1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined as always 3 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: by my trusted colleague Weston hod Kowitz. We're coming to 4 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: you here from our studios at lambeau Field. Back from 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: the bye week, Weston, I hope you had a good 6 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: weekend of rest and recuperation. How did it go? Yeah, 7 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: it was fun and uh, I mean watched a little 8 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: bit of football, but otherwise it was a lot of 9 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:36,639 Speaker 1: whole Christmas shopping family time. And uh. I also got 10 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: even had a chance to take in a Green Bay 11 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: women's basketball game on Saturday, so being able to get 12 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: old ground campus first time I think I've been on 13 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: campus in like ten years. But no, it was it 14 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: was a good It was a fun time. I hope 15 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: your your weekend was good as well. And tell you what, man, 16 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: it took so long to get to this bye week. 17 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: I mean, if you think about it, yes, there was 18 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: that bye week at the end of training camp, but 19 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: I mean it's been a four and a half month 20 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: gauntlet if you go back to the beginning of training camp. 21 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: So I can only imagine how these guys felt finally 22 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: get a chance to arrest their bodies. We are shooting 23 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: this before practice on Monday, so we'll just by Tuesday, 24 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: so we'll see what the injury report looks like and 25 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: who's available for them. But you would hope, based on 26 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: everything Matt Lafloor said last week, this should be on 27 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: paper the healthiest Green Bay's probably been all season coming 28 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: out of this. Yeah, as you can probably tell, my 29 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: voice has not one and recovered from the illness that 30 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: I've been dealing with for quite a while. But I 31 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 1: feel better than I sound, So the weekend off was good. 32 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: I think you just sound tougher like. It's like like 33 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: like a biker now mcgrawl a mcgrawler um. But but healthwise, 34 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: you're right. The Packers hopefully are headed into this stretch 35 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: run here where let's face it, their backs are against 36 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: the wall, right and even even if the Packers are 37 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: able to put together winning streak can win out. There 38 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: no guarantees as to where things are going to go 39 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: with the playoff seating. But that being said, the opponent 40 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: next up Monday night football. It will be at lambeau 41 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: Field the Los Angeles Rams and Lo and behold, look 42 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,959 Speaker 1: who the quarterback is it's Baker Mayfield, and it will 43 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: be almost a calendar year to the day, fifty one 44 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: weeks really rather than fifty two that the Packers are 45 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,119 Speaker 1: going to see Baker Mayfield again. He was the quarterback 46 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: on Christmas for the Cleveland Browns last year. Now he 47 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: has taken over the offense for the Los Angeles Rams, 48 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: getting claimed off waivers last week Tuesday, and then he 49 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: was leading a two touchdown comeback in the final five 50 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: minutes of the fourth quarter on Thursday Night Football, just 51 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: two days after he arrived at the Rams facility. It 52 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: was a remarkable win that the Rams pulled off last week, 53 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: and Baker Mayfield has injected some energy into a defending 54 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion that has not had the season it wanted. 55 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: No And as I said on our Insider Inbox on Tuesday, 56 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: I'm like, hey, they're still playing with the purpose even 57 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: though the Rams season, by all intensive purposes is over. Um, 58 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: did you see that stat about how up until last week, 59 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: I think there's only three times in NFL history or 60 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: something like that that a team had come back from 61 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: thirteen plus points in the last five minutes of the 62 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: game or whatever. And then it happened twice last week, 63 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: twice in a week on Monday Night Football with Tom 64 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: Brady and the Buccaneers, and then on on Thursday Night Football. 65 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: Here's the other stat I saw though that kind of 66 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: blew me away. There have been eight times this season 67 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: that a team has been leading a game at halftime 68 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: by double digits and lost, and four of the eight 69 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: have been the Raiders. Four of the eight have been 70 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: the Raiders. And you know that that's that's a team. 71 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: I mean, this the season, the season the Raiders have had, obviously, 72 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: the fourth being the Baker Mayfield come back last Thursday 73 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: night when um, the I mean the Rams sort of 74 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: looked like they'd be left for dead at sixteen to three, 75 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: and uh and Baker Mayfield pulls pulls it out of fire. Here. 76 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna put you on the spot here. Do you 77 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: know the last time the Packers face the same quarterback, 78 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: the same opposing starting quarterback in back to back years 79 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: but with different teams. Nope, it's actually more recent than that, 80 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 1: and I don't know if Kyle Orton was Orton might 81 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: have been back to It's actually in the Matt Lafleur era, 82 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: which I didn't realize until I got some assistance from 83 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: Tom Fanning in the communications to part No Philip Rivers 84 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers the Chargers in nineteen and then the Indianapolis 85 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: Colts in so um so it actually happened fairly recently. 86 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: But um this situation being a little bit different though, 87 00:04:55,839 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: because Mayfield just joined the Rams and the Packers have 88 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: a lot of familiarity with the Ram scheme and Sean 89 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 1: McVeigh they played them a few times um here in 90 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: the Mattle Floor era. But it's a matter of figuring 91 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: out what does Baker Mayfield do well in this scheme? 92 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: And I think it's it's it's a difficult it's a 93 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: difficult preparation sequence here for Green Bay to get ready 94 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: for this. And if I can, my going back to 95 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: that game between the Raiders and the Rams, because a 96 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 1: lot of people ask that same question this week to 97 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: you and I about Okay, well, what do the Packers 98 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: have to do? What? What? What? What is you know 99 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: seeing this magic that Mayfield created at the end of 100 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: that game. Well, there's a couple of things that played 101 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: into that. Vegas lost that game in every way you 102 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: could lose the question, chief among them being you know 103 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: how poorly you know, David Carr kind of played throughout 104 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: Derek Cark, excuse me, played throughout that game. Freudian slipped there, 105 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: you know, the turnovers, the inability to get the offense going, 106 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: because the thing about l A is, you know they're 107 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: hurting everywhere, but def pensively they still have a very 108 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: formidable defense, and offensively, there was enough that the Raiders 109 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: left that door open enough that Mayfield was able to 110 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: charge that door right in. And I think we've well 111 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: established this year, outside of maybe Max Crosby, you know, 112 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: the Raiders defense has been largely a disappointment. Well, okay, 113 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: so you break it down like this, where you're in 114 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 1: a game like that, you have absolutely nothing to lose, 115 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: and as much as Baker Mayfield is walking in through 116 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: the back door, almost like a Fantasy football plug in play, 117 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Raiders weren't preparing for that either, And 118 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: I thought that shine through to that end. I think 119 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: that's for Green Bay and again we'll we'll probably get 120 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: more into the breaking down the excess and os in 121 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: a couple of days, but Green Bay is going to 122 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: have a week and half to prepare here and meshing 123 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: Baker mayfiel skill set with this vast knowledge they have 124 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: of Sean McVeigh scheme offensively defensively, the type of system 125 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: he runs. They've played McVeigh a lot, so marrying up 126 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 1: those two concepts I think is going to be critical, 127 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 1: But it's going to ultimately come down to winning the 128 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: turnover battle and not allowing a team to finish the 129 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: way that the Raiders allowed the Rams to finish in 130 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: that game. Yeah, well, you mentioned you mentioned the Rams 131 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: defense and we will see as the week goes on 132 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: what the status will be with Aaron Donald in the 133 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: middle of that Rams defense because that unit is still 134 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: playing awfully well. But Donald has been in and out 135 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: of the lineup, has has missed some games, So that 136 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: will definitely be a storyline to watch this week. And 137 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: you brought up the turnover battle. Hey, last year when 138 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield came into lambeau Field, he through four interceptions 139 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: Rousseul Douglas had to including the clincher at the end 140 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: of the game. Donald Savage had one chance and Sullivan 141 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: had one. Four interceptions on Christmas at lambeau last year 142 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: from Baker Mayfield um two win for the Packers. Yeah, 143 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: ended up ended up being a one A one score game. 144 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: I mean Douglas. Douglas is interception at the end, I 145 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: mean the Mayfield. Mayfield, despite having thrown three interceptions to 146 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: that point, was trying to drive the Browns for a 147 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: game winning score there late in the fourth quarter. So, um, 148 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: you absolutely right that that the Packers have to Uh, 149 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: the Packers have to win that category. I'll be curious 150 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: to see when we here. We'll hear later this week 151 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: from Aaron Rodgers. He talked about after the victory over 152 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: the Bears, um that the extra time off, he's hoping 153 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: that you know, his thumb will be back to a 154 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: hundred percent or very close to it, that his ribs 155 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,119 Speaker 1: will be back to a hundred percent or very close 156 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: to it. Um. So, and then as we've talked about 157 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: the the emergence of Christian Watson, what he's meant to 158 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: the offense, the Packers hopefully can get Romeo Dobbs back 159 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: and get those two those two rookie wide receivers on 160 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: the field. We've seen We've seen this Green Bay offense 161 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: making some incremental steps, some improvement, even even in defeat 162 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia. We talked about, um, where where this offense 163 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: appeared to be trending, and uh, you know, I'm very 164 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: curious if the Packers can get Watson and Dobbs on 165 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: the field together and a healthier Aaron Rodgers. Don't know 166 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 1: what the situation will be at left tackle, but it 167 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 1: also you know, anytime this time off helps your running 168 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: backs to these you know, Aaron Johns, a J. Dillon. 169 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: With the beatings that they've taken, I'm very interested to 170 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: see just what this Green Bay offense can look like 171 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 1: now as it hits the stretch run. This has been 172 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: a disappointing season for the Packers, and I understand when 173 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: you say that the d were there, people automatically go 174 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,479 Speaker 1: there five and eight. That's not why. To me, it's disappointing. 175 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: It's disappointing for the way in which the Philadelphia Eagles 176 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: ran the New York Giants out of their own stadium 177 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: this past weekend. It's disappointing in that you see, you know, 178 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: teams that I think the Packers can play with. I 179 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 1: think teams that the Packers can beat. They're gonna be 180 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: the ones, you know, probably feeling more comfortable in this 181 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: playoff race than Green Bay because they fell behind the 182 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: eight ball a little bit. The Packers have been able 183 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: to play with all these teams, they just haven't won 184 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: enough of those games. And there's a fine line between 185 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: all that. Now where I look at this matchup with 186 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 1: the Rams, because people are going to talk about playoffs scenarios, 187 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 1: and I know there's a lot of stories out there 188 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: right now talking about, Okay, this is the way they 189 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: can do it. It might be unlikely in problem, but 190 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: this is how they do it. You can't worry about 191 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: any of that. The Packers have to worry about beating 192 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: l A on Monday. Fortunately for them this weekend, with 193 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: the exception of their favorite NFC Division team, the Minnesota Vikings, 194 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: the Packers did get a lot of help throughout these games. 195 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: The Giants lost again. Shoot, the Houston Texans almost upset 196 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. You know, Carolina about any given Sunday, right, Yes, 197 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: Carolina took your care of business in Seattle venue that 198 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: at one time the Seahawks could never lose in. So 199 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 1: they got the help they need. But in order to 200 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: help themselves, Green Bay has to get that train moving 201 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: on Monday night. Yeah. 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All right, we will have 210 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: another show this week and we will get into a 211 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: little bit more about the Rams and the Packers Keys 212 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: to Victory and all that one thing that we don't 213 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: get enough time on this show to talk about on 214 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: a regular basis, and that's mostly my fault since I 215 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,599 Speaker 1: sort of steer the ship, but I think this is 216 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: a good opportunity to do so. I'm talking about some 217 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: of the off the field things and we we really 218 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: need to give a shout out to Aaron Jones. He 219 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: is the Packers nominee for the Walter Payton Man of 220 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: the Year Award for the second consecutive year, which doesn't 221 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: happen very often, and and he has now uh, he 222 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: has now reached the finalist stage for the Art Rooney 223 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 1: Sportsmanship Award. Every team nominates Boddy for that award, and 224 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: then the thirty two nominees has whittled down to a 225 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: list of eight finalists, and then a winner will be 226 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: chosen from that list of eight. And Aaron Jones, who 227 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 1: has been in the running for that award before. If 228 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: I'm not mistake, don't believe he was a finalist, but 229 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: he was one. He was, He was one of the 230 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 1: thirty two. Now he's a finalist in the final eight. 231 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: He can't say enough about the man that Aaron Jones is. 232 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 1: Aside from the touchdowns and the statistics and the highlights 233 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:32,719 Speaker 1: and everything that he creates, Aaron Jones is everything that 234 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: it means to be a Green Bay Packer, and Packers 235 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: fans should be mighty proud of it. Well, and Aaron whenever, 236 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: you know, and hopefully plays another ten years, but whenever 237 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: that day, I mean, the guy is going to be 238 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: a beloved figure um for decades to come after. The 239 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 1: type of guy that you can imagine is going to 240 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: come back for alumni weekends and you know, for community 241 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: outreach events. I mean what him and his twin brother 242 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: Elvin have done creating their own foundation. Yeah, I've said this, 243 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: Mike An inbox. And I know I've reiterated on these 244 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: shows before, but it's great when professional athletes get out 245 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: in the community, do charitable work, use their platform for 246 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: the greater good. But what I appreciate the most about 247 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones is he isn't necessarily doing it for the photos, 248 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: the photo ops. He's not doing it to look good. 249 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: He's not doing it because he's supposed to. He's a 250 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: guy that the idea of service was ingrained in him 251 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: at a young age, and he wants to do that 252 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: because he remembers being on the other side of it, 253 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: remembers being in El Paso, Texas, when there weren't necessarily 254 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 1: NFL you know, camps for kids, you know, with with 255 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: pro athletes involved with them. You know, he he came 256 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: up in one of the hardest ways possible. A great 257 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: family system around it, but I mean moving around the 258 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 1: country a lot, you know, military family. It's you know, 259 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 1: being under the radar in Texas. To to see him 260 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: be able to to move the needle the way he 261 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: has and in the way in which you can tell, 262 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: you know, as as tragic as it us where he 263 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 1: lost his father last year, that it had just empowered 264 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: him even more with those ideals of making sure that 265 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: you're connecting with your community and doing good work. Um, 266 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: it's really touching and heartwarming. Packers have had some really 267 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: tremendous athletes come through here. You know. Aaron Rodgers himself 268 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: in two thousand fourteen was a finalist for the Walter 269 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: Payton Man of the Year And that finalist list is 270 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: only three and Aaron, Aaron Rodgers came. Aaron Rodgers was 271 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: in that final three back. So you know, it's it's 272 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: gonna be difficult. It's always difficult. It's like the World Cup, right, 273 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: you know, there's only only three at the end of 274 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: this thing. But I really hope Aaron you know, he 275 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: plays a position that gets a little bit more notoriety. 276 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: He's a household name in a lot of ways, especially 277 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: in the fantasy football realm. It would be great to 278 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: see people really hear his message. Hopefully you and I 279 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: can do our best to amplify that in our video 280 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: department over the next month, because it's not just about 281 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: him getting that recognitions, about what that recognition represents in 282 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: the charitable stuff that goes along with it. Shoot, you 283 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: can retweet his stuff on Twitter with his with his hashtag. 284 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: I wish I remember that off the top of my head, 285 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: but you know that can win him twenty five dollars 286 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: for his for his charities and his outreach stuff. So 287 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: it's a great thing that the NFL does, and there 288 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: is a reason why the NFL Honors ceremony. The last 289 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: award that has announced is the Walter Payton Man of 290 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: the Year. It is the pre pre eminent honor you 291 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: can receive in this league. Andrew Witworth getting it last 292 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: year deservingly so, so it'll be really fun and engaging 293 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: to see what these next few weeks and month hold 294 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: for for Aaron in that regard. Yeah, and if you 295 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: want to get a sense of what some other players 296 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: on the team are about in the community, there's series 297 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: of videos on packers dot com. We're in the my Cause, 298 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: My cleats time of year in the NFL and UH 299 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: a handful of players, including Matt Lafleur, head coach Matt Lafleur, 300 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: their videos on our website with them describing their causes 301 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: and you get to see kind of the pictures of 302 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: the shoes and and UH and stuff like that. So 303 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: some some really good visuals and and some good views 304 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: there with some other off the field stuff as well. 305 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: Back on the field, I want to talk about some 306 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: of the results from this past weekend, and you hinted 307 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: at a few of them. But even aside from the 308 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: quote unquote impact on on the Packers, on the Packers 309 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: playoff chase um, the Detroit Lions knocked off the NFC 310 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: North leading and one win away from clinching the division 311 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings. So the Lions, the Lions are keeping themselves 312 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: right in the thick of the playoff rights. I think 313 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: this is really interesting with Detroit because this is what 314 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: I mentioned in Insider inbox on Monday. They had a big, 315 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: meaningful December home game for the first time probably since 316 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: the final game of the regular season when the Packers 317 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:51,359 Speaker 1: were there, with a lot of playoff implications for both squads. 318 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: First home, meaningful December football game in a long time. 319 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: Now they they're there home, are brought it they wanted. 320 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: They knocked off the team that is that is leading 321 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: the NFC North. Now the Lions have to go out 322 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: on the road the next two weeks for these meaningful 323 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: December football games against the New York Jets this coming week, 324 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: which is another team that's right in the in the 325 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: thick of the wild card chase in the a f C. 326 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 1: This will be really really interesting to see. And we 327 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: know that the Detroit Lions are coming to lambeau Field 328 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: in week eighteen, but the Lions, the Lions have some 329 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: more games to win here to keep themselves in the 330 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 1: hunt and uh, and it'll be uh, it'll be fascinating 331 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: to see if Dan Campbell squad is up to the tag. 332 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: This is the team that I think I was anticipating 333 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 1: when you and I did all these offseason you know, 334 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,239 Speaker 1: previews and like that. I actually, I think I might 335 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: even said on one of these unscripteds they seem to 336 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: me like a nine and eight, eight and nine team, 337 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: But they're the type of team that nobody's gonna want 338 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: to play. Yeah, and offensively, that offensive line, you know, 339 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,479 Speaker 1: you look at this past weekend. It finally was on 340 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: Jared Goff's arm to win that football game and he 341 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 1: did it. Um. Defensively, they've gotten better UM Minnesota for 342 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: all intensive purposes, and I don't mean to be disrespectful 343 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 1: to them, but they're a mess right now. Defensively, what 344 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: is it four or five games in a row with 345 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 1: five five games in a row. Minnesota's defense has allowed 346 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: four hundred plus yards, which is a first in franchise history. Yeah, no, 347 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: they're not. Even Dennis Green was was having any of that. 348 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:29,120 Speaker 1: The Vikings now they've you know, they're still games left 349 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 1: to play. The playoffs are the playoffs are still more 350 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: than a month away at this point. So so there's 351 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: always there's always time to shore things up, to get 352 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 1: things turned back in the right direction. But right now, 353 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: Minnesota's defense is a problem. They're not stopping anybody. The 354 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions. Other than the fake punt, the Detroit Lions 355 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: did not do anything tricky or fancy any respect. They 356 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: just moved the ball up and down the field against Minnesota, 357 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: and that has to have the Vikings concerned. And the 358 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: you know, much maligned Detroit defense that we heard about 359 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,199 Speaker 1: when the Packers played them, held Delvin Cook to fifteen 360 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: carries for twenty three yards in that match. They shut 361 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: out they shut down the run, and that was the 362 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: biggest reason. That was the biggest reason the Packers couldn't 363 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: do anything at Ford Field is because they couldn't get 364 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: the running game going and uh and the passing game 365 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: was was just out of sync for a number of reasons. 366 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: For as much as people want a dog on Kirk 367 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:23,160 Speaker 1: Cousins in Minnesota, the best thing that the Vikings happened 368 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: for them right now is Cousins and Justin Jefferson. Those 369 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: guys are playing some fantastic football. That's the reason this. 370 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: You know, they got to where they got in this game. 371 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: You know, I'm Vikings are up for a gut check. Man. 372 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: It is fascinating, Mike. We talked about it about, you know, 373 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:40,479 Speaker 1: the Lions being favored going into this game, and Detroit 374 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: proved it again. Man. Fortunately for the Packers that game 375 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: is at lambeau Field, because I tell you what, there 376 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 1: are no teams right now in the National Football League 377 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: that I think I have any interest in playing the 378 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: Lions at Ford Field. It's really interesting how this season 379 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: has played out because it was a it was the 380 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 1: win over the Packers that seemed to jump start the 381 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions. Might say, job, you don't know it was 382 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: in a lot of respects. It was the win over 383 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 1: the Packers that jump started the Washington Commanders and Taylor 384 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: Heineke and getting that team, uh, you know in the 385 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: wild card chase, which is another another squad that you know, 386 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 1: Packers fans are monitoring their progress. But well, he's not 387 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: taking the starting job back from Taylor Heineke. But but 388 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: he's back, um. And we'd be remiss, of course, if 389 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: we didn't mention what was going on in the nf 390 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: both the NFC West and the NFC South, the NFC 391 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: West being, of course, Brock Purdy, the last pick in 392 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: the NFL draft. I hate the title of Mr. Irrelevant, 393 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: because I think that's incredibly insulting, especially two players who 394 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,360 Speaker 1: make great careers of themselves without being drafted at all. 395 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: You know, but regardless, the last pick in the NFL 396 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:54,479 Speaker 1: draft wins a blowout against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 397 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. Now, the Buccaneers are still in first place 398 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,199 Speaker 1: in the NFC South. But I gotta hand it to 399 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: you because you would asked me a week or two 400 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 1: or so ago on this show whether the winner of 401 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: the NFC South would have a winning record, and it 402 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: certainly looks like you're going to be correct in that 403 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: that division champion will be below five hundred. I still thought, 404 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: I thought there's still time. The Buccaneers could still finish 405 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:21,679 Speaker 1: nine and eight. There are other teams in that division. 406 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,479 Speaker 1: That could still finish nine and eight as well. But 407 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: I'm cheering for the Panthers. Hey man, I mean you 408 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: mentioned they went into Seattle and actually pretty much controlled 409 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: that game, start to finish and uh and you know, 410 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: they trade their best offensive player, Christian McCaffrey, to the 411 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: San Francisco Fortia. They change, but they they and they 412 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: change coaches in the middle of the season there. They've 413 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 1: been trying to figure out what to do a quarterback 414 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: all season. Log Baker Mayfield was there. He's now in 415 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 1: l a quarterback in the Rams. But but hats off 416 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: to Steve Wilkes as the as the interim head coach there. 417 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:00,719 Speaker 1: He got a one and done shot with the with 418 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals that didn't work out. They he was 419 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: fired after one season. Now he's the interim coach in Carolina, 420 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: a team that looked like it was going absolutely nowhere. 421 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 1: They've now won four games. I believe Wilkes is four 422 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: and four, four and four in his eight games as 423 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: the as as the interim coach for the Panthers. And 424 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: because the NFC South is is such a struggle for 425 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 1: all those teams, the Panthers are going to have a 426 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 1: shot to win that division. And if you're the Seattle Seahawks, 427 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 1: Kenneth Walker cannot get healthy fast enough. Oh my goodness, 428 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: if there was ever a reiteration of how important he's 429 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 1: been to them this season, and they and they have 430 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: the short week playing Fatusday night this week against San Francisco. 431 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: Who's hoping to get Brock Purdy back from taking a 432 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: few shots shots to the to the ribs in that 433 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,919 Speaker 1: game against today Let's go Niners, Let's go pop up Purty, 434 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: all right, But if I can just really quickly what 435 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 1: I love about Carolina in addition to the fact of 436 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: everything you said about Steve Steve Wilkes there, it is 437 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: the ultimate reminder that if you just have a team 438 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: that just wants to play together. You said they traded 439 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:08,200 Speaker 1: away Christian McCaffrey. Absolutely, they trade away all these studs. Dude, 440 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: they their backfield. Yes, was Dante Foreman in Hubbard, Like, 441 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: this is not a name team now at this point, 442 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: but it's guys that are looking to win. Sam Donald 443 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: through for twenty yards of this game. I mean again, 444 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,199 Speaker 1: it's just it's pulling together and playing good football. And 445 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: you can win in this league by playing good football, 446 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: especially you know, against a team that had was missing 447 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: probably their best player. Yeah, I mean, it's it's a 448 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: it's fascinating what's going on in the NFC South because 449 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: because right now, I mean, I just u in working 450 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 1: on Insider Inbox for tomorrow. I just answered a question 451 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: from a reader who brought up that without Tom Brady 452 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: making that two touchdown comeback in the last five minutes 453 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: to beat the Saints on Monday Night Football last week, 454 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: there would be a four way tie, like everybody in 455 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: the NFC South would be five and eight right now 456 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 1: if not for that crazy comeback by Brady on Monday 457 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 1: at football. Um, it's it's amazing what's going on in 458 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 1: that division. One of those teams is going to win 459 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: that division and not only get in the playoffs, but 460 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: get to host a game, most likely hosting they would 461 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: be the four seed and most likely hosting the Dallas Cowboys, 462 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: who will probably have the best record of all the 463 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: wild card teams. Then will therefore be the be the 464 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 1: fifth seed. But um, but yeah, kind of just amazing 465 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 1: how these seasons can evolve. You just never know. And 466 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: you mentioned it yourself. The the the Houston Texans going 467 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: into Jerry's world and almost knocking off the Dallas Cowboys. 468 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: There was and I'm not a gambler, and gambling's illegal 469 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: at Bushwood as we all know, but in Las Vegas 470 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: that was the largest point spread on any game on 471 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: the NFL slate this entire season so far, and the 472 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,439 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys needed a tough down in the final minute 473 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: to avoid getting upset. You absolutely just never know. And 474 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: I think that's, uh, that's where we where we leave 475 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: this off heading into these final four games for the 476 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: pack I mean in Houston. Really, the thing that is 477 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: mind bogging about that they really haven't been blown out 478 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 1: by anybody. They haven't had a forty two three type 479 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: loss this season. They've played a lot of teams stuff, 480 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: they just haven't won. You just can't get the wins. 481 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: But dude, it goes back again to show you the 482 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys are the perfect embodiment of the way that 483 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 1: this league can fluctuate in a week to week basis. 484 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: And it's why for the Green Bay Packers, you have 485 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: four more opportunities to try having a winning record, to 486 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: try making this playoff push. There's the only time will 487 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,479 Speaker 1: tell if they can do it. But I'll say this 488 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: Mike for the guy here in this seat that was 489 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: really ripping the number seven seeds here in the A 490 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 1: F C N N. I was, I was, I was right. 491 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: I was right there with you. I was right there. 492 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: You play the game with the pieces that are on 493 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: the board, right. We don't make the rules, We just 494 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: follow them, playing about the occasionally. All Right, with that, 495 00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: we will call it a wrap on this edition of 496 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: Packers in Scripted. Be sure to follow all of our 497 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: coverage of the team, all kinds of content for you 498 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: on packers dot com. For Wes, I am Mike. Thank 499 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 1: you for tuning in. Everybody. We'll see you next time.