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Welcome to our recap of week, 10. And guess who's with us in
the studio? Mike Florio.
I gotta come in early. I was
our exciting as they were today and if the Vikings continue to
wind which is where we're going to start but yeah that's
Florio. Tony Dungy, Jason Garrett, Maria, Taylor, we're
all here with you
and let's start with the Vikings in the bills. An
overtime game that had a little bit of everything we had
turnovers in the Red Zone, we had fumbles, we had games that
we thought were over. And they weren't
what's the biggest takeaway from the way that the Vikings
really never relented and found a way to win this game and you
said it, they don't relent and we've seen it all year,
other than the first game against Green Bay, which they
want fairly easily and their loss in week to these games
that they're winning, they just find a way to fight through
adversity. And Patrick Peterson told me that they believe it.
Now they just expect it, they
know somebody's going to step up
and make a play. And I think, what happens coach
from the standpoint of the Vikings,
they feel confident in those moments.
And then, The opponents are going to start to be thinking.
Here it comes.
It's going to happen.
It's going to bite us
some way. Somehow when you see all these crazy things happen,
it's expecting that the roof to cave in on. Well, from my time
with the Vikings I still has some ties there. And last year,
the last couple of years, it hadn't been
a great atmosphere
in that Vikings Locker Room.
The minute Kevin O'Connell. Came in
things changed and they have a feeling they believe in him.
He has rallied the troops, he has them believing in himself
there. Culture and their attitude right now is nobody
can beat us.
Maria asked me earlier today, when we're watching the games
is your favorite quality in a player relentlessness
and it is Relentless means don't stop
keep coming and that's what they've done. They've been
behind in all these games. I think you're exactly right.
There's a belief. There's a quiet confidence and a calm.
But the biggest takeaway for me is this was Buffalo in Buffalo
with Josh Allen as the quarterback. This isn't some of
the teams that have been struggling that they're coming
back against. This is one of the best teams in the league.
And they didn't blink down 17. They made the plays when they
needed to
and credit to the leadership of O'Connell and their quarterback
Kirk Cousins. Yeah. And you saw it in the graphic there, they
have faced five, straight fourth quarter, deficits and
still found a way to win
during that seven game win streak span
but also we kind of saw it with big plays. We saw
Justin Jefferson going up and making an unbelievable
all-time. Great type of catch, Patrick Peterson had to have
a couple of those interception. So it wasn't like just
the offense or the defense. It was like everyone had to be find
a way to step up.
But I'll go back to though.
Kirk Cousins doesn't make it
fourth down and there's
less than a minute. To go. Most defenses would go out there and
just say, you know, hey they're going to run. They went out
there with the idea. We're going to come off the ball and
and get a safety. We're going to do something. They were
trying to win the game and it worked. This was the 2022
version of the Pasar chick play
if you will. Right I mean years ago they have no chance. It's
a quarterback sneak somehow they caused a fumble. They get
the ball and they go score and
You know, pretty amazing day for the Vikings a coach. I'm
glad you mentioned that because I saw a live sports pointed
out. It was only the second time since the merger that
a team, trailing in the final minute won the game.
Or at least went ahead didn't win in that spot, but went
ahead on a defensive touchdown. The other one was the Pasar
chick Gaff. This was completely different and it just really is
amazing. They, they just find a way.
Well, speaking of gaps, let's go to the bill side of this.
I mean, if you're dealing with okay, what keeps happening to
us, what are we succumbing to? This is a team that came in
with a lot of
Expectations. Everyone expects to see them in the Super Bowl.
Josh Allen has had a turnover and eight of the last nine
games. What is the biggest issue? You think that's playing
the bills right now coach.
I just think it's second half. Mentality of maybe trying to be
too aggressive, not finishing games and
we saw it when we were up there, we saw them. Even though
they won the game, Green Bay came back. Made it a game in
the second half and we've just seen these second half
meltdown. Something I learned a long time ago about players is
sometimes your greatest strength.
Can be your greatest weakness.
I'm not. So sure there's a player. I like more in this
league than Josh Alan. Let me just watch the guy plays
competitive Spirit his leadership. His toughness.
I mean there are so many. Wow, plays that
Define his intangible qualities Beyond his physical qualities,
but sometimes I can get him in trouble late. He's going to
make the throw, he's going to make the play. I've been saying
this all year long, they get in trouble when they don't spread
the burden around, when he has to carry the City of Buffalo
on his shoulders.
It becomes hard. It's the NFL the other guys are good too.
They got to keep trying to spread it around, get
the runner involved. Take a little bit of pressure off of him so
he doesn't have to do it all in these situations my CERN
and this came from talking to Patrick Peterson and he broke
down both of the interceptions, he had my concern is they need
to do some self scouting because they've got some
tendencies
that people are picking up on film because the way Patrick
Peterson explained what he did, it was all from film study and
understanding what the bills do understanding, what to
do in a given moment.
Now, not everybody's going to have the skill to Patrick
Peterson has, but if those breadcrumbs are out there in
their film, and they're relying too much on Josh Allen, and not
going the extra mile to always Trying to
make the offense unpredictable, you just can't rely on. Josh,
helmuth, to save your butt every week and I think they do.
I think to your point they do that too much Mike. Let's go
back to Peterson's. First interception is 27:17
is fourth down at the 4-yard line.
Kick the field goal, go up 13 points and make them skip it
there they think they got Superman so let Superman go fly
and he you know flies into the building
so Allentown it obviously didn't hold as the Vikings they
come into Buffalo get the win was a snow day. Thing literally
everything you could have wanted in a week. 10 matchup,
we saw it all. But we also have to talk about what we've been
able to see
down in Miami because the Dolphins are rolling.
They haven't lost a game of to a tunnel by Louis starts and
finishes the matchup they rolled up, 491 yards of total
offense. I mean it's just impressive and we were calling
out guys like Alec ingold trencher field, you know. Like
we didn't say Jalen while we got him to for a touchdown or
into the end zone
but it's impressive how much they've spread it out with all
these different weapons and the offense is finding ways to find
balance. Mike McDaniel has done a great job. His installed this
offense that utilizes everybody does what to a does. Well and
the amount of pressure they put on you with the run-pass
options in the quick passing game.
It's pretty incredible
for all their great games this year, to me. This was their
most impressive on offense. Cleveland came in with the idea
that we're not going to let those two fast receivers, beat
us with big plays.
So, Mike McDaniel and to I said, okay, fine, we're going
to throw it underneath. We're going to get other people
involved. We're going to run the ball and then in
situational football and It down in there, close. We're
going to cash those drives in and they did it.
And he's been outstanding. You see the stats there just every
week, 300 yards, high percentage, passes
taken care of the football.
Now, the only question I have
can this translate into December in New York and New
England. They look great. Miami though,
you've got to handle that ball and make those throws in cold
weather, and also at some point and maybe they'll never get to
this point. At some point, to is going to have to make a big
throw in a big spot. Into a tight window. It's not going to
be as mechanical and formulaic is Mike, McDaniel is doing at
some point. It's like Jimmy
Garoppolo at some point, you're gonna have to make a throw
with the season on the line and we'll see if he can do it. I'm
not saying he can't, I'm just saying at some point he may
have to kind of like if you get called into the national
championship game and say okay,
go throw the game winning touchdown. Yeah,
I bet on this guy not against. Yeah,
it's warm whether I'm here
or don't fit.
At 10 touchdowns zero interceptions since he returned
from the injury. And so we'll see if this continues. Let's
talk with the other overtime game that we had and week 10,
it was the Packers and it was the Cowboys. And finally,
Aaron Rodgers. And the Packers able to snap that five-game
losing streak with a win against Dallas coach. You
thought this kind of came down to a decision made in overtime
fourth and three, take me back there.
Well, yes, now you're Mike McCarthy, you've got a decision
fourth and three. It's gonna be a long field goal. Did you try
to make it? Go ahead, if you miss it. They've got great
field position. Do you put it in your offense hands and try
to
March it down and score a touchdown,
or do you punim back deep as a defensive coach? If I'm not
going to kick the field goal, I'm going to try to pawn them
inside. The 10-yard line, let my defense work. Yeah, and and
my only response to that would be.
Maybe my defense hasn't played quite as well today. I could
have been on and, and it was a good formula for Green Bay.
They ran the ball, they ran a 39 times and they throw it 20
times. That's the
approach to slow down this Dallas defense.
Front and quiet the game down. And early on Dallas is up by
a couple of touchdowns. They stuck with it, kept making
some,
some plays in the running game, some big chunks in the passing
game. I think that might have factored into it. I'm still
surprised you didn't kick the field goal because Brett Maher
has been a really good kicker and he's kicked from this
50-plus kicks. That's what he's done throughout his career. So
we have an interesting decision all the time,
run the ball, run the ball, run the ball, ESPN, stats & info
tweeted. That the Packers ran by Design, 62% Aunt of the time
the highest rate ever
with Aaron Rodgers, the starting quarterback, and they
did play action on 52% of the Dropbox. So when you're running
successfully, you can do play action and set up the shots
down the field at a really good plan against the Dallas
aggressive front. They kept him under control and played well,
and that's what they're going to need to do to win.
Do we have concerns about Dallas's defense? I mean, it's
kind of been spectacular the season, but they gave up
the most points and yards against the Packers. Are there any
reason for concern? After what we saw week 10,
you know, there's still a very
Defense. But if you can run the football and we've seen that
from a couple people Philadelphia had the same plan
and Green Bay had that plan today. If you can run
the football and slow that front down you have a chance. Yeah
that is the chance
that you have hammer on Hammer and make them run Defenders
first. I also don't think they're quite as good on
the grass up in Lambo. They're not quite as fast when they go back
down to Dallas and AT & T, it's like a track me down there with
those guys up front. So I think that's a factor as well or to
Minnesota next week, which all of a sudden is a Each game
because the Cowboys are going to be even more motivated to
win it. Yeah Cowboys right now sitting at six and three
and like you said next game will be against Minnesota.
Let's play a game of fill in the blank will start with. You
Florio. Blank is the best team in the AFC Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City's. I picked them to get to the Super Bowl course,
I picked them to beat the Colts in the AFC
Championship, won't mention that half of her, but I still
believe culture becoming, I could be coming,
I'm gonna go with mr. Florian say, Kansas City to I was on
Buffalo's bandwagon before but it just the second half have
got me. Saying,
love the cheese, okay?
The Bucks beating the Seahawks in Germany was
exactly what I expected. Super Bowl atmosphere, big game. Tom,
Brady shows up and now here they are with a one game lead
and the tiebreaker in the NFC South are getting into
the plebs. They're going to win that Division and they're going
to be trouble
for whoever they face in January. Yeah, they're
healthier their defensive stars back in the lineup running
the ball a little bit better. This is the formula that they need.
Yeah, it's the second step. The first step was beating
the Rams. This is the second step on
the road. Road back in their different team and they got
those guys on defense. He's got his complement of receivers.
They look good. They look like they're playing with confidence
today to be fair. You guys didn't fill in the blank but
we're going to move on to number three. The Colts looked
blank
under Jeff Saturday. All right, I'm going to fill in that blank.
Energized. Standards eyes unified.
Yeah, I like that
energized unified and I think they were confident as well.
They went out there. They had a little bit of mission. You sold
the coaches in the Press Box, all the players after the game.
There was some juice
That organization,
they look like an actual
NFL team, which I didn't expect after Monday. I didn't know
what to expect. It was the craziest development I can ever
remember in season for a team to inflict on itself and they
turn it around and they win again. I got the win Victory
Monday okay.
I still believe in
what
I still believe in Santa Claus, I still believe in old
quarterbacks. Okay,
you got Aaron Rodgers today, you got Tom Brady and you got
Matt Ryan.
Matt right somehow Matt. Ryan is back. On the field because
somehow after Frank Reich said,
Sam alligator will be the starter for the rest of
the season. I don't think Frank Reich meant for the rest of my
seat
and now he's back and they get the win there for five, another
didn't go there, right in the middle of things, I still
believe in running the ball and playing defense. I know it's
probably old fashioned and
but you send some of these teams that run it in well and
key spots and playing defense. I still believe in the Buffalo
Bills and their core
Like Josh Alan if had a couple hiccups here where it's gone
kind of awry at the end of these ball games, but he is
a big-time player
and they're a complete team
and they're going to be there at the end of this thing.
I have a feeling the bill fancy need to hear that. So thank
you, Jason for closing out. Our weekly recap with a little hope
and love for the Buffalo Bills. We will see you for week 11.
Thanks so much for tuning in
and Florio come back and see us again.
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