Packernet After Dark: Callers Sound Off on Vikings Loss and What's Next
Packernet Podcast: Daily Green Bay Packers Podcast
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4.7 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Separating fact from fear after the Packers' meaningless Week 18 loss to the Vikings—Ryan and the callers break down what actually matters heading into playoff football against the Bears.
The phone lines lit up as fans processed watching backups get steamrolled, with Clayton Tune posting negative passing yards and the offense looking completely lost without Jordan Love. But here's what has callers surprisingly optimistic: Baron Sorrell and Collin Auver flashed serious potential, the run game gashed Minnesota's "elite" defense, and most importantly—nobody of consequence got hurt (prayers up for Bo Melton's knee).
Callers debate whether LaFleur finally learned his lesson about resting starters, why the "rust factor" might be completely fake according to actual data, and whether Rashaan Gary deserves to lose snaps to hungrier depth players. The consensus? It's time to remember who we are, go into Chicago, and handle business against a Bears team that just collapsed against the Lions. One thing's certain—losing to Chicago in the playoffs is simply not an option.
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| 0:00.0 | You feel this nervousness on the phone there? Sir, I've been trying to make an urgent phone call up there. I don't think it's something I want to do on an overseas phone. You got to make some phone calls? Hanging up the phone. Prank caller! Prank call it! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome once again to Packernet After Dark. This is the call-in show of the Packernet Podcast Network. If you'd like to call inet after dark this is the call in show with the |
| 0:21.7 | packernet podcast network if you'd like to call in if you'd like to participate in the show |
| 0:27.2 | please feel free to do so the phone number here is 608 50107-18 new callers go directly to the |
| 0:33.6 | front of the line all right so we are actually going to go through calls from the |
| 0:39.5 | longest ago to most recent because I think it'd be kind of fun to go through this game. |
| 0:46.1 | Usually on a loss, it's like a screw that. I'm not doing that. On a win, we're definitely going |
| 0:49.5 | through it. But I'm, I guess, partially curious. |
| 0:56.9 | And then also just freaking, why not? I don't, I don't see this necessarily as a loss. |
| 1:00.2 | And I'm also just curious on perspectives and whatnot. |
| 1:04.3 | So, we got two pregame calls. |
| 1:08.7 | Let's do it. |
| 1:09.3 | Let's just do it all. |
| 1:10.5 | What's up, Packer's Superfan? |
| 1:11.9 | By the way, Packer Superfan, thank you for jumping in on the Patreon live stream with me and Cullen. |
| 1:18.7 | Really appreciate you doing that, brother, man. |
| 1:23.2 | Good morning, Ryan. |
| 1:25.0 | Mike Hebreen, AK Packer Superfan. |
| 1:27.7 | Hey, Ryan, just sitting down to get ready for the game here. |
| 1:30.4 | We're about 20 minutes from kickoff here. |
| 1:32.8 | I see the inactives are out. |
| 1:34.8 | No real surprises there other than the fact that Christian Watson is not on that list, I guess. |
| 1:41.0 | And then I also saw a tweet that it looks like we're going with, it's going to be all backups |
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