WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jordan Matthews

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<v Speaker 1>How much is a game like this and doing what

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<v Speaker 1>you did give you confidence that you know what always forgotten? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think anytime when things don't look like

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<v Speaker 1>they're going well, it's so easy to sit back and think, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta change something, or you know, let me try

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<v Speaker 1>and switch over, do this, or do that. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>even if I'm hard on myself mentally, I'm staying in

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<v Speaker 1>the same place. I know if I go back and

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<v Speaker 1>continue to work on things that I need to work on,

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<v Speaker 1>that things are going to eventually get better. So even

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<v Speaker 1>when things aren't going that well, I saw that same mindset.

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta go to work, I gotta continue to be consistent,

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<v Speaker 1>and I gotta continue to get better. So then when

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<v Speaker 1>games like this happened, it's not like, oh my, it's

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest thing in the world. It's okay, I did

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<v Speaker 1>my job. It's not like some a reckless thing happened.

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<v Speaker 1>I did what I was supposed to do today. I

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<v Speaker 1>went out, I played hard, I made play for my team.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what they've needed for me this whole season. At

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, I'm not going to go switch up anything.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to change anything. I'm gonna start sleeping

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<v Speaker 1>in or something. We're going to continue do the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing over and over again. It's trying to get better

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<v Speaker 1>to day. Let feel gratifying to have that success after

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<v Speaker 1>sticking with the play. Um. Like I said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna lie and say it doesn't feel good.

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<v Speaker 1>At the same time, it feels better to get to win.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if you go out there and play well,

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<v Speaker 1>but then your team doesn't come out victorious, then was

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<v Speaker 1>it mean? It means nothing but to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and get a win and be an

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<v Speaker 1>intricate part of it. I mean, we played great across

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<v Speaker 1>the board. Ryan DeMarco, Sam, I mean Zach making plays

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<v Speaker 1>down the sideline and then to think we're able to

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<v Speaker 1>do that without you know, our anchor and Jason Peters.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a testament to the offensive line. To the defense

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<v Speaker 1>played extremely well. I thought Matt Cassell came out and

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<v Speaker 1>had his best game of the season, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>our defense was able to hold them to a field

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<v Speaker 1>goal and that lay drive and give us a chance

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<v Speaker 1>in overtime. So I think it was a complete team effort.

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<v Speaker 1>Another big play I think was uh, you know e

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<v Speaker 1>J Biggers too, stopping that touchdown, you know, just getting

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<v Speaker 1>some more time all the clock, keeping them on the

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<v Speaker 1>field and stead of him just running in the kick return. So,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, from special teams, offensive defense, it was

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<v Speaker 1>a full team effort. So I can't sit and just

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<v Speaker 1>thing was all me experience or anything like that. Um, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>something a couple of times in high school and a

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<v Speaker 1>Vanderbilt uh, a couple of games where you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>had like a winning catch. So like I said, it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like my job. So I don't really like

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<v Speaker 1>like it's a huge dual I'm supposed to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Is this the happiest I've been in terms of what

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<v Speaker 1>you've done in the game. I mean, it's a game

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<v Speaker 1>winning touchdown, Like it's really not gonna it's really not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna sink in, Like I said, I was even when

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<v Speaker 1>I was in college, people would always be like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you broke like this big record, Like it didn't sink

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<v Speaker 1>in until I left. So hopefully twenty years down the road,

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<v Speaker 1>I look back like, Okay, that was a good catch,

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<v Speaker 1>but right now I got flipped the page and go

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<v Speaker 1>back to work, you know. Um, you know, after um,

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of was able to throw Byron through. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he played a great game against me. We were battling

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<v Speaker 1>the entire time. He's a real aggressive guy and really athletic.

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<v Speaker 1>Um so I knew, you know, late in the game,

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<v Speaker 1>if I was gonna get open against him, it was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be more. I had to use my strength and

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of deception. So you know, teams have

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<v Speaker 1>been covered me on those overs all like all year,

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<v Speaker 1>and he did a great job with some of those

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<v Speaker 1>overs too, So I just kind of gave him moved

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<v Speaker 1>to the over and was able to throw him through

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<v Speaker 1>and get outside. And then right when I caught it,

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<v Speaker 1>I saw a daylight. I saw Huff actually look at

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<v Speaker 1>me and be like, oh, let me block my guy.

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<v Speaker 1>And then once he not once he pulled the corner out,

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<v Speaker 1>I said, I knew we were Scott free. So I

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<v Speaker 1>knew that chance to score after you cross the goal

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<v Speaker 1>line you threw the football into the stands. Your emotions

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<v Speaker 1>at that point, yeah, I was, I don't know. Right

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<v Speaker 1>after I did it, I was wondering. I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>I hope they don't find me. So that was a

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<v Speaker 1>first thing. I'm an economics and major, so it happens.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was thinking you know. But um, other than that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when I got in, I heard Huff saying

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<v Speaker 1>throw it, throw it, like just do it, just do it.

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<v Speaker 1>So if I do get fined, I'm coming in for

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<v Speaker 1>part of it is a game like this for sure. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think it means a lot. But Sam's

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<v Speaker 1>even killed, got two years, great pois. He never gets

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<v Speaker 1>two up, never gets two down. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't really think it's as much of me just defending him.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I was just telling the truth. I

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<v Speaker 1>felt like Sam's been playing well for us all season,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're able to come out here today and actually

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and make the plays room we were

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to make. I mean, you look at some of

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<v Speaker 1>those catching runs by DeMarco, you look at the pass

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<v Speaker 1>down the sideline where Urgins goes up, Like that's the

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<v Speaker 1>things that we have to do as an offense because

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<v Speaker 1>Sam's going to give us opportunities. You know, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of quarterbacks when things aren't going well, they kind of

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<v Speaker 1>clam up, they just start hitting shut downs, throwing things short.

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<v Speaker 1>But Sam's still letting a rod and that's a testament

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<v Speaker 1>to a quarterback who has great poison, great confidence and

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<v Speaker 1>all the guys around him. Like I said, we can

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<v Speaker 1>ask for a better guy back there behind center. Jordan,

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<v Speaker 1>how important did you see this game? You know, considering

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<v Speaker 1>NFC East and everything and just you know, where you

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<v Speaker 1>guys were in the standings and all that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it was very important. I think, you know, basically this

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<v Speaker 1>point in the season. I mean, I don't even think

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<v Speaker 1>it's cliche say every single game is important, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of set ourselves up to make a playoff

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<v Speaker 1>run late. We got to do things every single day

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<v Speaker 1>necessary to make that happen. You know. Last year was

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of a different story. We got hot early,

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<v Speaker 1>but then we kind of fizzled out late. So now

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<v Speaker 1>we can try and reverse that and finish strong. We

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<v Speaker 1>gotta continue to get guys healthy. We just gotta continue

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<v Speaker 1>to go out down to practice field and get better.

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<v Speaker 1>I think coach Kelly said it best when we got in.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, the reason why we were able to come

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<v Speaker 1>out there and when that game was because of how

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<v Speaker 1>we practice Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. So if we don't

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<v Speaker 1>have this same feeling next Sunday, we have to go

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<v Speaker 1>back press the reset button do the same thing next week.

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<v Speaker 1>Or how confident. Were you on the last drive of

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<v Speaker 1>the game that you guys are going to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to score there? Um, you know, extremely confident. I felt like, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, once we I knew, like I said, well,

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<v Speaker 1>when we get this, when this coin toss, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>go in and score I mean our tempo. I felt like, when,

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<v Speaker 1>like I've always said, once he get that first first down,

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<v Speaker 1>you know it's over with. We're able to get our

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<v Speaker 1>drives going and we're able to get moving and then, um,

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<v Speaker 1>it kind of felt weird. It felt like I was

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<v Speaker 1>back in the West Coast huddle system because then when

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<v Speaker 1>they reviewed the call, we had a chance to get

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<v Speaker 1>in the huddle before we called that last play. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Sam was like, okay, we got this. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>coming to you like so you know you got to

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<v Speaker 1>make this play for me. So it kind of felt like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, oh, man, I've done this before. This is

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<v Speaker 1>just college hoddle, and I've been going to make a play.

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<v Speaker 1>He trusted me, He gave me a chance to catch

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<v Speaker 1>a run and then you know it was game over.

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<v Speaker 1>Sam actually predicted that or oh yeah, he knew. I

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<v Speaker 1>felt like he was like, hey, get open, I'm coming

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<v Speaker 1>to you, so sure