WEBVTT - The Sean McDermott Show, Week 5

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<v Speaker 1>Finding the way. I'm the way every week. Koo Buffalo Bill,

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<v Speaker 1>no overthinking. All right, go play football. We'll play the football.

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<v Speaker 1>Exciting time to be a Buffalo build of the fan

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<v Speaker 1>of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome into Week five of the

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<v Speaker 1>Sean McDermott Show, presented by Connors and Ferris, your workers

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<v Speaker 1>comp attorneys. I'm Chris Brown filling in for Steve Tasker.

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<v Speaker 1>Pleased to be joined by Sean McDermott. Coach. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>joining us as always. You got your second shutout in

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<v Speaker 1>just the fourth week of the season. At the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>your offense is averaging just about forty points per game

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<v Speaker 1>over their last three outings. What's been most rewarding for

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<v Speaker 1>you as a coach about your team's performance over these

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<v Speaker 1>last three weeks. Yeah, you know, Chris, I think the

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<v Speaker 1>most rewarding thing for me is not only winning, but

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<v Speaker 1>also what leads to the winning. That's the process, the

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<v Speaker 1>pre operation during the week, and watching our team come

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<v Speaker 1>together through the first four weeks in different ways. And

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<v Speaker 1>so we have to continue to grow, continue to prepare,

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<v Speaker 1>continue to respect that process piece because that's so instrumental

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<v Speaker 1>in the foundation we're trying to build. Your defense is

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<v Speaker 1>now leading the league with eleven takeaways, having produced at

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<v Speaker 1>least three turnovers in each of the last three games.

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<v Speaker 1>You had five against Houston, four i nts, and a

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<v Speaker 1>forced fumble. Your d also held the Texans to negative

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three at passing yards during the first half, the

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<v Speaker 1>lowest marked by any team since nineteen ninety nine. How

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<v Speaker 1>would you describe the identity of your defense four games

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<v Speaker 1>into the season. Well, I think they love the play, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I think some people want to say, is a defensive

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<v Speaker 1>line better than last year? What's the best position on

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<v Speaker 1>the defense? I think really they love to play and

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<v Speaker 1>they love to play as a unit. And you see

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<v Speaker 1>guys making plays all over the Russian coverage, trying to

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<v Speaker 1>work together, the linebackers doing a good job in the

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<v Speaker 1>run game and also the past game. And so that's

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<v Speaker 1>been that evolution, if you will, has been on the watch.

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<v Speaker 1>Your offense has scored one hundred and eighteen points over

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<v Speaker 1>the last three games. That's tied for second most in

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<v Speaker 1>team history over a three game span, a record your

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<v Speaker 1>team set just last year in the final three games

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. How close is the offensive execution now

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<v Speaker 1>to maybe where it was at the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>season when you guys were really kind of lumping some

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<v Speaker 1>people up. Yeah, I mean, I thought we got into

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<v Speaker 1>a good rhythm this past weekend in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>I love watching us communicate as a staff on offense

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<v Speaker 1>and the adjustments that are being made at halftime. In particular,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're a little bit of a different offense

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<v Speaker 1>this year, quite honestly compared to last year, just from

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<v Speaker 1>a schematic standpoint, maybe even so fun to watch. Fun

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<v Speaker 1>to watch us grow on offense as well, and just

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<v Speaker 1>see us as a season unfolds continue to take shape.

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<v Speaker 1>Josh had another solid performance with two hundred forty eight

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<v Speaker 1>yards through the air and two touchdowns. While it seemed

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<v Speaker 1>like the wet weather affected himself early, he settled in

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<v Speaker 1>and made some great throws. Where has his game grown

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<v Speaker 1>the most through the first four weeks of the season. Yeah, again,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, as the offense grows, Josh grows

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<v Speaker 1>with it, or as Josh grows, the offense grows, and

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<v Speaker 1>that too has been interesting to watch of how our

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<v Speaker 1>offense has changed a little bit this year, and how

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<v Speaker 1>Josh has grown and his style of play has grown,

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<v Speaker 1>and watching those two blend together a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 1>To watch even during the weekest we practice. Stefan Diggs

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<v Speaker 1>had his first one hundred yard game of the season

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and fourteen yards on seven receptions against the Texans.

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<v Speaker 1>The two longest plays of the game went to him,

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<v Speaker 1>and it seemed like he wasn't impacted by the weather

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<v Speaker 1>all that much. It also seems as though he's adjusted

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<v Speaker 1>well to a greater spread of the targets in the

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<v Speaker 1>passing game to others that have emerged, like Emmanuel Sanders,

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<v Speaker 1>Dawson Knox. How tough a balance is that, though for

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<v Speaker 1>a competitor like him, well it is, it's very tough.

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<v Speaker 1>But you could say the same for any of the

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<v Speaker 1>other weapons we have on offense, you know, Dawson or

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<v Speaker 1>two backs and the three receivers as a group. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>So you saw this past week Diggs get on track.

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<v Speaker 1>You saw the week before Emmanuel and Cole. And it

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<v Speaker 1>just depends on who they're trying to take away, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to spread the ball around, and Josh has

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<v Speaker 1>done a phenomenal job of taking with the defense has

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<v Speaker 1>given us by the look that they're giving us, no

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<v Speaker 1>one were to go with the football, and that comes

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<v Speaker 1>from his preparation and Dawson Knox was one of those

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<v Speaker 1>beneficiaries with another strong performance a couple of touchdowns against Houston,

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<v Speaker 1>first Bill's tight end since twenty sixteen to have a

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<v Speaker 1>touchdown in three consecutive games. Do you think he's emerged

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<v Speaker 1>as the kind of weapon opponents now have to account

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<v Speaker 1>for going forward in their planning. Well, that's the hope.

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<v Speaker 1>That's probably a decision and a question for the opponents.

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<v Speaker 1>But we certainly have confidence in Dawson. He's off to

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<v Speaker 1>a great start, not just in the past game. He's

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<v Speaker 1>doing some really good things in the run game, in

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<v Speaker 1>a physical manner up front, and we'll be tested this week.

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<v Speaker 1>He'll be tested both of those parts of the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's important that he and Josh are on the

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<v Speaker 1>same page as we head into Kansas City. Your offensive

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<v Speaker 1>line has been an interesting story here in the past

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks. Last Sunday, you were without John feliciano Ike

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<v Speaker 1>Butcker steps in for him at left guard, and then

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<v Speaker 1>your rookie Spencer Brown got the start at right tackle

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<v Speaker 1>with Daryl Williams kicking inside to guard. What did you

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<v Speaker 1>think of your new look offensive line against the Texans? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I liked it a lot, but it's baby steps at

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<v Speaker 1>this point, right, So a lot of work to be

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<v Speaker 1>done yet a lot of jelling to be had with

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<v Speaker 1>that group, and I thought I stepped into a phenomenal job.

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<v Speaker 1>Really liked how he worked with Dion and Mitch, so

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<v Speaker 1>that was fun to watch. And then you had Darryl

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<v Speaker 1>and Fencer on the other side, and so we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>where it goes this week. But I liked Daryl, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>just unselfish approach to moving into guard. He was having

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<v Speaker 1>a phenomenal year at tackle and just great to see

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<v Speaker 1>him embrace that move to guard. Thanks very much, coach.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll catch up with you later in the show to

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<v Speaker 1>get your final thoughts on your upcoming matchup with the

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<v Speaker 1>Chiefs on Sunday Night Football. The game plan is presented

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<v Speaker 1>Game preview is presented by Independent Helm. You deserve the

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<v Speaker 1>red shirt treatment, Mattie glab here with this week's game preview.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Week five and that means Buffalo Bills will be

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<v Speaker 1>heading to Kansas City for a much anticipated matchup against

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<v Speaker 1>the Chiefs. Buffalo is three and one and at the

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<v Speaker 1>top of the AFC East, while Kansas City is two

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<v Speaker 1>and two and at the bottom of the AFC West.

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<v Speaker 1>Part of the reason why the Chiefs have dropped two

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<v Speaker 1>games is because their defense isn't playing up to the

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<v Speaker 1>level it did last year. They ranked second to last,

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<v Speaker 1>allowing thirty one points per game and four hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven point eight total yards per game. While the

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<v Speaker 1>Chiefs defense has struggled, their offense is still one of

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<v Speaker 1>the best. They tie for second with Buffalo, averaging thirty

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<v Speaker 1>three and a half points per game and rack up

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<v Speaker 1>around four hundred and twenty seven total yards per game.

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<v Speaker 1>They rank first when it comes to converting third downs,

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<v Speaker 1>doing it sixty four percent of the time and scour

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<v Speaker 1>touchdowns in the Redstone eighty percent of the time. The

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<v Speaker 1>Bills have the best point differential in the league right now,

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<v Speaker 1>sitting at plus ninety. Buffalo's defense is performing at an

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<v Speaker 1>opposite level than the Chiefs because they rank number one

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<v Speaker 1>in several statistical categories. The Bills are allowing the least

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<v Speaker 1>amount of points per game with eleven, and coincidentally have

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<v Speaker 1>eleven takeaways, which is the most in the NFL. They're

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<v Speaker 1>allowing a mere two hundred and sixteen point eight totally

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<v Speaker 1>yards per game and are allowing a fifty six point

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<v Speaker 1>one passer rating to quarterbacks, two more stats that rank

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<v Speaker 1>at the top of the league. The defense is also

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<v Speaker 1>allowing teams to score in the red zone just thirty

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<v Speaker 1>three point three percent of the time, which ties for

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<v Speaker 1>the lowest rate. The Bills lead the series against the

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<v Speaker 1>Chiefs with twenty six wins and twenty three losses, but

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo has dropped the last two games. That's this week's

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<v Speaker 1>game preview, Chris, back to you. Okay, thanks, Mattie. Coach,

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<v Speaker 1>You're going on the road to Kansas City to face

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<v Speaker 1>your old mentor, Andy Reid. That's three weeks in a

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<v Speaker 1>row you'll be coaching against a familiar face. With his

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<v Speaker 1>win in Philly, he became the first coach in NFL

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<v Speaker 1>history to win a hundred games with multiple teams, including playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>Has he pretty much cemented his place in NFL history? Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe he has. It's an incredible stat that he

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<v Speaker 1>accomplished last weekend, and my hat goes off to him.

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<v Speaker 1>There's not many that are able to even hope to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. To me, it's no surprise the way that

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<v Speaker 1>he's thrown about his business, true professional, true leader and

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<v Speaker 1>ambassador for our league and really football across America. Just

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<v Speaker 1>a true statesman for what's right about our game. Tyreek

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<v Speaker 1>Hill coming off a three touchdown performance in Philadelphia. Both

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<v Speaker 1>he and Travis Kelsey had over a hundred yards receiving

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<v Speaker 1>against you guys in the AFC title game last year,

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<v Speaker 1>Kelsey with a pair of touchdowns. Does it present a

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<v Speaker 1>pick your poison approach for opposing defenses or is it

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<v Speaker 1>possible to slow both of them down in the same game. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>if you can find me the defense or the film

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<v Speaker 1>that slows both of those guys down and the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll end the rest of their weapons, let me know,

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<v Speaker 1>because I'd like to like to find that tape and

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<v Speaker 1>watch it. They're, you know, a track team on the

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<v Speaker 1>football field. I mean they score points fast. You give

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<v Speaker 1>him enough time, they're gonna threaten to score. It'll be

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<v Speaker 1>an interesting challenge for us, an interesting week here of preparation,

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<v Speaker 1>not just on defense, but on offense and special teams

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<v Speaker 1>as well. They're talented, they're well coached. They'll be prepared

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<v Speaker 1>all right. Thanks as always, coach, good luck on Sunday night.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll be back next week. To recap your game against

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<v Speaker 1>Kansas City and preview your Week six matchup against the Titans.

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