1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined as always 3 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: by my partner in crime, Weston Hodco. It's we're coming 4 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: to you here from our studios at lambeau Field and 5 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: finally West able to talk about a Packers victory for 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: the first time in six weeks thirty a thriller in 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,639 Speaker 1: overtime over the Dallas Cowboys at lambeau Field. And we 8 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: don't have a whole lot of time to talk about 9 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: it because there's another game right around the corner here 10 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: Thursday night coming up at home, and we have to 11 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: cover that in this show as well. But we will 12 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: start with reviewing this victory that snapped a five game 13 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: losing streak for green Bay. Packers were down fourteen at 14 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 1: the start of the fourth quarter, staring a six game 15 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: losing streak in the face, but both sides of the 16 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: ball stepped up, made the plays when they had to 17 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: make them, got the victory and Green Bay is hoping 18 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: that this will start to turn around its season. Yeah, 19 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: I gotta have him moment uh, as as must win 20 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: as it probably gets for a team in early November, 21 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: the most impressive part of this thing, though, Mike is 22 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: it wasn't the defense, It wasn't the offense, It wasn't 23 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: special teams. It was the collective pulling together to get 24 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: a much needed victory. The Greeny Packers don't win this 25 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: game if they don't have the two minutes stopped by 26 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: the defense. They don't have being able to stop Dallas 27 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: on its first possession of overtime in scoring territory too, 28 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: in scoring territory. They don't get this win if the 29 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: offense doesn't rally, if Christian Watson doesn't get two of 30 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: his three touchdowns, If Christian Watson in the fourth quarter, 31 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: if he doesn't end up converting a touchdown on a 32 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: fourth down situation, they don't get this win. They don't 33 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: get this win if Mason Crosby in the field goal 34 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: unit doesn't kind of rally there after a few miscues 35 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: early on in the game to get the game winner 36 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: after Alan Lazard breaks the slant into a thirty six gain. 37 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: It was about team football in the Green Bay Packers. 38 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: When you listen to Matt Lafleur, when you hear him 39 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: both at the podium and also with his locker room speech, 40 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: Mike that was a passionate, passionate man that believes in 41 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: his football team. And even though Green Bay was three 42 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: and six going into this thing, they still felt like 43 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: they are a championship caliber team that is underperformed at 44 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: this point, I thought Sunday when they had to have it, 45 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: the guys responded, and certainly an emotional victory that you 46 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: had to immediately put in your back pocket because you 47 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: have the Tennessee Titans looking at your face here on 48 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: Thursday night. Yeah. Absolutely a tremendous release of emotion, though 49 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: in in so many ways with regard to finally snapping 50 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: this losing streak. But you said it, West, you hit 51 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: on a couple of the of of the key moments. 52 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: And when you when you look back at why the 53 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: Packers have piled up the losses that they have and 54 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 1: why it took them so long to get a win, 55 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, you're you're knocking on the door for the 56 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: tying score in London in the four quarter, right, you 57 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: don't get the job done? What was it? A a 58 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: third and nine or a third and twelve in Washington 59 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: right where Heineke you know, completes the past by the 60 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: sideline to Terry McLaurin. That was essentially the ball game, 61 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,399 Speaker 1: because the Packers are down to if you can get 62 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: the stop there, you get it back, you get a 63 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: you know, you get a chance. You don't make the 64 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: play your first intent on the seventeen yard line. For 65 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: everything that went wrong in Detroit, your first intent on 66 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,119 Speaker 1: the seventeen yard line, down by six points, with enough 67 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: time to score the winning touchdown, and you don't get 68 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: it done in the clutch moments. What was this game? 69 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: It was fourth and seven, down by fourteen. It was 70 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: fourth and three in overtime when the Cowboys decided to 71 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: pass on the field goal, go for the first down. 72 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: Pass on the long field goal would have been I 73 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: believe a fifty three yard or they decided to go 74 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: for the first down, and the defense gets that stop 75 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: on fourth and three, it's third and short and the 76 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: play actions slanted to almaz Art. It's making the plays 77 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: in the key moments. That is the You can talk 78 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: about game plans and play calling and all this kind 79 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: of stuff. It's about making it happen in the key moments. 80 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: And the Packers were able to do that on Sunday 81 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: when they hadn't been able to do that for the 82 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: previous five weeks. And and that's the difference between wins 83 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: and losses in this league. In a big gut check too, 84 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: because you see a guy like Christian Watson, who again 85 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: had more receiving yards in that game than he had 86 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: all season, you know, due to injuries and opportunities and everything, 87 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: being able to come back after that scare, uh, you know, 88 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: a week earlier and and step up in a big 89 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: way for an offense that needed it. When he completed 90 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: that first fifty eight yard touchdown pass, I think Aaron 91 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: Rodgers at that point in fifteen passing yards UM. They 92 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: ran the ball well against loaded boxes. Aaron Jones and 93 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: a J. Dillon in concert with one another, looked really good. Defensively, 94 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: they had to stitch this thing together. I mean, they 95 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: lost Eric Stokes, So then you have Darnell Savage playing 96 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: in the slot for an extended period of time for 97 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: really the first time. Rudy Ford on the back end, 98 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: who had one interception in his career before day leaves 99 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,280 Speaker 1: lambeau Field with two more. UM. There just were so 100 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 1: many areas where guys stepped up. And when you think 101 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: about the best Packers teams that we've covered, both underneath 102 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: Matt Lafloor and Mike McCarthy. It's where they've had complimentary 103 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: players step up and phil voids not just your superstars. 104 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: And when you lose Rashan Gary, when you don't have 105 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: Romeo Dobbs, when you've taken as many hits as they 106 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: took a week earlier in Detroit, somebody else has to 107 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: be the guy that that carries that water and the thing. Honestly, 108 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: Mike that I was most impressed with what this game 109 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: is and I wrote this an insider inbox. The Packers 110 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: have had games were defensively, they looked great on a 111 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: on a stat sheet. You know, the passing yards were low, 112 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: maybe they you know, the rushing yards weren't too bad, 113 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: but ultimately when they need to make a stop, they 114 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: didn't make it. This game. If you look at the 115 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: box score, you see Dallas put up over four total yards. 116 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,359 Speaker 1: But in terms of the sniff test, in terms of 117 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: the eye test when you watched it, that was a 118 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: really good defensive effort by green Bay. Third quarter got 119 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: away from a little bit, but they were able to 120 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: get stops when they needed to, and also by making 121 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: Dallas run seventy nine offensive plays in not rupturing for explosives. 122 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: That's ultimately what allowed them to get some takeaway opportunities. 123 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: It was how you draw it up with the Green 124 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: Bay Packers, and I thought, overall a very complete performance 125 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: all things considered. Yeah, you talk about a defense that 126 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: that started strong early in the game and finished strong late. 127 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: There were some things certainly that got away in the 128 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: middle of the game. And Amari Rodgers fumbled punt was 129 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: a huge momentum shift, and that was unfortunate because the 130 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: Packers defense had stopped Dallas when they were backed up 131 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: on the five yard line, stopped him, got the three 132 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: and out. The scores tied their early third quarter fourteen all, 133 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: but Amari Rodgers fumbles the punt. Dallas gets the ball 134 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: right back and before you can blink your eyes, Dallas 135 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: turns that momentum shift into two touchdowns and suddenly it's fourteen. 136 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: But this defense, it was strong early. It did rise 137 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: up in a I mean a huge moment after Aaron 138 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: Rodgers had uh suffered the sack fumble on his own 139 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: ten yard line. Dallas was already up seven nothing at 140 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: that point in the second quarter, looking to add to that, 141 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: and then on third and goal from the eleven. Rudy 142 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: Ford cuts in front of Dalton Sheltz at the goal line, 143 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: gets that gets that first interception. Then on Dallas's next possession, 144 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: Rudy Ford gets another interception on a third down pass 145 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: over the middle, similar type of thing, but this one 146 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: was more of a downfield throw towards Ceedee Lamb, but 147 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: he undercuts that one as well. Big returns on both 148 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: them for Ford, and the Packers end up converting both 149 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: of those turnovers into touchdowns. The Packers had fourteen points 150 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: off of takeaways all season long through the first nine games. 151 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: In Game ten, you get fourteen points off of two 152 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: takeaways to to double that season total. So a lot 153 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: going on there. Christian Watson. You mentioned it, and if 154 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: this weren't a truly unscripted show, I would have our 155 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: producer Marvin go back and call up my monologue for 156 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: last week on what Christian Watson needs to do and 157 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: how important he is for this offense and what he 158 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: can mean to it. We saw it. It came to 159 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: it came to fruition. His speed is something that teams 160 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: have to deal with and if you are going to 161 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: try to cover Christian Watson with that speed one on 162 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: one on the outside. Because you are concerned about A J. 163 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: Dylan and Aaron Jones running the ball at you between 164 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: the tackles, you have to be able to make defenses 165 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: pay for that. And Christian Watson is the guy that 166 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: can make you pay because of that speed. And he 167 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: did that. The fifty eight yard touched down, the thirty 168 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 1: nine yard touchdown on fourth and seven, those were pure speed. 169 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 1: And then he had the athleticism, the hands and everything 170 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 1: to be able to be able to make the catches 171 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: with um. With regard to running the ball, though you 172 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 1: had said it, the Packers ran the ball into some 173 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: loaded boxes. They stayed committed to it, and we saw 174 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: in the second half a J. Dillon busted a seventeen 175 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: yard run, Aaron Jones busted a twenty three yard run. 176 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: It's when you when you have when you have that 177 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,559 Speaker 1: commitment to it and you pound away and pound away 178 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: even though you want to get the explosive plays. And yes, 179 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: the explosive plays in the passing game are important, but 180 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 1: the explosive plays in the running game can happen when 181 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: defense gets tired, when a defense gets worn down, and 182 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: I thought the Packers uh took advantage of that in 183 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: in big moments against the Cowboys and the Spotford Let's 184 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: be real moment of the week that it isn't just 185 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: the big plays the run game, you know creates, because 186 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: certainly you want to rupture that. Certainly you want to 187 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: make the second third level of the Cowboys defense think 188 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: a little bit. But it's looking at those third and 189 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: short opportunities. Why do shot plays largely work, Mike. Not 190 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: not because oh, well the receiver beat this guy and 191 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: they got a big complation. No, it's because of what 192 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,719 Speaker 1: the defense is having to account for, worrying that you're 193 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: going to run the ball against third and one. I 194 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: look at that play with Alan Lazard and a for time, 195 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,719 Speaker 1: and Lazard talked about it after the game. That probably 196 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:07,079 Speaker 1: doesn't work the way it worked if it wasn't for 197 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: the Packers running the ball the way they did. Because 198 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: ultimately Lazard was able to catch the slant. Maybe would 199 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: have been a first down regardless, but with the way 200 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: that Dallas was playing them, that's what allowed the middle 201 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: of the field to come open for Lazard and ultimately 202 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: you get down to the twenty yard line whatever it was, 203 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: and then you have the five yard run by Aaron Jones. 204 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: He gets there's a personal follow out of bounds and 205 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: Mason Crosby goes out there for the game winner. The 206 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: Packers were able to build the offense and their tempo 207 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: off of the commitment to the run and credit to 208 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: that offensive line playing together all every snap for the 209 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: first time the season. I believe Zack tom did not 210 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: have to even step on the field in this game, 211 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: same same starting lineup for the first time in back 212 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: to back right for for the Packers on the offensive line. 213 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: That that is a huge factor as well terms of 214 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: what you feel you can hang your hat on offensively 215 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: and go to in the key moments. In sixty four 216 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: offensive snaps, all five offensive lineman played that you saw 217 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,359 Speaker 1: them throughout the game, Mike getting more and more comfortable. 218 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: I think you see yosh nieman in John running now 219 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: on the right side. Every week they've been improving. We 220 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: got to see David bakti Are pulling again on a 221 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 1: stretch play that was a hallmark of the offense when 222 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: botr before this knee injury, and then for Jones to 223 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:29,599 Speaker 1: cut up defense is the way he is and in 224 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: allowing things to open up for a j Dillon just 225 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: that was the most impressive thing to me, kind of 226 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 1: like with Rudy Ford's interception. Defensively, with everything that happened late, 227 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 1: it kind of got lost in the wash a little bit. 228 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: The way the Packers ran the ball when you have 229 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: those big completions to Watson, something that probably didn't get 230 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 1: talked about nearly enough. Yeah, my my favorite statistic of 231 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: many interesting to statistics to look at from this game, 232 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: but my favorite one is the fact that the Packers 233 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 1: two touchdown drives in the fourth quarter to tie the 234 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: game covered a hundred and sixty five yards. Those two 235 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: drives when you're down by fourteen and the fourth quarter, 236 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: seventy of those hundred and sixty five yards were on 237 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: the ground. How often does that happen in a in 238 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: a multi score fourth quarter comeback, that a team gets 239 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: almost half of its yardage on multiple scoring drives on 240 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 1: the ground. The the the commitment to the ground game, 241 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: and the way the way the Packers offensive lineman, as 242 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: you said, we're kind of they kind of kept feeling 243 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: it as as the game was going on, and then 244 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: you were able to to to bust a couple of 245 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: big ones in the fourth quarter. There, I thought that 246 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: was I thought that was outstanding. The other statistic I 247 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: really liked to that I went through and figured this 248 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: out the Cowboys. The Cowboys were five out of fifteen. 249 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: Going back to the Packers defensive performance here, Cowboys were 250 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: five out of fifteen on third downs in the game. 251 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: Three of those five third down conversions were one, one, 252 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: and two yards. When the Cowboys needed three yards or 253 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: more on third down, they were two out of twelve 254 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: the Packers third down defense in this game. Now, a 255 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: couple of those ended up being fourth and ones. And 256 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 1: and you know, Dak Prescott did the you know, quarterback 257 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: sneak to convert, but two out of twelve on third 258 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: downs when you know it was three yards or more 259 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: to go, Packers defense did. Again, I just go back 260 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 1: to saying it in the clutch moments when you have 261 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: to have it, the Packers defense did a pretty darn 262 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: good job. And uh, and the fact that both of 263 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: Rudy Ford's interceptions stepping in as a starting safety with 264 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: Darnell Savage moving to the slot in the nickel defense, 265 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: both of the interceptions come on third down, right that, Uh, 266 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: that's how you have to play to win, especially against 267 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: a team like the Cowboys that is, you know, has 268 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: major playoff and potential Super Bowl aspirations. They came in 269 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,319 Speaker 1: here six and two, ride and high. Coming off a 270 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: bye week, They're like, all right, we're rested up. They 271 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: didn't have Zeke Elliott, but they pretty much had the 272 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: rest of their the rest of their cast and uh 273 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: and they were they were loaded for bear and the 274 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: Packers took every shot. They delivered well. And let's be honest, 275 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: I mean certain there were some ruptures there in the 276 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: middle with the We talked about the draw plays that 277 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard was able to get some yards on. But 278 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: the fact of the matter is, Mike, we can say 279 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: it because we don't work for the Dallas Cowboys. Um, 280 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard could be a starting running back at a 281 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: lot of NFL teams. Absolutely, the the Cowboys have one 282 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: of the biggest celebrity backs in the league and Zeke 283 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: for good reason. But the way Pollard has emerged, I mean, 284 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: it's created a lot of tough questions for them this year. 285 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: And I thought this game showed that he can be 286 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: a bell cow few even to be a hundred whatever 287 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: it was. I think he had a d It's not 288 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: by accident. He's a talent, and a lot of those 289 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: a lot of those were on draw plays. The Packers 290 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: kept getting the Cowboys into second and long, either by 291 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: a good first down stop or maybe a penalty in 292 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: a second and long situation, but then they weren't ready 293 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: for the draw play. And Joe Barry even said on 294 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: Monday when he spoke to the media, kind of infuriated 295 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: him the way the way because because he felt it 296 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: was it was an execution thing with regard to the 297 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: second level, the linebackers and safeties in terms of who 298 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: fits where to stop the You know, you're you're very 299 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: rarely going to stop a drawplay at the line of scrimmage, 300 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: but they're running a drawplay because it's long yardage. If 301 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: you make that tackle just four or five yards down field, 302 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: you take that as a win. The Packers weren't doing that, 303 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: and those those draw plays were working. Honestly, It's a 304 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: good not not They're gonna get hit in a different 305 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: way with the run this week. We'll talk about in 306 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: a second, but it is a good learning lesson for 307 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: them of the importance of that because some of those 308 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: third and short opportunities that we talked about We're dad 309 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: ended up doing some sneaks. A lot of those are 310 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: created off of second and really favorable second and you 311 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 1: know three minus, you know, like, so that's gonna be 312 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: where they have to short up. But I will say 313 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: from the past defense perspective, see, Lamb got some yards there, 314 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: but for the most part, considering the big adjustment they 315 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: made there, I was really impressed by how the secondary played. 316 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: I mean, Jolly Alexander's at the peak of his powers 317 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: right now. Um, you know, completely shut down Michael Gallup 318 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: when he was against him. Lamb moved to the slot 319 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: a little bit, had some success, but the fact is 320 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: that that was a big switch up they made their 321 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: Rudy Ford had played a little bit this season, but 322 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: not a lot, mostly only in the dime package or 323 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: when guys were hurt. Savage going to the slot. You 324 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: saw some of the blitzing options they did with Savage. 325 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna have to get a little bit 326 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: more creative with moving forward with how you go about 327 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: pass rushing without overshawn Gary. Yeah, Barry said that as 328 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: well on Monday. Yeah, absolutely so. I mean, that's that's 329 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: gonna be a part of this thing too. And you 330 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: know guys are stepping up. I mean Jaren Reid, you 331 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: talked about him from the intro three quarterback hits in 332 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: this game. I mean, that's that's what you're gonna need. 333 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: You're gonna need guys that maybe aren't typically your your 334 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: pass rushers, aren't typically the stack guys, you know, being 335 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: able to get you some production. Yeah, my, what you 336 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: might have missed. Uh put together several film clips on 337 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: Jared Reid sort of showing how his second half performance 338 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: was building up to him making that big play fourth 339 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: down their fourth and three in overtime. So we do 340 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: have to turn the page to the next game, though, 341 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: because it is coming up awfully quickly, So I'll take 342 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: care of some sponsor business before we do that. 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The 351 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 1: color rush white, all white uniforms, right, Packers are going 352 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: to be wearing those, So that's my understanding. Official yet, 353 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: but yeah, that's my understanding. That's looking all right. Well, 354 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:37,360 Speaker 1: you alluded to it earlier. Derrick Henry, the big powerful 355 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 1: running back. What what was I think Matt Lafleur used, 356 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: he said, he called him both a creature and a 357 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: freak of nature. There's a poem to be a poem 358 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: to be put together with Joe Barry. Joe Barry called 359 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,919 Speaker 1: it Preston Smith looks like Preston Smith the d That 360 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: was pretty good too. Derrick Henry nine and twenty three 361 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: yards nine tough downs in nine games. The math is 362 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 1: pretty easy that that's about a hundred yards of game 363 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: and one touchdown every week for Derrick Henry's averaging four 364 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 1: point six yards to carry. I think the really intriguing 365 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: thing in this matchup is this bell cow back in 366 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry coming in. While on the other side, the 367 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: Packers have their one to punch that has produced over 368 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: two hundred yards rushing in two of the last three 369 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: ball games. The Detroit game Packers were not successful running 370 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: the ball and got away from it, but by and 371 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 1: large over the in recent weeks, the Packers have found 372 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 1: some rhythm with their running game. So it makes makes 373 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: for an interesting match up here in this one. A 374 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 1: big difference though, being the Packers statistically have had a 375 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: lot more trouble stopping the run than the Titans. The 376 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: Titans ranked I believe second in the league in UH 377 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: in rushing yards per game allowed, So be interesting to 378 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: see how this plays out. But um, but you know 379 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: the Titans are gonna The Titans are gonna feed Derrick 380 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: Henry and make the Packers stop him. And even if 381 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,719 Speaker 1: they stop him for a quarter and a half or 382 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: two quarters or two and even three and a half, 383 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry is still going to get the football all 384 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 1: night long on Thursday. The other thing that Joe Barry 385 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,239 Speaker 1: said during his Monday news conference was tackling plan. You 386 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: have to have a tackling plan for how you approach Henry. 387 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: And that is so true because it isn't just gonna 388 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: be one guy. You have a running back that is 389 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: bigger than most inside linebackers. You have a running back 390 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,160 Speaker 1: that you do not want to see at the third 391 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: level with the secondary, you have a guy that must 392 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: be gang tackled by everybody on the field and ultimately, 393 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: as Barry also said, the first film he watched this 394 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: week was going back to that two thousand twenty game 395 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 1: against the Tennessee Titans before he was the d C. 396 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: But Mike, everything that you just talked about, your one 397 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 1: last look everything. The Packers accomplished that in that game 398 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: against the Titans, and it was one of the more 399 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,880 Speaker 1: impressive performances of the season. You know, Henry still got 400 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: his He just came a yard short or two yards 401 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: short of a hundred yards. But green Bay kind of 402 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: out Tennessee Tennessee in that game. You know, A J. 403 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 1: Dillon had to step up at his first hundred yard performance. 404 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: That that's that's his that's his career best game. And 405 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: it came at night in the cold, right. I mean, 406 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: there's there's a lot of things maybe lining up here. 407 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: And the other thing is I wish this is where 408 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 1: we don't really have much time because of how the 409 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 1: week went, But I wish I could actually watch more 410 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: of what Denver did because you know, I Jeru Everaru 411 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: is gonna end up being a head coach in this 412 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 1: league with what he's done in Denver. Offensively, Broncos really struggling, 413 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: but everyone has been such a great higher for them. 414 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: With the defensive side of things. They stopped Derrick Henry 415 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: last week. Now, I can't give you a bull by 416 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: blow and how they did it. They obviously have one 417 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,479 Speaker 1: of the best defenses in football. Yeah, and Henry Henry 418 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: was on a streak of five consecutive one yard rushing performances, 419 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: including one of those that was over two hundred yards 420 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: and uh and the Denver Bronco shut him down. But 421 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,439 Speaker 1: the fact that you know, seventeen to ten, I mean, 422 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: it just shows you again that if you can contain him, 423 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: if you are able to kind of harness his production 424 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 1: a little bit. You know, Tennessee has been a really 425 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: interesting football team this year. Mike. You mentioned, you know, 426 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: second against the run defensively, but their thirty feet against 427 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: the past you mentioned that, you know what they've done 428 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,400 Speaker 1: in some of these situations. But you know, their third 429 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: down defense is good, their fourth down defense is the 430 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 1: worst in the NFL. Like, it's a very bizarre football team. 431 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: And their strength of schedule hasn't been great. They've won 432 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: a lot of games. They've beaten teams they need to beat, 433 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 1: but I think there still are a lot of question marks. Now. 434 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: They played Kansas City incredibly tough. You took with the 435 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 1: rookie backup quarterback as well, Ryan Tannehill was not in 436 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: the game, and they yeah, they they had They had 437 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 1: a fourth quarter lead on Kansas City at Arrowhead and 438 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes was able to, you know, bring Kansas City 439 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: back and pull that game out in overtime. But that 440 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: was that was an impressive performance by by a somewhat 441 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 1: undermanned Tennessee team on the road. So my message this week, 442 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 1: you know, if I'm Matt the floors, you beat one 443 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,239 Speaker 1: of the best teams in football last week. You're going 444 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: to face another really accomplished team this week. But who 445 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: says you can't you know, surprise the world again. And 446 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: if you're able to do it, Mike, then you're going 447 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: to Philly, which now has their first loss of the season. 448 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: This is a long year. It's the reason why Matt 449 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 1: Lafleur always says you can't get too high or too 450 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 1: low on these things, because after you bottom out against 451 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: the Lions, the bounce back could be even more important 452 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 1: for the Packers now going to the second half of 453 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: the year. Yeah, absolutely. You you mentioned you mentioned Kent 454 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: Tennessee being kind of a strange team when you when 455 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: you look at the numbers and sort of how things 456 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: have been put together. Their ranked thirty one in the 457 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: league against the past. I believe it's two hundred and 458 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:39,479 Speaker 1: seventy two yards per game allowed passing. But they've got 459 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: nine interceptions. They have eight different players they have nine interceptions, 460 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: and their team leader has too. They have eight different 461 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: guys who have intercepted a pass this year. They have 462 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: they have twenty nine sacks, five different guys with at 463 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: least three sacks amongst that amongst that pass rush unit. 464 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: But yet, as you said, their ranked thirty first in 465 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: the league against the past, second in the league against 466 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: the run. It's going to be really interesting to see, 467 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: and it's going to be cold, you know, not bitterly cold, 468 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 1: but in the twenties. It will be the coldest game 469 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: of the season so far. Certainly up here. It'll be 470 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: interesting to see just where and how the Packers can 471 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 1: try to find some rhythm offensively, because you know, Buffalo 472 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: was the number one ranked run defense, and the Packers 473 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 1: found a way to to run the ball. They just 474 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: weren't able to finish drives and get points, but they 475 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: were able to run the ball against a pretty darn 476 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 1: good run defense. Um, Tennessee is coming in with a 477 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: really good run defense, but you know the Packers are 478 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: going to have to with a defense that's got nine 479 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: interceptions in twenty nine sacks. You've got it. You've still 480 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: got to be able to run the ball and stay 481 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: and stay balanced and keep that defense honest because when 482 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: defenses aren't honest and they can they can cheat, so 483 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: to speak. That's when you get sacks and get takeaways. 484 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: And the Packers have to be able to keep Tennessee's 485 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: defense from being able to like that. And that's going 486 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: to be the key. And it's such a tough task, Mike, 487 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: because you have to do it for sixty minutes, and 488 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 1: obviously everybody's in the same boat. Tennessee is gonna be 489 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 1: traveling on a short week to come to Green Bay 490 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: for this one. So but it's just you and I. 491 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: Two weeks ago it didn't work out against Detroit, but 492 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: I remember sitting here with you saying, Man, you went 493 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: against Detroit and you went against Dallas in a span 494 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 1: of fourteen days, you can change the entire trajectory of 495 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 1: their season. They're still playing from behind here. Minnesota is 496 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: still winning these close games late as far as the 497 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: division is concerned. You're a couple of paces behind right 498 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: now in terms of the wild card though, game and 499 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: a half out. But you have to keep winning now. 500 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: You have to build back after you lose five in 501 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: a row. This is a good opportunity to do so 502 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: against the very talented Tennessee team. Yeah. One other thing 503 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: I want to talk about before it gets away from us, 504 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: because it's being talked about already in mid November as 505 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: the game of the year in the regular season in 506 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 1: the NFL. That Minnesota at Buffalo game. I know, prior 507 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:05,439 Speaker 1: to kick off on Sunday afternoon, you know, we're in 508 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,680 Speaker 1: the press box and everybody's kind of keeping an eye 509 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: on it, you know, watching bits and pieces of it 510 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 1: and whatnot. Um just an absolutely unbelievable game with the 511 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: number of the number of big moments, momentum swings and 512 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: just and crazy things happening. And then afterwards there's all 513 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,959 Speaker 1: this officiating controversy with the completion that should have been 514 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 1: overturned and Buffalo had twelve men on the field when 515 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: they stopped the Vikings by the goal line and overtime, 516 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:36,919 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff, but an absolutely wild, wild, 517 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: wild game. And uh um to think. Two things that 518 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 1: I'll say about it. One is that say what you 519 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: want to say about the Minnesota Vikings. They just keep 520 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 1: finding away and there's something, there's something about the mojo 521 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: that develops when when a team just finds ways to 522 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: win the way they have. And the other thing is 523 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: that I'll be interested to see because I've I've I've 524 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 1: felt that. I felt that when going into the Packers 525 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 1: game in Buffalo, I felt the Buffalo Bills were going 526 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 1: to represent the a f C in the Super Bowl. 527 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: And I still think, I still think on balance, they're 528 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: the best team in the a f C. But how 529 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: do the Buffalo Bills bounce back? Now? Two straight losses, 530 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: one to a division rival in the Jets, another one 531 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: where they're lamenting all kinds of mistakes that they made 532 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: late in the game, whether you're talking about allowing the 533 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: fourth and eighteen, the fumble by the goal line, the 534 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: interception in overtime, all that kind of stuff. Josh Allen 535 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: was the front runner for m v P and suddenly 536 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 1: in the last three games he's got seven turnovers that 537 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 1: are his responsibility. He's not the front runner for m 538 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: v P anymore. He could, but he could still win 539 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 1: it because he's capable of throwing twenty touchdown passes in 540 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 1: the next month and everybody's going to forget about the 541 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: seven turnovers over the last three totalks, right. So I'm 542 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: curious to see ken Minnesota's continue to sustain this. They've 543 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: sustained it for basically two months now, winning all of 544 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 1: these close games that come out of the wire. And 545 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: how is Buffalo gonna bounce back? Yeah, very peculiar schedule 546 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: for Minnesota that you know they go now they you know, 547 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: I should say in Minnesota for the Cowboys because they 548 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:11,119 Speaker 1: came up here and now they go to Minnesota and 549 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:13,639 Speaker 1: now they go to Minneapolis and back to back, uh, 550 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: you know, Division games against the North on the road. Minnesota. 551 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: I'm very interested. You know, they're gonna keep winning um 552 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 1: and you know, I can't say anything bad about them, 553 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: but I'll be interested to see how that team reacts 554 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: if they do face some adversity here at some point. 555 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:30,880 Speaker 1: If you're a good coach team, it doesn't matter what 556 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 1: your talent is. It doesn't matter what you are. You 557 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: win those games late in the fourth quarter, you find 558 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: ways to you know, pull those things out. It says 559 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 1: something about the coaching. Kevin O'Connell has done a fantastic 560 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 1: job there so far this season. The Bills, Mike, I'm 561 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,400 Speaker 1: not a soothsayer. They may end up being the Super 562 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: Bowl rep for the a f C. I said it 563 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:54,640 Speaker 1: when we left, Um whatever Landmark Stadium, not the Ralph 564 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: hi Mark, hi Mark, whatever high Mark, Landmark, land Shark, 565 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 1: land Shark. They are paying us. Um when I said, 566 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: when they just make too many mistakes. Um, they have 567 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:09,600 Speaker 1: an incredible coach and Sean McDermott. I have confidence they're 568 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: going to stay together and they'll be able to rally 569 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: and pull this thing back. But I felt like last 570 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: year that was the difference. They just that it just 571 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: was those small things that Kansas City did just a 572 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: little bit better. And you know, Kansas City still Kansas City. 573 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: So very interested to see how that goes. But certainly, um, 574 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers, this isn't getting any easier in the 575 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: NFC North because Minnesota keeps finding ways to win. And 576 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: I couldn't even tell you who you're supposed to cheer 577 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: for this weekend between the Vikings and Cowboys. Yeah, I mean, yeah, 578 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 1: I guess it's it's uh, it's take your pick right away. 579 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: The only good news, the good news for the Packers 580 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: is that both of them can't get a win, so 581 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: uh so. And for the Packers it's like, hey, you're 582 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 1: four and six right now. And as I said last 583 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: week on one of our videos, I don't remember which one, 584 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: but you gotta walk before you can run. The Packers 585 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: have to get to five. If you can get to 586 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 1: five hundred, whether it's at six and six or at 587 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: seven and seven or whatever point, you can get to 588 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: five hundred and get to the break even point, then 589 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 1: you can start looking at what are your what are 590 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: your possibilities? Packers need two more wins right now to 591 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: get to five hundred, and then we can start having 592 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: those conversations big night on Thursday night. In addition to 593 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: the game this matchup with the Tennessee Titans, Green Bay 594 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 1: Packers also be honoring Leroy Butler half time. His name 595 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: will be the name added to the Hall of Fame 596 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: facade of all the wonderful, tremendous historic players that have 597 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: been part of this iconic franchise. Be really need to 598 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: see him out there at halftime getting an honor that 599 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: I felt has been rightfully due to him for the 600 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 1: last sixty And what more, what more appropriate name to 601 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: finally be on the facade at lambeau Field than the 602 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 1: name of the man who invented the lambeau Leap. Right, 603 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: it's it's it's it's tremendous. I love it. I hope. 604 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 1: I hope Leroy has a great night, just as he 605 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: enjoyed everything and can't and I hope he enjoys everything 606 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: about the special honor he's getting on Thursday. When I 607 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: was a kid, my grandfather always talked to me about 608 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: Henry Jordan's and in these you know, fantastic Packers players, 609 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 1: his favorites of the Lombardi era. Right, it's pretty cool, Mike, 610 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: that there's someday Good Lord shining on us might have 611 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: some grandkids at lambeau Field someday pointing up to that 612 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: spot up in the rafters, up and up on the 613 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: facade sand that was Leroy Butler many many moons ago. 614 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 1: That guy is the one that invented the lambou leap. 615 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 1: He is somebody that is one of the most distinguishable, 616 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: hospitable faces of this franchise, and I'm glad he's getting 617 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: that on her. Yeah, no question about it. With that, 618 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: we will call it a rap. On this edition of 619 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all of our coverage 620 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 1: of the team. We got another game coming up right away. 621 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 1: We will have everything from Thursday Night football for you 622 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: on Packers dot Com and all of the preview content 623 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: leading up to it for West I Am Mike. Thank 624 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: you for tuning in everybody. We'll see you next time.