Podcast appearances and mentions of Paul Allen

Welcome back to the Vikings Postgame Report presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I. The Minnesota Vikings dropped their week 10 matchup to the Baltimore Ravens 27-19 at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy finished the game 20-of-42 passing for 248 yards, 1 TD, and 2 INT's. McCarthy also led the team in rushing with 48 yards on the ground. Running Back Aaron Jones Sr. also scored on the ground in the 1st Quarter on a 4-yard rush following a 62-yard pass from McCarthy to Wide Receiver Jalen Nailor earlier in the drive. Nailor had a big game and led the team with 5 receptions for 124 yards, and added a toe tap touchdown late in the 4th Quarter.  Kicker Will Reichard was perfect once again with 2 FG's and 1 XP. Defensively, Linebacker Blake Cashman led the team with 11 tackles and Defensive Tackle Jonathan Allen recorded the lone sack for the Vikings on the day. Paul Allen and Pete Bercich breakdown the game, including: the missed opportunities due to costly mistakes on Sunday, Defensive Lineman Jalen Redmond's continued impact in the trenches, and the evolution of Lamar Jackson's game. Plus, Head Coach Kevin O'Connell and Quarterback J.J. McCarthy's press conferences are all in this edition of the Vikings Postgame Report - presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No one can get you ready for a Minnesota Vikings game better than the longtime voice of Skol and the people in the Twin Cities. One-time Maryland resident and bon vivant Paul Allen (aka P.A. On The Mic) tells Nestor why Andrew Van Ginkel might be the most important player in Sunday's match-up with the Baltimore Ravens and how the crowd will factor into Lamar Jackson's day in Minneapolis. The post Longtime voice of Minnesota Vikings Paul Allen tells Nestor why McCarthy was O'Connell choice for QB and prep for Ravens first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The guys talk Nerf Guns, a wild Wild victory, they listen to Paul Allen's greatest hits

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Is there anything we are overlooking when it comes to the Vikings? Paul Allen has the perfect view from the broadcast booth. He joined Vinny and Bob for a full preview of this Sunday's game.

The guys talk Nerf Guns, a wild Wild victory, they listen to Paul Allen's greatest hits

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers,China's spacefaring ambitions pose tough competition for America. With a focused, centralized program, Beijing seems likely to land taikonauts on the moon before another American flag is planted. Meanwhile, NASA faces budget cuts, leadership gaps, and technical setbacks. In his new book, journalist Christian Davenport chronicles the fierce rivalry between American firms, mainly SpaceX and Blue Origin. It's a contest that, despite the challenges, promises to propel humanity to the moon, Mars, and maybe beyond.Davenport is an author and a reporter for the Washington Post, where he covers NASA and the space industry. His new book, Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race, is out now.In This Episode* Check-in on NASA (1:28)* Losing the Space Race (5:49)* A fatal flaw (9:31)* State of play (13:33)* The long-term vision (18:37)* The pace of progress (22:50)* Friendly competition (24:53)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. Check-in on NASA (1:28)The Chinese tend to do what they say they're going to do on the timeline that they say they're going to do it. That said, they haven't gone to the moon . . . It's really hard.Pethokoukis: As someone — and I'm speaking about myself — who wants to get America back to the moon as soon as possible, get cooking on getting humans to Mars for the first time, what should I make of what's happening at NASA right now?They don't have a lander. I'm not sure the rocket itself is ready to go all the way, we'll find out some more fairly soon with Artemis II. We have flux with leadership, maybe it's going to not be an independent-like agency anymore, it's going to join the Department of Transportation.It all seems a little chaotic. I'm a little worried. Should I be?Davenport: Yes, I think you should be. And I think a lot of the American public isn't paying attention and they're going to see the Artemis II mission, which you mentioned, and that's that mission to send a crew of astronauts around the moon. It won't land on the moon, but it'll go around, and I think if that goes well, NASA's going to take a victory leap. But as you correctly point out, that is a far cry from getting astronauts back on the lunar surface.The lander isn't ready. SpaceX, as acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy just said, is far behind, reversing himself from like a month earlier when he said no, they appear to be on track, but everybody knew that they were well behind because they've had 11 test flights, and they still haven't made it to orbit with their Starship rocket.The rocket itself that's going to launch them into the vicinity of the moon, the SLS, launches about once every two years. It's incredibly expensive, it's not reusable, and there are problems within the agency itself. There are deep cuts to it. A lot of expertise is taking early retirements. It doesn't have a full-time leader. It hasn't had a full-time leader since Trump won the election. At the same time, they're sort of beating the drum saying we're going to beat the Chinese back to the lunar surface, but I think a lot of people are increasingly looking at that with some serious concern and doubt.For what it's worth, when I looked at the betting markets, it gave the Chinese a two-to-one edge. It said that it was about a 65 percent chance they were going to get there first. Does that sound about right to you?I'm not much of a betting man, but I do think there's a very good chance. The Chinese tend to do what they say they're going to do on the timeline that they say they're going to do it. That said, they haven't gone to the moon, they haven't done this. It's really hard. They're much more secretive, if they have setbacks and delays, we don't necessarily know about them. But they've shown over the last 10, 20 years how capable they are. They have a space station in low earth orbit. They've operated a rover on Mars. They've gone to the far side of the moon twice, which nobody has done, and brought back a sample return. They've shown the ability to keep people alive in space for extended periods of times on the space station.The moon seems within their capabilities and they're saying they're going to do it by 2030, and they don't have the nettlesome problem of democracy where you've got one party come in and changing the budget, changing the direction for NASA, changing leadership. They've just set the moon — and, by the way, the south pole of the moon, which is where we want to go as well — as the destination and have been beating a path toward that for several years now.Is there anyone for merging NASA into the Department of Transportation? Is there a hidden reservoir? Is that an idea people have been talking about now that's suddenly emerged to the surface?It's not something that I particularly heard. The FAA is going to regulate the launches, and they coordinate with the airspace and make sure that the air traffic goes around it, but I think NASA has a particular expertise. Rocket science is rocket science — it's really difficult. This isn't for the faint of heart.I think a lot of people look at human space flight and it's romanticized. It's romanticized in books and movies and in popular culture, but the fact of the matter is it's really, really hard, it's really dangerous, every time a human being gets on one of those rockets, there's a chance of an explosion, of something really, really bad happening, because a million things have to go right in order for them to have a successful flight. The FAA does a wonderful job managing — or, depending on your point of view, some people don't think they do such a great job, but I think space is a whole different realm, for sure.Losing the Space Race (5:49). . . the American flags that the Apollo astronauts planted, they're basically no longer there anymore. . . There are, however, two Chinese flags on the moonHave you thought about what it will look like the day after, in this country, if China gets to the moon first and we have not returned there yet?Actually, that's a scenario I kind of paint out. I've got this new book called Rocket Dreams and we talk about the geopolitical tensions in there. Not to give too much of a spoiler, but NASA has said that the first person to return to the moon, for the US, is going to be a woman. And there's a lot of people thinking, who could that be? It could be Jessica Meir, who is a mother and posted a picture of herself pregnant and saying, “This is what an astronaut looks like.” But it could very well be someone like Wang Yaping, who's also a mother, and she came back from one of her stays on the International Space Station and had a message for her daughter that said, “I come back bringing all the stars for you.” So I think that I could see China doing it and sending a woman, and that moment where that would be a huge coup for them, and that would obviously be symbolic.But when you're talking about space as a tool of soft power and diplomacy, I think it would attract a lot of other nations to their side who are sort of waiting on the sidelines or who frankly aren't on the sidelines, who have signed on to go to the United States, but are going to say, “Well, they're there and you're not, so that's who we're going to go with.”I think about the wonderful alt-history show For All Mankind, which begins with the Soviets beating the US to the moon, and instead of Neil Armstrong giving the “one small step for man,” basically the Russian cosmonaut gives, “Its one small step for Marxism-Leninism,” and it was a bummer. And I really imagine that day, if China beats us, it is going to be not just, “Oh, I guess now we have to share the moon with someone else,” but it's going to cause some national soul searching.And there are clues to this, and actually I detail these two anecdotes in the book, that all of the flags, the American flags that the Apollo astronauts planted, they're basically no longer there anymore. We know from Buzz Aldrin‘s memoir that the flag that he and Neil Armstrong planted in the lunar soil in 1969, Buzz said that he saw it get knocked over by the thrust in the exhaust of the module lifting off from the lunar surface. Even if that hadn't happened, just the radiation environment would've bleached the flag white, as scientists believe it has to all the other flags that are on there. So there are essentially really no trace of the Apollo flags.There are, however, two Chinese flags on the moon, and the first one, which was planted a couple of years ago, or unveiled a couple of years ago, was made not of cloth, but their scientists and engineers spent a year building a composite material flag designed specifically to withstand the harsh environment of the moon. When they went back last summer for their farside sample return mission, they built a flag, — and this is pretty amazing — out of basalt, like volcanic rock, which you find on Earth. And they use basalt from earth, but of course basalt is common on the moon. They were able to take the rock, turn it into lava, extract threads from the lava and weave this flag, which is now near the south pole of the moon. The significance of that is they are showing that they can use the resources of the moon, the basalt, to build flags. It's called ISR: in situ resource utilization. So to me, nothing symbolizes their intentions more than that.A fatal flaw (9:31). . . I tend to think if it's a NASA launch . . . and there's an explosion . . . I still think there are going to be investigations, congressional reports, I do think things would slow down dramatically.In the book, you really suggest a new sort of golden age of space. We have multiple countries launching. We seem to have reusable rockets here in the United States. A lot of plans to go to the moon. How sustainable is this economically? And I also wonder what happens if we have another fatal accident in this country? Is there so much to be gained — whether it's economically, or national security, or national pride in space — that this return to space by humanity will just go forward almost no matter what?I think so. I think you've seen a dramatic reduction in the cost of launch. SpaceX and the Falcon 9, the reusable rocket, has dropped launches down. It used to be if you got 10, 12 orbital rocket launches in a year, that was a good year. SpaceX is launching about every 48 hours now. It's unprecedented what they've done. You're seeing a lot of new players — Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, others — driving down the cost of launch.That said, the main anchor tenant customer, the force driving all of this is still the government, it's still NASA, it's still the Pentagon. There is not a self-sustaining space economy that exists in addition or above and beyond the government. You're starting to see bits of that, but really it's the government that's driving it.When you talk about the movie For All Mankind, you sort of wonder if at one point, what happened in that movie is there was a huge investment into NASA by the government, and you're seeing that to some extent today, not so much with NASA, but actually on the national security side and the creation of the Space Force and the increases, just recently, in the Space Force's budget. I mean, my gosh, if you have $25 billion for this year alone for Golden Dome, the Missile Defense Shield, that's the equivalent of NASA's entire budget. That's the sort of funding that helps build those capabilities going forward.And if we should, God forbid, have a fatal accident, you think we'll just say that's the cost of human exploration and forward we go?I think a lot about this, and the answer is, I don't know. When we had Challenger and we had Columbia, the world stopped, and the Space Shuttle was grounded for months if not a year at a time, and the world just came to an end. And you wonder now if it's becoming more routine and what happens? Do we just sort of carry on in that way?It's not a perfect analogy, but when you talk about commercial astronauts, these rich people are paying a lot of money to go, and if there's an accident there, what would happen? I think about that, and you think about Mount Everest. The people climbing Mount Everest today, those mountain tourists are literally stepping over dead bodies as they're going up to the summit, and nobody's shutting down Mount Everest, they're just saying, well, if you want to climb Mount Everest, that's the risk you take. I do wonder if we're going to get that to that point in space flight, but I tend to think if it's a NASA launch, and it's NASA astronauts, and there's an explosion, and there's a very bad day, I still think there are going to be investigations, congressional reports, I do think things would slow down dramatically.The thing is, if it's SpaceX, they have had accidents. They've had multiple accidents — not with people, thank goodness — and they have been grounded.It is part of the model.It's part of the model, and they have shown how they can find out what went wrong, fix it, and return to flight, and they know their rocket so well because they fly it so frequently. They know it that well, and NASA, despite what you think about Elon, NASA really, really trusts SpaceX and they get along really well.State of play (13:33)[Blue Origin is] way behind for myriad reasons. They sat out while SpaceX is launching the Falcon 9 every couple of days . . . Blue Origin, meanwhile, has flown its New Glenn rocket one time.I was under the impression that Blue Origin was way behind SpaceX. Are they catching up?This is one of the themes of the book. They are way behind for myriad reasons. They sat out while SpaceX is launching the Falcon 9 every couple of days, they're pushing ahead with Starship, their next generation rocket would be fully reusable, twice the thrust and power of the Saturn V rocket that flew the Apollo astronauts to the Moon. Blue Origin, meanwhile, has flown its New Glenn rocket one time. They might be launching again soon within the coming weeks or months, hopefully by the end of the year, but that's two. They are so far behind, but you do hear Jeff Bezos being much more tuned into the company. He has a new CEO — a newish CEO — plucked from the ranks of Amazon, Dave Limp, and you do sort of see them charging, and now that the acting NASA administrator has sort of opened up the competition to go to the moon, I don't know that Blue Origin beats SpaceX to do it, but it gives them some incentive to move fast, which I think they really need.I know it's only a guess and it's only speculation, but when we return to the moon, which company will have built that lander?At this point, you have to put your money on SpaceX just because they're further along in their development. They've flown humans before. They know how to keep people alive in space. In their Dragon capsule, they have the rendezvous and proximity operations, they know how to dock. That's it.Blue Origin has their uncrewed lander, the Mark 1 version that they hope to land on the moon next year, so it's entirely possible that Blue Origin actually lands a spacecraft on the lunar surface before SpaceX, and that would be a big deal. I don't know that they're able to return humans there, however, before SpaceX.Do you think there's any regrets by Jeff Bezos about how Blue Origin has gone about its business here? Because obviously it really seems like it's a very different approach, and maybe the Blue Origin approach, if we look back 10 years, will seem to have been the better approach, but given where we are now and what you just described, would you guess that he's deeply disappointed with the kind of progress they made via SpaceX?Yeah, and he's been frustrated. Actually, the opening scene of the book is Jeff being upset that SpaceX is so far ahead and having pursued a partnership with NASA to fly cargo and supply to the International Space Station and then to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, and Blue Origin essentially sat out those competitions. And he turns to his team — this was early on in 2016 — and said, “From here on out, we go after everything that SpaceX goes after, we're going to compete with them. We're going to try to keep up.” And that's where they went, and sort of went all in early in the first Trump administration when it was clear that they wanted to go back to the moon, to position Blue Origin to say, “We can help you go back to the moon.”But yes, I think there's enormous frustration there. And I know, if not regret on Jeff's part, but certainly among some of his senior leadership, because I've talked to them about it.What is the war for talent between those two companies? Because if you're a hotshot engineer out of MIT, I'd guess you'd probably want to go to SpaceX. What is that talent war like, if you have any idea?It's fascinating. Just think a generation ago, you're a hot MIT engineer coming out of grad school, chances are you're going to go to NASA or one of the primes, right? Lockheed, or Boeing, or Air Jet, something like that. Now you've got SpaceX and Blue Origin, but you've got all kinds of other options too: Stoke Space, Rocket Lab, you've got Axiom, you've got companies building commercial space stations, commercial companies building space suits, commercial companies building rovers for the moon, a company called Astro Lab.I think what you hear is people want to go to SpaceX because they're doing things: they're flying rockets, they're flying people, you're actually accomplishing something. That said, the culture's rough, and you're working all the time, and the burnout rate is high. Blue Origin more has a tradition of people getting frustrated that yeah, the work-life balance is better — although I hear that's changing, actually, that it's driving much, much harder — but it's like, when are we launching? What are we doing here?And so the fascinating thing is actually, I call it SpaceX and Blue Origin University, where so many of the engineers go out and either do their own things or go to work for other companies doing things because they've had that experience in the commercial sector.The long-term vision (18:37)That's the interesting thing, that while they compete . . . at a base level, Elon and Jeff and SpaceX and Blue Origin want to accomplish the same things and have a lot in common . . .At a talk recently, Bezos was talking about space stations in orbit and there being like a million people in space in 20 years doing economically valuable things of some sort. How seriously should I take that kind of prediction?Well, I think a million people in 20 years is not feasible, but I think that's ultimately what is his goal. His goal is, as he says, he founded Amazon, the infrastructure was there: the phone companies had laid down the cables for the internet, the post office was there to deliver the books, there was an invention called the credit card, he could take people's money. That infrastructure for space isn't there, and he wants to sort of help with Elon and SpaceX. That's their goal.That's the interesting thing, that while they compete, while they poke each other on Twitter and kind of have this rivalry, at a base level, Elon and Jeff and SpaceX and Blue Origin want to accomplish the same things and have a lot in common, and that's lower the cost of access to space and make it more accessible so that you can build this economy on top of it and have more people living in space. That's Elon's dream, and the reason he founded SpaceX is to build a city on Mars, right? Something's going to happen to Earth at some point we should have a backup plan.Jeff's goal from the beginning was to say, you don't really want to inhabit another planet or celestial body. You're better off in these giant space stations envisioned by a Princeton physics professor named Gerard O'Neill, who Jeff Bezos read his book The High Frontier and became an acolyte of Gerard O'Neill from when he was a kid, and that's sort of his vision, that you don't have to go to a planet, you can just be on a Star Trekkian sort of spacecraft in orbit around the earth, and then earth is preserved as this national park. If you want to return to Earth, you can, but you get all the resources from space. In 500 years is that feasible? Yeah, probably, but that's not going to be in our lives, or our kids' lives, or our grandkids' lives.For that vision — anything like that vision — to happen, it seems to me that the economics needs to be there, and the economics just can't be national security and national prestige. We need to be doing things in space, in orbit, on the moon that have economic value on their own. Do we know what that would look like, or is it like you've got to build the infrastructure first and then let the entrepreneurs do their thing and see what happens?I would say the answer is “yes,” meaning it's both. And Jeff even says it, that some of the things that will be built, we do not know. When you had the creation of the internet, no one was envisioning Snapchat or TikTok. Those applications come later. But we do know that there are resources in space. We know there's a plentiful helium three, for example, on the surface of the moon, which it could be vital for, say, quantum computing, and there's not a lot of it on earth, and that could be incredibly valuable. We know that asteroids have precious metals in large quantities. So if you can reduce the cost of accessing them and getting there, then I think you could open up some of those economies. If you just talk about solar rays in space, you don't have day and night, you don't have cloud cover, you don't have an atmosphere, you're just pure sunlight. If you could harness that energy and bring it back to earth, that could be valuable.The problem is the cost of entry is so high and it's so difficult to get there, but if you have a vehicle like Starship that does what Elon envisions and it launches multiple times a day like an airline, all you're really doing is paying for the fuel to launch it, and it goes up and comes right back down, it can carry enormous amounts of mass, you can begin to get a glimmer of how this potentially could work years from now.The pace of progress (22:50)People talk about US-China, but clearly Russia has been a long-time player. India, now, has made extraordinary advancements. Of course, Europe, Japan, and all those countries are going to want to have a foothold in space . . .How would you characterize the progress now than when you wrote your first book?So much has happened that the first book, The Space Barons was published in 2018, and I thought, yeah, there'll be enough material here for another one in maybe 10 years or so, and here we are, what, seven years later, and the book is already out because commercial companies are now flying people. You've got a growth of the space ecosystem beyond just the Space Barons, beyond just the billionaires.You've got multiple players in the rocket launch market, and really, I think a lot of what's driving it isn't just the rivalries between the commercial companies in the United States, but the geopolitical space race between the United States and China, too that's really driving a lot of this, and the technological change that we've seen has moved very fast. Again, how fast SpaceX is launching, Blue Origin coming online, new launch vehicles, potentially new commercial space stations, and a broadening of the space ecosystem, it's moving fast. Does that mean it's perfect? No, companies start, they fail, they have setbacks, they go out of business, but hey, that's capitalism.Ten years from now, how many space stations are going to be in orbit around the earth?I think we'll have at least one or two commercial space stations for the United States, I think China. Is it possible you've got the US space stations, does that satisfy the demand? People talk about US-China, but clearly Russia has been a long-time player. India, now, has made extraordinary advancements. Of course, Europe, Japan, and all those countries are going to want to have a foothold in space for their scientists, for their engineers, for their pharmaceutical companies that want to do research in a zero-G environment. I think it's possible that there are, within 10 years, three, maybe even four space stations. Yeah, I think that's possible.Friendly competition (24:53)I honestly believe [Elon] . . . wants Blue to be better than they are.Do you think Musk thinks a lot about Blue Origin, or do you think he thinks, “I'm so far ahead, we're just competing against our own goals”?I've talked to him about this. He wishes they were better. He wishes they were further along. He said to me years ago, “Jeff needs to focus on Blue Origin.” This is back when Jeff was still CEO of Amazon, saying he should focus more on Blue Origin. And he said that one of the reasons why he was goading him and needling him as he has over the years was an attempt to kind of shame him and to get him to focus on Blue, because as he said, for Blue to be successful, he really needs to be dialed in on it.So earlier this year, when New Glenn, Blue Origin's big rocket, made it to orbit, that was a moment where Elon came forward and was like, respect. That is hard to do, to build a rocket to go to orbit, have a successful flight, and there was sort of a public high five in the moment, and now I think he thinks, keep going. I honestly believe he wants Blue to be better than they are.There's a lot of Elon Musk skeptics out there. They view him either as the guy who makes too big a prediction about Tesla and self-driving cars, or he's a troll on Twitter, but when it comes to space and wanting humanity to have a self-sustaining place somewhere else — on Mars — is he for real?Yeah, I do believe that's the goal. That's why he founded SpaceX in the first place, to do that. But the bottom line is, that's really expensive. When you talk about how do you do that, what are the economic ways to do it, I think the way he's funding that is obviously through Starlink and the Starlink system. But I do believe he wants humanity to get to Mars.The problem with this now is that there hasn't been enough competition. Blue Origin hasn't given SpaceX competition. We saw all the problems that Boeing has had with their program, and so much of the national space enterprise is now in his hands. And if you remember when he had that fight and the breakup with Donald Trump, Elon, in a moment of peak, threatened to take away the Dragon spacecraft, which is the only way NASA can fly its astronauts anywhere to space, to the International Space Station. I think that was reckless and dangerous and that he regretted it, but yes, the goal to get to Mars is real, and whatever you think about Elon — and he certainly courts a controversy — SpaceX is really, really good at what they do, and what they've done is really unprecedented from an American industrial perspective.My earliest and clearest memory of America and space was the landing on Mars. I remember seeing the first pictures probably on CBS news, I think it was Dan Rather saying, “Here are the first pictures of the Martian landscape,” 1976, and if you would've asked me as a child then, I would've been like, “Yeah, so we're going to be walking on Mars,” but I was definitely hooked and I've been interested in space, but are you a space guy? How'd you end up on this beat, which I think is a fantastic beat? You've written two books about it. How did this happen?I did not grow up a space nerd, so I was born in 1973 —Christian, I said “space guy.” I didn't say “space nerd,” but yeah, that is exactly right.My first memory of space is actually the Challenger shuttle exploding. That was my memory. As a journalist, I was covering the military. I'd been embedded in Iraq, and my first book was an Iraq War book about the national guard's role in Iraq, and was covering the military. And then this guy, this was 10 years ago, 12 years ago, at this point, Elon holds a press conference at the National Press Club where SpaceX was suing the Pentagon for the right to compete for national security launch contracts, and he starts off the press conference not talking about the lawsuit, but talking about the attempts. This was early days of trying to land the Falcon 9 rocket and reuse it, and I didn't know what he was talking about. And I was like, what? And then I did some research and I was like, “He's trying to land and reuse the rockets? What?” Nobody was really covering it, so I started spending more time, and then it's the old adage, right? Follow the money. And if the richest guys in the world — Bezos Blue Origin, at the time, Richard Branson, Paul Allen had a space company — if they're investing large amounts of their own personal fortune into that, maybe we should be paying attention, and look at where we are now.On sale everywhere The Conservative Futurist: How To Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised Faster, Please! is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fasterplease.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back to the Vikings Postgame Report presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I. The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Detroit Lions 27-24 in the "Motor City" on Sunday. The Vikings got contributions from all phases of the game today: Offense, Defense, and Special Teams. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy returned for his first game since Week 2 and helped secure the victory.  McCarthy ended the game completing 14-of-25 passing for 143 yards, 2 TD's and an INT.  McCarthy also added 12 yards on the ground, including a 9-yard TD run in the 3rd Quarter. Running Back Aaron Jones Sr. led the running game with 9 carries for 78 yards. Wide Receiver Jordan Addison led the receiving game with 2 catches for 48 yards. Wide Receiver Justin Jefferson and Tight End T.J. Hockenson both scored receiving touchdowns in the 1st Quarter of the game. Kicker Will Reichard had another perfect day, converting 2 field goals and 3 XP's, including a 50-yard field goal in the 2nd Quarter. Defensively, the guys were flying around and pressured Jared Goff throughout the game. Linebacker Blake Cashman had a monster game, leading the team with 14 tackles and a critical forced fumble in the 3rd Quarter that was recovered by Safety Harrison Smith. Linebacker Eric Wilson led the team with 2 sacks and Defensive Tackles Javon Hargrave, Jalen Redmond, and Levi Drake Rodriguez also notched a sack. Rodriguez also had a critical field goal block in the 4th Quarter. Kick Returner Myles Price flipped the field all day long and amassed 164 return yards for the Vikings. Paul Allen and Pete Bercich breakdown the game, including: the significance of getting the win at Ford Field, the Vikings defense getting healthy and stepping up in a big way, the shot in the arm provided by the return of J.J. McCarthy, and being able to close out on the final drive when you had to have it. Plus, Head Coach Kevin O'Connell and Quarterback J.J. McCarthy's press conferences are all in this edition of the Vikings Postgame Report - presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ken Belson on How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Built the NFL's $10 Billion Empire EPISODE OVERVIEW In this compelling deep-dive conversation, Brian D. O'Leary sits down with Ken Belson, New York Times sportswriter and author of the Amazon #1 Bestseller Every Day Is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural and Economic Juggernaut (Grand Central Publishing, October 14, 2025). This wide-ranging interview explores the transformation of the NFL from a beloved sporting league into a ten-billion-dollar cultural phenomenon. Belson reveals the untold stories behind the three most influential figures in modern football history, their business strategies, their political maneuvering, and the existential threats now facing America's most powerful sports league. Runtime: Approximately 46 minutes Release Date: October 27, 2025 Guest: Ken Belson, New York Times Sports Business Correspondent and author of Every Day Is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural and Economic Juggernaut (Grand Central Publishing, October 14, 2025) WHAT YOU'LL LEARN The Modern NFL's Foundation (1993-Present) Why 1993's labor agreement—not a Super Bowl or dynasty—marks the true beginning of the modern NFL How free agency, salary caps, and 50-50 revenue sharing created unprecedented labor peace The pivotal role of Steelers owner Dan Rooney and Broncos owner Pat Bowlen in shaping the league's economics Jerry Jones: The Relentless Salesman How Jones "taught the NFL how to sell" despite alienating fellow owners The Rupert Murdoch deal that transformed television economics forever Robert Kraft's assessment: Jerry can "charm a dog off a meat truck" Why Jones doesn't chase money—he chases the chase The "Cowboys peanut butter" philosophy: monetizing everything not nailed down Robert Kraft: The Real Estate Wizard The brilliant 7-year strategy to acquire the New England Patriots How Kraft bought parking lots, then the stadium, then finally the team—leaving owners with nothing Why Connecticut and Providence offered sweetheart deals, but Kraft stayed in Foxborough Patriot Place: The revolutionary stadium-as-real-estate-development model How Kraft's unshared revenue strategy changed sports franchises forever Roger Goodell: The Senator's Son Goodell's childhood ambition letter: "I want to be NFL Commissioner" The political instincts he absorbed from his U.S. Senator father Why some NFL staffers called him "too nakedly ambitious" Goodell's strategy: schmoozing with owners at every opportunity Why can't he find his own replacement (or won't step down)? Prediction: The next commissioner will be a media expert, not a football insider Bill Belichick & The Jets Resignation The Leon Hess succession crisis that drove Belichick away from New York Was there tampering between Kraft and Belichick? The evidence examined Why Paul Tagliabue warned teams to "tread carefully" with Belichick The compensatory draft picks the Jets received—and why they got the short end The Los Angeles Stadium Saga Inside the 2016 Houston meeting, where Jerry Jones lobbied relentlessly for Stan Kroenke's vision Why the Rams-only bid beat the dual Raiders-Chargers proposal Paul Allen's rare appearance—and how "The Oracle" swung critical votes Jerry Jones, celebrating with a tumbler of scotch: "He's the salesman. He got his catch that day." How the NFL turned two stadium problems into one world-class solution Gambling's Stranglehold on Sports Why Jones and Kraft invested in gambling platforms before legalization How the NFL profits from sponsorships and game data sales—not direct gambling revenue The disturbing shift: from communal Sunday football to atomized, real-time phone betting "The book always wins. The sportsbook's going to win. Now you've got people pissed at the NFL." Brian's fear: economic downturns + player financial struggles = integrity crises The Cleveland baseball team scandal, Jontay Porter's lifetime ban, and the NCAA's dangerous new policy Why allowing college athletes to bet on football is "streamlining the pipeline from amateur athletics to federal indictment" The Future of the NFL Why 97% of NFL fans never attend a game—and what that means for the league's priorities "Fans in the stadium are essentially props for TV broadcasts" The COVID revelation: Cardboard cutouts worked fine. Do stadiums even matter? Cable TV's death and streaming's fragmentation: How will fans afford to watch? The NFL's challenge: squeezing every penny without breaking fan loyalty KEY QUOTES On Jerry Jones: "Jerry taught us how to sell." — Carmen Policy, former 49ers President On Robert Kraft: "He could charm a dog off a meat truck." — Robert Kraft on Jerry Jones On Gambling: "We went from sitting down with your dad with a clicker, maybe a can of beer, your jersey on, and you watched for three hours. You watched a drama, basically. Now you're betting on a tight end you don't care about because he's on your fantasy roster. Well then you add money to it, and it really amplifies the tension." "The book always wins. The sportsbook's going to win—more chances than not. So now you got people pissed at the NFL or pissed at a player or a team." On Roger Goodell's Future: "My suspicion is that it'll be a media person. That's where the league is now. Two-thirds of its revenue comes from media and sponsorships, not from tickets and beer." On Fans: "Roger likes to say that 97% of NFL fans never go to a game. The fans in the stadium now are essentially props for TV broadcasts." TOPICS/CHAPTERS Introduction & Book Overview Why 1993? The Labor Deal That Changed Everything Jerry Jones: The Man Who Brought Rupert Murdoch to the NFL Robert Kraft's Brilliant Patriots Acquisition Strategy Patriot Place & The Real Estate Revolution Roger Goodell's Path: From Senator's Son to Commissioner Bill Belichick's "I Resign as HC of the NYJ" Napkin Moment The 2016 Los Angeles Stadium Decision: Jerry Jones vs. Jerry Richardson Gambling's Corrosive Effect on Sports Integrity The Future of NFL Leadership & Media Fragmentation Closing Thoughts ABOUT THE GUEST Ken Belson is a sports business correspondent for The New York Times, where he has covered the NFL, sports economics, and major league developments for over a decade. His latest book, Every Day Is Sunday, is an Amazon #1 bestseller and chronicles the transformation of the NFL into the most powerful sports league in American history. Belson's reporting combines insider access, rigorous research, and a business-focused lens that reveals the economic machinery behind America's most-watched sport. RESOURCES & LINKS Order the Book: Every Day Is Sunday on Amazon Connect with Brian D. O'Leary: Substack: OLearyLetter.com Twitter/X: @BrianDOLeary YouTube: @BrianDOLeary Follow Ken Belson: The New York Times: Author Page EPISODE TAGS NFL #JerryJones #RobertKraft #RogerGoodell #KenBelson #SportsGambling #NFLHistory #DallasCowboys #NewEnglandPatriots #BillBelichick #SportsBusiness #MediaRights #StadiumDeals #LosAngelesRams #SportsIntegrity #FantasyFootball #NewYorkTimes #BrianDOLeary #TheBrianDOLearyShow LISTENER NOTE This episode contains candid discussion about sports gambling, league corruption, and the business practices that have fundamentally altered how Americans consume professional football. If you care about the intersection of billion-dollar industries, civic life, and the future of American sports culture, this conversation is essential listening. SUBSCRIBE & SHARE If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, leave a review, and share with fellow sports fans who want serious content in an unserious culture. The Brian D. 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Welcome back to the Vikings Postgame Report presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I. The Minnesota Vikings dropped their Week 8 matchup to the Los Angeles Chargers, 37-10, at SoFi Stadium on Thursday. The Vikings lone touchdown of the game came on a 4-yard pass to Receiver Jordan Addison in the 3rd quarter. Quarterback Carson Wentz finished the game 15-of-27 passing for 144 yards, a touchdown and one interception. Wide Receiver Justin Jefferson led the team with 7 receptions for 74 yards. Running Back Zavier Scott led the ground game with 2 carries for 15 yards. Defensively, Linebacker Jonathan Greenard and Defensive Tackle Jonathan Allen each had a sack, while Safety Josh Metellus had the Vikings lone interception in the game. Kicker Will Reichard finished the game 1-of-2 on field goals and 1-of-1 on extra points. Paul Allen and Pete Bercich breakdown the game, including: the need for the Vikings to learn and move on, young players getting some playing opportunities in the coming weeks, and the challenge posed by the upcoming season schedule. Plus, Head Coach Kevin O'Connell and Quarterback Carson Wentz press conferences are all in this edition of the Vikings Postgame Report - presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if every sales call you made came with instant coaching from Jeremy Miner himself, powered by AI? Paul Allen, founder of Ancestry.com and now Soar AI, covers how sales psychology and AI coaching are transforming the way knowledge workers master communication. In this conversation, Jeremy Miner and Paul explore how game film analysis, what elite athletes have used for decades, can now be applied to sales calls through AI-powered feedback, creating personalized coaching at scale.   See why most sales training fails (forgotten within weeks), how asking better questions changes entire conversations, and what happens when Jeremy Miner's NEPQ methodology gets cloned through AI to coach hundreds of thousands of salespeople simultaneously. Walk away understanding how to turn every call into a learning moment, why humans must remain at the center of AI design, and how communication skills shape not just sales outcomes but entire societies.   Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:13) From CD-ROMs to Building Ancestry (05:17) Shifting from Past to Future (08:01) Born with Talents, Built Through Skills (13:33) Why Jeremy and Paul Partnered (19:10) What ChatGPT Can't Do That 7Q AI Can (26:16) Speaking Things Into Existence (33:06) Why AI Creates More Jobs Than It Destroys (37:33) Building Movements That Outlast You (45:28) Where to Get AI-Powered Sales Coaching  

The Portland Trail Blazers’ first game of the 2025-2026 NBA regular season  tips off tomorrow at the Moda Center against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Blazers’ roster this season consists of several exciting new additions, including rookie Yang Hansen. The Blazers selected the 7-foot-1 center from China as the 16th-overall pick in the first round of the NBA draft in June.    Less than a month later, ESPN broke the news that Damian Lillard had agreed to return to the Blazers on a three-year, $42 million contract. The Blazers traded Lillard in 2023 to the Milwaukee Bucks, at his request, after Lillard spent 11 years playing in Portland without winning a championship trophy. Lillard’s time with the Bucks ended after he tore his Achilles tendon during the first-round of the NBA playoffs in the spring.    The start of the Blazers’ new season coincides with an out-of-court settlement that clears the way for the team’s sale to a group of wealthy investors led by Tom Dundon, the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team. Last month, the estate of Paul Allen announced it had entered a formal agreement to sell the Blazers to Dundon, pending approval from the  NBA’s Board of Governors. Mike Richman, host of the “Locked On Blazers” podcast, joins us to preview the new season and the hopes and uncertainties lying ahead.   

Welcome back to the Vikings Postgame Report presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I. The Minnesota Vikings dropped their Week 7 matchup to the Philadelphia Eagles, 28-22, at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday. The Vikings lone touchdown of the game came on an outstretched 1-yard run by Jordan Mason in the 3rd quarter. Vikings Kicker Will Reichard was perfect on the day converting one extra point and five field goals, with a long conversion of 59 yards. Quarterback Carson Wentz finished the game 26-of-42 passing for 313 yards and 2 interceptions. Wide Receiver Jordan Addison led the receiving corps with 9 receptions for 128 yards. Running back Jordan Mason led the ground game with 15 carries for 57 yards.  Defensively, Linebacker Eric Wilson had 1.5 sacks, while Edge Rusher Dallas Turner, Defensive Lineman Jonathan Allen, and Safety Josh Metellus all had a half sack in the game. Paul Allen and Pete Bercich breakdown the game, including: the Eagles effectively potent pass game, the Vikings struggles in the red zone, and the need to switch their focus to the Chargers game on a short week.  Plus, Head Coach Kevin O'Connell and Quarterback Carson Wentz press conferences are all in this edition of the Vikings Postgame Report - presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dangled the possibility of extending a pause of import duties on Chinese goods for longer than three months if China halts its plan for strict new export controls on rare-earth elements. The US and China have agreed to a series of 90-day truces since earlier this year, with the next deadline looming in November. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to have his first sit down in the White House with President Trump next week. The meeting comes as the Trump administration's interest in critical mineral resources has fueled speculation the US government may take stakes in Australian miners as part of a broader strategic relationship. Also key for Albanese is the fate of the Aukus security agreement that the US signed with Australia and the UK in 2021 to counter China's military expansion in the Indo-Pacific region. Central to the deal is a project — expected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars — to help Australia develop a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. To help us preview the meeting, we speak to Bloomberg's Paul Allen. Plus - Wall Street was lashed with volatility as investors struggled to gauge the scope of trade tensions between the world's two largest economies. Stocks rallied, plunged, then rose anew amid optimism over earnings. As the earnings season got under way, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp. jumped on solid results. We speak to Keith Buchanan, Senior Portfolio Manager at Globalt Investments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Parrish has his Wild Minute, the guys talk about what we learned from KOC's interview with Paul Allen on Tuesday

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping's latest tit-for-tat showdown has both countries claiming the ball is now in the other's court, with the clock ticking toward another escalation in import tariffs. Meantime, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that he believes the Trump-Xi meeting "will still be on," noting there had been "substantial communication over the weekend." In the meantime, he expected US-China staff-level meetings this week, along with moves by the Trump administration to mobilize US allies to put pressure on Beijing, while also threatening "straight brute force countermeasures" if Beijing doesn't act. For more on how this impacted the markets, we heard from James Aitken, Aitken Advisors Founder & Managing Partner. He spoke to Bloomberg's Paul Allen at the Citi ANZ Investment Conference. Plus - Wall Street traders lifted stocks as the US and China signaled willingness to keep trade negotiations alive, Middle East tensions cooled while the artificial-intelligence rally powered ahead. Following its worst rout in six months, the S&P 500 jumped 1.6% to extend a bull market that's already added $28 trillion to its value. The benchmark saw its best session since May. A key gauge of chipmakers surged nearly 5%. Broadcom Inc. soared about 10% as OpenAI agreed to buy its custom chips and networking equipment in a multiyear agreement. For more, we spoke to Matthew Tuttle, CEO and CIO of Tuttle Capital Management. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hynes, Russo and O'Donnell from St. Louis plus former Wild winger Cal Clutterbuck and USA Hockey's Dave Fischer joined Kevin Falness @KFAN1003 to drop the puck on the regular season 

Paul Allen is back from London and swings by the studio to talk about all the places he visted

Paul Allen is back from London and swings by the studio to talk about all the places he vistedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to the Vikings Postgame Report presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I. The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Cleveland Browns 21-17 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday. The Vikings staged a late 4th quarter comeback to take the lead on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Quarterback Carson Wentz to Wide Receiver Jordan Addison with 0:25 left on the clock. The Vikings improved to 3-2 on the season and 5-0 all-time when playing in London. Quarterback Carson Wentz finished the game 25-of-34 passing for 236 yards, threw a TD, and added 13 yards on the ground. Running Back Jordan Mason also added 52 yards and a touchdown on the ground to lead the team. Wide Receiver Justin Jefferson repeated his big overseas output with a 7 catch, 123-yard performance against the tough Browns defense. Tight End Josh Oliver also added a touchdown reception in the 1st quarter to open the Vikings scoring on a 32-yard pass from Running Back Cam Akers. Defensively, Linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. and Defensive End Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins both notched sacks in the game on Browns rookie Quarterback Dillon Gabriel, while Linebacker Eric Wilson led the team with 9 tackles in the game. Kicker Will Reichard added 3 extra points for Minnesota in the game. Paul Allen and Pete Bercich recap the game, including: the Vikings squad battling through injury adversity to earn the victory, Carson Wentz stepping up once again to lead this team, the need to clean up the easy mistakes, and the importance of grabbing a huge victory going into the Bye Week. Plus, Head Coach Kevin O'Connell and Quarterback Carson Wentz press conferences are all in this edition of the Vikings Postgame Report - presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Allen, the host of 9-noon on KFAN and the voice of the Vikings, joins The Alec Lewis Show to give his thoughts on the Vikings' matchup with the Cleveland Browns. They talk about the offensive line injuries, Kevin Stefanski, the Browns' defensive line, quarterback Carson Wentz, the London trip and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:   https://myfrbank.com/    And here is a link to all of their locations!   https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/    Sponsored By: Minnesota Lottery (mnlottery.com/)   Sponsored By: UNRL (unrl.com)   Email for other sponsorship/endorsement inquiries: aleclewis54@gmail.com 

Alicia Lewis from KARE 11 plays The Initials Game, Paul Allen checks in from England with HawkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alicia Lewis from KARE 11 plays The Initials Game, Paul Allen checks in from England with Hawk

Hawk has the news, Paul Allen joins the show for Vikings News in LondonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hawk has the news, Paul Allen joins the show for Vikings News in London

(0:00) Lamar Jackson expected to be out 2-3 weeks with hamstring injury(11:00) Tyreek Hill may not require additional surgery on injured knee(21:00) NFL's new kicking ball procedures(25:00) Vic Fangio on new kicking ball procedures (29:00) KFAN's Paul Allen talks Vikings from London  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan Barreiro opens the show wondering if there is a little Mike Zimmer in Kevin O'Connell afterall after some comments he had with Paul Allen in England. Adam Thielen makes his weekly appearance on the show!

Dan Barreiro opens the show wondering if there is a little Mike Zimmer in Kevin O'Connell afterall after some comments he had with Paul Allen in England. Adam Thielen makes his weekly appearance on the show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Barreiro opens the show wondering if there is a little Mike Zimmer in Kevin O'Connell afterall after some comments he had with Paul Allen in England. Adam Thielen makes his weekly appearance on the show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Thielen with Paul Allen 10-1-25

Pete Bercich joins the show with Paul Allen from London to talk about the atmosphere in Dublin for the Vikings Steelers game. Then Nordo breaks down the breaking news that the Wild extended Kirill Kaprizov.

Pete Bercich joins the show with Paul Allen from London to talk about the atmosphere in Dublin for the Vikings Steelers game. Then Nordo breaks down the breaking news that the Wild extended Kirill Kaprizov. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys react to the news of Monopoly at McDonald's returning, Hawk calls in once again from Dublin, this time with Paul Allen, Grimm shares the audio of his Jaws lineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys react to the news of Monopoly at McDonald's returning, Hawk calls in once again from Dublin, this time with Paul Allen, Grimm shares the audio of his Jaws line

Welcome back to the Vikings Postgame Report presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I. The Minnesota Vikings late-game heroics were not enough as they fell short to the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. The Steelers defense held the Vikings offense in check with 6 sacks and 2 interceptions. Minnesota gave a valiant effort late, as they scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, but Pittsburgh was able to hold on for the win. Vikings Quarterback Carson Wentz threw for 350 yards on 30 of 46 passing. Running back Jordan Mason rushed for 57 yards on 16 carries. Wide Receivers Justin Jefferson (126 yards) and Jordan Addison (114 yards) both eclipsed the 100 yard mark. Kicker Will Reichard remained perfect this season as he converted field goals from 41 and 28 yards in the game. The Vikings defense was led by Safety Josh Metellus and Linebacker Eric Wilson who each had 9 tackles. Defensive Tackle Jalen Redmond was the only Vikings player to record a sack in the game with two. Paul Allen and Pete Bercich recap the game, including: the impact of the injuries to the offensive line, giving up the big play to DK Metcalf, and the way the Vikings were able to hang in there and make it a game in the fourth quarter. Plus, press conferences from Head Coach Kevin O'Connell and Quarterback Carson Wentz all are in this edition of the Vikings Postgame Report - presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before the first-ever NFL regular season game in Dublin, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joins The FAN's Paul Allen

Welcome back to the Vikings Postgame Report presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I. The Minnesota Vikings beat the Cincinnati Bengals 48-10 at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings had a host of "firsts" in the game. Cornerback Isaiah Rodgers is the first player in NFL history to record an INT for a touchdown, a fumble recovery for a touchdown, and 2 forced fumbles in a game. Kicker Will Reichard kicked a franchise record 62-yard field goal right before the end of the first half. Running back Jordan Mason scored his first 2 rushing touchdowns on the season. Quarterback Carson Wentz threw his first touchdowns in a regular season game as a Viking. Carson becomes the first quarterback in NFL history to start a game for 6 different teams in 6 consecutive seasons. Statistical highlights in the game, include: Wentz finished the day 14-of-20 passing for 173 yards, 2 passing touchdowns, and 4 yards rushing. Running Back Jordan Mason added 116 yards on the ground and 2 rushing touchdowns. Wide Receiver Justin Jefferson led the team with 5 receptions for 75 yards, while Tight Ends T.J. Hockenson and Josh Oliver both scored through the air. Kicker Will Reichard was perfect again on the day, finishing with 2 FG's and 6 extra points converted. Defensively, the Vikings forced 5 turnovers in the game, including 2 INT's and 3 fumble recoveries. Defensively, Linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. led the team with 12 tackles in the game. Linebackers Chaz Chambliss and Austin Keys both recorded a sack on the day, while Outside Linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel recorded 2. Paul Allen and Pete Bercich recap the game, including: the dominance of the Defense today, Wentz executing the game plan "like a point guard," Jordan Mason breaking out in the running game, and the amount of reoccurring "2's" throughout the game. Plus, Head Coach Kevin O'Connell and Quarterback Carson Wentz press conferences are all in this edition of the Vikings Postgame Report - presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to the Vikings Postgame Report presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I. The Minnesota Vikings fell 22-6 to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Falcons defense made it difficult for the Vikings offense throughout the game. Vikings Quarterback J.J. McCarthy threw for 158 yards and ran for another 25 yards on the ground but also had 2 interceptions. Running back Jordan Mason led the team with 30 yards rushing and Justin Jefferson had 3 receptions for 81 yards. Jefferson hit a milestone in the game, notching his 500th career reception in the 2nd Quarter. Will Reichard scored the only points for the Vikings, converting kicks from 33 and 51 yards, respectively. The Vikings defense continued to get pressure for the 3rd straight game as Linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. led the team with 9 tackles and Safety Theo Jackson had a fumble recovery on a nice punch out from Linebacker Eric Wilson. Linebacker Jonathan Greenard, Edge Rusher Dallas Turner, and Defensive Tackle Jalen Redmond all recorded sacks in the game. Paul Allen and Pete Bercich recap the game, including: the impact of injuries on the game, the need for the Vikings to continue to find their identity, and the pending matchup against the Bengals next Sunday afternoon. Plus, Head Coach Kevin O'Connell and Quarterback J.J. McCarthy's press conferences all are in this edition of the Vikings Postgame Report - presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(00:00) Brian Mitchell joins the show to preview Commanders vs Packers on TNF(18:30) Travis Kelce has "no excuse" for running into Xavier Worthy (22:00) Xavien Howard / Mike McDaniel (26:30) Paul Allen joins the show to discuss Vikings - Bears and preview Vikings - Falcons on SNF

Welcome back to the Vikings Postgame Report presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I. The Minnesota Vikings erased a 17-6 deficit and scored 21 points in the 4th quarter to take a 10-point lead with 2 minutes to go. Chicago punched in a touchdown with 2:02 remaining but couldn't muster another score before the clock ran out. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy kicked it in during the 4th quarter, capping off the Vikings scoring with a 14-yard touchdown run to go up 9 and Kicker Will Reichard added the PAT. McCarthy finished the game going 13-of-20 for 143 yards passing, 2 touchdowns in the air, 25-yards rushing, and a rushing TD. RB Jordan Mason led the team on the ground with 15 carries for 68 yards. RB Aaron Jones Sr. and WR Justin Jefferson tied for the receiving lead on the team with 44 yards in the air and a touchdown each. Defensively, Safety Jay Ward recovered a fumble, DT Javon Hargrave recorded 2 sacks, Safety Josh Metellus led the team with 6 tackles, and LB Eric Wilson blocked a punt. Kicker Will Reichard finished with a perfect game, kicking a successful PAT and 2 field goals, including a 59-yard boot right before the end of the first half. Paul Allen and Pete Bercich recap the game, including: J.J. McCarthy's play in the 4th Quarter, Myles Price huge night in the return game, the tenacity of the Vikings Defense, and the importance of the run game all night long. Plus, Head Coach Kevin O'Connell and Quarterback J.J. McCarthy's postgame press conferences are all right here in the Week 1 edition of the Vikings Postgame Report - Presented by Lumen - The trusted network of A.I.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Paul Allen talks some Fantasy Football sleepers, as well as what NFL teams are poised to be the most improved.

Paul Allen talks some Fantasy Football sleepers, as well as what NFL teams are poised to be the most improved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Common & Alec Lewis vs. Lil' B & Paul Allen

Today's word of the day is ‘passion' as in the Minnesota Twins as in MLB as in baseball as in played. That's how Twins fans feel today. The Pohlad family is no longer selling the team. What happened? Why? (12:30) The Portland Trail Blazers have sold. The team was for sale when Paul Allen died back in 2018. It'll be bought for $4.25 billion to the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes. Will the team move? (23:00) The Dallas Cowboys are the most expensive team in the world. Valued over $12 billion! Let's take a look at team valuations from each of the major sports in the United States. (33:00) Review: Interstellar. (36:00) NPPOD. (39:00) The Milwaukee Brewers have won 12-straight. That means the city of Milwaukee will be getting free burgers! (46:30) The Dodgers got swept by the Angels. The Dodgers are now behind the Padres in the NL West. Oh boy. (49:30) The Texas Rangers need to get it going. Fast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's word of the day is ‘passion' as in the Minnesota Twins as in MLB as in baseball as in played. That's how Twins fans feel today. The Pohlad family is no longer selling the team. What happened? Why? (12:30) The Portland Trail Blazers have sold. The team was for sale when Paul Allen died back in 2018. It'll be bought for $4.25 billion to the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes. Will the team move? (23:00) The Dallas Cowboys are the most expensive team in the world. Valued over $12 billion! Let's take a look at team valuations from each of the major sports in the United States. (33:00) Review: Interstellar. (36:00) NPPOD. (39:00) The Milwaukee Brewers have won 12-straight. That means the city of Milwaukee will be getting free burgers! (46:30) The Dodgers got swept by the Angels. The Dodgers are now behind the Padres in the NL West. Oh boy. (49:30) The Texas Rangers need to get it going. Fast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices