1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,439 Speaker 1: Hi and everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast. The Roland Roland Roland. Addition, as 3 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: the Bengals make it seven wins in their last nine 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: games by beating the Titans in Nashville twenty to sixteen. 5 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,319 Speaker 1: Coming up, you'll hear radio replays, one on one, locker 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: room interviews and analysis from my broadcast partner Dave Lapham. Then, 7 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: in this week's fun fact segment, you'll get to know 8 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 1: the latest Bengals punter from a Cincinnati area high school, 9 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: former Lasale lancer and Ohio State Buckeye, Drew Chrisman. 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Our home in Cincinnati was 18 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: built in the nineteen twenties and the water pressure isn't great, 19 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: especially in the upstairs bathroom. As a result, when I'm 20 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: on the road and the shower in my hotel room 21 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: has a powerful spray, it's a real treat. And the 22 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: team hotel in Nashville was the perfect example. Remember the 23 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: Seinfeld episode where Kramer bought a black market showerhead that 24 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: was used to wash off elephants at the zoo. Well, 25 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: that's what I experienced in Tennessee, and that's probably more 26 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: than you ever wanted to know about my shower habits. Now, 27 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: let's get to the radio replays from Sunday's win at 28 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: Nissan Stadium. It'll be a forty seven yard field goal 29 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: attempt from the left hash for Evan McPherson, four for 30 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: four in the playoffs on this field, including the fifty 31 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: two yarder at the gun and that sent the Bengals 32 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: to the AFC Championship game. Chrisman Catches places the ball down, 33 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: the kick has the distance and it is good money. 34 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: Mac hits from forty seven and that ties the game 35 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: at three. Play action fake by Tannehill sets up a screen. 36 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 1: Henry Catches runs to the thirty thirty five forty five 37 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: fifty head of the field at the forty thirty the twenty, 38 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: cutting between the hash marks at the top, the ball 39 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: is chopped out and the Titans fall on top of 40 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: it in the end zone. It's a touchdown for Tennessee, 41 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: trailing Burke's trailing. The play fell on the fumble for 42 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: the touchdown. Unbelievable play. Another horrible drive starts. The Bengals 43 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: begin from their own eight. Burrow looks to pass short 44 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: pass caught by p Ryan running to the twenty from 45 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: outside the numerals thirty, uses a stiff arm at the 46 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: thirty five and goes out of bounds at the forty 47 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: thirty two yards on the short pass to Sama J. 48 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: P Ryan. Burrow takes the snap, hands it off to 49 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: p Ryan, follows blockers to the right, and he will 50 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: run into the end zone standing up from the Bengals touchdown. Nice. 51 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what I mean. He I don't think 52 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 1: they got a hand on him, and he would have 53 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: scored in touch football. This will be a thirty five 54 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: yard try from the left hash the snap, the placement 55 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: and the right footed kick. It is no good wide right. 56 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: He pushed it badly, so she Dak misses With four 57 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: seconds left, in the half. The Bengals trying to take 58 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: the lead for the first time today. Two forty one 59 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: left in the third, the snap, the placement, the right 60 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: footed kick, a high spinning and never end kick. Oh 61 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: yeah is good, and the Bengals have taken the lead 62 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,839 Speaker 1: with two thirty five left in the third. On third 63 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: and long, Burrow catches the shotgun snap his throat toward 64 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: the sideline, back shoulder throw. Trent in a Law fakes 65 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: an amazing catch as he's sliding to the ground. Incredible 66 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: grab for a first down at the twenty seven yard line. 67 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,839 Speaker 1: That is him as him Joe surveys the defense too 68 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,359 Speaker 1: deep safeties for Tennessee. Joe catches the shotgun snaff fakes 69 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: the p rhyan floated toward the end zone and Higgins, 70 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: he's got it. Touchdown Bengals has He used his height 71 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: and his size and went up and over the cornerback 72 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: in coverage for the touchdown. McCreary he he just outmuscled him. Dan, 73 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: You're right, bigger body guy. It was like you called 74 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 1: basketball games so well. He boxed them out. I mean 75 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: he got inside position, boxed him out and said I'm bigger, 76 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 1: You're not gonna get over the top of me and 77 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:50,799 Speaker 1: he Boughty position McCreary. Perfectly great throw by Burrow, better 78 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: catch by Higgins. Burrow catches a shotgun snaff against the 79 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: four man rush. Guyer's deep down field for Higgins. See 80 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: Higgins has the football an amazing catch half the eleven 81 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: yard line of Tennessee. Oh my gosh, equal opportunity abuse. 82 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: Chrispin looks back at his kicker, now twists his head, catches, 83 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: puts it down. The kick is up and money back 84 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: Kim Cincinnati a seven point lead with one minute and 85 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:23,239 Speaker 1: fifty three seconds to go. There's a penalty flat down 86 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: and the Bengals are saying it's on Tennessee. Yeah, they 87 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: may have illegally tried to jump to block it. Might 88 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: jump off number ninety seven defense for a hit on 89 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: a defense list player half the distance goal automatic Bye, 90 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: Lord that Kevin Strong. That's not very strong. Whoop? That 91 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: was weak? Do you think it's safe to say the 92 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: Bengals of Victoria's Dan Coffin nails my man. Bam bam bam. 93 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: Prior to the games, Zach Taylor sent two people to 94 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: the fifty yard line for the opening coin toss. Joe Burrow, 95 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: who beat the Titans in the playoffs last year despite 96 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: getting sacked nine times, and Tennessee native T Higgins. Burrow 97 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: through for two hundred and seventy yards with one touchdown, 98 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: no interceptions, and a passer rating of ninety one point zero, 99 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: and he was only sacked once. Higgins finished with seven 100 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: catches for one hundred fourteen yards after having one forty 101 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: eight in last week's win at Pittsburgh. I talked to 102 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: T after the game. This had to be a special 103 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 1: day for T Higgins. You were out there for the 104 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: coin toss as a Tennessee kid, and you ultimately made 105 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: the game winning touchdown catch. Describe your afternoon. I feel good, obviously, 106 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: you know, just coming off of any any w'm I'm 107 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: gonna feel good. Um, but you know, for me to 108 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: come out, you know in my home state, Um, you know, 109 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: being a going out there for the coin toss, you know, 110 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 1: for the first time of my NFL career, and then 111 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: coming out and you know after you know, a tough 112 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: job that I had in the first half, you know, 113 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 1: coming back out in second half making the big time 114 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: plays that I did. Um, it just shows that you 115 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: know that we got a group of guys that don't 116 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: give up. Um, you wouldn't let one drop, you know, 117 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: you know, bring us down. We just gotta keep going, 118 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: you know, and make plays on down the road. Two 119 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: times mister football in this state, finalist for mister basketball 120 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: in this state. Did you want to put on a 121 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: show for your home state fans? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 122 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: you know idea. Man, It's just you know, um, you know, 123 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: I had a lot of family come in. Um, so 124 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: you know, just a lot of family in France came 125 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: to this game just to watch me play. And you know, 126 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: you know, I obviously wanted to put on the show 127 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: from our people's and um, a lot of people don't know. 128 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: But my name is up twice in this studio on 129 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: the banner from winning mister football twice. So all right, 130 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: let's get to the game winning touchdown catch. Trenton Irwin 131 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: makes a great catch on the sideline to extend the 132 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: drive on the very next play. After the replay, they 133 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: put it up for you and count on you to 134 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: make a play. Yeah. Um, you know, just like you said, 135 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: we're gonna start off with Ti, Um, I'll standing catch, 136 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: I'll standing you know. That's that's a hard catch. To 137 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: make it for him to you know, stay in bounce 138 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: with the catch and you know, and complete it through 139 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: the ground. Big time play by him. Um. And then 140 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: you know that very next play, you know, Joe said 141 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: he's gonna give me a shot and he's just gonna 142 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: throw it up and be expecting me to make the play. 143 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: And that's what I did. I think we saw the 144 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: finalist for mister Basketball actually on that catch, because it 145 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: was a classic box out a smaller corner and just 146 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: dominate them physically. Definitely had to box him out. Um, 147 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: you know that was that was the way he threw 148 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: it up. Um, just give me a chance, and you 149 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: know you had to use my basketball skills in No. One. 150 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: This win has to feel good. That's a tough, physical team. 151 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: They make you earn every inch and you've managed to 152 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:36,959 Speaker 1: come in here twice in ten months and beat them 153 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: on their home field. Yeah, for sure, it's a tough, 154 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: tough win. Um, But you know, um, we're gonna be still. 155 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: We made a lot of mistakes. Still, we're gonna come 156 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: back in you know, go over the film, look it over. 157 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: Got tough matchup next week and hope we can keep 158 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: stacking these w two straight, great games one hundred yards plus. Congratulations. 159 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: That's T. Higginson. The Bengals Booth podcast just brought to 160 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: you by pay Corps. More than twenty nine thousand stamers 161 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: trust pay Corps to help them recruit, pay, engage, and 162 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: retain employees. Learn more at paycorps dot com. Defensively, the 163 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: Bengals held NFL rushing leader Derek Henry to a mere 164 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:18,719 Speaker 1: thirty eight yards on seventeen carries. That's two point two 165 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: yards per attempt. DJ Reader was literally right in the 166 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: middle of that defensive performance, and I joined Jay Morrison 167 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: of The Athletic in talking to DJ after the game, 168 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: really shutting down the run the whole time. But when 169 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: you're playing a guy like Derek Carry, how much is 170 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: it in the back of your mind at one player 171 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: you're going anytime, I'll saw it on the screen big 172 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: or runway train down here, you know what I'm saying. 173 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: So I gotta make sure that you limit him. You know, 174 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: you try to do your best to frustrat um your 175 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: job back and forth a little bit, get a little 176 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 1: frustration and settle in. So that's part of my game. 177 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: I don't know if everybody else talks as much as 178 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: I do, but I do a lot of talking out there, 179 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: so that's a good time. Everybody knows what Joe Burrow 180 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: is and he can put a team on her shoulders 181 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: of Karen, do you feel like this defense is now 182 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: poised to show that you guys can carry. We're gonna 183 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: do whatever you know, they put whatever situation they put 184 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: us in, or wherever we got the ball, We're gonna 185 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: go out there and play ball. I think we do 186 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: a good job as a team, a whole overall team 187 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: and playing off each other. If they're down, we're If 188 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: we're down, they're picking us up. And when we get 189 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: it rolling together. We had those blowout games, you know 190 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: those those that's just what happened. But we're completely confident 191 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: those guys and what they got going. And we play defense. 192 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: That's our job, play defense, the special teams and we 193 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: just heer the offense on no matter what's going on. Physicality, toughness, execution, 194 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: all that. Where does this game rank since you've been 195 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: here as far as the defense is performing thin defense? 196 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: This one of a good better games, playing as physical 197 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 1: as we can play, not getting down on ourselves when 198 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: they had a big play just coming back and fighting 199 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: back for the next play. Every play, you know, just 200 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: making sure even on that the screen with a touchdown, 201 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: to have Cam chase down, punching that ball, get it out. 202 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: Those are huge plays. It says a lot about your defense, 203 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: how gritty they are, the guys you got in your room, 204 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,319 Speaker 1: what their makeup is. And you know, I can go 205 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: to warld with those guys anytime, that type of group, 206 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: I can go to world with him anytime. Derrick Henry 207 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: carried seventeen times. It felt like you guys knocked the 208 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: lineback probably on thirteen or fourteen up those seventeen. Was 209 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: that the key? That's the job, I mean, that's what 210 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: we've talked about all week, you know, just making sure 211 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: we're sething a little new line of scrimmage. Don't let 212 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: them be their aggressives. We go out there and be 213 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: aggressives a day and get it done. That's a team 214 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 1: that makes you earn every inch. Ye Braves gonna make 215 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 1: you do that though. As a coach, you know, I 216 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 1: got so much love and respect for the guy. Um Well. 217 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: I came in league, taking me as a young player 218 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: and just teaching me how to do it the right way, 219 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: teach me how to be about ball, understand ball, what's 220 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: going on, situational ball, all that. So I know that 221 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 1: they're gonna take on the characteristics or their head coach, 222 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: and he's gonna have those guys prepayers, so they're gonna 223 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: make you earn it. They're not just gonna go out 224 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: there and and just wash them down like. They're gonna 225 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 1: make you earn it every time because they got a 226 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: lot of pride and the coach has a lot of 227 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: pride and a lot of good players over there too. 228 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: So to come here twice in ten months against that team, 229 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: that's got to be tremendously satisfied. Yeah, it feels good, man. 230 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:00,959 Speaker 1: You know, I played him all the time when I 231 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: was in the other division in Houston. You know, I 232 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: hear about the rug game all the time. I still 233 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: haven't giving up one hundred of Derek yet in the league, 234 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: So I'm just I'm excited for a challenge every time 235 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: he comes in and we gotta play them. I know 236 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a physical game, so I enjoy it. 237 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: How many times do you think that's been against Derek? 238 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: I don't know. I played him two times a year 239 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: when I was in Houston. I think I didn't play 240 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: twice and the two times here, no hundies. I want 241 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,239 Speaker 1: this Nation championship. You got me want some Nation championship? 242 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:32,599 Speaker 1: How was it since then hadn't got one? Congrats in 243 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: a great game. Thank you. That's DJ Reader, So I 244 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: had to look it up. Derrick Henry carried thirty six 245 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: times for one hundred and fifty eight yards and three 246 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: touchdowns when Alabama beat Clemson for the National championship in 247 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: DJ Reader's final college game. But at the pro level, 248 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: DJ's defenses have consistently shut Henry down. Now, DJ wasn't 249 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,719 Speaker 1: entirely right. Henry did have one hundred nine yards in 250 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: a game against Houston back in twenty seventeen, but in 251 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: their nine NFL meetings, Henry has only averaged fifty one 252 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: yards per game and three point nine yards per carry. 253 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 1: More evidence the DJ Reader is one of the best 254 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: run stoppers in the NFL. The Bengals Booth Podcast is 255 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: presented by Kettering Health, the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. 256 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: With more than one hundred twenty care facilities and fifteen 257 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: hundred care providers, Kettering Health is committed to guiding you 258 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: to your best Health. Visit kettering health dot org to 259 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: learn more. With Jacksonville upsetting Baltimore on Sunday, the Bengals 260 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: and Ravens are now tied for first in the AFC 261 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,839 Speaker 1: North at seven and four. The Bengals also moved up 262 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: one spot on the AFC playoff totem pole. They are 263 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: currently the sixth seed and seven teams get in time 264 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: to hear from head coach Zach Taylor, as Dave Lapham 265 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: spent a few minutes with him in the locker room. 266 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: That was one hell of football game. I mean, uncharacteristically, 267 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: you suffered a lot of penalties that you know, you 268 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: were kind of instead of them stopping you're stopping yourself 269 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: a little bit. I mean, you guys could have rolled 270 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: a lot of points up on these guys, and that's 271 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 1: hard to do. There were some critical penalties in the 272 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 1: first half that really set us back, and that's what 273 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: Tennessee's done a great job of opinion in dat making 274 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: you to the whole length of the field. We certainly 275 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: didn't help that cause at all, but we still went 276 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: in halftime feeling really confident about it being a ten 277 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: ten game. Despite losing the penalty battle. Despite losing the 278 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: field position battle. We knew things at some point would 279 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: take a turn, and they did. You know, I thought 280 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: they wanted to coin toss and they decide, you know, 281 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: we're going to defer. They get an opportunity to score 282 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: at the end of the half, they missed the field goal. 283 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: They come out to start the second half three and out. 284 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: I thought that sequence was really big in a close 285 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: football game like this. Yeah, I think even though we 286 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: didn't score after the three and out, we felt like 287 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: we had some good momentum. We were able to pin 288 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: them in there I think at the ten yard line 289 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: after that drive, and then and then start to win 290 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: the field position battle and start to push the points 291 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: on the board. And so just really pleased with overall 292 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: how our team played winning football. I thought that you 293 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: were They play very soft coverage on the on the perimeter. 294 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: It looks like quite quite a bit, and you guys 295 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: were very patient, took full advantage of it. And then 296 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: at some point they're tired of getting picked on and 297 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna take your shots, and I mean Joe was 298 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: very patient and then took his shots when they were there. 299 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: I thought it was outstanding. Yeah, that's that's how you 300 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: have to against them. You know, that's why they don't 301 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: give up big plays. That's part they have one i 302 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: think seven of the last eight games. That's your style, 303 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: making go to the length of field. No big plays, 304 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: make you be patient, and unfortunately we got a quarterback 305 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: that's one to do that. They don't give up many 306 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: yards in the ground. I mean, they don't give up 307 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: many yards per carry. If you guys. The other thing 308 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 1: they started doing, you know, pin and pull, some gap 309 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: scheme stuff, mixing things up a little bit on them, 310 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: got that running game going a little bit too, I 311 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: mean was running hard man. Yeah, we threw everything at 312 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: them that we had. You know, I think Frank did 313 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: a great job developing the run play this week, and 314 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: the guys believed in it, and um, you know, this 315 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: team's they're a premier run defense, and so you're going 316 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: to have a couple of zero or negatives, maybe more 317 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: than we're used to. But I thought that the run 318 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: game allowed us to play on play on time today 319 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: and on rhythm and allow us to do the passes 320 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: that we wanted to, and so I was really pleased 321 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: with that performance. What about stopping Derrick Henry again? In 322 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: the running game. I mean three games in a row now, 323 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: I mean Derrick Henry has done really nothing compared to 324 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: what he's done to everybody else. What is it about 325 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: the Bengals in the formula you guys have. Our defense 326 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: isn't afraid of anybody, you know, it's it's they're gonna 327 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: roll the ball out there. They got a playoffs. I 328 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: think that's the attitude of our defense right now. And 329 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: they had a performance that wasn't surprising to any of us. 330 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: No turnovers in the football game, so it was one 331 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: of those who's going to be better, you know. It's 332 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: like no extra possessions for any anybody. And it was 333 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: just a grind it out day, I mean on the 334 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: road to grind it out against a team that had 335 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: won what seven out of their last eight games or whatever, 336 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: and one that was the number one seed in the 337 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: playoffs last year, and felt like, oh yeah, we'll show you. 338 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: You know, you guys knocked the style of the the playoffs 339 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: will show you what does this winn't mean? It doesn't. 340 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: It's just the next game for us. It's our team 341 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: and has so much confidence right now and so much 342 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: belief that we're doing things. The right way. We're putting 343 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: in the work to be successful on Sunday. They we're 344 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: not paying attention to necessary who the opponent is, it's 345 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 1: whoever's on the schedule next. Yeah, they're a good team. 346 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:13,640 Speaker 1: They got to come see us. We got a really 347 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:15,879 Speaker 1: good team too, And that's just the confidence we're operating 348 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: with right now. It's funny. Last year you beat Tennessee 349 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: on the road, and then you beat Kansas City. Now 350 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: you've beat in Tennessee on the road. Now you have Kennisty, 351 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: but it's at home. But it's the same, it's the 352 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,679 Speaker 1: same sequence. I mean, I know it's one game at 353 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: a time. You want to be one to know as 354 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: many many times you can, But do you have any 355 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: flashbacks at all as you're preparing for this stretch? Now? 356 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: Every game every year is so different. I got to 357 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 1: look at their personnel. I don't even know what personnel 358 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,640 Speaker 1: they got this year, you know. So I'm sure there's 359 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: there's a lot of new faces over there. We got 360 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: some new faces and so it's a totally different game. 361 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 1: Speaking of new faces, a big thing. One quarterback sack 362 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: on the day there was some pressure. Joe had the 363 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: intentional grounding but I mean, overall, I thought the offensive 364 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: line really handled things well. I thought they did a 365 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:59,360 Speaker 1: great job. You know, last year we felt how physical, 366 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: how much this d line can get on you. I 367 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: thought this year our guys really stepped up and had 368 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: the right attitude for this game. The two time Tennessee 369 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 1: High School Player of the Year Te Higgins comes back 370 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: to the state of Tennessee and shows out how big 371 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: was that. Yeah, that's what he does, you know when 372 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: his numbers called epso makes plays and he made two 373 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 1: on those last two drives that were just huge for 374 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: us to get that one. And so I'm really proud 375 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: of the job t did today. Coach, congratulations, got your 376 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 1: team ready to play a big time game on the 377 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: road against a big time opponent. Seven and four. Nice. Yeah, 378 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: it's a good feeling. Appreciate you, all right, Thank you. 379 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: So it's a home game against the Chiefs next Sunday 380 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 1: at four to twenty five, and CBS will send the 381 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: a team of Jim Nance and Tony Romo. Kansas City 382 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: has the best record in the AFC at nine and two, 383 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: and we'll roll into town with a five game winning streak. 384 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: The Chiefs open as a three point favorite. Patrick Mahomes 385 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 1: leads the NFL with twenty nine touchdown passes. Joe Burrow 386 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 1: and Josh Allen are tied for second with twenty three. 387 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: Now time for the radio guys recap lap. Let's start 388 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: with the job the Bengals did on Derrick Henry. I've 389 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: been saying, I haven't looked this up, but I'd like 390 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: to know how many times he had seventeen carries in 391 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: a game and couldn't even get to forty yards. That's amazing. 392 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: I mean, honestly, it's three games now against Derrick Henry. 393 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: They've been able to handle him. You know, he had 394 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: one the one screen got out on him and got 395 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: unfortunately you know, Marta because his scrimmage yards would have 396 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 1: been nothing as well. But that's seventy yard reception that 397 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: he had and then fumbled the ball. That'll that'll, you know, 398 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: make his his average per touch in terms of scrimmage 399 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: yards look a lot different. But on a snap by 400 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: snap basis man, the defensive line took control the line 401 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. I thought Pratt and Wilson were confident, decisive, 402 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: physical I mean, I thought they brought the physicality to 403 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry instead of the other way around. I mean, 404 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: it was. It was really something to watch, and the 405 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: defensive line really knocked their offensive lineback consistently. They did, 406 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: and sometimes they did it going through him, sometimes they 407 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: did it hit the gap penetrating linebacker same way. And 408 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: then on the flip side of it, I thought the 409 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: Bengals offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage on the 410 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: other side of it much better than the Tennessee Titans did. 411 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 1: Um honestly, I mean, I thought for the most part 412 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: they controlled the line of scrimmage pretty well. There's only 413 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 1: one quarterback sack on the day, um Joe had the 414 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 1: intentional grounding. There was some pressure there. There was some pressure. 415 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: There's always going to be when you're throwing it as 416 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: many times as you throw it in any football game 417 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: in the National Football League, there's gonna be there's gonna 418 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: be some pressure. But I thought, and I thought the 419 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: guys inside really really did a good job. And I 420 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: thought everybody did. I thought everybody played a more than 421 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: sound football game, and I thought that was a big 422 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 1: part of it. That's that's the way you that's the 423 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 1: way you beat a football team. You give your skill 424 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: people an opportunity to perform to show what they've got, 425 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: you know, by handling things up front offensively. Another huge 426 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: day for te Higgins seven catches for one hundred and 427 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: fourteen yards. He was down on himself for dropping one 428 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: in the red zone early in the game and kind 429 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: of made it his mission to make up for it. 430 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:06,719 Speaker 1: And boy did you ever. I mean, like you were 431 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: saying during the game, two time Tennessee high school player 432 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: of the Year, you know, it comes back and uh 433 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: as a second consecutive hundred yard receiving day. I mean, 434 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: you know, in the absence of Jamar Chase so many 435 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: needs to step up, and he did. And then you 436 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: gotta feel good for Trent and Irwin, you know, two 437 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: weeks in a row making big plays. That that was 438 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: as good a catch, as good a body control exhibition, 439 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 1: you know, catches as you're gonna want to see. I 440 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: mean he did. He did a lot of things, a 441 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:39,439 Speaker 1: lot of things right on that play. It's it's just 442 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: rewarning to see guys that you know, do it the 443 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 1: right way, work hard, get an opportunity, and then capitalize 444 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: on it by doing it right during the course of 445 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: a football game. So I JP Ryan fits that description 446 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: as well. Fifty eight rushing yards and a touchdown, thirty 447 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: five receiving yards. He fills in for Joe mix And 448 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: and gives him ninety three yards of offense. That's strong, 449 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: you know. And I mean I thought he was running 450 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,880 Speaker 1: better than Henry. I thought he was he was finding 451 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:12,920 Speaker 1: lanes a lot more decisively. I noticed hesitation and Derrick 452 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 1: Henry running the football, which you don't see. You don't 453 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 1: see that very often. And I thought Samaje was very, 454 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:24,399 Speaker 1: very decisive, and you know, just aggressive and downhill, squaring 455 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 1: those shoulder pads up and fighting for extra yards. I mean, 456 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: I thought he gave an incredible effort out there. He's 457 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: gonna go sleep well tonight. So I know. You talked 458 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: to quite a few people after the game. I talked 459 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: to a few as well. The overwhelming sentiment I get 460 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,239 Speaker 1: is that they have a ton of respect for the 461 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 1: Titans and for Mike Vrabel, and that makes beating them 462 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: on their home field twice in ten months incredibly satisfying. Yeah, 463 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's like you look at last year, 464 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: they beat Kansas City twice in a month in the 465 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: same month. Now they beat Tennessee at the end of 466 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: the season. The playoffs and you're the Man five Beta 467 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: Kappa Alex Kappa walking by and hum and then to 468 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: come to their place, you know, and uh and get 469 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: it done again, you know, like you said. Less than 470 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: a year later and you can say all you want, 471 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: Oh it's not. I'm not saying it's a revenge game. 472 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: But it's a game where man, we were the number 473 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: one seed and they knocked us out. It's a pride game, 474 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: is what it is. It's like, you know, every every 475 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 1: professional athlete is extremely prideful, and they didn't want to 476 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: get beaten again. It's the last thing they wanted to 477 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: do is have a team come into their place and 478 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,959 Speaker 1: beat them again. The Bengals did it. The Bengals did 479 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,959 Speaker 1: it without Mixing in Jamar Chase. It's pretty strong when 480 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: you think about it, it really is. I mean, it 481 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: shows team shows this as a football team that has 482 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 1: many ways they can win football games. I would think 483 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 1: they'll definitely have Mixing back next week. Probably a decent 484 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: chance they'll have Jamar back next week. And the timing 485 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 1: is good with Patrick Mahomes in the Kansas City Chiefs 486 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: rolling into town. Man, I looked up you know, some 487 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: of the stats just to get a little bit ahead, 488 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: and you're number one and everything offensively, I mean it's 489 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 1: it's there's there's not much. I don't think there's much 490 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: of anything. They are not number one, and you know, 491 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: you look at it and you say, all right, well, geez, 492 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,679 Speaker 1: maybe they're better off not having that one big go 493 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: to receiver and just a few guys, a bunch of 494 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: guys to go to. If you talk to Louis andru 495 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: it might be harder to defend. You got more places 496 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: to go with the football. I mean, they may be 497 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 1: a tougher offense to defend, which is almost incomprehensible. I 498 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: mean it's it's almost when I say it out loud, 499 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 1: it's almost stupid because the kids such a such a 500 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: huge weapon. He's doing the job also down in Miami. 501 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:45,400 Speaker 1: But I mean Andy Reid, I've seen him for too 502 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 1: long a period of time. Camp Taylor, brit They hit 503 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: her man, but bring to bring the wood. Yeah, it's 504 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: I saw him do it in college with lesser players, 505 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: you know, put together game plans that gave people some 506 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: win football games that they shouldn't have won. And now 507 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:07,680 Speaker 1: he's got talent. That's a dangerous combo. The Bengals Booth 508 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:11,880 Speaker 1: podcast is brought to you by Bengals Picks and Ultimate Bengals. 509 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: They're free to play with tickets and signed merchandise up 510 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: for grabs. Find both inside the Bengals app. Finally, it's 511 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: time for this week's fun Facts interview, where we get 512 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: to know the person under the pads. Time for some 513 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,719 Speaker 1: fun facts with punter Drew Chrisman from Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Just 514 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 1: across the state line. Anybody who's made that drive has 515 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: seen the big signs for fireworks. That's the family business. Correct, Yeah, 516 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: that's it. Party at Travis a big red, white and 517 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: blue building run off the exit. So you've done some 518 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:49,120 Speaker 1: work for the family business, including recently. Correct, every year, 519 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 1: the whole family does work. They got pictures of me 520 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: in the womb. My mom's sitting there leaning up against 521 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 1: a palette in the warehouse while craziness of the Fourth 522 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: of July is happening. So this is it's since birth 523 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: and will continue to be long after I'm done playing football, 524 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: that's for sure. So this past fourth of July, you're 525 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: in there helping customers even though you're an NFL player 526 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 1: one percent. Yeah, it's it's all hands on deck that 527 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: that week leading up to the fourth, and no matter 528 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: where our family is at situation wise, we know it's 529 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: it's crunch time for our family and we and we 530 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: enjoy it. We really do. I was a minor league 531 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 1: baseball broadcaster for many years. I've seen a lot of 532 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,120 Speaker 1: fireworks shows, so I'm kind of jaded to the whole thing. 533 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: What about you? Do you still enjoy a great fireworks show? 534 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: I do. Um, I've seen my fair share, as you 535 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: would imagine. I actually really don't get to celebrate the fourth. 536 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 1: Our fourth is really after the fourth because we're a 537 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:44,919 Speaker 1: little too busy on the fourth of July. People are 538 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 1: still coming in by that last minute mortar or artillery 539 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: artillery shell. So um yeah, really my fourth July is 540 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 1: after the fourth. But at this point in my fireworks life, 541 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: I enjoy the uh the m eighties and the little 542 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: all the rockets I can go blow some stuff up with, 543 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: don't get me wrong, and nice big breaking artillery shell 544 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: is fun and I try to emulate that with my 545 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: foot as best as I can. But yeah, I like 546 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 1: to tinker around and blow some stuff up. We're doing 547 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: fun Facts Withdrew Chrisman. You're from Lawrenceburg, as I've mentioned, 548 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: but you went to high school in Cincinnati at LaSalle. 549 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: Was that for academics, athletics or a combination. We had 550 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 1: a couple of buddies. I went to my grade school 551 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,639 Speaker 1: with Saint Lawrence and it was a small class and 552 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,239 Speaker 1: a couple of buddies who were gonna go out up 553 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: to Cincinnati for a high school, and they kind of 554 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: just talked me into it, and I'm real like, yeah, 555 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: we'll try it. Sounds like a great opportunity. Nothing wrong 556 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: with Laarrensburgh. My dad with a high school in Lawnsburg, 557 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: I think it would have had a great career there. 558 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 1: But I think it worked out at Last as well, 559 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: so I would say. So. I've read that you started 560 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 1: out as a quarterback until you needed Tommy John surgery. 561 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: Was that the case? Yeah, back in back in my 562 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 1: prime when I was a real athlete. Yeah, no, I 563 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: really did it all growing up playing playing sports. I 564 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: was you know, punter obviously, and kicker, quarterback, middle linebacker, 565 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 1: safety if they needed it. I mean, I never came 566 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 1: off the field. So yeah, when I got to LASU, 567 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 1: it's a little bit bigger pond, and you know, I 568 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: started off as a quarterback and then got injured and 569 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,200 Speaker 1: then ended up just finding my way as a punter, 570 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: and uh yeah, it was. It was a big change, 571 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, being on the field every play and then 572 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:24,919 Speaker 1: you know, maybe once or twice a game with how 573 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: our offense was running out of sou I mean we 574 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: once stayed back to back my junior senior year and 575 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: I punted one time in the state game and we 576 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,160 Speaker 1: were pretty dominant those years, so it was a little 577 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: bit of getting used to. But I don't think I 578 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: would have been able to have a state as a 579 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 1: quarterback still, So how bad was the arm injury? It 580 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: was good. I mean, I mean Tommy John surgery. I'm 581 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: sure you said you were a baseball broadcast you know 582 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: all about that, and um yeah I was. We were 583 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: playing I think it was Mohler and stuck my arm 584 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: out for a fumble. Guy landed on it, hyper extended 585 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: and toward that same tendon, and then I couldn't throw 586 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: the rest of the season. But I was still with 587 00:28:57,320 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: a punt and that's kind of really when I started 588 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: developing my I'd love for punting, so you still control football. 589 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 1: There's video evidence Big Ten Championship game at Ohio State, 590 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: you completed a twenty one yard pass on a fake punt. 591 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 1: Have you shown that video to Darren Simmons? You might 592 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: have seen it somewhere along the line. I'm sure scouting 593 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: me out coming out of college. But yeah, I only 594 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: got one opportunity in college. It's funny that that same 595 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: fake I threw that was my I believe junior year. 596 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 1: We practice that same fake ever since freshman year with 597 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: Urban there, and then once Ryan Day got there, he 598 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: finally felt comfortable enough to pull the trigger in a 599 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: big moment. There were able to come through there. But yeah, 600 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,960 Speaker 1: I still got it. That's that's for sure. So you 601 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: were the number one ranked punter in your recruiting class. 602 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: Was Ohio State a no brainer for you? Or did 603 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: you seriously consider several schools? I would saying it was 604 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: really the only one I had to work for. I 605 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: went on a couple visits there to get that scholarship. 606 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: A lot of the places offer me and just called 607 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 1: me over the phone, and but they really maybe worked 608 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 1: for it. And And so I don't know if that was, 609 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 1: you know, what really made me fall in love. But 610 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: I was good friends with the kicker who was there 611 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 1: at the time I trained with his same kicking coach 612 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati with Dick Sites that was our kicking coach, 613 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: and Sean Nurnberger was a kicker's name, and so I 614 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: kind of had that connection and and so I came 615 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: up there and he showed me around and showed me 616 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: all the opportunities that you'll get out of House State 617 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: and what it opens the doors academically in just life afterwards, 618 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: and I was like, Yeah, after realizing that, it was 619 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 1: kind of a no brainer. What were some of the 620 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: highlights of your entire Ohio State experience? Shoot, I mean, 621 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 1: I have four gold pants. I know, that's a big, 622 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 1: big conversation piece this week. So that's that's all ac 623 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: I highlights. I think I have four big Ten championships 624 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: as well playing in the National Championship my senior year 625 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: during covid UM. I mean there's just so many. But 626 00:30:55,920 --> 00:31:00,080 Speaker 1: really a top it off that's kind of when I 627 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: was kind of fell in love with my wife in 628 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 1: a way and I was able to propose to her 629 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: on the Ohio State field. That's certainly I'll get in 630 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 1: trouble if I don't mention that as the highlight, at 631 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: least on the field. Wise. So there was a lot 632 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: of a lot of really good moments in college, and 633 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 1: that proposal can also be seen on the internet. It 634 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: was pretty clever on your part. You had kind of 635 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 1: a fake that your now wife was going to do 636 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: a kick, so you were in the holder position, and 637 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 1: then instead of putting the football down for the kick, 638 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 1: you had the ringwriting Yeah it was. It was pretty smooth, 639 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: smoother than probably I even expected. It's kind of the 640 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: peak of my career there for sure. And yeah, she 641 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: had no idea what was coming, and I was able 642 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: to pull it off. And luckily she said yes, or 643 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: I might have been in the transfer portal the next day. Yeah, 644 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: I might not have finished my career there on High State. 645 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: I would have been pretty embarrassing. But yeah, luckily she 646 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: said yes, and kind of the rest is history. Now 647 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: you put a lot of our proposals to shames, So 648 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: I'm glad my wife had already said yes for anybody 649 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: could see that. So you signed with the Bengals last year, 650 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 1: and in your rookie season, it was on and off 651 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,719 Speaker 1: the practice squad quite a few times. You were actually 652 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad. Briefly, what was the 653 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: whole experience, Like was it difficult or did you just 654 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: kind of chalk that up to this is the way 655 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 1: it goes when you're trying for one of thirty two jobs. Yeah. 656 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 1: I mean I think I came into it not really 657 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 1: knowing what I was getting into. And you know, coming 658 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 1: from college, you kind of have a stable job for 659 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 1: the five years I was there, kind of had a 660 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 1: good routine and what was coming each week, and then yeah, 661 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 1: you really get it. I really got a taste of 662 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 1: the NFL last year and just the uncertainty of what 663 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 1: was going to happen that week. I remember there was 664 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 1: a lot of Tuesdays last year that's usually when they 665 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: make the call to bring you on or not. And 666 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 1: how'd be sitting there. I'd be mad as someone else 667 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: called my phone that day because I'd be getting excited 668 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 1: I was going to get another opportunity somewhere. But yeah, 669 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 1: so it was a little bit of a roller coaster, 670 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 1: and I think this year we kind of just like 671 00:32:56,360 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: kind of let go of all those expectations, just kind 672 00:32:58,360 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: of went into it like I was just just gonna take 673 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 1: it week at a time, see see what happens. Even 674 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 1: last week when I kind of had a feeling that 675 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: I was going to get the first start. Um, you know, 676 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 1: I really wasn't sure until they actually officially made it, 677 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: you know, official on Saturday. Just because of the roller 678 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,800 Speaker 1: coaster year I spent last year just not knowing anything 679 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 1: until it's actually, you know official. That's that's gonna how 680 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: I've been treating things lately. So your debut would have 681 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 1: been special under any circumstances. But Bengals Steelers, the rivalry, 682 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 1: it's something you're obviously familiar with. Did that add anything 683 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: to it? I tried not to let it get to 684 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 1: me too much, but you know, I knew obviously it's 685 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,480 Speaker 1: the first game. You know you're gonna have nerves already, 686 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 1: and then you know you've got to think about, you know, 687 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: how big of a game that is to the you know, 688 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: the franchise and the fan base, and but yeah, I 689 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: really tried to just think of it as just another 690 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:49,240 Speaker 1: another game and just go out there and let your 691 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 1: training take over and do what you know what to do. 692 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 1: And so you know, you can kind of think about 693 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 1: that afterwards, but you don't want to think about that 694 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: too much leading up to it, or you're just getting 695 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 1: getting your own head, So now it's starting to really 696 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 1: so can just kind of how cool a moment that 697 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 1: was with you know everything? All right, a few wildcard 698 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,640 Speaker 1: topics now for Drew Chrisman. You are a champion bottle 699 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:13,080 Speaker 1: flipper with a partially filled bottle of water. You can 700 00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:16,720 Speaker 1: flip it and it will land upright. Virtually every time 701 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:19,440 Speaker 1: you tried to get into the Guinness Book of World Records, 702 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 1: did it work. Yeah, Darren Covid, they did a little 703 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:27,000 Speaker 1: thing where, because I've tried multiple times, I have many 704 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:30,319 Speaker 1: unofficial world bottle flip records, but to actually get in 705 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: the book you have to pay. I think I looked 706 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: into it. It was like over five grand, and as 707 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:37,799 Speaker 1: a college kid, I didn't I didn't have that kind 708 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: of money. I would have been half to pony up 709 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 1: to some donors to get that kind of cash. I 710 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 1: don't know. Now maybe with the nil deals that might 711 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: might have happened quicker, but while I was in college, 712 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: we didn't have that. So Darren Covid, they did a 713 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:52,720 Speaker 1: little thing where you can submit a video and that'll 714 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:56,960 Speaker 1: count as official. And I was beat out by this, uh, 715 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 1: this kid who was flipping like a minute your bottle 716 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: and he beat me in the most in a minute 717 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: and so, but he was. I'll give it to him 718 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:09,320 Speaker 1: that his reaction him getting the plaque was pretty priceless, 719 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:12,719 Speaker 1: So I'm happy for him. But yeah, nothing technically official 720 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 1: world record other than just knowing that I'm the best 721 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 1: bottle flipper in the world. At least I was at 722 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:21,320 Speaker 1: one time. I haven't. Haven't dabbled too much recently obviously 723 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:24,080 Speaker 1: been a little more focused on flipping the field, but 724 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 1: it was I had a lot of fun doing that 725 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: in college. You did sneak in a reference there to 726 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:33,000 Speaker 1: this person flipping a smaller bottle. Are you casting aspersions 727 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 1: on his record? Nah? I mean, hey, whatever Guinness wants 728 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:37,879 Speaker 1: to go with it, he can go with it. But 729 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,520 Speaker 1: if someone was gonna ask me to dispute it, you know, 730 00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:42,840 Speaker 1: I think there would be two plaques, one given for 731 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: a full size and half side. But I'll let him 732 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:48,360 Speaker 1: have his day. Who is your all time favorite athlete 733 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 1: in any sport? And why? Really? We didn't watch too 734 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,439 Speaker 1: much sports growing up, and really I was a big 735 00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:59,120 Speaker 1: basketball fan growing up. That was kind of my first passion. 736 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: And the Dirty Bird, Larry Bird. He was someone I 737 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,360 Speaker 1: always looked up to at least my dad said. I 738 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:10,359 Speaker 1: reminded a lot of him watching him growing up and 739 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 1: my play style. But as far as football wise, Pat 740 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,759 Speaker 1: McAfee kind of comes to mind. When I started transitioning 741 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:19,399 Speaker 1: to a punter. I watched a lot of his tapes. 742 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,239 Speaker 1: He was fun and he was pretty electric and had 743 00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:25,759 Speaker 1: a great personality. But I guess, yeah, best athlete if 744 00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:29,040 Speaker 1: I had to really say, I'd say Larry Bird first 745 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:31,919 Speaker 1: was my first kind of true athlete that I looked 746 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:34,439 Speaker 1: up to in a way. So, Indiana guy, you gotta 747 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:36,959 Speaker 1: go for an Indiana guy? Would you like to spend 748 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:42,880 Speaker 1: your money on savings account? Right now? We got a 749 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:45,480 Speaker 1: five month old daughter at home, so we are certainly 750 00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:48,960 Speaker 1: planning for the future. I know there's all these stories 751 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 1: of like what you spend your first game check on 752 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 1: and everything right now, and I have a feeling we're 753 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:56,879 Speaker 1: just going to be putting that, putting that away for 754 00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:59,759 Speaker 1: some time, and especially with the kind of how the 755 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:01,840 Speaker 1: world it is right now, anything we can say for 756 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,319 Speaker 1: a rainy day, I think that's where we're gonna go on. 757 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 1: We're pretty frugal. We try we try to live pretty 758 00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 1: frequently as much as we can. But I know this Christmas. 759 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:15,560 Speaker 1: My wife's already got a couple couple of presents downstairs. 760 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:17,799 Speaker 1: I'm sure she'll enjoy. So we did. We did a 761 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:20,879 Speaker 1: little something special for this Christmas coming up. But yeah, really, 762 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:24,040 Speaker 1: I'm we're pretty frugal. Yeah, first Christmas as a dad, 763 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:26,760 Speaker 1: that's gonna to be awesome. What's your favorite part about 764 00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:31,920 Speaker 1: fatherhood so far? Just there's so much. I mean, you know, 765 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:34,319 Speaker 1: everyone tries to tell you what it's gonna be like 766 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:36,279 Speaker 1: and give you tips and everything, you don't really know 767 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:39,719 Speaker 1: what you're getting into to actually do it. And then 768 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:42,480 Speaker 1: just just coming home every day. And she's at the 769 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 1: point now where she really recognizes me and gives me 770 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: a big old gummy smile when I walked through the door. 771 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:50,839 Speaker 1: And really nothing beats that after a good or bad day. 772 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: I mean, that just brightens your mood. My wife, she's 773 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:56,680 Speaker 1: been doing a lot of the work, to be honest, 774 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:59,960 Speaker 1: I haven't had it too bad yet. She's kind enough 775 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:02,400 Speaker 1: to let me sleep at night. We're breastfeed and so 776 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:05,839 Speaker 1: she does a lot of work right now. But I'm 777 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:08,440 Speaker 1: sure once she starts walking around and run and I'm 778 00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:11,239 Speaker 1: gonna get a lot more playtime in for sure. But yeah, 779 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:13,480 Speaker 1: just coming home and seeing her smile. I mean, there's 780 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:16,640 Speaker 1: nothing that beats that final thing for Drew Chrisman and 781 00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:19,439 Speaker 1: I appreciate your time. This is kind of deep. If 782 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:25,360 Speaker 1: you could meet anybody in history, athlete, entertainer, statesman, whoever 783 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 1: that person might be, who would it be. Well, I 784 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:31,400 Speaker 1: know recently there was one guy I've always been wanting 785 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 1: to meet. It was a great guy. He passed away recently. 786 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 1: It was someone I've always wanted to meet and kind 787 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:41,720 Speaker 1: of pick his brain in some things. Unfortunately, he passed 788 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:43,840 Speaker 1: away recently. I think some illness he was fighting for 789 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 1: a long time. So I think that would be someone 790 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 1: I think it would be pretty cool to sit down 791 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:51,120 Speaker 1: with and just kind of a conversation. How he, you know, 792 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:55,240 Speaker 1: really changed the game at this position, so the goat 793 00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:57,879 Speaker 1: in your predict position, at least in terms of how 794 00:38:57,960 --> 00:38:59,960 Speaker 1: much better he was than the rest of the guy 795 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 1: in his time. Yeah, No, he certainly changed the game 796 00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:05,239 Speaker 1: and he will go down as that for history. So 797 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:08,880 Speaker 1: that's awesome. This has been fun. Greatly appreciated. Best of 798 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:10,600 Speaker 1: Luft the rest of the year. 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