1 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,519 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth Podcast. The it's a beautiful mooning addition, 3 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: as the Bengals wake up on Monday in a tie 4 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: for first place in the AFC North after a gotta 5 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: Have It win over the Denver Broncos. Coming up, you'll 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: hear radio replays from the victory, postgame comments from players 7 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: and coaches, add analysis from my broadcast partner Dave Lapham. Then, 8 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: in this week's fun fact segment, you'll get to know 9 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: one of many former Ohio State Buckeyes on the Bengals roster, 10 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: cornerback Eli Apple. 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I love your restaurants and 29 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: I appreciate your big heart. Now let's get to Sunday's game. 30 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: When the Bengals got off to Team Bus in Denver, 31 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: the following words were painted in giant letters outside of 32 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: the visitors locker room elevation five thousand, two hundred eighty 33 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: feet altitude. Sickness is real. You can't blame the Broncos 34 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: for trying to put that thought into the Bengals heads. 35 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: But thin air also has benefits when you have a 36 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: kicker like Evan McPherson. In the pregame warmups, He hit 37 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: a sixty one yard field goal in one direction and 38 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: a sixty two yarder in the other direction, so it 39 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: was no big deal when the Bengals called on him 40 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: from fifty three yards out on their second possession. Evan 41 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: has been great from fifty plus. He's made seven of 42 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: them this year, tied for the NFL lead. Snap was 43 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: a little bit high, but handled by Huber. The kick 44 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: has enough distance and it is good. So money Mac 45 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: delivers from fifty three and the Bengals are on the 46 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: scoreboard first as they take a three nothing lead here 47 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: in Denver. Here's McPherson on kicking aisle above sea levels. 48 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: I've never kicked an altitude before, and so I was 49 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: pretty I guess curious, you could say, and how much 50 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 1: of a difference would actually making, you know, I'd say 51 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: I noticed a pretty good difference, you know, on field 52 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: goals and kickoffs. Ball is flying kind of both ways 53 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: into the wind, and definitely would the wind it was flying, 54 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: and so I was excited, honestly for this game to 55 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: kind of come up here and you know, try kicking 56 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: an altitude. Those are the only points in the first quarter. 57 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: Is the two teams had as many punts as first downs. 58 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: In the second quarter, Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater through a 59 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: short pass the tight end Noah Fat that he turned 60 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: into a twenty eight yard game that led to a 61 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: fifty four yard field goal by Brandon McManus that tied 62 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: the score at three. The Bengals failed to get a 63 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: first down on their next two drives in late behalf. 64 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: It looked like the Broncos would take the lead when 65 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: McManus lined up for a fifty one yard field goal 66 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: attempt with fourteen second tremaining. He's already made a fifty 67 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: four yarder in this game. The snap, the putdown, and 68 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: the kick. It's on its way and it is wide right. 69 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: He missed it wide right. Bengals dodge a bullet as 70 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: McManus fails from fifty one. There were only nine seconds 71 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: left and a half, but the Bengals were not content 72 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: to run out the clock from their own forty one 73 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: yard line. Here's Joe Burrow. No. I knew we were 74 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: gonna be aggressive. I knew we weren't just gonna take 75 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: a knee. We were close field goal ranging. With the 76 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: kicker that we have, you have to take a chance 77 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: there with the Broncos secondary playing way down field to 78 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: prevent a hail. Mary Burrow through a nineteen yard strike 79 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: over the middle to Tyler Boyd, who immediately went to 80 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: the ground, allowing the Bengals to call the time out 81 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: with four seconds left. That set up a fifty eight 82 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: yard attempt for McPherson. The franchise record for longest field 83 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: goal was fifty seven yards, shared by Randy Bullock in 84 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: a regular season game and Mike Nugent in a playoff game. McPherson, 85 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: trying to give the Bengals the lead and set a 86 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: team record in the process, s Cark Harris will snap 87 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: it back. Hubert is ready as he looks back at 88 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: mcfierson turns his head toward Harris, catches the snap to kick, 89 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: is on its way. It appears to have the distance. 90 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: It is good. Franchise record fifty eight yard field goal, 91 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,799 Speaker 1: Evan McPherson, giving the Bengals a six three lead. After 92 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 1: the game, I asked Evan the following question when the 93 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: Broncos lined up for their field goal attempt with fourteen 94 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: seconds left, was the possibility that you might get a 95 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: chance to kick one before the end of the half, 96 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: even on your mind. It's in the back of my mind. 97 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: But you know, honestly, at the at the time, I 98 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: had to, I had to be really bad, and so 99 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: I would say, um, you know it's I'm not gonna 100 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: say I want him to make the field goal. You know, 101 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: I want our defense get a good stop. But I 102 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: was ready to go in the going at halftime, use 103 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 1: the bathroom, come back out. Thankfully, Evan can wait. Prior 104 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: to this year, no Bengals kicker had made more than 105 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: four fifty plus field goals in a season. Mc pherson 106 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: has made nine of them in ten attempts. Here's Zach Taylor. 107 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: He's a weapon. That's the best way to put it. 108 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: You know, he's a weapon. My son asked for his 109 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: jersey for Christmas, if that tells you anything. So you know, 110 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,799 Speaker 1: that's usually a pretty good indicator that we like our kicker. 111 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: When yet yet eleven year old boys asking for their jersey. 112 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: So just proud of the consistency he's brought to us. 113 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: I certainly hope Zach's son gets his wish. The Bengals 114 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: first drive of the second half was their longest drive 115 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: of the day. P Ryan is the running back. Burrow 116 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: hands it to Somage breaks into the secondary. He's at 117 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: the twenty, down to the fifteen and tackled at the 118 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: Denver thirteen yard line. The Bengals drove seventy two yards 119 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: out eleven plays before stalling at the Broncos eight. This time, 120 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: Evan Almighty kicked a short field goal to give Cincinnati 121 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: a nine three lead to that point, been a tough 122 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: day for Teddy Bridgewater, and it became a frightening one 123 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 1: on the Broncos next possession when Teddy landed on his 124 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: head while diving for a first down and had to 125 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: be immobilized and taken off the field on a cart. 126 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: The Broncos quarterback was taken to the hospital to be 127 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: evaluated and thankfully had movement in all extremities. Bridgewater was 128 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: replaced by Denver's starting quarterback from last season, Drew Locke, 129 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: and his second throw gave Denver its first lead. Locke 130 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: will drop back to throw looking left, throwing deep left, 131 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: good coverage, but it's caught for a touchdown. Patrick just 132 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: abused the Bengals defender and coverage. I believe that was 133 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: Wayne's There's a penalty flag in the end zone. Could 134 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: it possibly be offensive interference? No such luck. It was 135 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: taunting on Tim Patrick after his twenty five yard touchdown 136 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: catch to put Denver on top ten nine. The penalty 137 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: was assessed on the kickoff, helping the Bengals art from 138 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: their own thirty two yard line. Their first play was 139 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: a twelve yard run by Joe Mixon and after it 140 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: they rushed to the line quickly. Bengals don't huddle. They 141 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: snap it to Burrow, throw us down field for a 142 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: wide up. Boyd catch us at the thirty great jump 143 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: cut back towards the middle of the field of the 144 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: ten the five touchdown. Bengals a fifty six yard answer 145 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow to Tyler Boyd and the Bengals are back 146 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: in front. In just two plays, the Bengals were back 147 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: in the lead. Here's Burrow. Yeah. I mean, that's a 148 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: great call by Zach. No. That's a play that we've 149 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: wrapped in practice all week, and you know, really credit 150 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: to him. You know, he saw, he saw what they 151 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: were doing to us when we got on the ball 152 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: and kind of hurried up and so we got to 153 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: that play and that's a that's credit to Zach. Great call. 154 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: A two point conversion attempt failed and the Bengals took 155 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: a fifteen to ten lead to the fourth quarter, but 156 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: with Lock in the game at quarterback, the Broncos started 157 00:08:56,360 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: moving the ball and drove inside the Cincinnati ten Gordon 158 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: out Williams in second goal from the nine. Ten minutes 159 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: forty seven seconds left Cincinnati clinging to a five point lead. 160 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: Now Fant goes in motion out to the right. Lock 161 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: faked to hand drop and ran the balls take it away, 162 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: called Kareem. Lifted out of his hands, called Kareem. Running 163 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: down field to the thirty the thirty five, The ball 164 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: gets knocked out of his hands. Denver recovers at the 165 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: forty two yard line. Unbelievable, recovered by Garrett Bulls, the 166 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: left tackle. All right, My question is was he down? 167 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: Was he touched when he was down? Not exactly but close. 168 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: After reviewing the play, the officials ruled that Kareem briefly 169 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: went to the ground after forcing the fumble because of 170 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: contact initiated by Denver's quarterback, so the run back and 171 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: his subsequent fumble were nullified. Here's Zach Taylor on a 172 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: possible game saving play by kalled Kareem. Oh, yes, you 173 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: know it's game ballworthy. No. Question about that, but you know, 174 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: fifteen to ten, they're driving there on that situation, and 175 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:07,839 Speaker 1: you know, a touchdown puts us in a tough spot. 176 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: So really big play by him to step up and 177 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: take that ball away on a fumble or an interception 178 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: or whatever they're gonna call that, but really tremendous effer 179 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: by him. After the team's traded punts, the Bengals got 180 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: the ball back with slightly less than four minutes to 181 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: go and made a huge play that forced the Broncos 182 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: to burn their time outs three twenty eight left in 183 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: the game. It's third and ten Cincinnati, the Bengals at 184 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: their own twenty two, leading by five. Burrow drops back 185 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: to throw, steps up in the pocket, Brows caught up 186 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: in the middle for a first down by Tyler Boyd. 187 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: Want a clutch throw by Joe Burrow, and Boyd reels 188 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: it in for a fifteen yard gain. On third down 189 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: and ten, Patrick's certain with a stop, yes and the 190 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: veteran working against the rookie, and the veteran wins the battle. 191 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 1: Boyd finished with five catches for ninety six yards, more 192 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: than sixty percent of burrows one hundred and fifty seven 193 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: passing yards in the game. You know, I knew, I 194 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: knew one of my game was gonna come like this. 195 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: You know, I gotta sit back and be patient. You know, 196 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: I'm a leader, and whatever they want me to do, 197 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 1: that's what I'm gonna do, no matter how the game 198 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: go for me, you know, because I'm at this point, 199 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: I'm all about winning. And we got so much firepower 200 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: in the offense that I mean, once we got one 201 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: guy going, that's that's what we're gonna continue to feat 202 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: you know. And just just whenever our name was called, 203 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: we we make plays every game and game out, you know. 204 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: So it was a long time coming. With two minutes left, 205 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: Zach Taylor faced a big decision on third and eight. 206 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: Let Burrow throw, knowing that an incomplete pass would stop 207 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: the clock, or run the ball to eat up time. 208 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: Knowing that a first down was unlikely, he elected to 209 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: run the ball and trust his defense, and that decision 210 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: paid off. Final play of the game, Lock throws it 211 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: deep down field, throws it out a bounds four seconds 212 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: on the clock. The Bengals will take over on downs 213 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: and they are going to win the game here in Denver. 214 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: That is coffin nails bam, bam, bam, And I'll tell 215 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 1: you what it took the entire football game. This was 216 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: a slobber knocker. Now, this was a defensive battle. Both 217 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: football teams gave everything that they've got. They all left 218 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: every bit of energy that they have out on the 219 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: football field here at Mile High. The Bengals only had 220 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: two hundred forty nine yards of offense and went four 221 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: for thirteen on third down, but they didn't commit a 222 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: turnover and got out of Denver with a fifteen to 223 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: ten win. Here are Joe Burrow and Larry Ogan JOEBI. 224 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: It's like that sometimes not every game is going to 225 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: be thrown for three touchdown passes and three hundred yards 226 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: and and all that. They're really really good defense that 227 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: has invested a lot in their secondary and linebackers. They're 228 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: very well coached and you got to give them credit. 229 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: But you know, I was proud of our guys that 230 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 1: we made the plays when when they counted no critical 231 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: third downs down the stretch. UM exciting win. UM. Like 232 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: I said before, this is a very unselfish team. I mean, 233 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 1: there's a lot of guys who just work hard. It's 234 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: come to work every day and you know, want to 235 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: win and want to play together. And it doesn't matter 236 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: who gets this line light, who gets the spotlight. He's 237 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: just guys coming in and every inn and every day, 238 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 1: um just trying to make plays and find a way 239 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 1: to make the team win. So it's really exciting to 240 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: be a part of something special. We're trying to build 241 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: something here, something that hasn't been done in a while, 242 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: and we're just moving forward, staying focus. After the game, 243 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,439 Speaker 1: Dave Lapham spent three and a half minutes with Zach Taylor. 244 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: That was some physical football out there, Coach, you are 245 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,839 Speaker 1: beating up in the secondary, beating up in the offensive line. 246 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: I mean, a lot of players stepped up for you today. 247 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: They did. We're using our full roster har right now, 248 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: you know, and but we've got faith and every guy 249 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: on this team, practice squad, active roster. Uh. No moment 250 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: has been too big for these guys. The coaches have 251 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: done a heck of a job getting these guys ready 252 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: to where we don't have to cover up any of 253 00:13:58,040 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: these guys playing. You know, they're just going out there 254 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: doing what the starters have done and making all the 255 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: place for us at the end of the football game, 256 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: No hesitation whatsoever. It's like this deep our defense is 257 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: going to win this football game for us. You know, 258 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: they'll they'll be able to hang, tighten, and then hold 259 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: hold Denver at the end of the football game. I mean, 260 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: did you even think about throwing it on third and eight? No, 261 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: not really. You know, it's it's it's their job to 262 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: step up like they had all game. And I felt 263 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: like they'd done a great job control in the game, 264 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: and and we had full faith that they were going 265 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: to be able to tee off, get pressure on the 266 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: quarterback and make the place we needed to. So the 267 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: fifty whatever y'ard touchdown passed to Tyler Boyd. That was 268 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: such a thing of beauty. I was trying to when 269 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: I saw it live. I saw the cut block. I mean, 270 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: I can't I couldn't tell if it was CJ or 271 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: who it was that they had the great cut block 272 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: that kind of sprung Joe where he bought a little 273 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: bit more time and then threw it to Tyler Boyd 274 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: and Tyler, you know, took off for the fifty plush 275 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: yard touchdown. Do you know who that was that through 276 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: that cut block? It was it CJ. Drew. It was CJ. 277 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: CJ camer crowd. They can both do it. Drew. We've 278 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: asked Drew to do that against Claiss Campbell. You know, 279 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: it's similar deal. But CJ. Camer Cross got him on 280 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: the ground. Joe did a good job pushing up in 281 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: the pocket, and TB was patient to I'm anxious to 282 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: see if he slipped behind those linebackers, what the safety did, 283 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: because they were in some three week there. But it 284 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: played out like we hoped it would. Coach this defensive 285 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: football team, they make you earn everything. They don't give 286 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: anything to you. They don't make any mistakes. I mean 287 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: to watch him, it's like, oh, they're so sound. Got 288 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: so much respect for them, you know, because they've they've 289 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: not only got really high end talent, character, but a 290 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: really good coaching staff. And and we knew it was 291 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: gonna be a dogfight. We knew it. It doesn't shot me. 292 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: If you told me, hey, this might be six to 293 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: three at half time, it might be fifteen to ten 294 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: at the end of the game. I would have understood that. 295 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: And I thought our guys did a great job playing 296 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: with pois or defense and special teams did a great 297 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 1: job control in the game. To allow the offense to 298 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: play how we needed to play, and you get to win, 299 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: and you get win that way. Joe Burrow his pocket manipulation. 300 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: I mean he was Houdini the way he escaped some things. 301 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: And a couple of big runs on third down. Third 302 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: down was tough sledding third down. Red zones always tough 303 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: with these guys. But Joe made a couple of plays 304 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: with feed on third down on top of the pass, 305 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: and he made to Tyler Boyd, what does that do 306 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: when you have a quarterback that can create like Joe does. Oh, 307 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: it takes a win out of them. You know. That's 308 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: what great quarterbacks do in December and in January. They 309 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: step up and they make the plays when when there's 310 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: maybe not a play to be made. And that's what 311 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: Joe did for us a couple of times there. So 312 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens go for two again, they're unsuccessful and 313 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: they lose the football game. So now as you're flying 314 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: home from Denver, you're at first place. You got the 315 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: tiebreaker against the Ravens, the same record, but you guys 316 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: beat them in Baltimore. So this football team has done 317 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: such a great job that you with your leadership of 318 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: compartmentalizing after it didn't go well and compartmentalizing after it 319 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: did go well. Yeah, it's good to be where we're at. 320 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: We put ourselves in a really good position by doing 321 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: some really good things this year. But everything is still 322 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: in front of us and first place really doesn't matter 323 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: at the moment because we still got a couple of 324 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: divisional games left. But it starts with Baltimore. This is 325 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: a big home game. We need our fans to be 326 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: laud and proud and cheer us on because this is 327 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: a monster of a game in the Sunday Coach, appreciate 328 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: your time as always. Big win. Congratulations, that's flight home. 329 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: Won't take us long now. Yeah, it'll feel good. Thanks. 330 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 1: At the moment, the Bengals are the number four playoff 331 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: seed in the AFC. If Cleveland wins on Monday, there 332 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: would be a three way tie for first in the 333 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 1: AFC North, with the Steelers just a half game back. 334 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: The Broncos faced the Raiders tonight and have a road 335 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: game in Green Bay on Saturday. The Steelers head to 336 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: Kansas City next Sunday. The Bengals Booth Podcast is presented 337 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: by Ultimate Bengals, The Free to play fantasy football game 338 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 1: Ultimate Bengals will be awarding a weekly winner during the 339 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 1: course of the season with tickets, autograph merchandise, and money 340 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: can buy experiences all up for grabs. Find Ultimate Bengals 341 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: in the app Store and Google Play. Now time for 342 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: postgame analysis with my broadcast partner Dave Lapham lap I 343 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: will use one of your terms. That was a slobber knocker. 344 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: Two defensive teams throwing a makers and the Bengals made 345 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: just enough plays to get out of here with a win. 346 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: I'm telling you it was like Survival of the fitish, 347 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: you know, and uh, they're they're tired. I mean that 348 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: was that was a very all of them kept saying. 349 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 1: It was a physical football game. That's a good football team, 350 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: you know. It was. It was a game, damn where 351 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: both teams had to earn everything. You know, neither team 352 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 1: really gave gave the game away other than you know, 353 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 1: a turnover here and there that end up being huge. Um. 354 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: But for the most part, it was like, man, no, 355 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: not a bunch of explosive plays. It was just I 356 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: think it was something that defense or coaches at any 357 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: level can throw tape on and say, this is how 358 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,719 Speaker 1: you play defense. You know, everybody does what they're supposed 359 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 1: to do, how they're supposed to do it, be there, 360 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: be where they're supposed to be when they're supposed to 361 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: be there, and man, it was, it was. It was 362 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,879 Speaker 1: well earned, to say the least, fifteen tackles for Jermaine Pratt. 363 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: I know, that's a guy you respect because he doesn't 364 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: say much, but it does a lot of homework to 365 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 1: be mentally ready for the game. And obviously he was 366 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,959 Speaker 1: physically ready for the game as well. He was. I mean, 367 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: that's that's one that was definitely tired in the locker 368 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: room after the game, and I saw him a couple 369 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: of times out in the football field, you know, taking 370 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: extra deep breath trying to you know, get get the 371 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: oxygen that he needed to get. And everybody talked to 372 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: about how impressed they were with you know, Trey Wayne 373 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: stepping up and Fred Johnson stepping up and Carmen Jackson, 374 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,479 Speaker 1: Carmen stepping up and doing things when they needed him 375 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: to be done. Obviously, this aesthetically wasn't a pretty football game, 376 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: but the outcomes beautiful. Well, how about the offensive line, 377 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 1: because as you mentioned, Fred Johnson went the distance at 378 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: right tackle. That's your third stringer right tackle. Jackson Carmen 379 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: played most of the game at right guard. He's a 380 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: backup now. He started earlier this year. I thought the 381 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: protection was actually pretty good. Now Joe Burrow had to 382 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 1: scramble a lot because it was hard for guys to 383 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: get open against that great secondary. Yeah. Yeah, that's the thing. 384 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: I mean, even even when he scrambled, they plastered and 385 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: they weren't given an inch. I mean, that group, those 386 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: guys are so on the same page. And Jesse Bates 387 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: made a point about how when I talked to him 388 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: about how everybody, not just starters, everybody goes and watches 389 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: that extra Tuesday tape, he said, we haven't have backup 390 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,959 Speaker 1: quarterback in there with us talking about concepts and just 391 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 1: football in general. So I thought, you know, I think 392 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 1: that that's starting to show by their play on the 393 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:31,160 Speaker 1: football field. And you know that the Denver defensive football team, 394 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 1: they spend a lot of time together, you know, study 395 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 1: and tape together and communicating making sure that everybody's on 396 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 1: the same page. I can't tell you how hard it is. 397 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: I asked, you know, both Fred, and I asked Fred basically, 398 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 1: what was it like communicating in that crowd noise down 399 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: the stretch when you and Jackson haven't played a whole 400 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: lot of snaps side by side, and he's like, yeah, 401 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 1: we just you know, don't worry about it. Let's make 402 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 1: sure we're trying to make sure we're on the same 403 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: page as much we are, but let's just make sure 404 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: we just go play football and don't let it bother us. 405 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: And I was impressed with there were no early movements, 406 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: no you know, pre snaps, stupid penalties that way. I 407 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: thought guys handled all that part of it pretty darn well. 408 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: It's just they were playing against a pretty good defensive 409 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: football team. Le Broncos took Jamar Chase away. He had 410 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: very little impact today. Tee Higgins saw his streaks snapped 411 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: of one hundred yard games at three, So who steps up? 412 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,880 Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd five catches ninety six yards, including the game 413 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: winning fifty six yard touchdown and two other catches that 414 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,360 Speaker 1: were huge, the one that set up the field goal 415 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: just before the half and then the fifteen yard are 416 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: on third and ten late in the game. Yeah, he 417 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 1: was talking about how you know he read coverage before 418 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: you know, saw a man coverage and knew what he 419 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: had to do. And Tyler Boyd's a guy that just patient, 420 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, he's just so professional about everything, 421 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: and he knows his time is going to come. You know, 422 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: it might not come every game, but he knows that 423 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 1: there's going to be a point in time where he 424 00:21:57,720 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 1: has to step up and make a play to help 425 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: football team win the game, and he's gonna be there. 426 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:05,919 Speaker 1: I mean, that guy is about as dependable and reliable 427 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: and tough and accountable, I mean, every good quality that 428 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:11,439 Speaker 1: you have to have to be a successful player in 429 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: the National Football League, Tyler Boyd has him. I mean, 430 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: he's one of those guys. He's got total and utmost 431 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: respect of all of his teammates. Every single guy just 432 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: really thinks Tyler Boyd is special and every every way 433 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: you can be special. The Bengals don't win this game 434 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: if Duke Tobin does not go against the draft gurus 435 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: and select a kicker. People say, don't draft a kicker. 436 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: You can always find a kicker as an undrafted free agent. 437 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 1: They spent a fifth round pick and it worked out 438 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: big time. Yeah. I asked him after the game, what 439 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: would it be like if you kicked in Denver every week, 440 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: and he just started laughing. He said, I did notice 441 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,919 Speaker 1: the air was a little less resistance there. And you know, 442 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,439 Speaker 1: he talks about hitting the two sixty yarders going in 443 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 1: each direction in the warm up part of it, and 444 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:01,879 Speaker 1: he said that he didn't hit the fifty eight yarder 445 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: or the fifty three yarder as well as he can 446 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 1: hit him. And he said, but they still, you know, 447 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: ended up working out okay. But and then you know, 448 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 1: I said, I don't want to short you that thirty 449 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: one yarder. That was big two in a five point game, 450 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,120 Speaker 1: you have nine points. I mean, all those field goals 451 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: are uber important, you know. And look at the fact 452 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: that he pushed one. He pushed one from fifty one yards. 453 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: That's you guys are making fifty plush yarders like you know, 454 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,479 Speaker 1: it's a day at the beach. And he missed one. 455 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,439 Speaker 1: So that's always that's big in a game like this, 456 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 1: even in a game where the other team's secondary was outstanding. 457 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,200 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow is fifteen for twenty two, one hundred and 458 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: fifty seven yards, one touchdown, no picks pass, the rating 459 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: of one h three point six and after the game 460 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 1: not like high on life at all. Over the fact 461 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: that they've climbed into a tie for first place. It's hey, 462 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: we got bigger fish to fry. He is all business 463 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: all the time, and I thought two of the bigger 464 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 1: plays he made were with his feet on third down 465 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,040 Speaker 1: for him to manipulate the pocket like he did and 466 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 1: try to work that opening. I mean, you take your 467 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,439 Speaker 1: eyes from coverage and then you have to bring them 468 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: down to what the front four is doing and try 469 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: to anticipate who's going to move where and how. That's 470 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: not easy to do, and he processes that stuff so fast. 471 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a he's a very very unique player. 472 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: There was no question about it. There's nothing about football 473 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 1: that that dude does not understand. We don't know how 474 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: this is going to time turn out, but we do 475 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: though that with three games left, they're tied for first 476 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: and the final few weeks of the season just got 477 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: a lot more fun. And there's no doubt. I mean, 478 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: they're they're already talking about you know, all year long. 479 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: We've done a pretty good job of you know, not 480 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 1: celebrating too long, put it aside and you know, drowning 481 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: in our sorrows too long. If it didn't go well, 482 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: put it aside. I have full confidence that they're going 483 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 1: to handle this week right and they'll be ready to 484 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: go against the Baltimore Ravens. That now is going to 485 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: be another slopper knock or extraordinaire. How about the Ravens 486 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: going for two instead of kicking the extra point to 487 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: go to overtime for the second time. I'm in three 488 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: weeks and failing both times. I think Harbaugh said, analytics, Well, 489 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: we won't over for one, can't go over two. We're 490 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: not gonna go over to over two. Analytics be damned. 491 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: All right, this was fun. Can't wait till next Sunday. 492 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: I'm already fired up for next Sunday. No, I know this, Uh, 493 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: this will be these two division games out of these 494 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: last three. And you know, I mean, Kansa City Chiefs, 495 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 1: come on this, this is gonna be. It is gonna 496 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: be nuts at Paul Brown Stadium, and if it comes 497 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: down to it, it'll be nuts up at the Mistake 498 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: on the Lake in that last week of the season 499 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: as well. But I mean, this is why you play 500 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 1: the game, to have significant, meaningful football games in the 501 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:48,360 Speaker 1: month of December and into January. More on Sundays when 502 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 1: joined Lap and Lance McCalister for Bengals Line Monday Night 503 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: from six to nine on seven hundred WLW. Now time 504 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 1: for this week's fun Facts segment, where you get to 505 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:03,400 Speaker 1: know the person under the pads. Have for some fun 506 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:07,640 Speaker 1: facts with Eli Apple from Vorhees, New Jersey, near Philadelphia. 507 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: In fact, it's where the Philadelphia Flyers practice. Eli, you're 508 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: a great athlete. Were you the fastest kid in the 509 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: neighborhood growing up? Yeah? I was. And were you good 510 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: at pretty much everything that you did sports wise? Yeah, 511 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: I mean proud of my cell phone being good on 512 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: all the sports. So I had two older brothers that 513 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: played basketball, football with so I try to just do 514 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: my best keep bob with them. There's a great pricture 515 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: of you on the internet. I think you're in seventh grade. 516 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,959 Speaker 1: You're about twelve years old. You're posing with Ohio States 517 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: former head coach Jim Tressell. I think from an Ohio 518 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,199 Speaker 1: State football camp. It was, but it wasn't. It was. 519 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: I got out there early in my mom, dad, my 520 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: brother who snuck out on set of the stadium just 521 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: to like look at just no, no, just the stadium, 522 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: look look around. I guess Coach Tressell was there and 523 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 1: we saw him and we just want to say hi. 524 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: It wasn't suppose too, but ended up getting a little 525 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: picture in the stairs a little kitty lady. She was old. 526 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,880 Speaker 1: She kind of tried to tell us to leave, something 527 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: like how did you get in and stuff. She was 528 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:10,880 Speaker 1: like questioning us, and Coach Strussell was just really cool. 529 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 1: Ended up taking a picture anyway, and then I took 530 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 1: another picture of him later a couple of days after 531 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: during the camp. We're doing fun facts with Eli Apple. 532 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 1: You were one of the top recruits in the country. 533 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,439 Speaker 1: Did you enjoy it or did you find it to 534 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:27,679 Speaker 1: be stressful? I enjoyed my high school career and the 535 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: whole process of going through considering what colleges I wanted 536 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 1: to go to. I already knew how the state was 537 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:37,640 Speaker 1: on one. So you spent three years at Ohio State. 538 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 1: You played a big role in the national championship team 539 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 1: in twenty fourteen. What did you enjoy most about your 540 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: Ohio State experiences? Winning being a part of just history, 541 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: being the first college football Playoff champion when nobody expected 542 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: us to come back from our early season first home 543 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:00,360 Speaker 1: loss to Virginia Tech. So just that season, and dude, 544 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 1: in the relationships I built throughout that whole song. Your 545 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 1: defensive backs coach at Ohio State was Carrie Combs, who's 546 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 1: a legendary figure in the Cincinnati area because of his 547 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: incredible run as the head coach at Coleraine High School. 548 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: Can you describe your relationship with him because he has 549 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: often tweeted things and written things praising you. Oh, yeah, 550 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: it was tough. It was a tough relationship. When I 551 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: first got there, he was really hard on me and 552 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: then ended up becoming like a just a second dad, 553 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: you know, really somebody that cares about his players and 554 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 1: he puts his all into just coaching and just being 555 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,719 Speaker 1: able to connect with his guys. So we still talk 556 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: a little bit today. What is your favorite Ohio State 557 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: football tradition? Probably just the best fridays, you know, getting 558 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: a good meal from the little golf golf spot. I 559 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: don't remember that. Jack Nicholas, Yeah, Jack Nicholas, and then 560 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: just the whole routine that we have just getting our 561 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:55,719 Speaker 1: bodies right and massage. It is just the whole day. 562 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: It's pretty cool. So you were the tenth pick in 563 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: the draft by the New York Giant. It was Apple 564 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: to the Big Apple. Describe your draft experience. That was crazy. 565 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: It was something that was unexpected. I didn't know I 566 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: was going to go to the Giants. I didn't really 567 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: have any prior talks with them at all. Maybe met 568 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:17,479 Speaker 1: with them maybe once or something. But yeah, it was. 569 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: It was exciting though being from Vorhese, New Jersey or 570 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: close to a major city. So I'm guessing playing in 571 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 1: the Big Apple wasn't a huge culture shock for you. 572 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 1: But what was the best part about playing for the 573 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: New York Giants. I mean, it was, it was great. 574 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: It was just probably just you know, being in NFL 575 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 1: that was the best part, Just that whole experience, just 576 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: going through my rookie year, learning so much, and of 577 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:42,920 Speaker 1: course just being close to home as well. But I'll 578 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: just say learning, learning throughout the whole year and the 579 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: ups and downs and everything. But we pretty happy. We 580 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 1: had a pretty good year and made the playoffs and stuff. 581 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: But just that whole year it was pretty cool. After that, 582 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: you played for the New Orleans Saints and made it 583 00:29:56,560 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 1: to an NFC Championship game that, unfortunately for the Saints, 584 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: included a controversial call, or the lack of a call, 585 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 1: A pass interference against the Rams that might have put 586 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: you guys in the Super Bowl. Is that still difficult 587 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: to stomach several years later? Oh yeah, of course, stuff 588 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: like that you don't forget about. But that's why you 589 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 1: work hard to continue to give yourself those opportunities to 590 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: put yourself in that position to you know, make it 591 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl and be able to win it. 592 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 1: You seem very comfortable here. Is Cincinnati a good fit? 593 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: I believe so. I think the coaches in the way 594 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: my playing style is. I think we starting to learn 595 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: each other, and just the guys around me as well, 596 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: just a lot of young guys and guys in the background. 597 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 1: I feel like we all communicate well. We just got 598 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 1: to consider to strive to get better. What's the feeling 599 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: like after a game when a coach tosses you a 600 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: game ball? Oh, it's just a great feeling, just to 601 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: know that you've done well enough to help the team win. 602 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 1: So that's us all it is, and just want to 603 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: continue to get better and get more. All right. A 604 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: few wild card topics with Bengals to fensive back Elie Apple. 605 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: Who is your favorite athlete of all time in any 606 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 1: sport and why that's uh salid of gray athletes. I'll 607 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 1: probably say Kobe Bryant, just the mentality he brought to 608 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: the game, and just the will and hard working dedic 609 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: kitchen took every day into his craft. And um, I 610 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:22,160 Speaker 1: don't know, I'll probably say him, do you feel like 611 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: you have the mamba mentality? I try to, you know, 612 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 1: regardless by any means. I'm trying to do whatever I 613 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: can make place for the team. Do you have any 614 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: hidden talents? I'm a good juggler? Really? How many objects? Probably? 615 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 1: Just three? Yeah? Three or four tops? Is there anything 616 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: you are terrible at? Probably? Man? Yeah, don't need it 617 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 1: much in your current profession. Yeah, this a little bit. Contracts, contracts, 618 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 1: that's right. What do you like to splur John my bags? 619 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: Clothes of course, hoodies, shoes, video games, cars, stuff like that. 620 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: Do you have a dream purchase that you have not 621 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 1: made yet? I guess give my first house. I haven't 622 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 1: got myself a house yet, so I want to do that. 623 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: If you could meet anybody in history, athlete, actor, statesman, 624 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 1: religious figure, whoever that might be, Who would that person be? 625 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: It's probably Malcolm X. I'll probably want to meet him. 626 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: If we're talking that on a live or a love. Yeah, 627 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 1: have you studied him? Have you read the autobiography? What's 628 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 1: you're the state of your knowledge about Malcolm X? Yeah? 629 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 1: I did. I read the autogobiography earlier this year and 630 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 1: I had to read it twice. It was really good 631 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: and just a big I don't know, he just his 632 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: life is just what he went through from when he 633 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 1: was a criminal before he got arrested, and then after 634 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:58,240 Speaker 1: he got arrested becoming a Muslim and throughout his whole 635 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:02,120 Speaker 1: life is just just a cospiracies of how he ended up, 636 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: you know, unfortunately passing away and dying and get him assassinated. 637 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 1: There's a whole journey to just see that throughout the book. 638 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: And I don't know. It was really well out circulated 639 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 1: and definitely a good read. All right, suggests everybody read it, 640 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:21,719 Speaker 1: highly recommended. Last thing, what's your favorite thing about the 641 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 1: NFL life? Proving yourself, proving that you're you're good enough, 642 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: and proving that as a team that we made the 643 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 1: necessary improvements throughout the week to you know, prove ourselves 644 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: and you know, see what challenges awaits throughout on Sunday. 645 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 1: But I'll just say just coming together as a team 646 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: and figuring out wasted win. You're off the hot seat. 647 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 1: I appreciate your time, best of luck the rest of 648 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,720 Speaker 1: the year. 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