and for that, we'll play a little game. We like, to call
give me the headlines, presented by Hyundai, this is
where Chris is working, as a
newspaper editor, a headline writer
and we'll start with the Vikings come back and beat my
Detroit Lions. May be sucked. Yeah. 28:24 was the final
score? Your headline. Is The Wizard of Oz born?
Yeah. Yes to 20-yard. Yeah to I was watching you. We're done.
1220
air catches at the end. The last one was the
the game-winning touchdown and it was 73 yards.
Yeah. That the lines, never put them away. They had the lead,
the whole game until the end and they never put him away.
Which as a lions fan, you, this happens quite a bit. I mean,
I guess the positive was that
we held Justin Jefferson to a career-low, 14 yard. So that
was cool.
But
the Vikings did just enough to win in the Lions did just
enough to lose. What was your impression of the game? Yeah,
the I mean, I'm encouraged by the Lions. Offense.
I don't know how you can't be. There's a lot of things that we
like about that side of the ball. They're all funds is
playing good enough for you guys to win football games.
I don't look at that. It's the defense. That seems to just
the Dam breaks too. Often,
you know, we saw it in week 1 against the Eagles.
We saw it a little in the second half against Washington
and week to, I know, they won and the end of the offense
really made the place to kind of put the game away.
And then here again,
yeah, 24:14,
you're feeling good about things. Yeah, but I didn't feel
like, oh wow, this one's in the bag, like, you felt like Kirk
Cousins and that run game and they
were going to make some plays in the pass game.
And then I think you couple that with,
you know, a little bit of
Fourth down, mrs. And all that, which is a tough conversation.
I don't know how to get my head around this with Dan Campbell
a little bit with going. For it on fourth down, there were good
and bad. They went for it on fourth down six times
from early on in the game too late in the game except for
the last final one. So the ones that were good was one led to
the eventual, touchdown to make it 7-0, nothing
to more on a drive that made it, 14 to nothing. So he was
aggressive early and it cashed in some seven points. End of
the game is where the questions are coming. Head-to-head says
why did Campbell go for the 54-yard field goal
on fourth down with a minute left when either going for
the yard edger. Punting for a deeper field where clearly
better options there. They missed the field goal and then
a short field for the Vikings. When they scored their
game-winning touchdown, they missed the fourth
down. Well, they missed a fourth down at Midfield, that
gave the Vikings possession before the bright. So that was
The Possession before.
I think he was scarred by that. I mean, honestly that's really
what the big thing is. I think the thing is I wrap my head
around the situation. And well around this a little bit more
as well
is just the
hey if that's your mantra for the day, go for it. Go with it.
Like you said there's been some positive things certainly you
know. But yeah if you're going to go for it six times, did you
think you were going to make it all six times? I mean, that
would be incredible. We'd all have would be amazing.
You're obviously going to get stopped once or twice.
So that's your plan for the day to be aggressive and attack on
that side of the ball. And, you know, your offense is kind of
the positive and
they were rolling at certain points of this football game
then go.
You know, I just, you can't let the two times, you didn't make
it infiltrate your brain and make you forget about the four
times, you did make it, you know, I know the
first time they didn't make it early in the game, right? If
it's 6:46 to give the Vikings, the ball at Midfield and went
down and scored a touchdown and made a 14 all. Yep. Right. And
then there's that one right there that you're talking about
where they don't get it.
And that leads to
the Vikings going down, the scoring the touchdown, right?
Well they they didn't get anything right. They come they
they ended up kicking it back to Detroit and then Detroit
went back down. And then missed the field goal, right? As
I don't know
if it was a turnover on Downs. I can't remember it. I got to
take a look at that, but yeah, but yeah, they didn't score on
that one, but it was a turnover on Downs. It was a turnover on
Downs. Yeah. So,
but the but either way, I think the defense is the the part of
the football team that I look at that's got to be a little
bit better. How about the bank seemed too easy? How about the
credit? Where credit is due? Yeah,
the Minnesota Vikings, two and one
and I mean they're there in the playoff mix, right? Obviously
some weaknesses but they've got enough explosives. A son off
at. Yeah I think they're they're D lines better than
I thought it was
there.
Linebackers are solid.
There's some they're pretty well coached on the defensive
side of the ball and we know on offense they got some play
makers. So yeah, I do think they're certainly a playoff
caliber team,
excuse me, in the NFC without a doubt
because this is plain good.
It's not special,
you know, Dalvin cook. We'll see how that shoulder injury,
is because he got a little banged up in the football game,
but it's just like we saw yesterday, when they can run
the ball a little bit man, it just opens up the field in
the pass game for them in a major way to where
you know they can they can rip off.
Chunk pass yards.
And in a hurry, a victory from a team in the NFC North was
going to happen either way in that game, but the Vikings get
it.
The NFC North also got a win with the Chicago Bears.
Defeating the Texans 23, 220
your headline there. My headline there is The Show Must
row Quan.
Very good. Very good Pete. Yeah. Done P way to go Chris.
I mean, Pete, 16 tackles two of them for a loss. Yeah. Had
the interception At the end of the game that set up
the game-winning
field goal so he was awesome. Made some plays on defense. The
Bears rushing attack was awesome. 281 rush yards most by
Chicago team since 1984.
Yeah, some things weren't great, like, they're passing
attack, but you play good defense. You make some
turnover plays, and you run the ball like that. That's going to
be a winning formula. It is some in the, you know, they
don't, they don't know. They made mistakes yesterday, but
run the ball. Defense doesn't get out of position.
Whole lot. And I think those are the encouraging things,
that's an ugly two-in-one Chicago football team right
now.
It is, it was ugly quarterback play by both teams yesterday,
certainly
and all. But, you know, it's kind of the game kind of played
the way I thought, really, I thought it would be a feel
a little type of game, and I honestly kind of boiled it down
to Justin Fields, will make a player to the Davis Mills
won't, and that'll be the difference in the game that
wasn't the case necessarily either.
It was the running game of the Bears all together that
Was impressive,
you know, but but you know all in all I think one of
the things that I'll take away from this game a little bit, it's
just that
the Bears,
the Bears
the way Justin feels looks and the way they're playing
an offense is a little concerning. All right. Like
I watched a little of that film this morning while I was eating
breakfast because I was like, man, what is going on with
the the Bears in the passing game?
It's a little concerning Justin Fields, not very accurate
during the football right now and I would also Say that it's
a little bit of
the way they're calling the game. Almost me
makes me feel like they don't trust them. Hmm.
A little bit. There's there's a lot. They, they're trying to
there's a few drop. Back passes were I told you before the show
people are open and I don't know what he's looking at
and I think there's no no gosh. Well that's scary. I don't know
what he's doing there so let's just call the simple bootleg
play and then that becomes predictable because teams are
ready for that with Justin fields in the Bears and all
that too.
So they're a little concerning on the offensive side of
the ball, but either, Our way to and one ugly and
good for them. Getting the win, the Texans, you know, again
another good good effort but just don't have enough
Playmakers. Don't have the quarterback,
they're missing a few things on their team to help them get
over the edge and win games and they're still looking for their
first win. There's only two winless teams in the NFL right
now, after three weeks,
the Texans and the Las Vegas, Raiders. That was give me
the headlines presented by Hyundai.