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Speaker 1: twenty in the Huddle podcast, presented by Microsoft. He is PJ. Clark.

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Speaker 1: He joins me every Sunday after the game, and unfortunately, Peage,

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Speaker 1: we've got to talk about another Lion's loss, another Lion's loss.

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Speaker 1: Yea four in a row, and and the disappointing thing

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Speaker 1: I think is just you know, Dan said all week,

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Speaker 1: And then you go to Dallas. Offensively for a second

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Speaker 1: And look, the defense played pretty well. I'll give I'll

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