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Bills Survive Epic ‘MNF’ Clash

Oct 13, 2026 · 1h 26m · take 12 of 25

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PelisseroAnd it didn't really matter because they were able to run the ball so effectively. Right now, the Vikings, I mean, they've got Aaron Jones, who's getting everything out of his 30, 31 -year -old body with a bad knee.

PelisseroBut you can't rely on that. You can't say he's going to go off for 200 yards. It's just not going to happen. What your hope, if you're Minnesota, is that Kyler, who if you look at his EPA week over week, it's like making massive strides forward, his QBR and all those things.

PelisseroHe's getting a lot better and a lot more comfortable in the offense. And he really hasn't played with the whole offense in that stretch. Week four, there was no Justin Jefferson. Week five, there was basically no TJ Hawkinson because he got a concussion. And there was no Jordan Addison in that game. They're on the bye this week.

PelisseroThey come back week seven. They're going to be healthier. We'll see what other types of tweaks they might make. I do think you can't overlook Minnesota in the NFC. I also don't think that they are as battle tested yet as teams like the 49ers, the Seahawks, Billy and the Rams who they play each other often enough.

PelisseroYou kind of get those, those measuring sticks. Even when the Vikings played the bears, it was on a weird rainy day at soldier field. Now I know that that was really a metric on how good either of those teams are.

GilI mean, it's, I love football. I'm just going to come out and say it. I like that the bears are still in there. Controversial take.

GilWell, you know, it's somewhat is because slightly before you started this show, Tom, She admitted to us that he doesn't know that he loves football, which we thought was a crazy admission the week before the season started. He was kind of walking through things in his head. And he's like, I think I like it, but I don't know if I love it as much as everybody else does.

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