The Green Bay Packers didn’t just beat the Vikings — they SKOL-trolled them into a purple existential crisis — but there’s no time for gloating because the NFL schedulers decided we don’t deserve joy. It’s Thanksgiving week, and the Packers are marching straight into Ford Field for a national-TV cage match against Dan Campbell, Jahmyr Gibbs’ warp drive, and a Lions team desperate to avoid getting swept at home on their holiday.
This week on Cheesehead Radio, CD, Kelly, and Jersey Al break down a defensive performance so violent it should come with a parental advisory label. Jeff Hafley’s crew held Minnesota to four total yards in the second half — yes, FOUR — forcing three straight three-and-outs, two picks, and turning J.J. McCarthy into a tackling dummy. Was this Hafley’s official “Welcome to the NFL, I am in charge now” moment? Or did the Vikings just forget that blocking is allowed?
We also talk the emergence of Emanuel Wilson, who responded to Josh Jacobs’ short-week absence by running like a man actively threatening job security. Two touchdowns, 107 yards, and roughly twelve broken Viking souls later, we debate whether Wilson is just a short-term spark plug or an actual co-RB1 in the making.
Special teams? Oh yes, we go there. Daniel Whelan unleashed orbital-trajectory punts, Zayne Anderson stole a game-changing muffed ball like it was Black Friday Doorbuster Weekend, and Brandon McManus quietly went perfect. Is this real life? Are the Packers actually good at special teams? Is this allowed?
Then we dive headfirst into the “why are we calling plays like it’s 1972?” discourse. Matt LaFleur turtled the offense harder than a Star Wars stormtrooper in a blaster fight, running the ball 42 times while Jordan Love nursed a left-shoulder AC sprain. Smart? Cowardly? Necessary? We break it down like only CHR can: with equal parts analysis, sarcasm, and mild exasperation.
And then… THE BIG ONE.
Thanksgiving. Packers @ Lions. FOX A-team. Detroit throwbacks. National audience. Playoff leverage. NFC North stakes. A season-hinging short-week test for Jordan Love, Hafley’s defense, and Matt LaFleur’s “run first, hope later” philosophy.
A win sweeps Detroit, flips the playoff math, and sends Green Bay into December controlling its destiny.
A loss? Welcome back to the Wild-Card Thunderdome.
We break down Gibbs on turf, Amon-Ra vs a banged-up secondary, whether Love can gut through another week on that shoulder, what Kerby Joseph’s absence means for the deep passing game, and whether the Packers’ newly forged Run Game + Death Star Defense + Competent Special Teams identity can survive a dome shootout.
Finally, in Hot Pockets, Jersey Al demands that LaFleur “flip the switch” and stop treating the offense like a fragile antique. CD delivers a fiery sermon on why this is a career-defining game for Jordan Love. And Kelly, as always, reminds us all that rivalry games on national TV don’t care about your feelings, your blood pressure, or your Thanksgiving side dishes.
If you like Vikings trolling, Lions dread, NFC North chaos, Turkey Day drama, and unfiltered Packers honesty, you’re home. This is Cheesehead Radio.
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