WEBVTT - Sean McDermott Show, Wild Card Weekend

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<v Speaker 1>But we're live right now. Hey, we're live. Everybody got

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<v Speaker 1>me not Let's go bury. Everybody do their job, what

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<v Speaker 1>to love it well, caliber defense, Let's go no overthinking, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Go play some ball, Go play some football. It's an

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<v Speaker 1>exciting time to be a Buffalo Bill and a fan

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<v Speaker 1>of the Buffalo Bills. Hello, everybody, Welcome to the Sean

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<v Speaker 1>McDermott Show, brought to you by ECMC and Clyde to Health,

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<v Speaker 1>the official healthcare providers of the Buffalo Bills. Or please

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<v Speaker 1>to join again. Sean McDermott, coach. It's playoff week when

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a long climb. It's been a long, slow,

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<v Speaker 1>steady rise to this point of the season. But man,

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<v Speaker 1>oh man, you gotta feel good about where you're sitting

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<v Speaker 1>this last game, meaningless game against the Jets. How did

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<v Speaker 1>you strike the balance between maybe taking your foot off

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<v Speaker 1>the gas but still staying sharp. Well, it's important for us, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>that we stayed sharp, and we had work to do

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<v Speaker 1>to come out of the Pagets game and certainly continued

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<v Speaker 1>to grow, improve fundamentally, improve execution wise, and so just

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<v Speaker 1>in those two areas we spent the week really trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do that improve as an overall football team and

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<v Speaker 1>hoping that that would have carried through the Jets game.

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<v Speaker 1>In some ways it didn't. In some ways it didn't,

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<v Speaker 1>and we have to continue to grow. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>had a great moment in the early part of that game,

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<v Speaker 1>is Zoe Alexander. You surprise Lorenzo Alexander with his daughter

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<v Speaker 1>singing the national anthem. Everybody appreciated that in the stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>I think obviously the players on the sidelines appreciate that

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Yeah, a moment last year with Kyle when

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<v Speaker 1>you got to touch it with a cash but this

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<v Speaker 1>with Lorenzo a little different. It was a family thing.

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<v Speaker 1>His whole fan was down there for the anthem. It

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<v Speaker 1>surprised him, and then you completely wasted a time out.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that says something about the quality of guy

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<v Speaker 1>Lorenzo has been for you. Yeah, I mean it really does.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I said to the team in the locker

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<v Speaker 1>room after the game, I said, I don't think there's

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that has exemplified what it means to be

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<v Speaker 1>a Buffalo Bill on and off the field this year

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<v Speaker 1>or in year's pass more than more than Lorenzo Alexander.

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<v Speaker 1>Just the way he handled the whole situation and didn't

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<v Speaker 1>want it to be about him. He wanted to keep

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<v Speaker 1>it on his family. And so that was a good moment. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>I got some right in my eyes after that national anthem,

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<v Speaker 1>and so it was special. Absolutely. Yeah. So your team

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<v Speaker 1>finishes up ten at six, first time since nineteen, first

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<v Speaker 1>time in twenty years. What's that say about the direction

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<v Speaker 1>this franchise is in. Certainly the finances are in, or

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<v Speaker 1>the cap is in, or you've got some foundational players

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<v Speaker 1>that are improving in your squad. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>you've even spoken to Kim and Terry about this franchise

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<v Speaker 1>being here at this point looking up, and it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to imagine that it would have gone anymore according to

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<v Speaker 1>plan than it is right now. Well, we've been fortunate

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<v Speaker 1>to have Terrying Kim from a leadership standpoint and commit

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<v Speaker 1>to what we're trying to do, and they're all in

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<v Speaker 1>on trying to win and bring a championship to this

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<v Speaker 1>city and the fan base. And I think that the

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<v Speaker 1>thing that's a little bit unique as we were heading

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<v Speaker 1>into the game this past weekend was, you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>want to be able to wrest some guys and take

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<v Speaker 1>a look at some young players. We're wresting some young

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<v Speaker 1>players because those are the guys that are playing for us,

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<v Speaker 1>and instead of them being out, they're playing in the

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<v Speaker 1>Jets game. So that boats well for the future of

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<v Speaker 1>the organization. I think. I think we've built a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good foundation, absolutely, and this one of the big steps

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<v Speaker 1>this last offseason. Throughout this regular season, you turned over

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<v Speaker 1>nine starters on your offense, so you knew you were

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<v Speaker 1>going to have some jelling to take place. You had

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<v Speaker 1>to wait for those guys to kind of get up

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<v Speaker 1>to speed with each other. But man, oh man, this

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<v Speaker 1>offense has grown and grown and grown. Josh has grown

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<v Speaker 1>the offense and grown the guys you brought in Cole Beasley,

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<v Speaker 1>John Brown, the entire almost the entire offensive line. Where

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<v Speaker 1>do you see that group on that side of the

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<v Speaker 1>ball moving forward, Well, it's to build on the foundation

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<v Speaker 1>that they've built through the year. Here at this point, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've found a way to win. Sometimes it's been pretty,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes it hasn't been pretty. But overall as a football team,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's the biggest thing I could say about

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<v Speaker 1>our football team is these guys are resilient and they

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<v Speaker 1>find ways to get it done. Yeah, Well, the poster

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<v Speaker 1>boy for your improvements, Josh. When you look at his statistics,

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<v Speaker 1>every conceivable quarterback statistic there is, he's improved himself. Talk

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<v Speaker 1>about his work ethic, his mindset, his commitment. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>what has it taken and what have you seen from

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<v Speaker 1>him him that you know kind of makes you want

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<v Speaker 1>to jump on board with Josh and know that he's

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<v Speaker 1>the guy going forward. Well, I don't think I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think there's a guy in our building that doubts that

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<v Speaker 1>he's the guy for us moving forward. And he works

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<v Speaker 1>extremely hard. The habits that he's built at an early

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<v Speaker 1>part of his career is what really helped him improve

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<v Speaker 1>this year with a lot of runaway in front of

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<v Speaker 1>a ship. But I don't think there's a player on

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<v Speaker 1>our team that doesn't want Josh under center and critical

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<v Speaker 1>moments of the game in particular, and what he's done

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<v Speaker 1>to will us and himself to victory had different parts

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<v Speaker 1>of games has been very impressive. Well, there's an old

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<v Speaker 1>adage in the NFL and all around football, the defense

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<v Speaker 1>wins championships. If that's the case, you gotta feel pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good about your ability to make a deep run into

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<v Speaker 1>these playoffs. Yeah, no, we've got a good defense. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>We've had some moments like everyone does, but we've made adjustments.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Leslie Fraser and his staff have done a

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<v Speaker 1>really good job. And the players, man, they just buy

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<v Speaker 1>into everything that we're trying to do. And they come

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<v Speaker 1>in hungry every week for the game plan and they

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<v Speaker 1>and they help evolve into about the game plan. So look,

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, they're the ones that

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<v Speaker 1>are out there. And I think the leadership that you've

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<v Speaker 1>seen Tremaine Edmund's developed this year in that way in

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<v Speaker 1>the operation and then up front, you know, we've been

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<v Speaker 1>playing well and it's been a little bit by committee

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<v Speaker 1>and the and the guys embraced that and so and

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<v Speaker 1>then the back end not giving up big plays has

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<v Speaker 1>been the hallmark of our defense. And so we've got

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<v Speaker 1>to continue to do that if we want to play

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<v Speaker 1>well in the playoffs. Here. It's good stuff, an exciting week,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're looking forward to this game in Houston. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>be back with your final thoughts and some more things

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<v Speaker 1>about this Houston matchup later in the show. Shopping Wood

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<v Speaker 1>is presented by Saint Bonaventure University, the official education provider

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<v Speaker 1>of the Buffalo Bills. Hello everybody, welcome back to the

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<v Speaker 1>Sean McDermott Show. Well, it's time to start Wildcard weekend

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<v Speaker 1>and it's going to be a big matchup as the

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<v Speaker 1>Bills go down to Houston for bonus football in January.

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<v Speaker 1>To celebrate it, let's bring our good friend back, Eric

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<v Speaker 1>Wood to chop some wood in the film room. These

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<v Speaker 1>playoff games always have marquee matchups, Eric, and this one

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<v Speaker 1>is no different. This weekend, We're gonna see Tredavious White,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the top flight cornerbacks in all of football,

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<v Speaker 1>going against one of the best wide receivers in all

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<v Speaker 1>of football in DeAndre Hopkins. This headline matchup is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a lot of fun. It will be and

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<v Speaker 1>i'd imagine we'll see Turdavious White trail Hopkins round the

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<v Speaker 1>field and it'll be a fun matchup to follow throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the game. Like you mentioned, one of the top receivers

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL and Turdavious White this year heading to

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<v Speaker 1>his first plural poll. Really excited about this matchup. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>on these two teams, really it is a strength against strength.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean the playmakers for Houston's offense against that really

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<v Speaker 1>stellar Bill's defense. Let's start like talking about Tredavious White,

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<v Speaker 1>a guy who's really been good all three years of

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<v Speaker 1>his career in Buffalo, but he's gotten better every year

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<v Speaker 1>and this year's no exception. Let's go back and look

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<v Speaker 1>at the Sunday night football matchup in Pittsburgh. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you see on this play as Tredavius really just dropped

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<v Speaker 1>back and reads Duck's eyes and makes the play. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a phenomenal break on the football about your

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<v Speaker 1>Davis White understanding the rolete concept. I would have loved

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<v Speaker 1>to seen him a touchdown here. Just a phenomenal play

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<v Speaker 1>about your Davious White. And you see it from the

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<v Speaker 1>end zone angle he comes down. How much confidence does

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<v Speaker 1>it take for a guy to break on a route

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<v Speaker 1>like this with so much confidence. Certainly not a great

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<v Speaker 1>throw by Duck Hodges, but man Tardavious is all over it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and you said it perfectly. He's so confident right now

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<v Speaker 1>and he understands so well in year three with the

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo Bills, what is coming at him, what they're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do against them, and he's making teams just pay

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<v Speaker 1>over and over four. One of the things that's fun

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. Is that how he's become a leader on

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<v Speaker 1>the team, and leaders come through in big moments. You

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<v Speaker 1>look back to the Week seven matchup with the Miami Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 1>He breaks once again on a badly thrown ball from

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<v Speaker 1>Fits and comes up with an interception that really does

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of things. One, it obviously gives Buffalo the football,

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<v Speaker 1>but it also takes away an incredible scoring opportunity for

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<v Speaker 1>the Yeah. If you remember back to this game, at

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<v Speaker 1>this time, the Bills desperately needed to play that Altins.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna go up two scores and this is at

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<v Speaker 1>the time a winless Miami team. This is a game

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<v Speaker 1>that you could not drop at home, and in your

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<v Speaker 1>biggest moment of the game, maybe your best player on

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<v Speaker 1>the entire team makes an incredible play and this really

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<v Speaker 1>led to the Bills come back victory against at Altins. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's interesting too. White has been a guy who has

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<v Speaker 1>he has not given up a touchdown all year. He's

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<v Speaker 1>had five hundred and ninety nine snaps in coverage not

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<v Speaker 1>giving up a touchdown. But he's going against a guy

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<v Speaker 1>in DeAndre Hopkins in Houston this weekend who has a

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<v Speaker 1>ninety nine rating on Madden Football. I mean, he's a

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<v Speaker 1>force on the football field. Certainly, Turnavis may trail him

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, but they'll try a number of different things

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<v Speaker 1>to take DeAndre off the field, right, Yeah, I think so.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think anytime they're in mand de man coverage,

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to make sure that Turdevias White is on him.

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<v Speaker 1>I would imagine you have to mix up the coverage

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<v Speaker 1>because DeAndre Hopkins is the perfect combination size, speed, great hands,

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<v Speaker 1>great running ability. And for the Bills to come out

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<v Speaker 1>of Houston with a victory, they're likely going to need

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<v Speaker 1>to keep DeAndre Hopkins at bay. All right, Eric, one

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<v Speaker 1>last thing. I mean, you've seen these this teams play,

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<v Speaker 1>this Buffalo Bills team. They're going down to the playoffs

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<v Speaker 1>on the road. What are your thoughts about what it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to take for them to walk out of there

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<v Speaker 1>with a victory When you know that this matchup that

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<v Speaker 1>we've been talking about is going to be so crucial. Ultimately,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to make plays. You're gonna you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to put up some points. And this is a defense

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<v Speaker 1>in Houston that's ranked twenty seventh in the NFL. This

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity for the Bills to go in there and put

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<v Speaker 1>up some points and move the football. NRG Stadium will

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<v Speaker 1>be extremely loud, so I would imagine it'll be a

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<v Speaker 1>hostile environment that the Buffalo Bills are walking into this. Well, Eric,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you're looking forward to wild Card weekend, as

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<v Speaker 1>are the rest of us. Have a great broadcast, and

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<v Speaker 1>good luck and go Bills. All right, thanks Steve. Game

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<v Speaker 1>preview it's ended by independent health from your every day

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<v Speaker 1>you're unexpected. That's the Red Share treatment. Mattie glab here

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<v Speaker 1>this week's game preview. The Buffalo Bills are on the

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<v Speaker 1>road to start their playoff run, heading to Houston for

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<v Speaker 1>the four to five wildcard matchup with the Texans. Houston's

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<v Speaker 1>offense is led by a very accurate quarterback, into Shaun Watson,

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<v Speaker 1>who has plenty of weapons. Watson is sixth in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>completing sixty seven point three percent of his passes and

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<v Speaker 1>has thirty two total touchdowns to his twelve interceptions. The

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<v Speaker 1>Texans defense sits near the bottom of the league at

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight. Over the last six games, they have dropped

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<v Speaker 1>to the last in the league, allowing four hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>eleven point five yards a game, including two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>sixty seven point three passing yards a game, which is

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nine. Buffalo's offense has cleaned up their turnovers since

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of the season, and our type for tenth

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<v Speaker 1>with a plus four turnover ratio. The Bills have less

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<v Speaker 1>turnovers due to Josh Allen's ability to protect the football.

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<v Speaker 1>Allen has twenty nine total touchdowns and only nine interceptions

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<v Speaker 1>this season. It's no lie Buffalo's defense travels. They have

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<v Speaker 1>allowed more than twenty five points in a game just

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<v Speaker 1>once this season, which is the fewest in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>They have allowed only fifteen passing touchdowns to this season,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the second fewest in the league. The Bill's

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<v Speaker 1>defense is the only team this season to keep an

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<v Speaker 1>imposing team out of the end zone on a deep pass.

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<v Speaker 1>The last time Buffalo be Houston was in twenty fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>The final score was thirty to twenty one in Orchard Park.

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<v Speaker 1>Steve back to you. That's great stuff, Mannie. Thanks and Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>We're back for thirty on Saturday afternoon. You're the opening

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<v Speaker 1>game of the two nineteen NFL playoffs down in Houston.

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<v Speaker 1>As always as you would expect in a playoff game,

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<v Speaker 1>Elite players on both sides of the ball, and starting

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<v Speaker 1>with Tradevious White and DeAndre Hopkins for the Houston Texans.

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<v Speaker 1>Both these teams ten at six, some fun matchups and

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<v Speaker 1>a really good football game on the horizon. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>believe so. I mean it's two good football teams, two

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<v Speaker 1>teams with some premier players in the league. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>our premier players maybe a little bit younger than some

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<v Speaker 1>of theirs, but just overall, I mean, just good matchups.

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<v Speaker 1>Tredavious DeAndre Hopkins. You look at the two quarterbacks, i'llbit

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<v Speaker 1>there not playing against each other. You just look at

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<v Speaker 1>the line of scrimmages on both sides of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's important that we can go down there

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<v Speaker 1>whether the storm and be prepared to play discipline football.

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<v Speaker 1>How does your message change to your team? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you've been pretty consistent throughout the year, and yet there's

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<v Speaker 1>no denying this is you know, this is what you've

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<v Speaker 1>played for, the kind of moments that you want to

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<v Speaker 1>get into. What do you tell your team? And I

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<v Speaker 1>guess the message may not change, but certainly you're the

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<v Speaker 1>way you give it or something that it's a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>special week. Yeah, I don't think motivation will be it

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<v Speaker 1>will be an issue. If it is, you know, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>address that. But overall, it's it is, it's it's being consistent.

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<v Speaker 1>I think as a player, you look for your coach

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<v Speaker 1>and you say, hey, is he in tune to how

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<v Speaker 1>we should win this game? A? And then be is

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<v Speaker 1>he being consistent right now and setting clear expectations for

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<v Speaker 1>how we're going to get it done and what it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to take. And and that's what I try to

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<v Speaker 1>prepare our team for every week. And that'll be the

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<v Speaker 1>same this week, and just make it real clear to

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<v Speaker 1>them so they can go down there and be them

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<v Speaker 1>and we can be the Buffalo Bills and the way

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<v Speaker 1>we've played all season. Sean, thanks a lot for that. Everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy the game this weekend. Thanks for watching. We'll see

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