WEBVTT - #385 Packers Unscripted: One to go

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody. Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike Spofford. He is the one and only

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<v Speaker 1>West Hot Quits. We hope you had a wonderful Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>with you and yours. West is Week seventeen, Packers Lions

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday noon Central Time, kickoff at lambeau Field to wrap

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<v Speaker 1>up the season for both of these squads. Our midweek

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<v Speaker 1>show will take a quick look at the Detroit Lions,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I want to get to some of those

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<v Speaker 1>playoff implications around the rest of the league here for

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<v Speaker 1>weeks seventeen that I talked about on our previous show.

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<v Speaker 1>Want to make sure we get to that. But Detroit

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<v Speaker 1>five and ten, the Packers are six eight and one.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lions under first year head coach Matt Patricia, definitely

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<v Speaker 1>a season of ups and downs. Early on, they beat

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<v Speaker 1>the New England Patriots, they beat the Green Bay Packers

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<v Speaker 1>both at Ford Field. Was looking like Matt Patricia might

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<v Speaker 1>be putting something together in his inaugural season. That has

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<v Speaker 1>not been the case, and since then, quite frankly, we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen general manager Bob Quinn there and Patricia making a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of roster moves, trading some guys moving on from

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<v Speaker 1>other guys. They seemed to be in the process of

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<v Speaker 1>trying to mold a roster that Matt Patricia wants to

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<v Speaker 1>work with going forward. Do you think that's a fair

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<v Speaker 1>assess I think that's a pretty fair assessment. It seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to me, you know, they got that win over the Packers,

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<v Speaker 1>and they came back and beat the Dolphins after their

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<v Speaker 1>by and they were writing the thick of things and

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<v Speaker 1>what was appearing to be a very uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>even NFC North playoff picture, but now losers of seven

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<v Speaker 1>of their last nine last week, a really tough performance

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<v Speaker 1>when you look at you know, them coming out against

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<v Speaker 1>the Vikings trying to you know, make a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a statement. Matt Stafford only throws for a hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and sixteen yards. Uh. They really struggle to get things

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<v Speaker 1>one on the ground game. And it's been you know,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a difficult, tumultuous last two months for the

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lions, trying to find their footing in this thing.

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<v Speaker 1>They jumped on the Vikings nine to nothing. They were

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<v Speaker 1>in complete control of the game for the first quarter

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<v Speaker 1>and a half, even close to the first two full quarters.

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<v Speaker 1>The Vikings end up getting a touchdown late in the

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<v Speaker 1>second quarter and then hit the Hail Mary at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the first half to take the lead. The

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<v Speaker 1>nine to nothing advantage for Detroit was gone, and then

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<v Speaker 1>they just it was like they had nothing left in

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<v Speaker 1>the second half. Yeah, And to be honest with you, Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the big thing that they're dealing with you

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<v Speaker 1>talked about. You know, they made some of those trades.

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<v Speaker 1>They traded Golden Tate earlier this year. That's the one

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's still talking about as the one that had the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest impact on this offense and on Matthew Stafford at

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback and everything. Well, because how many times, Mike, after

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<v Speaker 1>the retirement of Calvin Johnson did you and I discuss

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<v Speaker 1>how Golden Tate was kind of one of the guys

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<v Speaker 1>that helped them develop a new offensive identity. Absolutely, and

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<v Speaker 1>he was also I give a lot of credit, I believe,

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<v Speaker 1>correct me for wrong your Martin Mayhew was the one

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<v Speaker 1>that actually signed him, if I'm wrong on that. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't remember for sure about that, but I always thought

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<v Speaker 1>that for for wide receiver, it's such a mixed bag

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<v Speaker 1>when you go out and you try to sign a

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<v Speaker 1>free agent wide receiver because you never know what you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get a lot of times those guys best years

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<v Speaker 1>already behind them, because the Davante Adams year old type

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<v Speaker 1>receivers just don't hit free agency and they don't they

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<v Speaker 1>don't tratch the market. Golden Tate did and he had

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<v Speaker 1>a better second half of his career with Detroit than

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<v Speaker 1>he did on the first half of it with Seattle.

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<v Speaker 1>And now, I mean, they look like they have a

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<v Speaker 1>real stud in Gala Day Kenny Date Gallada, that he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a guy that could be their number

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<v Speaker 1>one receiver for years to come. But I think right

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<v Speaker 1>now in the interim there's just been a dearth of

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<v Speaker 1>playmakers there and then losing carry On Johnson as well,

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<v Speaker 1>really hurting that ground game which appeared to finally start

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<v Speaker 1>finding itself. That's what I was gonna say, is they

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<v Speaker 1>seem to be getting their footing with that ground game

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<v Speaker 1>with Carrie on Johnson. They've been working for years, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>since the whole concussion issue, a job at Best who

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<v Speaker 1>they had invested in as a as a running back

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<v Speaker 1>of the future and all that. They seem to have

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<v Speaker 1>found that with Johnson, but he goes on the shelf

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<v Speaker 1>with an injury, and then and then you have Stafford,

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<v Speaker 1>as you said, one bona fide target. Marvin Jones Jr.

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<v Speaker 1>No slouch either, but just without golden tape, there's just

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<v Speaker 1>not enough variety there, it seems for Matthew Stafford to

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<v Speaker 1>really find the groove that we've seen him in before.

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<v Speaker 1>And interestingly here West I looked this up quickly before

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<v Speaker 1>we sat down to tape this show. Detroit Lions actually

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<v Speaker 1>going for their fourth consecutive victory over the Packers in

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<v Speaker 1>this rivalry. Last time the Lions beat the Packers four

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<v Speaker 1>consecutive times slash eighty three, thirty five years since that happened.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Packers hoping that that doesn't happen, and that

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<v Speaker 1>streak of the Lions not taking over the rivalry so

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<v Speaker 1>to speak, that that doesn't happen on Sunday. Yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>the number one thing here. The Packers at a time

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<v Speaker 1>in which you know, they went twenty some years, six

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<v Speaker 1>years Jason Hansen's whole career without ever losing at lambeau

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<v Speaker 1>Field to the Lions now trying to avoid losing their

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<v Speaker 1>fourth straight to Detroit. The one storyline to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>follow Marvin Jones Jr. Went on injury reserve a few

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<v Speaker 1>weeks back. So the Packers, Well, my apologies I missed that, no,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mean, the only point I'm trying to illustrate there,

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<v Speaker 1>He's been a real thorn in this defensive side for

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<v Speaker 1>a number of years in that big play threat has

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<v Speaker 1>not been there again, one of the things that I

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<v Speaker 1>think is kind of hurt their offense and being able

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<v Speaker 1>to get the downfield passing game going hundred and sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>yards passing on Matthew Stafford. You just you never see

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<v Speaker 1>those kind of numbers. Yeah, you don't. And uh, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see what happens here going forward with Detroit. Your thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>on where they are defensively because matt Patricia coming from

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive background with the New England Patriots, everything along

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<v Speaker 1>those lines. Darius big play slave, We've talked about him

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. He is definitely a guy to to pay

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<v Speaker 1>attention to out there. But again, a side of the

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<v Speaker 1>ball that still looking for that identity as well. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it really is because I mean you look at

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<v Speaker 1>their leading sackers right now. It's Omara Okawa. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>pronounced that, and then Devin Kennard ziggy ansa never was

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<v Speaker 1>able to get on track this year. He ended up

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<v Speaker 1>on a reserve. That's right. They franchise tagged Ansa, didn't

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<v Speaker 1>they And yeah, just things didn't come together. Tough year

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<v Speaker 1>for him. He's also had a really strange way of it,

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<v Speaker 1>and that I mean, if you look at his career

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<v Speaker 1>stats here, Michael uh the way his career has gone

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<v Speaker 1>eight sacks, seven and a half, fourteen and a half

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<v Speaker 1>two in thirteen games twelve last year and then four

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<v Speaker 1>and seven before he was I rd after that Arizona game.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I mean, it's it's just been a difficult

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<v Speaker 1>situation with them trying to find their identity. They've gotten

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<v Speaker 1>a buy. I think there is some talent in that defense,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's just overall, especially with some of the issues

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<v Speaker 1>they've had on offense, just not been able to overcome it. Yeah, alrighty, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Packers fans be sure to stop in at your local

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<v Speaker 1>eighty nine sent refills on your Cafe Cruba coffee. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>West I mentioned on our show the day before Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>that we needed to talk about what happened in Week

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen in the NFL and how that sets up for

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<v Speaker 1>Week seventeen with some of these playoff implications, and we

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<v Speaker 1>might as well stay right in the NFC North because

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<v Speaker 1>the Minnesota Vikings, they are the ones in control of

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<v Speaker 1>their destiny, so to speak, with regards to the last

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<v Speaker 1>open playoff spot in the NFC. If the Vikings can

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<v Speaker 1>beat the Bears, they host the Bears on Sunday three

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<v Speaker 1>Central time kickoff. There. The Vikings win that game, they

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<v Speaker 1>are back in the playoffs. If they lose, And if

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<v Speaker 1>the Philadelphia Eagles win on the road in the Nation's

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<v Speaker 1>Capital against Washington, they defending Super Bowl champs will squeak

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<v Speaker 1>into that final playoff spot. The other five spots in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFC are decided. Seattle's clinched a wild card, the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys clinched the NFC East, the Bears obviously clinched the

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<v Speaker 1>NFC North, and then you have the Saints and the

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<v Speaker 1>Rams right now at the top of things. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you see this uh playing out here in the NFC.

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<v Speaker 1>Who do you think is going to get that last

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<v Speaker 1>wild card spot? Here's what I love about the NFL, Michael,

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<v Speaker 1>how many times have you heard me say this? Over

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<v Speaker 1>are this two and a half almost three full years

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<v Speaker 1>of us doing this show. Last year, you had the

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia Eagles the Minnesota Vikings vying to go to the

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl right right, trying to stay on that road

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<v Speaker 1>make all their dreams come true. And now in a

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<v Speaker 1>matter of ten months later, eleven months later, here they

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<v Speaker 1>are trying to get that number six wild card spot

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFC. It's just it's it's what the game's

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<v Speaker 1>all about in terms of parody and competitiveness and how

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<v Speaker 1>you cannot count your eggs year to year. You always

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<v Speaker 1>must let them hatch in a new season. But the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that again it's Nick Foles the miracle man, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles trying to make this comeback happen after what

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<v Speaker 1>has been a tough up and down season for them,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the Minnesota Vikings trying to hold on to

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<v Speaker 1>the top of the bow of the ship uh and

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<v Speaker 1>and see if they can keep this thing above water

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<v Speaker 1>before the postseason. The difficult thing for the Vikings though,

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<v Speaker 1>they got to go up against one of the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>surprises the NFL and the Chicago Bears, so the work

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<v Speaker 1>does not get any easier for them. But the fact

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<v Speaker 1>of the matter remains, this is the type of team

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<v Speaker 1>that you have to beat if you want to make

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<v Speaker 1>a run in the playoffs, let alone being able to

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<v Speaker 1>get the playoff bid. This is gonna be a big

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<v Speaker 1>game for them and seeing what their chances really look like. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>and it appears that the Bears will be playing to

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<v Speaker 1>win this game because the NFL sets up the schedule

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<v Speaker 1>in week seventeen so that games that are dependent on

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<v Speaker 1>others for playoff fortunes and whatnot kick off at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time. They try to do that as much as

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<v Speaker 1>possible and the Bears. If the Bears win and if

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<v Speaker 1>the Rams lose, the Bears can get the number two

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<v Speaker 1>seed and a first drawn by So Chicago has plenty

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<v Speaker 1>to play for. Even though the Bears have already clinched

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<v Speaker 1>the f C North, they're not just gonna roll over,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think against the Vikings here. And obviously the

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<v Speaker 1>Bears handled the Vikings pretty well in Chicago in a

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<v Speaker 1>primetime game just a few weeks ago. But then what

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<v Speaker 1>a game in Philadelphia last Sunday between the Eagles and

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<v Speaker 1>the Texans. The back and forth there in the fourth quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Foles, Deshaun Watson, some of the players Deshaun Watson

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<v Speaker 1>was making for Houston to to keep the Texans in it.

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<v Speaker 1>And the Texans may have blown their first round by

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<v Speaker 1>in the a f C and given that to the Patriots,

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<v Speaker 1>the Texans, um, they will they will win. If I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not mistaken. They are the a f C South champion. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they've won the a f C South, but um, what

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<v Speaker 1>a game in Philadelphia the way that one finished. The

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles stay alive and uh and now and you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>the two teams in the NFC, only one of them

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<v Speaker 1>is going to get. Two teams playing for the conference

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<v Speaker 1>championship last year, only one will be in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>Same thing in the a f C. The Jacksonville Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>totally out of it at this point. But a team

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<v Speaker 1>that was what do they what do they say down

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<v Speaker 1>in Jacksonville like a whistle on a fumble away from

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<v Speaker 1>going to the super Bowl because they thought they had

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriots beat if that fumble return doesn't get called

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<v Speaker 1>back and all of that. Now the Jaguars are a

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<v Speaker 1>five win team and and looking up at a whole

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of other teams that are fighting forward in the

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<v Speaker 1>a f well, and this is what I love about,

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<v Speaker 1>especially at a f C South the last few years. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Houston has had to go through a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>including one torn e c l from Deshaun Watson. Uh

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<v Speaker 1>to to still make these runs and to still be

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<v Speaker 1>a team that now has made the playoffs and what

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<v Speaker 1>three the last four years. But then you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the Indianapolis Colts now taking on the Tennessee Titans. One

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<v Speaker 1>of those teams is going to the playoffs. The Colts

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<v Speaker 1>a year ago a Siberia almost with without Andrew Luck

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<v Speaker 1>and in so much up and down and just craziness

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<v Speaker 1>how being there a lot of turmoil in that organization

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<v Speaker 1>was going for and you see how a franchise quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>can kind of just calm all of that. And now

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<v Speaker 1>underneath Frank right, the offensive mind that that helped lead

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<v Speaker 1>the Philadelphia Eagles to the Promised Land a year ago, well,

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<v Speaker 1>now suddenly they're back in the playoff chase. Um, you

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<v Speaker 1>look at Tennessee, who has scratched and clawed to make

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<v Speaker 1>this happen. I mean, again, by no means has this

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<v Speaker 1>been an offensive juggernaut under Marcus Mariota. No disrespect to them,

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<v Speaker 1>but they've just they've had to find ways to win.

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<v Speaker 1>And Derrick Henry has become a top running back in

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<v Speaker 1>the league over the last month of the season. So

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<v Speaker 1>and they had to win last weekend with Blaine Gabb

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<v Speaker 1>because Mariota gets hurt, and now there's questions about whether

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<v Speaker 1>Mariota can play in this Sunday night game. Colts and texts,

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<v Speaker 1>Colts and Titans, excuse me being flexed to the Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>night game for Week seventeen, because it's a de facto

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<v Speaker 1>playoff game. The winner is in the postseason, the loser

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<v Speaker 1>is out of the postseason. And yeah, a f C

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs start on Sunday night. Well in one of the

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<v Speaker 1>things that was the best about this year, Mike, for

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<v Speaker 1>me is that I love quarterbacks in the NFL. I

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<v Speaker 1>love franchise quarterbacks. I love named quarterbacks. The NFL is

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<v Speaker 1>better with Andrew Luck in it, no doubt. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>a lot was missing, especially in that division last year

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<v Speaker 1>when you didn't have Watson, you didn't have Luck. It

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<v Speaker 1>just it didn't have the same verve to it. So

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<v Speaker 1>being able to see him come back and not have

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<v Speaker 1>any issues with the shoulder, not have any problems with

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<v Speaker 1>the throwing the football, and just get back to his form,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's reminding of people of the type of

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<v Speaker 1>player he is and in what he brings to this league,

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<v Speaker 1>and the fact that he also has kind of negated

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<v Speaker 1>some of the you know, I don't want to call

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<v Speaker 1>him reckless run plays, but he's been smarter about what

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<v Speaker 1>he's done outside the pocket. Um, I'm really excited. I wish,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said a couple of weeks ago, I wish

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers were in this playoffs this year because it's

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<v Speaker 1>a really exciting group and I don't think there's one

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<v Speaker 1>team right now absent maybe, as we've said, the Saints

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<v Speaker 1>at home that just you just look at them as

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<v Speaker 1>the de facto favorite. Um. I'm just excited to see

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<v Speaker 1>what comes out of it, because I really think one

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<v Speaker 1>of these five or six seeds could end up making

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<v Speaker 1>a run. Yeah. Well, and what you just said about

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<v Speaker 1>the a f C South with Deshaun Watson and Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>Luck getting back into the mix, that's is maybe as

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<v Speaker 1>big a reason as any that the Jacksonville Jaguars had

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<v Speaker 1>their backslide because that division completely changed. The Jaguars have

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<v Speaker 1>some issues of their own, obviously, and then you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>the Saints, and I'm with you. I think it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be really difficult for anybody in the NFC to go

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<v Speaker 1>into New Orleans. They have the number one seed locked

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<v Speaker 1>up now to beat New Orleans in the postseason. But

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<v Speaker 1>yet we just saw last Sunday West the Pittsburgh Steelers,

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<v Speaker 1>no slouch of a team. They actually had that game,

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<v Speaker 1>they should have won it. They gave it away. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean two crucial fumbles in the second half, a very

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<v Speaker 1>questionable decision on a fake punt on fourth and four

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<v Speaker 1>or fourth and five in their own territory, which gave

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<v Speaker 1>the failure of that gave Drew Brees the short field

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<v Speaker 1>to allow the Saints to take the lead late in

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<v Speaker 1>the game. And now you're looking at Pittsburgh Steelers team

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<v Speaker 1>that their playoff hopes are kind of on life support. Here.

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<v Speaker 1>The Steelers need to win, They need the Browns to

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<v Speaker 1>beat the Ravens, or a Pittsburgh team that almost and

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<v Speaker 1>probably should have beaten the best team in the NFC

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<v Speaker 1>might not even get in the dance. It's amazing. And

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that the Ravens again have sort of risen

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<v Speaker 1>from the dead now with Lamar Jackson as their quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>And what a performance by that defense against the Chargers

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<v Speaker 1>in Los Angeles last Saturday night. Yeah, death Taxes and

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens Deans. I mean, it just that's the way

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<v Speaker 1>they're wired. And and to see how they've kind of come,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, arguably playing as well as any unit in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL right now. And then I think you also

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<v Speaker 1>got to credit the Ravens. You know, a guy like

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<v Speaker 1>Gus Edwards, undrafted free ages that nobody even knew about.

0:15:47.480 --> 0:15:50.120
<v Speaker 1>Alex Collins was the running back. They had Buck Allen there,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Gus Edwards comes out of nowhere, has a

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<v Speaker 1>hundred yard game, and then he becomes a featured back.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they just have found ways to win. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think we'd be lying if we said that they

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<v Speaker 1>aren't maybe the most entertaining team in football now with

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson at quarterback, with what he brings to them, the multiple,

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<v Speaker 1>multiple dimensions that he adds. Yeah, it's it's interesting and

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<v Speaker 1>that this we it was boiling down to this the

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<v Speaker 1>entire time. It was gonna come to this with as

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<v Speaker 1>much parody as we've seen in the NFC, the a

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<v Speaker 1>f C across the board this year. You're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>some drama going into Week seventeen, and and you know, honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's the best part that's what makes this game special. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the way it That's the way it should be.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know there aren't a whole lot of playoff

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<v Speaker 1>implications on the line in the early games when the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers and the Lions play and those other noon Central

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<v Speaker 1>kickoffs on Sunday, but it's gonna be a lot of drama,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of action, a lot of scoreboard watching starting

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<v Speaker 1>at three five on Sunday after well, and here's the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest thing with this Packers lines game. We'll talk about

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<v Speaker 1>it with our Keys to Victory on Friday, but the

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<v Speaker 1>fact of the matter is the Packers are trying to

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<v Speaker 1>finish this thing. Get on a two game winning streak

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<v Speaker 1>to end the year. Go seven, eight and one, go

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<v Speaker 1>three and one. Underneath your interim head coach on the

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<v Speaker 1>other side of the coin, Matt Patricia, is trying to

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<v Speaker 1>build a culture. He's trying to change things there. He's

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<v Speaker 1>trying to make this team his own. They need to

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<v Speaker 1>win this game. You cannot end the season if from

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<v Speaker 1>the Lions perspective throwing a hundred and sixteen yards in

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<v Speaker 1>the air against Minnesota and then you know, get punched

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<v Speaker 1>in the mouth against the Packers and feel good about

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<v Speaker 1>yourself going to the off season, so there is not

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<v Speaker 1>a playoff spot on the line. One of the few

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<v Speaker 1>times in recent memory that the Packers have played a

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<v Speaker 1>Week seventeen game that statistically in the win lost column

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<v Speaker 1>is meaningless. But there's still a lot on the line

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<v Speaker 1>here for the Packers, trying to show that Okay, we

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<v Speaker 1>came back, we rallied against the Jets, and now we

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<v Speaker 1>can be that offense again for full sixty minutes against

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<v Speaker 1>the Lions. Yeah, and as you said, the Detroit Lions

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<v Speaker 1>trying to avoid losing eight out of ten to end

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<v Speaker 1>their rookie head coaches season. So yeah, lots more to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about as the week continues here on Packers Unscripted,

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<v Speaker 1>But but for now, excuse me, we will call it

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<v Speaker 1>a wrap on this edition. Be sure to follow all

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<v Speaker 1>of our coverage of the team on Packers dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>on Twitter. He's at west Hot, I'm at Mike Spofford

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<v Speaker 1>at Packers for the team account. Thanks for tuning in, everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>See you next time, BA