: fifteen win chill, I think it was. It sounds like 38 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: it's gonna be somewhat similar this weekend. But yeah, that 39 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: was the last time I was there. Had my friend 40 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: from New Zealand was in town and he wanted to go. 41 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, all right, let's hop in the car and 42 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: make the drive. So we went over there and it 43 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: was great. We won the game. It was that was 44 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: actually the year that Rogers was out, and so it 45 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: was just kind of fun to go and get a 46 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: win at Lambo, a shutout win at Lambo in twenty seventeen. 47 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: So yeah, I've been there for a couple of cold 48 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: ones and when I saw this on the schedule at 49 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: the beginning of the year, I said, well, here we 50 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: go again. So January and Lambo's this is what you 51 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,119 Speaker 1: can expect. A win is definitely not impossible. As they 52 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: head up north to this cold and Chilei stadium, the 53 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 1: Vikings know that this game means a lot right now, 54 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: as they somewhat control their playoff destiny. They have to 55 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: win out, but they need some help from other teams. 56 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: According to five thirty eight dot com, the Vikings playoff 57 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: chances decreased to thirteen percent after the loss, and they 58 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: face a mustwin scenario on Sunday if the Eagles lose 59 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: to Washington. But listen to this, guys, their playoff chances 60 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: increase to fifty percent with a win. So just the 61 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: disparity between the two is pretty crazy, and knowing that 62 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: much as on the line, I expect this team will 63 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: rise to the occasion, especially under Mike Zimmer who's had 64 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: three wins at lambeau Field so far. I don't know 65 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: how else to keep saying it. If you win, there's 66 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 1: a really good chance that you're in. And of course 67 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: you got to beat the Chicago Bears next week. And 68 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: like you said, we do need a lot of help. 69 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: But just from working in Washington for two years and 70 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: being a part of the Washington Philadelphia Eagles match up, 71 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: those games really get intense and for some reason, Washington 72 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: always plays that team well and I can't see them 73 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: not playing them well again this year. Who Washington right now? Still, 74 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: they get a lot of players off the COVID list, 75 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: they have an opportunity to kind of change their season around. 76 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: They need some help also, and they're not out of 77 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: the playoff fund. But we should all be chamed for 78 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: Washington right now. But at the same time, we should 79 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: all be cheering for the Vikings, who have an opportunity 80 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: to go three and oh in the past three games 81 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: against the Green Bay Packers. This is another opportunity to 82 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: show the world on prime time that hey we can 83 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:13,839 Speaker 1: we can actually play with some of the big dogs 84 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: and get the job done. The clearest path is two 85 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: wins and a Philly loss, right, So, like that is 86 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: completely obtainable at this point. It comes to that down 87 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: to the team doing what they did last year, winning 88 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: at Lambeaux, doing what we did in week eleven, winning 89 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 1: against the Packers. That is completely doable at this point. 90 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: The idea of Philly, you know, losing one of their 91 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: final two is completely doable as well. So I don't 92 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: think anyone should have, you know, complete loss of hope here. 93 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: But you know, the prospects are getting dim at this point. 94 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: But as long as we keep fighting the way we've 95 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: been and fight the way we have against the Green 96 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: Bay Packers as of late, Um, just keep doing it 97 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: this weekend, it still gives yourself a chance for hope. Yeah, 98 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: and the Vikings are only in this position due to 99 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: their own volition. I mean, there's no reason that other 100 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: than to look in the mirror and correct things. Because 101 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: the Rams game was definitely a performance. I'm sure that 102 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: this team wishes they could have had back another one 103 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: score game. That's now fourteen for this team. Which ties 104 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: an NFL record for most one score games in a season. 105 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: So if you want to talk about crazy, all you 106 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: have to do is talk about that stat. And I 107 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: think I just saw something recently where the Vikings have 108 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: a losing record in close games, where as you look 109 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: at the Packers and they've had a few close ones themselves, 110 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 1: but they always come out on the winning side of things, 111 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: and so that's kind of been the difference for this 112 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: team this year. But we're going to have another event 113 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: session just to talk about this Rams game and how 114 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: frustrating it really was and unfortunately not giving Gabe the 115 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: birthday present he deserved. So how does it feel to 116 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: be thirty's that's the first question I got for you. 117 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: It feels the same worst twenty nine. There you go, 118 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: That's what I always say. I think it feels better, 119 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: and personally, I mean, I feel like we're like wine 120 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: right better with time. So SJA, he's getting better with 121 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: time and wisdom in age two. Oh, at this point, 122 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: I think I'm turning to vinegar hit the dirty thirty. No, honestly, 123 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: I think the thirties are probably, at least for most people, 124 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: some of your best years. So welcome to the club. Yeah, 125 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: welcome to the club game. We'll let you kick off 126 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 1: this VENT session. Welcome to the VIN Session. Welcome to 127 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: this VENT session. The first one has a thirty year 128 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: old MVP edition number. What number is this again? We're 129 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: one twenty six. Yea six, Vince Session number one twenty six. 130 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: I feel like I've had one hundred and twenty six 131 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: Vince sessions this year. Isn't that what a podcast is 132 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: all about? Though? I got a minute, though you got 133 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: a minute ready? Not sure if I'll need the entire 134 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: time go VIN Session. Is the fact that we were 135 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: terrible on third down, coming off a week where we 136 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: kind of turned the tides and figured out that we 137 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 1: can be really good on throw down against Chicago Bears 138 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 1: and the Pittsburgh Stillers. To have a game in the 139 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: La Rams where we knew it had playoff implications and 140 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: we knew we had to stay ahead of the sticks. 141 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: The fact that we didn't do so was really discouraging. 142 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: I think ten ten out of our eleven third downs, 143 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: we're on third and seven, so we're thirty seven plus 144 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: ten times and that that pretty much tells you everything 145 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: you need to know about the game. When you're playing 146 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: a La Ramps team that has a really stout defensive line, 147 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: really good secondary. It's going to be hard to beat 148 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: a team like that. And I know somebody else would 149 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: probably take the three interceptions, but I know a lot 150 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: of our sudden change moments, we were in a lot 151 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: of third and lungs And when you're in third and 152 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: lungs and sudden change, you really can't sustainamentum. So hopefully 153 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: this week we can change that against a Packers team 154 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: that is the fourth worst third down defense in the NFL. 155 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: We need we need that, Indeed we do, and that 156 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: has been the achilles heel of this offense from the 157 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: majority of this season. You look at the wins and 158 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: you look at third down efficiency and usually or at 159 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: least fifty percent or better at that point, but you 160 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: look at those losses and you see huge disparities. You know, 161 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: just like last week, I think, what two of twelve, 162 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: So just just can't can't be doing that, can't be 163 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: putting yourselves in those positions. So Jay, it is your 164 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: time to vent already I will tell you when to go. 165 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: The flip side of that third down efficiency was the 166 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: fact that the Rams were seven out of fourteen the 167 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: fact that they were fifty percent and third downs was 168 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: a killer. All you got to do is go through 169 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: and look at guys like Sony Michelle having one hundred 170 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: and thirty one yards rushing out of one hundred and 171 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: fifty nine total yards rushing by the Rams this week. 172 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: That was ugly. The special team's touchdown, the sixty one 173 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: yard punt return was a killer. You lost by seven, 174 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 1: and you know that essentially you can look at as 175 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: the point differential in the game. The crazy part was 176 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: time of possession was literally thirty thirty for the entire game, 177 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: and in a game where you had three interceptions, you 178 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: probably could have had an additional two. You also had 179 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: the non fumble fumble on the sideline. The fact that 180 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: you essentially could have had six turnovers in a game 181 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: and Matthew Stafford only had one hundred and ninety seven 182 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 1: yards passing for the game and you still lost by 183 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: seven is an absolute killer and wasting game essentially. Where 184 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: Anthony Barr was the star on defense getting the two interceptions, 185 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: seven tackles and a QB hit, that was a huge 186 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: bummer to have come out on the wrong end of 187 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: the stick on this one. Yeah, I mean It's safe 188 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: to say it was probably Matthew Stafford's worst performance of 189 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: the season, and yet he walks out with the win. 190 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: That is something that we've done to him for almost 191 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: his entire career. And true. The thing was, we were 192 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: going into this game saying, well, what Matthew Stafford are 193 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:24,199 Speaker 1: you going to get? You know, all, he's got a 194 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: better team. Let's see what the offense does. The killer 195 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: was the running game. You know what we did saying 196 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: we did what we were supposed to do against Matthew Stafford. 197 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: On the flip side, they got to the edges on 198 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: that running game, and Sony Michelle definitely made us pay. 199 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: Sean McVay tried to give us the game on Sunday 200 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,719 Speaker 1: to fill that way. In the third quarter, I think 201 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: they had like four rushing attempts and it's like, dude, 202 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: have have you seen your running back Sony Michelle? Like 203 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: what he's doing against our defense and the fact that 204 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: I think we had an interception on the first and 205 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: the second drive on on the defensive side of the ball, 206 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: and it's just like, all right, they keep doing this, 207 00:09:57,559 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: We're actually going to win this game. And then eventually 208 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: they got to the run who they couldn't run it 209 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: up the middle. They started running into DJ oneham side 210 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 1: and that was pretty much all she wrote. Yeah, and 211 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: that was the thing is they were getting you know, 212 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: seven eight yards a clip on those runs, which was killer. 213 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:11,680 Speaker 1: But they were so good on third down because they 214 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: didn't really reached their down very often well, and if 215 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: they did, it was like, you know, one or two 216 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: yards to go. Let's Sony Michelle just ponting it up 217 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: the medal just to get the stick. Sony Michelle had 218 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: seven runs of seven yards and more tells you everything. Yeah, 219 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: six yards right there alone on eight runs. All right, Well, 220 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: I'm going to have my event session Tatum three two one. 221 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: I know that these guys come in with a game 222 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: plan and they know this opponent, their opponents in and out. 223 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 1: But I feel like the worst opponent the Vikings that 224 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: face this season is themselves. And it's very tiring to 225 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: see and frustrating at times, because again it's a roster 226 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: chock full of talent. You see turnovers, you see sudden 227 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 1: change moments as we've talked about, but eight points I 228 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: think off of ten turnovers, I just it's almost unbelievable 229 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:00,679 Speaker 1: when you start to say some of the stats out 230 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: that have happened this season, and it just stinks because 231 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: it seems like when the defense is able to contain 232 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: an opponent's offense, the offense can't get anything going, or 233 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 1: it's vice versa. The offense is bailing the defense out 234 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: of moments, and so it's talking about complete game performances 235 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: and talking about putting a full game together. I don't 236 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: really know if we've seen one complete game from this team, 237 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: and so, hey, you know, the good side of this 238 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 1: is what better way than to make that this week, 239 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: make that next week and kind of get some momentum going. 240 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: Because if we're believing what the players and coaches are 241 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: saying right now, they are a good team and they 242 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: can play with anyone, Well, now is they're time to 243 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: prove it. Sudden change moments and points off turnovers. It's 244 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: something we've been stressing all year. Just in the last 245 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: five games, the Vikings have had sixteen sudden change moments, 246 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: whether that's turnover and downs, a missfield, goat, or a turnover, 247 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: and they've only scored forty points in those sixteen moments 248 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: off turnovers. They've only had twenty nine points off of 249 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: nine turnovers in the past five game. So if you 250 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: look at just the disparity between this team these two 251 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 1: teams that the Packers in the Vikings, the Packers have 252 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: converted on those points off re turnovers, saying we hadn't. 253 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: That was my biggest thing watching this game with the 254 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: Rams is the fact that you had those three interceptions 255 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 1: and you got a grand total of ten points off 256 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: of it, and two of those were deep within their territory. 257 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: So like the fact that the touchdown came off of 258 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: you starting on the two yard line, I was like, 259 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: you have to score on that one. But the other 260 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: one that was more disappointing in my opinion, was the 261 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 1: one it was the field goal, or in the non 262 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,679 Speaker 1: field goal was the punt, but the field goal one 263 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: where you're just looking at it saying like started on 264 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: our eleven. Well, you're just like you should be able to, 265 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: you know, march and be able to try to get 266 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: something out of this and to only come out of 267 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 1: it with a field goal, knowing that you were going 268 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: to play this Rams team that was going to be 269 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: putting up some points and when they were controlling the 270 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 1: clock the way they were on the ground like that 271 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: was for me, that was more disappointing. So the fact 272 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: they only got ten points off of those three turnovers 273 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: was a killer. It's been a very frustrating season, good 274 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: good moments, very some high highs, we've got some low lows. 275 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: But now that we've gotten that out of the way, 276 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: it is time to focus on this Packers game. Wipe 277 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: the slate clean, because it's time for some Sunday night football, 278 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: and to help us with that preparation for Green Bay, 279 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: we've got the MVP guest Football Night in America co 280 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: host Jack Collinsworth. Jack, thank you so much for being 281 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,439 Speaker 1: here today. A shot. Thank you guys for having me. 282 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. Well, we are so excited talking a 283 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: little bit before. You know, we started this podcast with you, 284 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: and you're down in Florida. You're ready to brave those 285 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: temperatures and chilly lambeau Field. Oh yeah, well we were 286 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: just up there a couple of weeks ago. We got lucky. 287 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,439 Speaker 1: You know, it was thirty some degrees, but Rodney Harrison 288 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: had on a snow pants and ug boots and everything 289 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: in between. So we'll see if you can survive. That's 290 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: what I don't know. So clearly for the College Football Playoffs, 291 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: which is a few a few days from now. You're 292 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:57,559 Speaker 1: cheering for Cincinnati and Georgia. Correct, I'm sharing to make 293 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: it through the day. To make it through the day, 294 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: I say that, I would say that Cincinnati would have 295 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: to be my team of choice, but tough competition on 296 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: the other side of them. I know that I get 297 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: that for sure. Well, you have the Christmas holidays recently. 298 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: What is Christmas like in the Collinsworth home? Well, a 299 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: little different every year. And this year we woke up 300 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: on Christmas morning and that and I got on an 301 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: airplane and flew to Dallas and worked all day and 302 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: then got out Sunday and did the game. So you 303 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: never really know, but we sort of do it leading 304 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: up to Christmas for the most part. So twenty third 305 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: is my mom's birthday. Twenty fourth was my brother's thirtieth birthday. Wow, 306 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: it's sort of celebration, celebration, celebration for up to Christmas, 307 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: and that's how it goes around every year. So this 308 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: year much more before Christmas, and then Christmas Day was 309 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: a workday, Saturday, like all Saturdays are. That's awesome. So, like, 310 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: how much time do you actually get to enjoy your 311 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: Christmas versus do your work. I mean I enjoyed my work, 312 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: so I enjoyed my Christmas. Okay, okay, they sort of 313 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: went together, like I like being on the plane working 314 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: with Dad talking about the Cowboys, talking about you know, 315 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: do we think Washington could do this or do that? 316 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: For me, that's fun. So that was our Christmas. And 317 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: I think for Dad vice versa, it's fun for him too. 318 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: And then we got off the plane and we went 319 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: and sat and had a meeting. I had a conference 320 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: call and sort I went out back and I did 321 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: a little walk around the golf course there and walked 322 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: around Dallas is to try to get some idea of 323 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: what Dallas is like. And shoot, man, that's Christmas. I 324 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: always feel like when you get the Saturday, I don't 325 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: care if it's you know, whatever holiday it may be, 326 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: that's a time to lock in. And I have no 327 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: problem locking in. I sort of gave up hope for 328 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: holidays or anything like that a long time ago when 329 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: I got into this business. I know, as weekend, holidays, 330 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: whatever it is, you gotta put all that aside and 331 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 1: focus on what you're doing. What is it like to 332 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: prepare for such a big pregame show like you guys 333 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: put on, Like how much work do you do during 334 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: the week that leads up into Sunday Night football. Well, 335 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: we do a lot and it's really helped. I've just 336 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: become really close with Rodney Harrison. So I started doing 337 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 1: that Safety Blitz show with him last week in the 338 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: middle of the week before we ever worked together on 339 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: Football Night in America, and then the decision was made 340 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: for him to come out on the road and we 341 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: were already you know, really buddies, and so that show 342 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: has continued. In the middle of the week on Peacock, 343 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: we do that Safety Blitz show, so that sort of 344 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: is where our prep begins. So he'll put the Vikings 345 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: on his takeaways or he'll put the Packers on his 346 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: top five takeaways. So that's sort of the first time 347 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: we talk about it, and we'll wrap that up. Then 348 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: we'll get on a call after that and he'll talk 349 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: through you know, I'm thinking this and I saw this 350 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: on tape, rod what do you think about this? And 351 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: then he'll send me a text at midnight. Well, I 352 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: was really thinking if we talked their defensive line, we 353 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: got to show him him him, So it's sort of 354 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: king pongs back and forth throughout the course of the week, 355 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: and then we get there. So whatever city it may be, 356 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: and we'll link up and we'll watch a little tape together, 357 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: we'll go through the rundown together. But the closer you 358 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 1: are and the more there's a trust there, and it's 359 00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: not like your co workers. It's like you're really friends 360 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: and you believe and you've you've sort of been through 361 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: battle and you've been through a few of these shows together. 362 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: I think that trust is what translates to chemistry on 363 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: the air, and ultimately you got to look like you're 364 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 1: having fun or als. What the heck are we doing 365 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: hanging out of football games? Yeah, it's not like we're 366 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: you know, you know exactly, but the fact that you know, 367 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: you guys have have to have such you know, quick 368 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: memory but short memory also to be able to get 369 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 1: everything in for a game. And then after the game, 370 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: you already start preparing for the next game, and that 371 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: the next game is the Minnesota Vikings versus the Green 372 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: Bay Packers. So doing all that work for this upcoming game, 373 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: what stands out to you just at this point in 374 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 1: your preparation. I just think it's a huge game for Minnesota, 375 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 1: just a huge game for him. And you know, it's 376 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: been a good year for Kirk Cousins. Just watching getting 377 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 1: ready for this game, I didn't quite realize how good 378 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: of the season that he's been putting together as an individual, 379 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: and justin Jefferson's been phenomenal on the outside. Top three 380 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: wide receiver in the whole NFL as I see it, 381 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: And they're doing all this without the Neil Hunter, Everson 382 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: Griffin and who are supposed to be, you know, their 383 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 1: best pass rushers. And I think a whole lot of 384 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: the NFL revolves around how's your quarterback play? How well 385 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: can you get after the pastor? And then how well 386 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: can you cover on the back end? Would be third 387 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: on that list for me. And you know, I went 388 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: to school with Harrison Smith, so I know how talent 389 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: that he is and how good of a leader he 390 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: can be. For a whole second there, he really taught 391 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 1: my brother safety play. He was a couple of years 392 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: above my brother at Notre Dame, so I know how 393 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 1: good of a mentor he could be. So I just 394 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: think it's a huge test. And every time they play 395 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers, it is that huge test, but 396 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 1: this one feels in particularly even more important. So we'll 397 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: see if they can go in there and get the 398 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: job done on the road. Harrison Smith Notre Dame guy. 399 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 1: There's a guy coming out in the draft, probably a 400 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: top five pick from Notre Dame as a safety, Kyle Hamilton. 401 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: Are there any correlations between their play? I mean they're 402 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: two big, freakish safeties. Yeah, yeah, I mean IM not 403 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,679 Speaker 1: a ton Honestly, I think I think Harrison. Harrison's a 404 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: lot more of a downhill, big physical I mean there's 405 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 1: some comparisons, don't get me wrong, But what what I 406 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: think Kyle Hamilton can do, it's a little similar to 407 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: like Trayvon Diggs with the Cowboys, where he is he 408 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:15,719 Speaker 1: plays like a wide receiver back there, and he has 409 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: a history of being a wide receiver. And you know, 410 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: I've talked to him before about jump balls or any 411 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: any you know, pass up in the air and he goes, 412 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's you know, that's not view that 413 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:28,919 Speaker 1: as my ball. I just want to go up and 414 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 1: take it. And if you watch him play, I mean 415 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: there was one game, the Florida State game where he's 416 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: opposite Hash Sprints across the entire side of the field 417 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 1: to make the interception toe tap on the sideline. So 418 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: he does things with his speed, his receiver ability that 419 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: you just can't really wrap your head around. Where Harrison 420 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: Smith is just one of the surest tacklers and uh, 421 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: you know, loves living down around the line of scrimmage, 422 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: but also is a good cover guy too. And Harrison 423 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: Smith's just really a smart player. But I think more 424 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: than anything, just a great teammate. He takes care of 425 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: the guys around him. Watching the Rams. Gosh, the Vikings 426 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: defense for one hundred and fifty nine last week, you 427 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: mentioned Daniel Hunter and Everson Griffin. Without those guys, it 428 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: really was evident that the edge was a vulnerable spot 429 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,719 Speaker 1: for this Vikings defensive line. So how do you think 430 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: they can avoid allowing the duo of Aaron Jones and 431 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: aj Dillon to do the same. Well, if they can, 432 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: they'd be one of very few teams, right, I mean, 433 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: that's probably I would say that's up there with the 434 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,719 Speaker 1: best backfields in football, just the rotation of those two guys. 435 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 1: And took a little while for Dylon to come into 436 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: his own. I mean I remember him for Boston College 437 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: and he would just run over the entire defense by himself. 438 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: And about the first year and a half in the league, 439 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: I didn't see it. I thought he kind of would 440 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: get hit and he would be ushered to the ground, 441 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: and he was okay going to the ground. But we're 442 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 1: starting to see now that Boston College aj Dillon and 443 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 1: him running through tacklers, and then you can bring in Jones, 444 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: and Jones is one of Aaron Rodgers' favorite guys, and 445 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: he basically just bought for him to be on the field, 446 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: and you can see why he can catch the ball 447 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: out of the backfield. He could run the ball out 448 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,640 Speaker 1: of the backfield, sort of just keeps breaking tackles when 449 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: he does have the football. So that's a very tough 450 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,640 Speaker 1: combination of size and speed the ability to catch the ball, 451 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 1: which both of them can do. You probably need to 452 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: lean on some of these great players you have on 453 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 1: the interior of your defensive line. Michael Pierce has been 454 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: having an awesome year for the Vikings. Another guy, Dalvin 455 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 1: Tomlinson's been having a great year too, But it hurts 456 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: when you're playing without your two best pass rushers and 457 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 1: two guys that can really stop the run too. With 458 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: Krippin and Daniel Hunter. Would you say it helps a 459 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: little bit that the Packers have their left tackle in 460 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: both their right tackle out and they're they're playing backups 461 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: or still less. You know they're going to try to 462 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,239 Speaker 1: get the ball out in the edge because it's been 463 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: shown on film. Well, the whole thing you got to 464 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: deal with with the Packers is that it's not you know, 465 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: sort of an extension of that running game that you 466 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: just reference, is the quick screen stuff that they do. 467 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: You know, you'll you'll feel good about what you're doing 468 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 1: to stop the run, or even if you're getting a 469 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: good pass rush, you know, Rogers will just rise up 470 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: and flip one out and now you got to stop 471 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: Davante Adams or now you've got to stop you know, 472 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: whoever the heck it is. He's running just wide open 473 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: and he's got three blockers out in front of him, 474 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 1: and you've got three dbs and you're just trying to 475 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: get them on the ground and they's so often you'll 476 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: see them steal seven eight yards with that and then 477 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 1: they come back and they give it to Dylan and 478 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 1: a power running type of play. So it's the variety 479 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,439 Speaker 1: with them, and it doesn't concern me greatly watching the 480 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,120 Speaker 1: Packers with beat up offensive line because I've seen Rogers 481 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: overcome it so many times before. It's like, Okay, I 482 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 1: don't have time. We'll go to the quick passing game, 483 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: We'll go to the back shoulder stuff with Tavante, he 484 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: has an amazing ability to adapt to whatever the circumstances. Jack, 485 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 1: when you look at this game and just the magnitude 486 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 1: of what's on the line for this Vikings team from 487 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: their perspective, what is the biggest storyline you're following? I'm 488 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: kind of watching Kirk Cousins. I just I think that 489 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 1: it always comes back to can he win late? Can 490 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: he put together a late clutch fourth quarter moment at Lambeau? 491 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 1: And that's what Rogers does, right, I Mean, that's what 492 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,640 Speaker 1: he always has. He figures out a way to do. 493 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: Is the game could be going good, the game could 494 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: be going bad, He's coming back. He's always making the 495 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: play in the fourth quarters. So can Kirk Cousins go 496 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: match that? I almost think it's inevitable in this kind 497 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: of a game, going up against the great Packers defense, 498 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: a talent, the group that they have defensively, going up 499 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 1: against Rogers that you're gonna have to score points with 500 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: him almost no matter what, and you're gonna have to 501 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 1: make a clutch play in the fourth quarter because you 502 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 1: already know he is. He's gonna do something. Is gonna 503 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: either come back and take the lead on you, or 504 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 1: he's gonna build the lead on you late and you're 505 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: gonna have to go steal it in the fourth quarters. 506 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: So my guess is going to come down to Feeland, 507 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson, and the man in the middle, Kirk Cousins, 508 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: Togo see if he can do one in the clutch, 509 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:46,160 Speaker 1: and all of Minnesota Coach zim Er, I know everybody 510 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:49,439 Speaker 1: right now leads one of those type of victories. You know, 511 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: we were there for the Cowboys game. We all picked 512 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 1: the Vikings or feeling so good a boat them. And 513 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: there's so many close moments, right, so many close moments 514 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 1: in this season where it felt like that was a 515 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 1: game Minnesota was gonna win. I think this is one 516 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: they just have to put it over the top and 517 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: green and I feel like a lot of people are 518 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 1: gonna be watching Justin Jefferson, the guy who just set 519 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,880 Speaker 1: the NFL record for most receiving yards in the first 520 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 1: two years of his career. Sure, it's so crazy, right, 521 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 1: how do you still find ways to get the ball 522 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: to Justin Jefferson knowing that a Green Bay Packers defense 523 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: is going to bracken him. That's tough, and probably some 524 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: back shoulder stuff, probably some screen stuff, some slants. Just 525 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: get him, get him some touches, and that's how you 526 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: have to do it. Get Dalvin Cook going a little bit, 527 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: but I mean it's gonna it's gonna require a little 528 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: creativity and you're gonna be getting a pretty tough pass 529 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 1: rush too. I mean, this Packers team, if there's one 530 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: reason you would go, oh, this looks like a team 531 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: that can go knock off the Bucks or knock off 532 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, or knock off whatever you want to say, 533 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: the Rams and go for a trip to the Super Bowl. 534 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: I think it's because of how good their defense has become, 535 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 1: you know. I mean the offense has already been at 536 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: that level. Rogers win the MVP last year very well, 537 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: they win it again this year, but their defense has 538 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: really become a talented group. And you guys got Jefferson, 539 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: I'm from Cincinnati. We have Jamar Chase and Joe Burrow, 540 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,400 Speaker 1: so that group, you know, we've been able to keep 541 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: two of the three. Justin Jefferson, I know just from 542 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: talking to those guys how talented he is. He's going 543 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:20,199 Speaker 1: to figure out a way to make his plays. But 544 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 1: it's always tougher when when you know if even can't go. 545 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: We'll see what ends up happening throughout the course of 546 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 1: the week. Well, thank you so much to Football Night 547 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 1: in America's Jack Collinsworth. You're being here today on the 548 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings Podcast. We really appreciate your time. Bring some 549 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 1: hot hands and loss of socks, because I think you're 550 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: gonna need it. There is nothing more pure than getting 551 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,360 Speaker 1: up there, Lamb though early December, you know, late December, 552 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:47,719 Speaker 1: early January experience in a little bit of that cold win. 553 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: We're looking forward to it. Thank you guys for having me. 554 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 1: Thank you. I appreciate you. Travel safe. Thank you so 555 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: much to Satday Night Football's Jack Collinsworth. He's got such 556 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: great enthusiasm. He can just tell he loves his job, 557 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,360 Speaker 1: loves the game. So we love having him here on 558 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: the podcast. And if you're a fan of the MVP, 559 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: you'll recognize this next segment. We're gonna get ready for 560 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 1: this Packers game the only way we know how. And 561 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: let's talk about one thing we're excited about and one 562 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 1: thing about this matchup that makes us nervous. But we're 563 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: going to start on a high note and talk about 564 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,679 Speaker 1: something that will make us excited in this matchup. So, Gabe, 565 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: what about this Vikings Packers matchup? Are you excited about? 566 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 1: I'm excited about our run offense against this Packers defense. 567 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 1: Their run defense is given up five hundred and sixty 568 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: seven yards rushing yards at that since week eleven when 569 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: we played them. They give up two hundred and nineteen 570 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: rushing yards against the Cleveland Browns this past Saturday on Christmas, 571 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: and Nick Chubb had one hundred and twenty six of those. Tatum, 572 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: you and I were talking before, like who do you 573 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: think is a better running back? Nick Chub or Dalvin Cook? 574 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: And while Nick Chubb is should be applauded for his 575 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: greatness and when he does, I just think Dalvin Cook 576 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: is still a little He has that edge of being 577 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: the better running back. And I think Dalvin Cook in 578 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: space against this team, It's already been shown at Lambeau 579 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,199 Speaker 1: last year, and I think it can be another opportunity 580 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: to do so this year, especially with the Packers given 581 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: up one hundred and forty going rushing yards per game 582 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:11,119 Speaker 1: since the last time we've played them. Yeah, I mean 583 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: the Packers defense has played much better since we saw 584 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: them the last two games. Really for them, they've struggled 585 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:21,400 Speaker 1: defensively against the Ravens, against the Browns. They'll have four 586 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:24,239 Speaker 1: hundred eight passing yards last week. So the opportunities are 587 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,360 Speaker 1: there with this defense as much as maybe you know, well, 588 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 1: we've seen people talk about how improved that unit is. Well, Jay, 589 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: what are you excited about in this matchup? I would say, 590 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: as weird as this is going to sound. Viking Packer 591 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: history under Mike Zimmer. Yeah, as of now, the record 592 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,720 Speaker 1: is seven seven and one in the Mike Zimmer era, 593 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 1: but that includes also being five to three and one 594 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 1: in the last nine, So at this point, for me, 595 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: there is a history there. Aaron Rodgers talks about the 596 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: fact that he knows whenever he plays the Minnesota Vikings 597 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: it's going to be his toughest assignment, and it seems, 598 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 1: you know, he and Aaron have a mutual respect there. 599 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: Knowing that you're going to get a game from both 600 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: of them. But just for me, knowing that this is 601 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 1: kind of do or die, knowing that you have won 602 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 1: the last two, including at Lambeau last year, there is 603 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 1: not an intimidation factor there, but per usual, buckle up 604 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 1: because this is probably going to be one of those 605 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:23,640 Speaker 1: knock deead, drag out type games. And for me, it's 606 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: going to be fun to watch because we know that 607 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:27,880 Speaker 1: for both teams everything is on the line. So you're 608 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,680 Speaker 1: saying that you think it's going to be another one 609 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:33,400 Speaker 1: possession game, one square game. If anyone at this point 610 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: is betting against that, I think you are a lunatic 611 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 1: given our history for the entire season. Fair, that's very fair. Well, 612 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 1: I'm excited about third down. I know that sounds crazy 613 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: because it hasn't been a very bright spot for this team, 614 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: but I think it's a really good opportunity and something 615 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 1: that could provide a lot of confidence early on in 616 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: the game to get a couple of those third downs 617 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: on the opening few drives green Bay's defense. I think 618 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: Gabe mentioned this a little bit earlier, but they ranked 619 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 1: twenty ninth in third downy Fish, and see just in 620 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: early November they ranked twentieth, So they've really taken a 621 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: decline on that stat and I think with our struggles 622 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,959 Speaker 1: against the against third down situations, I think that it 623 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: would be a great opportunity to come out there and 624 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: show some confidence and show that that, you know, we 625 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: want to win this game. To your point, j of 626 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 1: coming out there and trying to be successful, to jump 627 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: on them early, because we all know that, as Jack mentioned, 628 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: the Packers are pretty good with some fourth quarter heroics. 629 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: So there's a little bit to be nervous about in 630 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: this matchup as well, especially with this much on the line. So, Gabe, 631 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 1: what is the one thing you're nervous about their past 632 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: defense in this case? I know you just said you're 633 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: a little slided about their past defense, but oh, I 634 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: just I just said third down. Oh, third down. Okay, 635 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: they haven't really been good and third down, but they've 636 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 1: been really good when it comes to defending the past. 637 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: Seven interceptions in the past four weeks. I think that's 638 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: the second most in the NFL. During that span, they've 639 00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: only given up ten explosives since we played them. They 640 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: are they've only given a thirty eight explosives in the 641 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 1: passing game, which is twenty yards or more. This entire season. 642 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: And the fact that we had five against them and 643 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: they've only given up ten since the last time we 644 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 1: played them shows that they've buckled down and fixed some 645 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: things in the secondary. I do think there are still 646 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 1: some opportunities to take some shots and beat them, but 647 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:21,239 Speaker 1: I think if we don't have Adam filling, it's going 648 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: to be a little bit tougher to do so, so 649 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to get a little bit more creative 650 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: against a team that likes to jump routes, likes to 651 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: play a little bit or aggressive, and which has showed 652 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: up in the stat sheet the past few weeks. Yes, 653 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 1: and right now, as of today when we record this podcast, 654 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 1: the Packers are unsure if JayR Alexander is going to 655 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: be playing or not. So that is a going to 656 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: be a game, you know, it's Osley. As this week 657 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: goes on, it could change a lot. But as we 658 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 1: record this podcast, their best corner may or may not 659 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: be in the game. But they've been doing pretty well 660 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: without them. So, Yeah, he didn't play against us last time. 661 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: He did not play against us last time too. He 662 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: has yet shorter injury, so and they were without Kevin 663 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: King last week. Dude, the injury slash COVID list too, 664 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: so like they they're won. When I looked at the 665 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 1: injury report this past week of what happened last game, 666 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 1: they were really in trouble. They had a ton of 667 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:14,719 Speaker 1: people out, including like Whitney, mercyless yep and offensive tackle 668 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 1: Box tri again and Aaron Jones. They were missing secondary 669 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: guys too, So yeah, I think everyone knows at this point. 670 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,720 Speaker 1: Just watch the injury list and COVID list because it 671 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 1: changes literally hourly. Yeah, and watch a lot of film 672 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 1: from earlier in the season, because if those guys had 673 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 1: missed last week or the week before, you're really going 674 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 1: to see a different look. But Jay, what are you 675 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 1: most nervous amount? I think everyone always would point at 676 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers given what he did last game, But for me, 677 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: it's actually something you guys touched on in the Jack 678 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 1: Collinsworth interview AJ Dillon and Aaron Jones Week eleven, Aaron 679 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: Jones wasn't in the game. AJ Dillon ran for fifty 680 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: three yards on eleven carries, which wasn't that big of 681 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 1: a deal, but he also had six receptions for forty four, 682 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: so he had ninety seven combined yards. That's AJ Dillon alone. 683 00:31:57,840 --> 00:31:59,720 Speaker 1: I think you add an Aaron Jones to that mix, 684 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: and given last week that the two of them combined 685 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: for over one hundred yards rushing, let alone the receiving 686 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: yards that they had, those two guys make me nervous. 687 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: And I said it during the Week eleven matchup. AJ 688 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 1: Dillon's a guy I really loved coming out of college 689 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 1: just in general, and when I saw him getting drafted 690 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: by the Packers, I was not happy about that given 691 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: everything that he can do. So for me, it's it's 692 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 1: knowing what just happened this past week as much as 693 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 1: Sony Michelle took it to us and I got a 694 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: feeling at a cold, freezing Lambeau. You don't want to 695 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 1: be reliant upon throwing for over three hundred yards for 696 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. So AJ Dillon and Aaron Jones make me 697 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: nervous this week. Yeah, hopefully a not a healthy dose 698 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: of those two. And seeing Jones back there to even 699 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: increase the one two punch against what we saw earlier 700 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: this season is a scary, scary thought. I'm most nervous 701 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: about what team will show up to this game. It's 702 00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: a simple thought. It's a simple statement on any stats 703 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 1: or facts behind it. I just need you in a 704 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 1: moment where they needed to win last week, coming out 705 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: with a lack of energy. As the player said, they 706 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 1: didn't have as much juice. They're going to really need to. 707 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna have to bring their own 708 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 1: juice necessarily in this game. I think that juice will 709 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: be there. With it being your our rival the Packers, 710 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: prime time, literally everything is on the line. I think 711 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: that you'll see a much more reinvigorated team that goes 712 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 1: out there. But once the kickoff happens at seven twenty, 713 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,440 Speaker 1: I just hope that it's the team that we saw 714 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 1: against the Packers last time, a team that plays inspired 715 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: and a team that comes out there and handles business 716 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: against the top team in the NFC to just kind of, 717 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: you know, tooth their own horn and walk away saying 718 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:43,640 Speaker 1: like we are a playoff team. We are going to 719 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:50,560 Speaker 1: get into these playoffs. So just win, baby, just win. 720 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 1: There's two things you can guarantee at Lambeaux, especially like 721 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:57,800 Speaker 1: December January time. It's going to be cold and hostile, 722 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 1: and on the flip side of that, there will be 723 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:03,480 Speaker 1: good chicken broth in the locker room. That's true. It's 724 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: one of those things. Get your juice is going because 725 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 1: this is going to be a fun one again. We 726 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,319 Speaker 1: know for the Vikings this is literally everything you have 727 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:12,320 Speaker 1: to get these next two to give yourself a chance. 728 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:14,799 Speaker 1: And if they can't find the juice for that one, 729 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:16,840 Speaker 1: then they don't deserve to win. Well, We've got a 730 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 1: whole week of Vikings entertainment content to get you ready 731 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:23,040 Speaker 1: for the Sunday night's matchup against the Green Bay Packers, 732 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 1: and it all gets going with the audible this week, Gabe, 733 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,240 Speaker 1: who do we got on the show? We got Michael Pearce. 734 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:31,440 Speaker 1: He's back. He has not been on the show for 735 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:34,480 Speaker 1: a while, so to hear his thoughts the first time 736 00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:37,839 Speaker 1: we hear his thoughts post injury will be cool. So 737 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:40,000 Speaker 1: that that'll I mean, he's always a great guest, but 738 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 1: it'll be really cool to know him a little bit 739 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: more and I'll just learn about just some of his 740 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: play that he's been showing on the film as of late, 741 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,320 Speaker 1: Like he's he's put together a few good games. So 742 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:50,439 Speaker 1: to be able to talk about that that one play 743 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: where he just ended up in like the lap of 744 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford, Paul I was like, who is that and 745 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:58,960 Speaker 1: then you know, obviously after like a couple of seconds 746 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:02,040 Speaker 1: it registered. But I is just well, when you squat 747 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: seven hundred pounds stuff like that was amazing. There's a 748 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 1: reason why I called him the Juggernaut. So we are 749 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:09,759 Speaker 1: happy to have the Juggernaut on the audible this week. 750 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:12,960 Speaker 1: And then the network interview is a familiar name, right, 751 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: Chris Collinsworth. So we're talking to Jack's dad. There we go. 752 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:19,440 Speaker 1: He will be the network talent interview this week. We 753 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: all know who Chris Collinsworth is, just his analysis, everything 754 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:24,880 Speaker 1: that he brings to the table. He's been working for 755 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:28,759 Speaker 1: NBC for almost for almost two decades now. So to 756 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 1: actually have him on and talk to him a little 757 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 1: bit after we talk to his son, that'll that'll be 758 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,440 Speaker 1: very exciting to see in here. So stay tuned the 759 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:38,319 Speaker 1: Vikings dot Com that will be out later this week. 760 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:40,759 Speaker 1: I bet he keeps the window open during the broadcast too. 761 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,800 Speaker 1: He does too, and he usually slides into the window. 762 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:48,960 Speaker 1: Oh no, I hope he's careful. Jay. We've got Vikings 763 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:52,879 Speaker 1: Vantage this week. Vikings Vantage. This week, we'll have one 764 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:54,840 Speaker 1: of the newest inductees into the Black College Hall of 765 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:58,120 Speaker 1: Fame and one of our favorite people on staff here, 766 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:01,240 Speaker 1: Greg Coleman, will be the Vikings advantage you guess this Friday, 767 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:03,640 Speaker 1: So check it out Friday night at six thirty pm 768 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 1: on KFA N or anywhere you can get your Vikings podcasts. 769 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 1: Yes on the audio page on the Vikings dot Com 770 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: app two, which is also helpful to find. You can 771 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:14,799 Speaker 1: also catch a new opposing viewpoints this week. We will 772 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:19,400 Speaker 1: have NFL Networks Tom Pelaso providing the Packers point of view. 773 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 1: But I think it'll be kind of fun this week 774 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: because he'll be able to really speak on both teams, 775 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:26,160 Speaker 1: which will be something new for opposing viewpoints. And so 776 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:29,279 Speaker 1: the Vikings fight to keep their playoff hopes alive this 777 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:32,680 Speaker 1: Sunday Night at lambeau Field against the Packers on Primetime. 778 00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 1: It's Sunday Night Football. Stick with Vikings dot Com and 779 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: the Vikings App for everything you need to know to 780 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 1: get ready for the game. Until then, Scull Vikings