1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Hey, Vikings fans number ninety six, Bryan Robinson is bringing 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: NYC's cheesiest food stands to the us Bank Stadium. Visit Mactruck, 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Mac and Cheese on Minnesota Vikings game days for a 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: new game time snape, especially when seeing the sea all 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 1: my jersey, that jersey I took home, that didn't even watch, 6 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: just took straight home. Hello. Yeah, It's definitely surreal, you know, 7 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: but definitely feels good knowing my teammates. You don't think 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: that much of me. I have a question though, on 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: your call board did you have I will block a 10 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: punt before any of the games, every game, every game, 11 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: every game. When the moment came like it was like 12 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: second nature life, I didn't even flins. You're now listening 13 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: to a playoff edition of the Minnesota Vikings podcast. The 14 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: Vikings ended the twenty twenty two regular season thirteen and 15 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: four and Kevin O'Connell's first season. I'm Tatum Everett, along 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: with Gabe Henderson and Jay Nelson here inside TCO Radio Studio. 17 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: We've also got our producer Eric Davidson rounding out the crew. 18 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: Later on the pod, we have newly elected team captain 19 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: Josh Mattellus, which was I feel like guys news that 20 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: kind of flew under the radar this weekend. Yeah, I 21 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: heard the post game locker room sound with Kevin O'Connell 22 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: and he like, I guess gave Josh Mattellis a game 23 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: ball was like, oh, and the guy with the sea 24 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: on his chest for the first time Josh Mattellis. And 25 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: I'm like, hold on, wait, what what are we talking 26 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: about here? But he deserves it. If you've watched his 27 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: play this year, he deserves that that see. Even if 28 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: his fourth special teams mean two block punts back to 29 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: back weeks, glad to have him one today. And I 30 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: think the thing for Josh is he's a guy that 31 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: definitely has earned it and that he's done the not 32 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: so sexy things to have to get there. And I 33 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: think that's where guys really appreciate that. And you know, 34 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: the story at least that I've heard was Brian O'Neill 35 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: when he went down, they were kind of went to 36 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: him to say, are you okay if we do something 37 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: like this, and kind of throughout the nomination of Josh 38 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: as well. So I think it's just cool. I think 39 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: the locker room it's a real fun galvanizing. To be 40 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: able to show that hey, hard work pays off and 41 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: that everyone recognize it, and to have your teammates and 42 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: coaches celebrate that, I think is really cool. Yeah, definitely, 43 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: we can't wait to catch up with him. Sunday's game 44 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: ended really the way that it should have in the 45 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: first two score since the season opener, which is just 46 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: insane to say regular season. There we go, right, But 47 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: let's take a moment before we start talking about the 48 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: playoffs to highlight this week's play of the week, the 49 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: three M Play of the Week from the Field of 50 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: the roof and everywhere in between. Three M, the official 51 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: science partner of the Minnesota Vikings is here. Visit vikings 52 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: dot com backslash school Science to learn more. And this 53 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: one is coming to us from the man who got 54 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: a game ball as well and some revenge on Sunday. 55 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: Duke Shelley with his first interception of his NFL career 56 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: against his former team. Fourth and ten from the Bears 57 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: twenty four They're going for it boil playpool intercepted by 58 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: Duke Shelley, the former Bear, which means thought Duke thought 59 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: Duke thought Duke is on fire. He was also our 60 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: we call him bus interviews, you know, when they're leaving, 61 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: we get the interview with him on the side. He 62 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: was the bus interview this week, and rightfully so. I 63 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: think he didn't have any family in the stands this time. 64 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: But he says he's bringing sixteen people to the playoff 65 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: game on Sunday, which is pretty pretty cool. But to 66 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: think of where he came from being signed in September 67 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: onto the practice squad to now playing in a playoff game, 68 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: his first career interception all here. I mean, this is 69 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: a guy who's really earned what he's got. Yeah, Duke. 70 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: I think the best part about it for him was 71 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: early on there was a lot of questioning and criticism 72 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: at times with his play and just kind of wondering like, hey, 73 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: is you know, is this guy going to fit in 74 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: a we're gonna be able to make this work? And 75 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: Duke now has gotten to a point where he is 76 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: so ridiculously reliable that I think defensively they lean on 77 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: him a ton outside of Patrick Peterson. You know, kind 78 00:03:57,920 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: of the idea, if you're a quarterback, you're gonna look 79 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: at a Patrick Peterson and say, I don't really want 80 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: to have to throw to that side of the field. 81 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: So a guy like Duke is going to get some work. 82 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: And you've just you've seen certain games, especially like Buffalo 83 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: comes to mind a little bit for me with him. 84 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: But this game with Chicago, that the deal about that 85 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: one was just with him being able to make that 86 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: play on the ball, get the pick and really again 87 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: have everyone celebrates with him, including Patrick Peterson exactly what 88 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: the jack led on coming out the sideline is running 89 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: down the field with him, Like those are the things 90 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: that you love to see as one of the veterans, 91 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 1: get as excited as some of these other guys, you 92 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: know when they make those kind of plays. And Pat 93 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: Pete actually said after the game in his press conference 94 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: and then a little later that he called he told Duke, 95 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: He's like, you're getting a pick today. That's awesome, and 96 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: he said at the halftime, Duke said he went up 97 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: to him and was like, you know, this is it, 98 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: this is your half. You're gonna get it. It's gonna 99 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: happen for you. And whether or not it's P two's 100 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: belief and revenge, it really did work out for him. 101 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: Revenge s tours for our players have gone. I wouldn't say, 102 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: ask scripted, but almost as close as the scripted as possible. 103 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: And I was just thinking about the p two Closer 104 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: shirts that he put on his website after the Buffalo 105 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: Bill's game when he picked off Josh Allen in overtime, 106 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: And I'm like, should we rebrand that with Duke Shelley's 107 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: picture on that and it's called Duke Shelley the Closer. 108 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: But you gotta you gotta be happy for a guy 109 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: like Duke and his story and just understanding that he's 110 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: worked so hard to get to get to this point. 111 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: People are still doubting him, which clearly results in quarterback 112 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: snoring his way. Yeah right, I mean, and I mean, 113 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: whether that's interceptions or past deflections, it's been really prominson 114 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: to see our secondary unit, just our defensive backs um 115 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: play at the level that they've been playing at these 116 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: past couple of weeks. I mean, if you think back 117 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: to this offseason, that was the biggest question mark. So 118 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: the fact that they finished strong and hopefully built some 119 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: confidence going into the playoffs. We could use any and 120 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: all of that. I love the idea too, Like the 121 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: whole closer shirt. Yeah, you can do that just for 122 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: the entire secondary that'd be kind of a fun thing 123 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: to do, call them the closers, you know, just because 124 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: I think about how many times we've had we've had 125 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 1: plays well like cam Danceler, Ribbons ball, Like, there are 126 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 1: a lot of moments where you get to the back 127 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: end of a game and need a play and we've 128 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: had some sort of turnover coming from that group. That'd 129 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: be kind of fun to brand them that way. Yeah, 130 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: we might need to like come up with some content idea, 131 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: like we're making a closer's video with all their moments 132 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,799 Speaker 1: like that. Man, hopefully we can do it after February whatever, 133 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: year twelve. Yeah, that would be the ultimate closer, the right, 134 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: the ultimate closer, we'll speaking of. The quest to get 135 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl does start this weekend. The Vikings 136 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: are the three seed in the NFC side of the 137 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: playoffs and host New York on Sunday. The Giants kickoff 138 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 1: is set for three thirty on Fox with their A 139 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:47,359 Speaker 1: team Kevin Burkhart, Greg Olsen, Aaron Andrews, and Tom Ronaldi. Gabe, 140 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: how would you describe the state of this team heading 141 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: into their first round of the playoffs. Confident? Yeah, you 142 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: finally win a game by double digits and you do 143 00:06:57,640 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: it against a team that you're supposed to do it too, 144 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: So I think the confidence is out an all time high. 145 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: The fact that I was really watching oli Udo, the 146 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: right tackle who is probably going to replace Brian O'Neill 147 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: going into the playoffs, just seeing how he played, I 148 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: think his confidence was built a lot. Didn't give up 149 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: a sack. Yeah, you know you're gonna get your hurries 150 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: here and there. But I think everything starts with the 151 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: offensive line, and if our offensive line has confidence, our 152 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: entire team has confidence. So going into this game, I 153 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: think we are very very happy and excited about what's 154 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: to come in the coming weeks. I think the Chicago 155 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: game was extremely important because there were certain players on 156 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: the offensive line especially that needed to get those reps 157 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: to kind of gel. Offensive line is so predicated on 158 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: understanding what everybody's doing simultaneously and how they function, and 159 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: so to see them do what they did is great. 160 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: I just think about what happened in that first game 161 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: against New York and kind of that pass rush that's 162 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: just Kven Thibodeaux and then the boys walking in the 163 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: door and wreaking some havoc, and that's going to be 164 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: another thing I think Andrew Patterson's gonna want to dial 165 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: up going into this next game against the Giants. But 166 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: to see everyone within this team and be able to 167 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: kind of work at whether it was the first half 168 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: with a lot of the starters that on the field, 169 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: second half kind of the quote unquote backups coming in 170 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: and getting some more run. To me, that just feels 171 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: like if something were to happen, especially in crunch time 172 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: now in the playoffs, you have people that have had 173 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: some action. They're not going to be rusty walking out there. 174 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: They're going to know what they're supposed to do. And 175 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: I think as a coach, that's got to be confidence 176 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: building for your squad to know that you feel like 177 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: you can plug and play guys no matter what happens here. Yeah, 178 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: the message I think after the game was like, thirteen 179 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: and four is great, but now this whole entire new 180 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: season begins, and so you can kind of as nice 181 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: as the identity of this team has been. You know, 182 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: obviously getting thirteen wins is no easy feat in the NFL, 183 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: but now you have a chance to become a new 184 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: version of yourselves and a better version of yourselves, and 185 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: that kind of I think was the sentiment afterwards. For sure, 186 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: you want to be playing your best football this time 187 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: of year. And if you walk around the building, you 188 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: hear certain people saying, or you feel the energy around TCOPC. 189 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: Everyone is talking about it's a new season and the 190 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: fact that we're playing I would say probably put it, 191 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: probably put our most complete game of football together again 192 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: in Sunday at Chicago. So if we continue that trend 193 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: this game, no game is going to be easy because 194 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: you want to get everybody's best shot. But this this 195 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: game should definitely go in our favor if both teams 196 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: play their best ball on Sunday at three thirty. Yeah, yeah. 197 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 1: But it's also it's difficult because think about the fact 198 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: that this organization, this is only the third time in 199 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: this organization's history we've had thirteen wins in a regular season. 200 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: It's the first time, thinking back how many years it's 201 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: been around, that is absolutely first time since seventeen and 202 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:41,599 Speaker 1: then prior to that was the ninety eight fifteen and 203 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: one season. And I know there's an extra game and everything, 204 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: but still, and there's a ton of twelve one seasons, 205 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: but as somebody who champions this team and really loves 206 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: his team. You want to be able to celebrate that, 207 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: but you don't have time to. You have to understand 208 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: that the old Patriots mentality of yeah, we just got 209 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: through the regular season. That doesn't matter now as the 210 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: season we care about. That's kind of where you're at is. 211 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: It's a week to week basis. You have to focus 212 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: and you have to win, or the following Monday you 213 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: are going to be cleaning out your lockers and that's 214 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: the end of the season, and there's going to be 215 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: this kind of sour taste in your mouth of all 216 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: that goodwill and everything that we did for the season 217 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: might have gone for not. And so the hope is that, 218 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 1: given kind of the battle tested nature of this roster 219 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: at this point, that everyone understands, especially with the veteran 220 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: leadership who's been there, what this really means, because it 221 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: is a different level. It is absolutely a different level. 222 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: People who are going to be lucky enough to go 223 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 1: to the game on Sunday at three thirty are going 224 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: to feel it. In that building. It is twenty seventeen 225 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: was bananas prior to that. Every home game that we have, 226 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: this place goes nuts. And there is a fun little 227 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: quote that one of the Giants players said after the 228 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: last game, saying he thought it was going to be louder, 229 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: but they're Midwesterners and they don't really you know, they're 230 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: too passive and too nice. I really hope you guys 231 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: play on using that this week maybe and so you know, 232 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: things like that. I just I feel like that building 233 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: on Sunday is going to be electric. I am so 234 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: excited for it, and the players know it, the fans 235 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: know it, and it's going to be a lot of fun. 236 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: And the biggest thing is trying to keep that ergy 237 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: up because yeah, there's been questions and doubts on this 238 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: team throughout the season, and now is the time to 239 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 1: put up or shut up and change that narrative of 240 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: you know, oh can they do it in a big spot? 241 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: You got to do it now. Now, now is go time, 242 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: and I'm looking forward to being there on Sunday. Well, 243 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,679 Speaker 1: the last time we played the Giants, it felt like 244 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: a playoff game, right, it was white out. I remember 245 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: Saquon Barkley this week said yeah, he hasn't played in 246 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: the playoff game before, but playing in Minnesota a couple 247 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, and that white out was a playoff experience. 248 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: Thinking to back in my mind, I'm like, dude, that's 249 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:47,559 Speaker 1: not even close to what Sunday is going to be. 250 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: You have no idea than what is about to happen, 251 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: and it's it's exciting. Yeah, this is you want this 252 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: feeling every year as an organization. And I know that 253 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: schedules already come out for next year and it's gonna 254 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: be ridiculous, difficult and everything, but we got to finish 255 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: this season the right way and Sunday is going to 256 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: be a different level. It's gonna be so much fun. Yeah, 257 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: So the Vikings are on Sunday. Obviously, there will be 258 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: some games on Saturday this weekend, and one of those 259 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: is that forty nine Ers Seahawks game, and that's something 260 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,559 Speaker 1: that I think a lot of people in Minnesota will 261 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: be keeping close eyes on. Obviously, San Francisco coming in 262 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: on an insane wind streak and the Seahawks barely getting 263 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: in should be making up for an interesting matchup. However, 264 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: I think it'll be a better game than what people 265 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: are giving it credit for. And then at the end 266 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: of the day, if knowing what happens in it, how 267 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: much of a motivating factor could that be on Sunday too, 268 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,439 Speaker 1: like thinking about getting you could potentially get a home 269 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: game if they have a slip up. Yeah, right, right, Well, 270 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: the deal is in Pete Carroll's history against the forty 271 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: nine Ers, he is eighteen and nine and two of 272 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: those losses have come this season from the Niners beat 273 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: the Seahawks twice this year. So prior to this year, 274 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: he was eighteen and seven all time against the Niners. 275 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: And talking to some people that our Seahawks fans, the 276 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: Seahawks have kind of been the kryptonite for the Niners, 277 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: even in all those good seasons that they've had. And 278 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 1: a very good friend of mine is a giant forty 279 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: nine Ers nuts, and man, he cannot stay in Seattle. 280 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: So I was actually when I was hoping, you know, 281 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 1: for all just full disclosure, I was kind of hoping 282 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: Green Bay might win or Detroit might win to to 283 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: go play San Francisco and knock them out at home. Yeah. 284 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: I think the Lions would have done, but put up 285 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: a good fight against that. Since the Packers lost last 286 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: year Wild Car Round at home to the forty nine Ers, 287 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: so I thought it would have been a revenge game 288 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: for them. So but it's been I'm glad. I'm not 289 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 1: The Niners have been have been that team that has 290 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: been given San Francisco fits for years. But for me, 291 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: the the divisional matchup between Seattle and San Francisco, Like 292 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: as much as we're talking about, you know, blood and 293 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: guts grudge match against the Giants this weekend, that one's 294 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: going to be ramped up to another level. I just 295 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: wish it was in Seattle and San Francisco. Yeah, but 296 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: I am. I am hopeful and excited and and you know, honestly, 297 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: if if Seattle does win that game, I don't know 298 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: how you cannot be extra juice to walk into US 299 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 1: Bank Stadium on Sunday exactly. But at the same point, 300 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: I am hoping that, um, you know that if the 301 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: Seahawks can actually make it happen and we can take 302 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: out the Giants, then you're you're staring down the barrel 303 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: of a Dallas or a Tampa at that point, and 304 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: hoping the Seahawks can go and have some you know, 305 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: bird fights with Philly and Philly the following week, and 306 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: I'm just looking forward to great. Oh it'd be great, 307 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: but you just gotta get through Saturday first. See what happens, 308 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: and then take care of business on Sunday. Yeah. I 309 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: hope that the playoffs are as unpredictable as the regular 310 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: season has been. Classic games always are fun storylines. I 311 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: can't wait of the year for football like this is. 312 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: I mean, Tatum and I were talking like I've never 313 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: experienced a playoff game ever. Oh boy, So I know 314 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: this is going to be crazy. But at the same time, 315 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: you look at the schedule. I think like three or 316 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: four weeks go, we were saying, okay, like we just 317 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: want to get in a position where we can play 318 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: the Giants. Well, we got the team that we want. 319 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: Now we've got to take care of business and let 320 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: the chips far where they may be. I do think 321 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: this game favors the Vikings more than any other matchup 322 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. So I mean, be like the Bengals 323 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: last year, get in, figure it out and going to run. Yeah. 324 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: And that's the thing is, like you can't change anything 325 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: at this point that the die have been cast and 326 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: you know what your roadmap is and given some small 327 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: changes that could potentially happen depending on if there's any upsets. 328 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: But other than that, I mean, the formula is simple 329 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: week to week, you have to win your game otherwise 330 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: you're going home. And and I think that you know 331 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: this game against the Giants, we've seen them before. It 332 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: was a nail biter. You had to have a sixty 333 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: one yarder in order to get out. But things have 334 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: also changed on this team. Things have changed on their team, 335 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: and honestly, I kind of feel like it almost is 336 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 1: beneficial just to have known what was thrown at you before. 337 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: You know, Daniel Jones is just prepared for them. Yeah, 338 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: that's the point. But that's the point is they know you, 339 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: you know them, and some of those wrinkles that you had, 340 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: that that caught you, or that you slipped up on, 341 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: or things that even you potentially set up in that 342 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: first game, you can show those same looks in this 343 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: playoff game and do something completely different and catch them 344 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: off guard. The fact that it is not an unknown foe, 345 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: is somebody something that I think is going to be 346 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: beneficial for us this weekend. And more than anything, the 347 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: fact that it's at home. That home field advantage is 348 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: going to be huge because one thing that tends to 349 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: happen is defensively, especially fans do not shut up the 350 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: entire game and it is awesome so that the people 351 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: are gonna be going home horse voice wise Sunday evening, 352 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: hopefully in a good way. And I just it is 353 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: my favorite time of year. It is my favorite thing 354 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: about the NFL is the one and done scenario. Um. 355 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: I love playoff hockey and that it's you know, best 356 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: of seven and those kind of things. You just get 357 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: these epic games back and forth. There. There truly is 358 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: nothing better than one and done scenarios because you have 359 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: to bring it every single week. Totally agree. You know, 360 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: I've actually been to a few playoff games myself, but 361 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: it looks like we're out of time and I can't 362 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: share which ones. It's a great time for bringing our 363 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: new podcast guests for this week. Josh mattellis joining us 364 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: now on MVP, the newest captain of the playoff bound 365 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings. Josh mattellis and that it feels pretty good, 366 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,199 Speaker 1: kind of surreal still here or say that, yeah, it 367 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: does still feel surreal. Thank you for having me, by 368 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: the way, Tatum, Yeah, it definitely feels surreal, you know, 369 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: just especially seeing the sea all my jersey, that jersey 370 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 1: I took home that it didn't even watch just took 371 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 1: straight home. Yeah. Yeah, it's definitely surreal, you know, but 372 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,360 Speaker 1: you know, I definitely, you know, it definitely feels good 373 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: knowing my teammates, you know, think that much of me. 374 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 1: How did you find out about the process. I mean, 375 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: there was a story that Brian O'Neill recommended your name 376 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 1: after one and I are So we had a team 377 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: meeting Saturday night and casual team me and we have 378 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: team and every Saturday night coach comes in and he 379 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 1: starts handing out these papers and tells us that, you know, 380 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 1: we have a captain call on ir so we're able 381 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: to promote one. And you know that br already he 382 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: already had somebody in mind. He already made his vote. 383 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: You know, the leadership committee already said that they wanted 384 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: to vote instead of instead of coaches just appointing somebody. 385 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 1: Their leadership committee already said that they wanted us to 386 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 1: vote for captain again like we did earlier in a camp. 387 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,479 Speaker 1: And you know, I didn't find out until right at 388 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 1: the end of that meeting, until ko you know, they 389 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 1: counted up the votes right then and there. You know, 390 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: while we finded why we had our meeting, it came 391 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,360 Speaker 1: back and handing the paper and he told he told 392 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: the team, and I was like, and that's because I 393 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 1: sit in the front too, Like I said, the first 394 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: seat in front of him. So you know, he kept 395 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: looking at me, and I'm like, why is he looking 396 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: at me like that? You know, I kind of got yeah, 397 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 1: I kind of got like some intuition because my heart 398 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,239 Speaker 1: just started pumping hell of fast. Yeah. So yeah, I 399 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 1: just remember sitting in front, he's saying it, and then 400 00:18:58,119 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 1: I'm just sitting there like there's no way he just 401 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: said my name. Like I couldn't even stand up. Like 402 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: it took me at least like a minute or two 403 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: to give my legs under myself, you know. Home the time, 404 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 1: I'm telling myself, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry. I 405 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: cried in the room. Since I got to the room, 406 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: I cried, but I was like my wife instantly, I 407 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 1: texted her instantly that I called her soon as I 408 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: got to the room. She was so happy. Yeah, it 409 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: was surreal moment. You know, I still ain't even settling. 410 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 1: You know, people walk around and say what's up, cap, 411 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: you know, it's just like I'm like, kind of surreal, 412 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: I mean, but but you deserve it. You've had such 413 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: a great month. The two blocked punts, one against the 414 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,359 Speaker 1: team coming in the house Giants, they'll be spying the 415 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: whole entire time on special teams, and then you had 416 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,400 Speaker 1: the one against the Packers, and then this past week 417 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: you were very you know, you forty three snaps this 418 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: season total. I mean, what's changed for you on this 419 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: team this season? I think the trust and the coaches. 420 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: You know, the coaching staff you know has a lot 421 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: of trust in me, you know, and I think that's 422 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: been able to help me play, you know, a lot 423 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: more freely. You know, it's been this is my third 424 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: year in the league now too, so you know, having 425 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: those two years under my belt, you know, definitely helped me, 426 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: you know, see things different this year. You know, approach 427 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,199 Speaker 1: it different. You know, I'm figuring out what works for me, 428 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:14,400 Speaker 1: and you know, just you know, having a great group 429 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 1: of leadership guys, Harrison Smith, Patrick Peterson k you know, 430 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: those guys on defense, you know, been groping me along, 431 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: you know since I've been in this building. You know, 432 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: it's definitely paying off. And now you're preparing for your 433 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:30,120 Speaker 1: first postseason appearance in the NFL. Another great you know, 434 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: box to check off your list of two dous I 435 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: guess here in the league, what do you think your 436 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: emotions will be like this week? I mean, hopefully I 437 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: can keep my emotions down. You know, I always I'm 438 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: the type of guy like I always got to keep 439 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: myself cool because I can get you know, super hyped 440 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: in the instant, you know, especially for games like these. 441 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: So you know, my my challenge this week is to 442 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: just stay calm so that way, you know, I could 443 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 1: let it all be free on Sunday instead of blowing 444 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 1: my fews too early. So yeah, I'm trying. I'm trying 445 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:58,879 Speaker 1: to stay as calm as possible. I was ready to 446 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:03,439 Speaker 1: play at three fifty yesterday after the game. I'm sure 447 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: I'll be ready to go as this, you know, making 448 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 1: sure I get to Sunday. Have you always been kind 449 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: of a spark plug like, yeah, you have, and I 450 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: think that's you know a lot of the team you know, 451 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: expects me to be that too, you know, especially on Sundays. 452 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: You know, they're expecting to bring energy, especially you know 453 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: on the sideline, you know, when things aren't going our way. 454 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: So you know, that's just been mymo you know, since 455 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: I've been playing football. When did you start playing football? 456 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: When I was ten? Yeah, I think when I was 457 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 1: ten was my first year, nine or ten, one of those, 458 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 1: and you got you got the same reputation back then too. Yeah. Yeah, 459 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: was like you probably have too much energy. I got 460 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 1: to put you in something. I was running track a 461 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: lot to track was my first board, so I was 462 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 1: burning a lot of energy. There needs something else to 463 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: kind of acted, and so football was the next thing. 464 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: My dad really wanted me to play football. But yeah, 465 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I just ever since I've been playing football, 466 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: I've always been a leader. You know, I've always one 467 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: of the guys on the team where people I've been 468 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 1: a leader. I mean I've been a captain in high school, 469 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 1: captain once in college, and captain now. You know, it's 470 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: definitely something you know, I take pride and you know, 471 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: goals throughout the season. Always try to be a captain. 472 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: You know, this year, literally wrote that down multiple times 473 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: during camp, you know, and you know to have that, 474 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: you know, pay through this year. You know, it really 475 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: means something special. That's crazy. It's like the people always 476 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: like recommend writing your writing down, like manifesting those kinds 477 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: of things, and now it's like full circle. You have 478 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: a what a goal board do you? Wife feels it 479 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: out every week. It's like certain things on there, like 480 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: I could read a couple of things. I love that, 481 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: a couple of things like that. Yeah, she writes it. 482 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: She helps me think of some stuff. Um and you know, 483 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 1: it's basically our way of manifesting stuff to happen. So 484 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: like stuff on there, like we will win this game 485 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: this week, I will be a leader, I will stay healthy, 486 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: I will block up you know, just stuff like that. 487 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 1: You just manifesting, you know, things that I want to accomplish. 488 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: And and earlier in the year, every every week it 489 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: was be a leader and you know, to you know, 490 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: get that that actual you know, uh see on my 491 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: jersey and like certified leader. You know that that means 492 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: a lot. That's something I've been striving for, you know, 493 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: on this team since I walked in. You know, I 494 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: wanted to be a leader on this team. And you know, 495 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: to say I did that, you know, that's really cool. Yeah, 496 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 1: It's it's nice to see the hard work get validated 497 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: at the end of the day. I have a question, though, 498 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: on your goalboard, did you have I will block a 499 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: punt before any of the games, every game, every game, everything? 500 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: What is it? What goes into it? Like what is 501 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: the art of being able you're there at the right 502 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: time when you Yeah, To be honest, the margin is 503 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 1: so thin too, because for one, you know, you have 504 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:37,679 Speaker 1: to get there, you know, and we're all professionals, so 505 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: you know, obviously they're doing their best to get the 506 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: punt off, so you know, you have teams get the 507 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: ball off really quick and then you know, so it's 508 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:46,719 Speaker 1: it's a lot of a lot of stuff goes into it. 509 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: But like once you get into that, like that moment 510 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 1: where like you have that chance to block it and 511 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: you like did everything else right, and it's just you 512 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 1: and a punter, Like it's a thin margin where your 513 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: hands gotta be. You know, like which way does he 514 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: like to kick it? Because if he, like, say, you're 515 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:01,919 Speaker 1: running left and he likes to kick it right, you know, 516 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 1: then you totally gonna miss the ball. So like it's 517 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of stuff that play into it. And 518 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: it's like, you know, being able to have those practice 519 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: reps throughout the whole year because I'm pretty the first 520 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: block punk gets the giants that I had, We've been 521 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: practicing it for weeks. We actually tried it in the 522 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: game and I ran into I ran into dj uh 523 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 1: trying to do it. So then we you know, fix 524 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: some stuff, try to try the different way. And been 525 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: repping it since, like I would say, week whenever we 526 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: played the Bears. Wow, the first time week four or five. Yeah, 527 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:39,199 Speaker 1: so we've been repping that for a while. So for 528 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: it to actually play it, like when when the moment came, 529 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:43,880 Speaker 1: like it was like second nature, Like I didn't even 530 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 1: flinch like I did. The rep got through, boom there go. 531 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,679 Speaker 1: Same thing with the Green Bay something we've had in 532 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,120 Speaker 1: for a while, you know, and I've been telling I've 533 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: been telling how like you you call it, it's gonna 534 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:56,679 Speaker 1: be a block. He just happened to call at the 535 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: right time and it was. So you know, it's just 536 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: time on tasks with stuff like that, you know, practicing, 537 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: you know, and then taking practice to the game. You 538 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: know that that that was big. Speaking of hat, I 539 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: passed him by in the hallway today on the Waiting 540 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: your Special Teams meeting. He had like I don't know, 541 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 1: like a president in his hand or something that he 542 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: had like his speaker box on wheels, and I'm like, 543 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: you're going to a meeting. What's going on in this meeting? 544 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: He has a speaker. He plays music in every meeting. 545 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: We always constantly have music playing. Today, we uh, we 546 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: went over our twenty twenty two regular season stuff, you 547 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 1: know that we tried to accomplish. Some people got some awards. Nice, Yeah, 548 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 1: so we have some people got some awards, you know, 549 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: for accomplishing certain things throughout the year. He really knows 550 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: how to galvanize. He's a great coach. Yeah, he's a 551 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: definitely great leader. You know, we all you know, cling 552 00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:46,479 Speaker 1: to him. You know, we like we want you know, 553 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 1: his his you know, his words to you know, reach 554 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: us in a in a way that's going to impact 555 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,919 Speaker 1: the game. So you know, yeah, he definitely done a 556 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: great job inserting himself into this team, you know, becoming 557 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, one of those coaches that you know you 558 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: need anything you going to Hat. You know, did you 559 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: the juice you up? You know, keep you calm anything? 560 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: You know? Hat got it. Well, you guys got a 561 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 1: big game on Sunday, playoff game Giants, a team that 562 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: you just prepared for. So you feel like you probably 563 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 1: know this team very well. How do you think this 564 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: week will be like it or what do you what 565 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: do you think this game will be? Like? Yeah, I 566 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 1: mean when you talk about you know, going to a 567 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: first playoff game, but then you talk about, you know, 568 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: playing a team that you just played less than a 569 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,640 Speaker 1: month ago. Yeah, I think this game is gonna this 570 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: week is just gonna come down to like the key details, 571 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,640 Speaker 1: the small things, the little things. You know, we both 572 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: know each other well, we both played each other. You know, 573 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: we haven't played too many games in between, so you 574 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: know we were both gonna have a good sense, so 575 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: you know what each other likes to do. So it's 576 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,880 Speaker 1: gonna come down to who can be more detailed, who 577 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: can play harder, who can you know, play longer? You know? 578 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: So I think, you know, it's gonna come down to 579 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 1: like those inner things, you know, not like oh it's 580 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: does this scheme work or does you know it's just 581 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: play gonna work? But like do I want it more 582 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:56,199 Speaker 1: than the other guy cross from me? So you know, 583 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna come down to us playing as 584 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: hard as we can for four quarters and seeing where 585 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: the ball rolls. You know, if I if I had 586 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:03,919 Speaker 1: to put money on it, which I obviously can't do 587 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: as an NFL employee, But if I had to, I 588 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: feel like it would come down to a one score game. 589 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: But but for my card my cardio, since I really 590 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: hope it doesn't. These past three years, ye have too 591 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: many one score games. But I have faith in nuts. 592 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 1: If it does come down to one scare game, I 593 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: like us, so I think. So it's that battle tested mantra. 594 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 1: You guys have been saying all season long, like, yeah, 595 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: you know, doubt us all you want, but we have 596 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 1: fought adversity this entire season improven that put in those 597 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 1: situations we can end up on the right side of things. 598 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,399 Speaker 1: Because the season ago that was the case was not 599 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: the case. I think we had probably I think we 600 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: had twelve one score games a season ago and maybe 601 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,399 Speaker 1: one two out of those and for us to be 602 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: eleven and no on one score games this year just 603 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 1: shows you know, how much you know the guys in 604 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 1: this building, you know want to win, and you know, 605 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 1: I think that pays a lot to you know, our leadership, 606 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 1: our vets. You know we're hungry and we're coming for 607 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:00,360 Speaker 1: a lot. Well, the fans are hungry too. They can't 608 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: wait to see you guys at US Bank Stadium. On 609 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 1: Sunday three thirty kick Thank you so much to the 610 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 1: new captain of the Minnesota Vikings, Josh Mattellas. Thanks for 611 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: your time, Tam. A big thank you to the Vikings 612 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 1: captain Josh Metellos for joining the podcast. Playoff Football begins 613 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: this weekend when the Vikings host the Giants and the 614 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,439 Speaker 1: wild Card Round on Sunday three thirty on Fox. But 615 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: even before kickoff, there are several things to get you 616 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: ready to paint the town purple. And if you want 617 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: to grab a notebook, I highly suggest that because there 618 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,160 Speaker 1: fill out your calendars like I do a weekly planner, 619 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: because there's a lot going on on top of our 620 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 1: regularly scheduled programming, which will continue throughout the playoffs. Gabe 621 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: will be at Friday Football Feast Rose Week. Roseville. That's 622 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: always a good one. Never been. Oh okay, I think 623 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: it's because I feel like I've been to Roseville like 624 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: three times. How far is it from here? Twenty minutes? Yeah, 625 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: it's not too bad. Roseville be Dubbs is great, Roosevelle, 626 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: the kind of the Rosedale area in general. And that's 627 00:28:58,080 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: actually the one that I used to go to a 628 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: ton when it open because I used to live in 629 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 1: kind of North Metro and I was going to say, 630 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: you go to Friday football feast. No, actually I did 631 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: go to a Friday football feast years ago. Pre feast. 632 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: It was pa used to do the same kind of 633 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,719 Speaker 1: thing where he would jump around to two different locations. 634 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: And when I was a room prior to working here 635 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: years and years and years ago, I actually showed up 636 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: and got a T shirt from the show. See that's 637 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: how you know Jay is a real room. Oh for sure. 638 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: That's how you know we have some roub on there. 639 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: My roob cred We're good. Yeah, you got the card, 640 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: got the credential, got the T shirt? Yeah yeah, yeah, Okay, Well, 641 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:38,959 Speaker 1: if you feel like you are a room, there are 642 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of events this week, including 643 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: the Miller Lite Bar Tour, which is Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 644 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: and Friday, one stop per day, six thirty to eight thirty. 645 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,479 Speaker 1: You can come by and win Vikings Playoffs tickets. You 646 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: can win free swag, Chris Spaton live interviews with current 647 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: players and legends. Gabe, I think you will be there 648 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:03,479 Speaker 1: tonight Tuesday, Yeah, Cowboy Jackson, Bloomington. That's right then, though, 649 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 1: I'll be at Thursday Cowboy Jackson in Plymouth and then 650 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: Friday Wednesdays and Rogers and Fridays in Saint Paul. But 651 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: to get all the full information on those details of 652 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: the events to go to Vikings facebook page. Also, every 653 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: night on Fox nine you can catch either Gabe and 654 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 1: I as well as the rest of the Fox nine 655 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: Sports crew from six thirty to seven for Vikings Live 656 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: wild Card week and we expect to have some live 657 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: interviews with players there in person. So it is gonna 658 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: get wild. Not as wild though maybe maybe shouldn't say that, 659 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 1: but it won't be as wild as the Purple Friday 660 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: fan rally. At the Mall of America and the Rotunda. 661 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: From five to seven, you can celebrate the NFL Playoffs 662 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: as we kick off the wild Card weekend with the 663 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders, the skull Line and Vikings legends, as 664 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: well as Gabe and I and Paul Allen. He will 665 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 1: also be there are I'm seeing the event. Those are 666 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:58,960 Speaker 1: always insanely fun because it's just you know everyone exactly, 667 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: so like everyone can just kind of get together in 668 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: a space and rub out for a little bit and 669 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: just try to cheer on this team and kind of 670 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 1: you know, kick off the weekend and get the further 671 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,960 Speaker 1: going for a Sunday afternoon. I've heard only good things 672 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 1: about it. I think it was twenty nineteen, it might 673 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: have been. It was either seventeen or nineteen. Director of 674 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: Production Operations Skip Krueger said that it was about eight 675 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: thousand people all of America in the rotunda. So and 676 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 1: the photosyph floor is up and it was just a 677 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:31,719 Speaker 1: site to see. So I'm expecting it to be a 678 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: lot crazier than what it was, and it should be 679 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. That is cool. I have only 680 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: ever been to the Rotunda for like Skooline and NBC tryouts, 681 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: which I always think is quite a crowd considering it's 682 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: not something that like fans really paid to so much 683 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: attention to as like a playoff run, And so this 684 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 1: will be pretty cool. I think anytime you can, you know, 685 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: showcase something in the mall of America, it's so cool 686 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: first of all. And then if you can't make it 687 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: to any of those events, there is a chance to 688 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: join in our statewide skull Chant if you submit your 689 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:09,000 Speaker 1: video of a team, your classroom, school, youth group, anything 690 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 1: of that nature doing the Skull Chant to cheer on 691 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: the Vikings and the playoffs, as long as you use 692 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:18,520 Speaker 1: the hashtag as one as O N E and tag 693 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: at Vikings so we can see your excitement. Be a 694 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:24,640 Speaker 1: part of the statewide skull chant. And I got one 695 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: last thing to tell you. I know, I told you 696 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: to grab a notebook and I meant it. The Minnesota 697 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: Vikings Foundation is going to be selling limited edition dream 698 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 1: Athon style shirts at the home game on Sunday there 699 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:38,959 Speaker 1: in person sales only. The proceeds benefit the Foundation's mission 700 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: and the work of the Vikings Table. The game day 701 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: sales info. You can get shirts if you don't have 702 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: tickets at the Longhouse pregame, but if you do have tickets, 703 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: you can also get them at the Minnesota Vikings Kiosks 704 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,959 Speaker 1: in section one O one. So I think that clears 705 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: off my list of business items to get to you guys. Yeah, 706 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 1: we get to we figure this thing out. But yeah, 707 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: hopefully Vikings fans will come out and just enjoy this time. 708 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:08,680 Speaker 1: It's a special time. We're one of fourteen teams that 709 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 1: can say we're in the playoffs, So enjoy it while 710 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: we enjoy the moment. I love that for sure, pre 711 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: game early, pre game often enjoy it to take absolutely 712 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 1: because the fun. Hopefully the fun won't stop. That's the goal. 713 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:25,160 Speaker 1: You got it. From this point forward, it's every day. 714 00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: Enjoy it every day. Kind of cherish the fact that 715 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: you get to celebrate this way and get to participate, 716 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,240 Speaker 1: and um, you know, I think this is something that 717 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 1: every team looks forward to and hopefully sustaining it. And 718 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 1: I think this is hopefully the beginning of a run 719 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: for this organization to keep going this way. But all 720 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: we got is what's in front of us, and just 721 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 1: got to keep keep the hope and keep the faith 722 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: and cheer as loud as you can every chance you get. Indeed, indeed, 723 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 1: well all that starts on Sunday for the wild Card 724 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 1: weekend playoff game against the Giants. Again. You can watch 725 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: it on Fox at three thirty. If not, hope to 726 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: see it at the stadium on Sunday. Lifetime, the official 727 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: Athletic Country Club of the Minnesota Vikings, has something for 728 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:09,240 Speaker 1: every member of your family. Get your family going today 729 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,800 Speaker 1: at Lifetime, dot Life Forward, slash kits,