1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, Hi, everybody. Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com. 2 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford sitting alongside my partner in crime, 3 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: Wes hodkuwits were coming to you here from our studios 4 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: at lambeau Field and West. The Green Bay Packers are 5 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: three and oh it's a pretty impressive start, it is, 6 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: uh And you know, I was sitting around with some 7 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: of our interns after the game last night, on a 8 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: Hoosier among them, and talking with some people and on 9 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: a Whosier who's actually a Buckeye because she went to 10 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: a house state. Just to clarify, but we won't get 11 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: into all that college affiliation, but there was we're all 12 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: kind of congregated around that area, and the question was 13 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: you know, kind of came up, like, you know, there's 14 00:00:58,240 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: only a few of these teams that are left on 15 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: defeated at this point. And you can also throw out 16 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: the stats. I know you brought it up about a 17 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: week or two ago. Matt Lafleur three and O as 18 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: a head coach the rest of the first year. The 19 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: first time head coaches in the league right now something 20 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: like to eighteen and one, there's only two, only two 21 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: other victories from first time head coaches so far through 22 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 1: the first three weeks of the season. So what does 23 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: that tell you? It tells you it's difficult to win 24 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: in this league. So regardless of the ups and the downs, 25 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: the highs and the lows, consistency and setbacks, the only 26 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: thing that ultimately matters in the grand scheme of things 27 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:34,919 Speaker 1: is whether or not you won the game. The Packers 28 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: have had some learning moments, they've had some dominant moments, 29 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: and they're three and o to show for it. Yeah, well, 30 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: then to sixteen victory over the Denver Broncos Sunday at 31 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: lambeau Field is what got the Packers to three and oh. 32 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: And when you look at this game West, it is 33 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: absolutely the classic, a number one grade, a example of 34 00:01:54,600 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: what timely impact plays on defense due because defensively, the 35 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: Packers gave up some long drives, some clock consuming drives. 36 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: They couldn't get off the field on third down in 37 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: some instances. But at the end of the day, the 38 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: three turnovers, two of which led to touchdowns for the offense, 39 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: the six sacks a few of those that stopped drives 40 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 1: in their tracks. Timely impact plays on defense is the 41 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: name of the game, and that's exactly what this Packers 42 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: defense did to the Broncos. So you're right, they did 43 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: give up too many yards. The running game through Denver 44 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: was very impactful throughout the day. I mean, they didn't 45 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: have that big break, but they were able to move 46 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: the ball and they won short yard situations. But two 47 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: things stood out to me with this one. They gave 48 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: up green Bay did They gave up two explosive plays 49 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: in this game. So what does that mean. It means 50 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,799 Speaker 1: that in the other cases, you mostly were making Denver 51 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 1: work for their yards. So what happens when they work 52 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 1: for the yards, it's more plays, which creates more opportunities 53 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: for a takeaway. And when the defense got those opportunities, 54 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: as have through the first two weeks of the season, 55 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: they capitalized on them. That was the biggest telltale sign 56 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: of this victory is they won three to nothing in 57 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: the turnover battle. Offensively, they were able to again shut 58 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,839 Speaker 1: out Vaughan Miller Bradley Chubb in that pass rush. Third 59 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: straight game without a sack, not an easy thing to do. 60 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 1: Not a turnover Broncos defense either for the third straight game. 61 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: So defensively, it allowed Green Bay to control the tempo 62 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: from that, and so many guys stepped up. Preston Smith 63 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: his second three sack game of his career, um tying 64 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: a career highs and Darius Smith had two sacks, including 65 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: the final one of the game, which is Smith was 66 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: saying the locker room, I mean that could have basically 67 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: been anybody, Kyler, Fakral, Kenny Clark. There are so many 68 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: different guys that were involved in that play. And that's 69 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: the exciting thing about this defense is there's just so 70 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: many guys around the ball that are trying to get 71 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: after this thing. Takeaways Galore Jr. Alexander strips the ball 72 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: away from Noah Fan to tight end. Uh. You know, 73 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: never tell Jaire alex Inder that he's undersized. He'll prove 74 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: you wrong every time. Darniell Savage gets his first career 75 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: pick upon review, Rashawn Gary gets his first career sack. 76 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: I just think when you're talking about total defensive performances, 77 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: and in Preston Smith discussed this in the locker room, 78 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: you're not talking about, okay, that the secondary stepped up, 79 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: but the defensive line didn't play that well, or the 80 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: linebackers were good, but the secondary wasn't where they need 81 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: to be. They're playing complete eleven man football and it's 82 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: along to win games like this. Yeah, for me, the 83 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: timing of some of these plays was absolutely perfect for 84 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: Packers in the game situation. And what was happening You 85 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: mentioned Alexander's great strip um almost simultaneous strip and recovery 86 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: of the ball from Noah Fan That's a completion to 87 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: the rookie tight end from Iowa on a third down 88 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: that is for a first down. He's across the marker, 89 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: he has it. Alexander rips the ball away from him. 90 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: You rewind the clock a little bit, the score is 91 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: ten to ten. You're late in the second quarter. The 92 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: Broncos have the ball. They've put together a couple of 93 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: long clock consuming drives in the first half already, and 94 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: Green Bay just had a three and out offensively right, 95 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: and the Broncos at the end of the first half 96 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,239 Speaker 1: are looking to potentially take the lead, and they're getting 97 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 1: the ball coming out of halftime. So it's a crucial 98 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: point in the game. And what happens, strip sack of 99 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:24,799 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco in the pocket. Rashaan Gary falls on the ball. Actually, 100 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: a Broncos offensive lineman had a great chance to recover 101 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: that and save that for Denver, he wasn't able to. 102 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: Preston Smith not only knocked the ball out of Flacco's hands, 103 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: but kind of prevented that lineman from covering, and the 104 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: ball still squirted out. Rashan Gary falls on on the 105 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: five yard line. The Packers get a touchdown there before half, 106 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: and then that possession coming out after halftime is when 107 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: Alexander gets the strip and recovery the turnover there and 108 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: the Packers end up getting another touchdown. So from that 109 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: ten to ten point when you're looking at the Broncos 110 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,799 Speaker 1: maybe having the back to back possessions to establish something 111 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: in and take the lead in the game, those possessions 112 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:06,239 Speaker 1: turned into a to ten lead for the Packers because 113 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: of the two turnovers in the offense capitalizing. The timing 114 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,919 Speaker 1: of it, to me was astounded. Yeah, and just you 115 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: know Green Bay gets that takeaway. The offense starts at 116 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: the Denver five yard line. I mean, just an incredible 117 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: situation to be asked. The Gyro Alexander play he runs, 118 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: he ends up being brought called down. But then the 119 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: next play right after that, Danny vidally twenty seven yards 120 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,239 Speaker 1: of the one yard line. Two plays later, Aaron Jones 121 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: goes in for the touchdown fourteen points off turnovers in 122 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: a eleven point victory. I mean that shows you how 123 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: important those key moments are. And just to touch on 124 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: really quickly with Preston Smith, because we lump him and 125 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: Zadarius Smith together, and rightfully so. Their lockers are close together, 126 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: they play the same position, they signed the same offseason, 127 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,359 Speaker 1: they have a history together, and certainly they're very friendly. 128 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: Buddy buddy, But Preston Smith, I've been saying this, you 129 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: can I'm not trying to pat myself on the back, 130 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: but I've been saying this since the summer that so 131 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: many eyeballs were on Zadarius Smith after the season he 132 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 1: had in Baltimore and where the defense that he was 133 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: coming from. Preston Smith was kind of the somewhat understated 134 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: player that the Packers had signed. But I felt from 135 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: the beginning this guy fit exactly what Mike Petton wanted 136 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: to do defensively, and he talked a little bit about that. 137 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: I also appreciate that it was very refreshing to hear 138 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: him say when he's asked why he came to Green Bay, 139 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: it was the best offer on the table. That's the 140 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: starting point, right. It's like that for anybody in any 141 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: walk of life. I don't care for a professional writers 142 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: something else here. Yeah, but then he said, you know 143 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: the way I was going to be used the conversations 144 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: we had here, and he just feels like this defense 145 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: is bringing out the best in his capabilities. Mike, he 146 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: has four and a half sacks and three games. He 147 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: had four sacks last year his career high as eight. 148 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: And it isn't just the sacks. It's the fact that 149 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: he has an interception. It's the fact that he has 150 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: forced that fumble. He is finding ways to get after 151 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: the quarterback and make plays whenever he's around the football. 152 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: And for the Green Bay Ackers outside linebackers here to 153 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: have seven and a half sacks from those two guys 154 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: specifically at this point, yeah, oh my gosh, what a 155 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: way to pace a defense. Yeah, no question about it. 156 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: And I'll go back even to the timeliness factor. Even 157 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: earlier in the game, the Packers start out with a 158 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: touchdown on a free play. Marquis Valde scantling sprints down 159 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: the field. Um von Miller, I believe it was jumped 160 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: off sides for the Broncos forty yard touchdown, Packers around 161 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: the board seven nothing. Broncos immediately sixty yard kickoff returned 162 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: the other way. They are across midfield there in position 163 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: to answer right away. Defense not only gets a three 164 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: and out, but on the third down, Preston Smith gets 165 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: the sack to thwart that drive and suddenly that sixty 166 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,719 Speaker 1: yard kickoff return is rendered null and void immediately by 167 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: the defense never started at the green bay forty three 168 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: on that series. I mean, they need ten yards to 169 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: get in range for Brandon mcmennis for a field for 170 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: a field goal, and they're there on the board. And 171 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: then later in the first half, the Broncos put together 172 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: a drive. The Packers maybe catch a little bit of 173 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: a break when a holding penalty downfield on Emmanuel Sanders 174 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 1: wipes out a touchdown run. Now Jr. Alexander was pretty 175 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: animated on the field. That's something had happened there that 176 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: he had gotten grabbed. So whether Alexander really was held 177 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: that badly or just sold it to the officials, the 178 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: Broncos had to work a little extra hard to get 179 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 1: into the end zone. And then what happens on a 180 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: third and short in the red zones and Darius Smith 181 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: gets the sack and forces the field goal. So the timing, 182 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: the timing of these plays, I mean, you know how 183 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,319 Speaker 1: it is West you get a sack on third down, 184 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: it ends a series. You get a sack on first down, 185 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 1: the defense still or the offense still has a chance 186 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: to convert there. I mean, the timing of these plays 187 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: is is um is really what's making the difference because 188 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: there were some lapses on defense um in this game. 189 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: I think, maybe even more lapses than we then we 190 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: had seen, just in terms of the Broncos being able 191 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: to basically convert about down. They were. They were efficient 192 00:09:58,360 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: on third down, they had a ton of third and 193 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: short because they're running game was working so well. But 194 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: when you can make plays on defense at the right time, boy, 195 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: it it not only makes a difference in the game, 196 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: but it just it energizes the team. It fires up 197 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: the sideline, it fires up everybody else. And uh, and 198 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 1: that that was the difference in this ball game. Yea. 199 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: And I want to just touch on as you were 200 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: illustrating with Jaire Alexander a little bit. I don't I 201 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: don't like being hyperbolic. I don't know how many times 202 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 1: I've said that in this show, but I really truly don't. 203 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: But to me, I think that this is one of 204 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: his best games, if not his best game in the uniform. 205 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: The reason I say that is one, obviously, Emmanuel Sanders 206 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: had two catches for ten yards. That's you know, the 207 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: null and void point you start with with them across 208 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: the field. But too, Packers had some problems tackling at 209 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: various intervals in this game, and it bit them. I mean, 210 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 1: there was some a lot of the big plays that 211 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: came off of miss tackles. J Alexander had seven tackles. 212 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: I think six of them were solo for a little guy, 213 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: I'm sorry I shouldn't say little, but for a defensive 214 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: back he does back for a guy that is not 215 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,719 Speaker 1: Sadarius Smith. For him to be able to make the 216 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,599 Speaker 1: open field tackles he did was impressive. His two p 217 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 1: bus were impressive. And he's just a menace man that 218 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: That's just he is a menace out there. So even 219 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 1: when Fant gets that catch, he comes back and he 220 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: rips the ball away from this is a guy that 221 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: probably has what eighty pounds fifty you know, seventy pounds 222 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: on jire Alexander, he should care and I just think 223 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: that mindset so regardless if you're Kenny Clark, there's a 224 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: Darius Smith or Preston Smith having that type of mindset. 225 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: That's why two years old, we keep saying, jaire, Alexander 226 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: is gonna be a player in this league because he 227 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: hasn't even scratched the surface yet of what his true 228 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: ability is. Yeah, Well, before we shift gears to talk 229 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: about the offense a little bit, Wess select Cousin Subs 230 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 1: locations are now offering delivery. Whether you're ordering catering or 231 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: your favorite sub, they're delivering right to you when you 232 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: order online at Cousin Subs dot com. Cousin Subs we 233 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: believe in better. Okay, offensively, I mentioned another fast start. 234 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: You get a touchdown on the opening drive. Aaron Rodgers, 235 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: as he is known to do, takes advantage of the 236 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: free play, throws the ball deep and Valdes Scantling comes 237 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: down with it for a forty yard touchdown. There were 238 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: again some lulls offensively in this game, but then, much 239 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 1: like the Minnesota game the previous week, in the fourth quarter, 240 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: the Packers needed to put together a drive. In the 241 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: Minnesota game. It was just to kill clock in this game. 242 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: It's a one score game that I believe the Packers 243 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: took over with thirteen and a half minutes on the 244 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: correct in the fourth quarter, and they drained more than 245 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: half the quarter. Seven minutes, forty one seconds come off 246 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: the clock. Very methodical drive, eleven plays fifty one yards 247 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: overcame a delay of game penalty along the way, and 248 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: got into a pretty reasonable range for Mason Crosby to 249 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: kick a forty one yard field goal and make this 250 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: a two score game. When the offense had to do 251 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: something when they when the unit had to produce, it produced, 252 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: and Aaron Rodgers is I don't want to stay frustrated 253 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: because he's not. He's looking for more out there. Matt 254 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: Lafleur is looking for more. Everybody knows this offense is 255 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: capable of more. But when you can put together drives 256 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,679 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter when you absolutely have to have them, 257 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: that's at least as you're trying to work out some 258 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: of this other stuff, that's at least something you can 259 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: hang your hat on unequivocally, because I don't did you 260 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: ever see that thirty on winning time, Reggie Miller, That's 261 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: what these moments are about it's winning time. It's time 262 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: for you to kind of get yourself together, even if 263 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: you might have a couple of punts in a row, 264 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: and find something to build upon. And the other thing 265 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: I loved about that drive was how many times have 266 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: you and I seen an inbox or heard from fans like, well, 267 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: why don't they just give Aaron Jones the balls thirty 268 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: five times a game and just keep running him. Jamal 269 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: Williams is a top of the end running back in 270 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 1: this league. And what I mean by at especially as 271 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: the fact that he's a well rounded football player. And 272 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: there's a reason why you hear matt Le talked about 273 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: he wants to balance off the reps because while Williams 274 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: and Jones have different strengths, you saw in this game 275 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: why Jamal Williams is going to play in the NFL 276 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: for a long time. In addition to the fact that 277 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: he's sort of that Reggie almost Reggie the Edgar Bennett mutter, 278 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: just seems like whenever the conditions kind of get Junkie out, 279 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: he he always seems to step up in that situation. 280 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: I think he had nine touches for fifty six yards 281 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: in the second half, But it was that ten yard 282 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: catch he had on third and five when that was 283 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: a gotta have at moment for this offense to convert 284 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: there when they had been having some problems in that 285 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: capacity that you see it. He's just he's a he's 286 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: a sure, confident pass catcher, he's a good pass protector. 287 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: He just gives you every dimension that you want out 288 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: of a running back that you can play on any down. 289 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: And in this game, when it maybe it wasn't coming 290 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: together for Aaron Jones like it did last week, the 291 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: offense turned to Jamal Williams and he stepped up. They 292 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: turned Danny Vitally and he stepped up. You need to 293 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: have options to have a sustainable offense throughout the season. 294 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: I think that's the one positive I've gleaned from these 295 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: first three weeks overarching with the offense is that when 296 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: somebody needs to rise to the occasion, somebody usually does. Yeah, 297 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: and you alluded to it earlier. Not only did the 298 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: Packers shut out Von Miller and Bradley Chubb that match 299 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: up on the edges that we were talking about all week, 300 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: but Aaron Rodgers made a big point to mention in 301 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: his postgame press conference that he basically wasn't touched all day, 302 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: said he only got hit once and it was on 303 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: the wheel route to Danny Vitality that got the offense 304 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: down to the one yard line after the Alexander turnover. 305 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: Otherwise Rogers was not touched. And I'll be honest, I mean, 306 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: we will talk about this a little bit more going 307 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: forward with the Packers on a short week here in Philadelphia, 308 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: coming in for your thirty five year old quarterback to 309 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: go to the podium after a game like that against 310 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: a pretty decent Denver Broncos defense and to physically feel 311 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: pretty good because his offensive line did such an exemplary 312 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: job of keeping him, keeping him clean on a rainy day, 313 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: and not not just the no sacks, but but the 314 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: limited contact that he had. I think that could really 315 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: be a big factor here on a short week heading 316 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: into this, uh, this Philadelphia game on Thursday night. It's 317 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: a huge factor because we're gonna talk about the Eagles 318 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: enough here in the next couple of days, but that 319 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: is a banged up unit right now, and they lost 320 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: some more guys in that game against the line to 321 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: deal with. For the Packers not to have at least 322 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: to this point in time in which we're shooting this. 323 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: Any big injuries going into this game now against the 324 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: Eagles is going to be huge. But for Rogers, I mean, 325 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: what can you say about the offensive line and the 326 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: protection unit. He drops back thirty times, He's only hit once, 327 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: and that one hit was on a completion, a twenty 328 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: seven yard completion. I've always found that interesting with cute 329 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: quarterback hits. Yes he was technically hit, but it was 330 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: an explosive place, So I'd never quite understand why they 331 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: credited as such. If it's like, okay, you pressure him 332 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: into an incompletion. I get that, but that's another story 333 00:16:56,360 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: for another day. But David Box, tr Brian Bulaga, Elton 334 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: Jenkins coming in, he had a false start early but 335 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 1: being able to settle in there at left guard with 336 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: Lane Taylor, and now on I R. They just there 337 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: were so many different guys that just were not baited 338 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: into anything. I saw some of the stunts that Miller 339 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: was running, Billy Turner's picking that up. I just it 340 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: was such an incredible performance in that regard. It was 341 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: very understated in this but the fact that Rogers was upright, 342 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: the fact that his jersey was clean, as he said 343 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: on a muddy night, um that that is absolutely huge, 344 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: especially in a short week. Yeah, well the Packers again 345 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: for the third straight week. We're talking about a lot 346 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 1: of issues that the Packers need to work out because it's, 347 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: I guess the simplest way to say it is, it's 348 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: a lack of consistency on offense. They they just haven't 349 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: been able to put together an extended stretch of you 350 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: know where you're talking three or four drives in a 351 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: row where everything is really clicking. I mean, nobody's gonna 352 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: you know, Rogers alluded to wanting to click for sixty minutes. 353 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: I don't know if there's any offense in the league 354 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: that really can you know, be in full gear, full 355 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: speed ahead for sixty minutes. That's really hard to do. 356 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: But the Packers are there there in this mode right 357 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: now where the offense is kind of is kind of 358 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: in fits and starts. I mean, things will look pretty good, 359 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: you drive down and you get a field goal or 360 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: something like that, but then the next couple of possessions 361 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: things aren't going right. Rogers was, you know, throwing some 362 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: balls away when you know plays that they were trying 363 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: to set up. Things just weren't materializing, and so it's like, okay, 364 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: you know, live to live, to play another down. You're 365 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: winning the game. You don't need to be in a 366 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: desperation mode to move the ball there. But there were 367 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 1: some things that that clearly didn't look good on offense, 368 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: and and Rogers, you know, maybe just maybe getting a 369 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: tad impatient, and that he wants this to start coming 370 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: around and doing it on a short week now, you know, 371 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: who knows what's going to happen on Thursday night. But 372 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: Rogers feels very confident in the potential of this offense. 373 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,959 Speaker 1: But he said after the game that it's getting time 374 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: to where the potential needs to start matching the performance, 375 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:01,479 Speaker 1: and that hasn't happened, sure, right, because I mean you're 376 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: almost at the first quarter pole right going through this thing, 377 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: so I mean you need to be able to start 378 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 1: finding your identity. Truman Williams said it about the defense. 379 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: He wasn't really willing to, you know, make any big, 380 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: high arching, uh you know, proclamations about the defense. He 381 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: wants to see one more game. The offense is on 382 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: the same side of that coin, trying to see what 383 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: they are now going into October. The thing you gotta 384 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 1: understand about Aaron Rodgers. He's seen a lot of football. 385 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: He's gonna have eye expectations. You and I remember two 386 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: thousand eleven and two thousand fourteen intervals where they just 387 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:29,239 Speaker 1: threw the ball, you know, they rolled the ball out 388 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: in the field. The Packers scored seven points. Uh that's 389 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 1: that's the optimum situation, but it's always not always realistic. 390 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: For the NFL, they're trying to find just that galvanizing. 391 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 1: I don't use galvanizing because that got thrown around last 392 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 1: year a lot. But they're just trying to find that 393 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,479 Speaker 1: consistency factor that they're looking for. And I see it. 394 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 1: I mean you look at you know, some of the plays, 395 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 1: whether it was a drop past here, they're the ball 396 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: slipping onto Roger's hands and kind of sailing over. I 397 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: think it was Geronimo Allison in a potential third down situation. 398 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: I mean, there are are opportunities Robert Tany going down 399 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 1: the sideline, the ball just a couple of yards out 400 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: of his reach. You see where those moments are, and 401 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: they're just trying to find those and grab those. But 402 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: more than anything else, I just think it's going to 403 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: be about this team kind of finding a rhythm, getting 404 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: out to a fast start, which they've done the last 405 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: two weeks, but then winning the third downs. There were 406 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: two and nine again on third downs in this game. 407 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: So whether it is getting to third and short or 408 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: just converting when you need to, those are the type 409 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: of plays I feel like are what can be sort 410 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:32,360 Speaker 1: of the gateway to opening up what they're looking for. Yeah, well, 411 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: quickly before we go here, Wes, I want to get 412 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: your impressions on other things that you saw in Week 413 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: three in the NFL, because as we're taping this, the 414 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears will be playing on Monday Night Football. But 415 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: don't look now West. The NFC North collectively with one 416 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: game left to go in the first three weeks. With 417 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: the Bears playing at Washington on Monday Night, the NFC 418 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: North is eight two and one. Yeah, not too bad 419 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: for a division that no one ever seems to give 420 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: any credits to, right, h Before I get into I 421 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: just want to make one point. You said it during 422 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: our periscope. I want to give you credit for this 423 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: because it's the last chance I'll be able to say it. 424 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:14,400 Speaker 1: I was touting Okay, uh was it? Truman Smith Trumon 425 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: tramont I can never get that right. I was saying, 426 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: it was just, you know, big debut, possibly a kickoff. Retorney. 427 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: You said Brandon McManus is gonna be there. That may 428 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: get negated. It did. You didn't get a chance to 429 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: see him in that capacity. So as far as this week, 430 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: I want to give you credit for that because I 431 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: don't think we're gonna get a other chance to mention that. 432 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: Uh Detroit man, I mean, and they're finding ways to 433 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 1: win right now. Uh. They still really don't have a 434 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:42,439 Speaker 1: consistent running game. Matthew Stafford through for two and one yards, 435 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: but they were opportunistic. They capitalized when opportunities presented themselves, 436 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: and they beat the Philadelphia Eagles on the road, which 437 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: is not easy to do. Minnesota bounced back. I just 438 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 1: I think this whole division is going to be something 439 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: to really follow this year. There's a reason why I 440 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: keep bringing it up. But there's a reason why Aaron 441 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: Rodgers said he thought there could be four teams in 442 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: the NFC North for top ten defenses. It just really 443 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: looks like the way that things are going right now. 444 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: To me, for my money, I think it can still 445 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: be the best division in football this season. I think 446 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: Detroit is one of those teams that's really hard to 447 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 1: figure out right now, frankly, because they should have beaten 448 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: Arizona in Week one, they let a big lead get away, 449 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 1: they end up with an overtime tie. The Chargers went 450 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,479 Speaker 1: into Detroit and missed a couple of field goals and 451 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: had a slew of other mistakes that kind of handed 452 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: a game to Detroit. And then yesterday against against the Eagles. 453 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 1: Um and we'll talk more about Philadelphia moving forward. But 454 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: the Eagles block a field goal at the end of 455 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 1: the game, and then a deep pass down the field, 456 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia receiver has a chance to make a play 457 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: in his and to put Philadelphia in position to win, 458 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: and he drops the ball and Detroit walks out of 459 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: Philadelphia with a three point victory. And and the Lions 460 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: are undefeated at two oh and one, and the Philadelphia 461 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: Eagles on the flip side, two weeks in a row, 462 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 1: a dropped past late in the fourth quarter costs them 463 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: big time. And the Eagles are coming to lambeau Field 464 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: that one and two looking to avoid being one and 465 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: three at the quarter pole of their season. Eagles are 466 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 1: kind of finding themselves in the same situation they've been 467 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 1: in the last couple of seasons, where they just kind 468 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 1: of get off to these slow starts and then they're 469 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: suddenly playing catchup again. But again, you can't take you 470 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: really can't overlook that opponent. I mean, you see exactly 471 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: the different areas that they can be effective. They're doing 472 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: a great job of defending the run right now, but yeah, 473 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,880 Speaker 1: they're twenty nine against the past. You know, you look 474 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: at and they're banged up, and they're banged up. Carson Wentz, 475 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: you know, has been up and down. They're trying to 476 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 1: find a consistent presence with the passing game and their 477 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: running game has had a slow start out of the gate. 478 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 1: There's a lot to dissect with this matchup, and we'll 479 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: get into it later this week, but I just think 480 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: this game, with the Packers sitting at three and o 481 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: and the Eagles at one and two, there's a lot 482 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: to be learned about both teams. Yeah, there's some other 483 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:53,919 Speaker 1: reflections I want to get to on week one, but 484 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: we'll do that tomorrow when we discuss the Eagles also 485 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: in a little bit more depth, But for now, we 486 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: will call it a wrap on this at aition of 487 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:03,119 Speaker 1: Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all of our coverage 488 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 1: of the team on packers dot com, subscribe to us, 489 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: like us on iTunes and other podcast services. On Twitter, 490 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: He's at west Hot I'm at Mike Spofford at Packers 491 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: for the team account. Thanks for tuning in, everybody, See 492 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 1: you next time. M