1 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: Higat everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading The 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: Bengals Booth Podcast. The sweet dreams are made of this addition, 3 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: as the Bengals not only beat the dreaded, hated, but 4 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: grudgingly respected Pittsburgh Steelers. They hummeled Pittsburgh. They pulverized Pittsburgh. 5 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: They pounded Pittsburgh. Enough alliteration you get the picture. Coming up, 6 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: you'll hear radio replays from a thirty one point win, 7 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: postgame comments from players and coaches, and analysis from my 8 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: broadcast partner Dave Lapham. 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I was on a lot of planes last 18 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: week from Cincinnati to Las Vegas, Vegas to Kansas City, KC. 19 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: Back home, then, after a one day break back on 20 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: a plane to North Carolina before flying home again the 21 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: next day. It occurred to me on all of those 22 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: flights that air traffic control is a remarkable thing that 23 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: we completely take for granted. With so many flights in 24 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: the sky at any given time, the coordination required to 25 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: keep all of us safe is truly amazing. So thank 26 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: you to the highly skilled heroes and air traffic control. 27 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: This frequent flyer is grateful. Now let's get to Sunday's 28 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: stunner at Paul Brown Stadium. The highlights begin and with 29 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: Cincinnati's second play on offense, Burrow moves under center after 30 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: being in the shotgun on the opening play. It's a 31 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: stretch run left Mixon having the first down and Marto 32 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: to the fifty into Steelers territory. Yanked out a bounce 33 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: on the Bengals sideline by Minka Fitzpatrick at the forty 34 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: six of Pittsburgh. Nothing fancy, They're just a good inside 35 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: run and good double team left guard left tackle. Get 36 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: up to the next level. Joe Mixon working down the 37 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: football field. How about the downfield blocked by Jamar Chase 38 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: that let Joe Mixon even take advantage further of that 39 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: rush opportunity, Jamar Chase at the third level getting it 40 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: done twenty five yards for Joe Mixon on his first 41 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: carry of the day. On the Bengals opening drive, Mixon 42 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: carried seven times for forty nine yards that set up 43 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: a touchdown run by the other star of the Joe Show. 44 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: Second down and seven from the Steelers eight, as the 45 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: Bengals try to score on their opening possession for just 46 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: the second time this year, drops back to throw spins 47 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: away from a tackler running through ten the five, Burrow 48 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: is in touchdown. Bengals show Burrow with his first rushing 49 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: touchdown up the season, a great spin move at the 50 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage to get it started, and he swerved 51 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: into the end zone to score. The spinning, swerving touchdown 52 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: run came one year in six days after Joe's knee 53 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: injury in Washington. You know, Highsmith got got some pressure 54 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: on me. I was able to get outside and you know, 55 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: had a little boogie right there. My name was feeling 56 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: my name was feeling good on my NWS, feeling great 57 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: old day. I was exciting. So the offense started the 58 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: game with a seventy five yard touchdown drive, and the 59 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: defense got off to a great start. Two second and seven, 60 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: as the crowd gets into it, Roethlisberger in the shotgun 61 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: for the first time today, stomps the left foot, catches 62 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: the snap, drops back, now steps up in the pocket, 63 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: flings it toward the near side, picked off by Eli 64 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: Apple running up the near sideline to the Pittsburgh thirty 65 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: twenty five, cuts back at the twenty ten. He gets 66 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: tackled at the five. Eli Apple's second interception in his 67 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: many weeks led to an Evan McPherson field goal and 68 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,119 Speaker 1: at tend nothing lead. The Steelers answered with a field 69 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: goal on their next possession to make it ten three, 70 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: but when the Bengals got the ball back, one Joe 71 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: Mixon run was followed by five straight pass completions by 72 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,239 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow first and ten at the Pittsburgh thirty two, 73 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: the Bengals leading by seven. Burrow catches a shotgun snap 74 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: five step drop. It's gonna float it for the end 75 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: zone in te Higgins. He goes up, He's got it. 76 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: Te Higgins wins the back to the football as he 77 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: took it away from James Pierre touchdown Cincinnati. Burrow completed 78 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: twenty of twenty four passes, six went to Higgins for 79 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: one hundred fourteen yards. Was it the Bengals best offensive performance? Yeah, 80 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: you know, I would say so. No. I felt like 81 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: we were rolling the whole day. And you know, we 82 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: started to get up by a bunch. We started to 83 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: play more conservative, but you know, at the beginning we 84 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: were rolling. They certainly were after scoring on their last 85 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: five drives of the Raiders game last week. The Bengals 86 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 1: scored on their first four drives on Sunday, including a 87 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: fourteen play eighty four yard march that made it twenty 88 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: four to three in the second quarter. Growing the shotgun, 89 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: Nixon to his right. Well they give it to Joe again. 90 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: They do twist his shoulder, pads lunches forward. Here come 91 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: the officials running in touchdown Bengals. It looked like the 92 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: Bengals would score for the tenth straight possession when they 93 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: drove to the Steelers twenty six with a minute left 94 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 1: and a half, but a Minca Fitzpatrick interception gave Pittsburgh 95 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: the ball back at their own twenty one. Big Ben 96 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: catches the shotgun staff short drop throws h having it 97 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: back to the house for the touchdown down. My Kilton 98 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: against his former team, intercept Ben Roethlisberger's pass and runs 99 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: it into the end zone. Cincinnati is embarrassing Pittsburgh so 100 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: far today. Wow, how about that an unscripted, unconventional score. 101 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: On top of being able to run the football, throw 102 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 1: the football, you get a defensive score by former Pittsburgh 103 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 1: Steeler Mike Hilton. So, Mike Hilton, how did that feel? 104 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: You really want to know this villain the world? Man. 105 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: That's my first career pick sixs and my whole football career. 106 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: So to do it against those guys in a big 107 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: division game couldn't be Ine sueda peewee high school college 108 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 1: first four years of the league and this is my 109 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: first one. How great is that? It was thirty one 110 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: three Bengals at the half and Zach Taylor was thrilled 111 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: from Mike Hilton. Mike Hilton's a winner. Mike Hilton brings 112 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: constant energy. We talk about guys who are consistent every 113 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: single day, and we don't expect from him every day 114 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: they walk in the building. That's Mike Hilton to tea. 115 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: You know, he's just awesome to be around. Brings a 116 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: high standard to everybody, and guys just respect the heck 117 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: out of him. Down by four touchdowns in the second half, 118 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: the Steelers had to throw the ball and that allowed 119 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: Trey Hendrickson to tee off Roethlisberger looking right, Pump fakes, 120 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: looks back and the left gets hit from behind. The 121 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: ball comes out, Hubbard recovers and Roethlisberger is hurt. The 122 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: fumble first down for the Bengals. They called Trey Hendrickson 123 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: with a strip sack, Sam Hubbard with the recovery, and 124 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: with that strip sack, Trey Hendrickson has established a new 125 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: Bengals record with his seventh consecutive game with a sack. 126 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: Hendrickson has ten and a half sacks in eleven games 127 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: with the Bengals. Sacks a sack they don't ask, you know, 128 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: how it happens, They ask how many. So it's a 129 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: it's just a fun thing when you're balling with your 130 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: brothers and uh, we just we're just loving football. That 131 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: strip sack led to a fifty one yard field goal 132 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: by Evan McPherson that gave the Bengals at thirty four 133 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: to three lead. The outcome was no longer in doubt. 134 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: But Joe Mixon wasn't finished punishing Pittsburgh asa a p 135 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: incident right tackle. Here's a run to the left for Mixon. 136 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: Now looks to cut it back and here he goes. 137 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: He runs to the forty forty five fifty near sideline, 138 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: forty five forty thirty five shove down abounds. I'll tell 139 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: you what, James Pierre, your athletics supporter, is back at 140 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: about the thirty five yard line. I mean, James Pierre 141 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: what he was there to make a tackle in space 142 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: and Joe Mixon just come up inside of him and 143 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:41,599 Speaker 1: off to the races he went. Boys, Joe Mixon, decisive 144 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: and explosive. That's one hundred and sixty four yards following 145 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: a thirty eight yard dash there, and that is a 146 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: new career high for Joe Mixon. His previous high one 147 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: sixty two a few years ago. Against the Cleveland Browns, 148 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: Mixon finished with twenty eight carries for one hundred sixty 149 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: five yards. So great. At the same time, I mean, 150 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: with I'm my on line, with I my tight ends, 151 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: with on my receivers all being brought into the run game, 152 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: it wouldn't happen. So as much as it is an 153 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 1: award for me and a career thing for me, is 154 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: the same thing for them. So I'm excited for everybody 155 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: in the building. But at the same time, we just 156 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: got to keep building on top of that. Fittingly, Mixon's 157 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: final carrey of the day resulted in his thirteenth touchdown 158 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: of this season. Joe has at least one in eight 159 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: straight games and two touchdowns in each of his last four. 160 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: Burrow under center Mixing lined up behind Stanley Morgan into 161 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: the game as a block and receiver Burrow hands it 162 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: on the Mixon He's into the end zone. Touchdown. Bengals. 163 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: Joe was stumbling up after taking the snap from Trey Hill, 164 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: but he got into Mixon for the score, and the 165 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: Bengals have a great choreograph dance with Mixon and all 166 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: of his offensive linemen in the end zone after that touchdown. 167 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: A couple of days ago, somebody posted video from the 168 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: Bengals locker room of Mixing showing three hundred thirty pound 169 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: offensive lineman Quentin Spain how to do a touchdown dance. 170 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: Spain was the choreographer in this case. They explain, was 171 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: just like man let's do the two steps. Let's do 172 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: the two steps. I'm like, okay, temptations. So he ended 173 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: up coordinating that real quick, and you know, to really 174 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: see all of the linemen and other positions joining in. 175 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 1: I mean, I was lit for me. So I mean, 176 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: only if y'all knew and really talked to certain people, 177 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: you wouldn't expect Big Jonah to go out there doing 178 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: the two steps. So, I mean it was funny. I 179 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: thought it was a hell of a deal, and I'm 180 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: just I'm excited for all of them, to be honest. 181 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: The score was forty one to three. That thirty eight 182 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: point margin would have been the Bengals' biggest ever in 183 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: a win over Pittsburgh they won by thirty five back 184 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: in nineteen eighty eight. However, with two fifty nine left 185 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: and the Bengals backups in on defense, Roethlisberger threw a 186 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: touchdown pass to had friar Mouth that made the final 187 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: score forty one to ten. That means the combined score 188 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,599 Speaker 1: and the Bengals two wins over Pittsburgh this year was 189 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 1: sixty five to twenty. Here are t Higgins, Mike Hilton, 190 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: and Joe Burrow on a decisive when beating Pittsburgh Arrival, 191 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: you know, it feels good for sure. You know, um, 192 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: it's a great team. Hats off to them, you know 193 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: it's a great team. But being able to would you say, 194 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: sixty five points in two games, you know that's unbelieveable. 195 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: You know, we haven't beat them but twice since what 196 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 1: two thousand and nine, And man, it's good. I'm just 197 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: got I'm part of it. But I have a lot 198 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 1: of respect and love for those guys. They gave me 199 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: opportunity to be where I am now, and you know, 200 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: I would be grateful to them. But when I when 201 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: I came here, I came here on the mission. It 202 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: was to help turn this team around, helped him build 203 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 1: this team up. And we're taking the right strides and 204 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: I like where we're hitting. Yeah, we're right where we 205 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,199 Speaker 1: want to be. You know, we have high aspirations this year. 206 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: You know, we can't let up now though I think 207 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: you know, we started strong and then we kind of 208 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: skidded a little bit there in the middle of the season, 209 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: and now coming down the stretch, I think we're really 210 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 1: hitting our stripes. So we gotta keep having great, great, 211 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: great weeks of practice and I think we have the 212 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: guys that are excited about where we're at, but not satisfied. 213 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: After the game, Dave Lapham spent four minutes in the 214 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: locker room with head coach Zach Taylor. Right from the 215 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: beginning of the staff, that is most promising to me 216 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: and the most beautiful thing. One hundred and ninety eight 217 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 1: yards rushing to their fifty one. You guys dominated the 218 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage from jump Street. Yeah, when you get 219 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: in November December football, especially the divisional football, it starts 220 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 1: up front and both sides of the ball. And I 221 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: thought our guys came to play today and really proud 222 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: of him from start to finish. They really controlled this game. 223 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 1: They really did. And you had Joe Mixon go for 224 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty five yards on twenty eight carries. 225 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: So let's see nineteen carries in the second half last week, 226 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: that's forty seven for like almost two hundred and seventy 227 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 1: yards on forty seven carries in basically five quarters of football. 228 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: He played three quarters today and a half game last week. 229 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,719 Speaker 1: That's just I guess you know what you have in 230 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,839 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon. But when he performs like that, what is 231 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: the dude to the football team. Yeah, feeds. Everybody feeds 232 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: off that energy, you know, and there's nothing better than 233 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: getting a good, strong run game going that the defense 234 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: can feel that the clock gets sucked out, you know, 235 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: and they're keeping their offense on the sidelines and we're 236 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: keeping their defense on the field. And that's just a good, 237 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: good way to play AFC North football. How big was 238 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: Mike Hilton against this former team. I was just talking 239 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: to him in the Lockerman said, it's the first pick 240 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: six he's ever had high school, college, or NFL. And 241 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: it happens against Ben and the Pittsburgh Steelers. That had 242 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: to be some juice. That was a big moment, you know, 243 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: because we were trying to end the half with no 244 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: time on the clock and points on our board, and 245 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: we had to turnover and then Mike comes right around 246 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: and resteals the momentum for us going in a halftime. 247 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: That was a big time moment. Teams can't double team everybody, 248 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 1: and Tee Higgins got some single coverage and abused it. Yeah, absolutely, 249 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: you know, over a hundred yards receiving. He had a 250 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: huge touchdown, grab should have scored another touchdown. He got 251 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: tackled on the inch yard line. That's that's the response 252 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: we've been waiting for for teag He's always been able 253 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 1: to do that. Now we just were able to get 254 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: him the opportunity to be able to showcase that. Joe Burrow, 255 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: efficient's not the word twenty out of twenty four, one 256 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety yards and a touchdown and the interception 257 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: that you talked about. But Joe in terms of seeing 258 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: what to do and knowing how to do it, he's 259 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: as good as anybody isn't he. There's no question. I mean, 260 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: the first and second down pass calls, it's just so 261 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: easy for me just to call it, know that he's 262 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: going to find the right guy and find an open 263 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: guy and find his checkdowns plenty of times when he 264 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: needed to and best the type of performance we need 265 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: from him today. In the first half, when you guys 266 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: were really getting it going. On first down, you were 267 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: so amazing. You averaged like ten yards per completion on 268 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: first down, like five and a half yards per rush 269 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: on first down. You had ten run calls and ten 270 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: pass calls on first down. Were you trying to be 271 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: that balanced or to just work out that way? It's 272 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: a mixture, you know, it was in a lot of 273 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: ways that was the plan. We just we've had a 274 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: lot of belief in what we're going to do on 275 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: our drive back passes there early on, and you saw 276 00:14:57,840 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: how efficient we were on the runs in the first quarter. 277 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: We wanted to stick with that as well, So just 278 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: trying never let them get ahead and get a beat 279 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: on what we were doing. That's even we're running the ball. 280 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: We wanted to make send some good passes in there, 281 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: just just to keep them off balance. Yeah, because if 282 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: you get in second and third and long situations against 283 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: these guys, I mean t J. Watton Highsmith there, that's 284 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: a good duo. There's no question about you guys were 285 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: able to negate them with how successful you were on 286 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: first the second down. Yeah, there's no quale. You can't 287 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: let those guys get off, you know. And it's a 288 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: really good group up front that we've had to deal 289 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: with for a number of years now and we know 290 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: what they can do to a game. And so I 291 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: thought it was an outstanding drive by our offensive line 292 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: keeping them in check. So the one to know today 293 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: makes you seven and four and you're three and one 294 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: in the division. That's a big deal to no one 295 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: else has played four games in the division. You guys 296 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: have won three of them. How big is it. It's 297 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: a big deal. You know, every every game you win 298 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: in this division set you one forward and sets another 299 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: team back. And so again we got to play our 300 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: best ball in the division, and our guys, for the 301 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: most part, I've done that. Congratulations on up being winning 302 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: today forty one to ten, three in a row against 303 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers, all by ten points. Some more not 304 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: eking out wins, coach smoking them. We'll take it, absolutely, 305 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: love it, love every minute of it. Up next a 306 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: home game against the La Chargers, who lost in Denver 307 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: on Sunday twenty eight thirteen. 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Find Ultimate Bengals in the app stores. 316 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: Now time for postgame analysis with my broadcast partner Dave 317 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: Lapham Lap A thoroughly stunning result from Paul Brown Stadium 318 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: is the Bengals pummel the Pittsburgh Steelers forty one to ten. 319 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: You were in the locker room after the game. Share 320 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: the vibe with people listening to this conversation, you know, it's, um, 321 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: it was almost like more expected than celebratory. You know, 322 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 1: they were like, we felt like we had this in 323 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: us and they were happy about it, obviously, but it's 324 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: almost like business like, you know, we felt like we 325 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: could do this. This one's over with, We're moving on. Um. 326 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: You know, the fact that they're three and one of 327 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: the division. Nobody else has played four division games, nobody 328 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: else has won three of them, so that puts them 329 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: in pretty good shape obviously. That way, and with that 330 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 1: seven and four record, they were onward and upward and 331 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: that that was kind of like the message. But I 332 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: think there was there was pride and how it was 333 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: accomplished and how they dominated the line of scrimmage, how 334 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: they took over the football game right away. I think 335 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: I think there was some definitely some pride on both 336 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 1: sides of the football that that way. But I will 337 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: say Mike Hilton was like a little kid at Christmas man, 338 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: big smile on his face. You know, he couldn't wipe 339 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: the smile off his face. And that's the first pick 340 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: six he's ever had in high school, college, or NFL. 341 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: So he was he was thrilled at it came against 342 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger. For sure. Not only 343 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: are the Bengals three and one in the division, they've 344 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: all been double digit wins. Ten points at Pittsburgh, twenty 345 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 1: four points at Baltimore, now thirty one points at home 346 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: against the Steelers. Now you also throw in a blowout 347 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: loss to the Cleveland Brown's oddly enough, but I think 348 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: that's pretty telling. They're not eking these out. It's not 349 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: a lucky break here or there. They've had three dominant victories, 350 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 1: two over Pittsburgh, one over Baltimore, I agree with you, Dan, 351 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: and then the three straight against Pittsburgh, all double digit 352 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 1: ten points or more. So you know, you have two 353 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: score wins three straight times, and each time the margin 354 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: get bigger ten points, fourteen points than this thirty one 355 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: point win. Is just it's remarkable. I don't think there 356 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: are many people that thought that this was going to 357 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: be how this football game would unfold, but it certainly did. 358 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,400 Speaker 1: And yeah, I think they feel like they're the best 359 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 1: team in the division. I think they really feel that 360 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:13,439 Speaker 1: way right now. That Cleveland game was just one of 361 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: those days that the office is just tough to tough 362 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: to figure out. I mean, five of the last six 363 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: games they've scored thirty one points on war and they 364 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: get sixteen against the Cleveland Browns and it's just, you know, 365 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: Cleveland scores over forty. So it's just it's one of 366 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: those days where you just scratch your head. But this 367 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:35,719 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh defensive football team is leaky against a run. I 368 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 1: mean a lot of people have run the football right 369 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: down their throats and that is so non Pittsburgh like. 370 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 1: For the Bengals to rush for one hundred and ninety 371 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: eight yards in Pittsburgh rush for fifty one, that in 372 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: my mind, says all you need to know about the 373 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: outcome of this football game when you when you're talking 374 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: Bengal Steelers and the Bengals rushing yardage didn't come after 375 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: they had a huge lead. It came as they were 376 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 1: building a huge lead. Sometimes final rushing stats, and a 377 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 1: blowout can be really deceiving because the team that's way 378 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: ahead winds up with twenty rushes late in the game 379 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: and the other team stops throwing. That was not the 380 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: case in this game. Joe Mixon, obviously, with a hundred 381 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: yards in the first half, one and sixty five in 382 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: the game. His running was the key to building this 383 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: big lead. Yeah, and when you look at it, nineteen 384 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: carries for over one hundred yards in the second half 385 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: against the Raiders twenty eight here, that's forty seven carries 386 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: for almost two hundred and seventy yards and five quarters 387 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: of football. And then you know he's gashing him too. 388 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 1: I mean the thirty two yard run he said. He said, 389 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 1: multiple explosive runs in those five quarters of football. So 390 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: he's really in a groove. I mean, he was excited. 391 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 1: He wasn't really shocked, I don't think by what took place, 392 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: but he was excited about it. And he couldn't say 393 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 1: enough about not only his offensive line, but the tight 394 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 1: ends and wide receivers continuing to block for him like 395 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: they have. He know, he can't give all those teammates 396 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: enough credit. And then when you run the ball like 397 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: that Joe Burrow unbelievably efficient twenty for twenty four. That's 398 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: that's darn darn good efficiency for one hundred ninty yards 399 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,640 Speaker 1: and a touchdown. He did have the interception, but quarterback 400 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: rating in ninety six point two. So I said on 401 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: the postgame show, the tide has officially turned. And I 402 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: don't mean that the Bengals are going to do to 403 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: the Steelers what Pittsburgh has unfortunately done to Cincinnati. I 404 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: don't see Cincinnati winning eleven straight games in this rivalry, 405 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: but I do think it is no longer the team 406 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 1: that's in your head, the team that you crumble against 407 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: because of the tension or whatever. The Bengals are ready 408 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: to go toe to toe with Pittsburgh and right now 409 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: are the better team they are. And I think, you know, 410 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: as you look at next year, a lot of these 411 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,360 Speaker 1: young players with a year under their belt, they're only 412 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: going to be better next year. And Pittsburgh, you know, 413 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: the most horton player is definitely on the downhill. Ben Roethlisberger. 414 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: I mean watching him try to move around, uh today 415 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: was you know, it was painful. Sometimes. I mean, he's 416 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,920 Speaker 1: he's not He's nowhere near anywhere near. It's not even 417 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 1: a shadow of the athleticism that he once had. And uh, yeah, 418 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: it's I think that that the gap not only is 419 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:24,479 Speaker 1: the tide turn, but there's a little a little bit 420 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: of a gap there that the Bengals could continue to widen. 421 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: And we'll see. And I'm not saying they're going to 422 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: go in a ten game winning streak either, but I'd 423 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: be shocked if you know, they don't win six or 424 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 1: seven out of ten, you know, in that in that 425 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: ten game stretch, that wouldn't surprise me whatsoever. Depending on 426 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: who Pittsburgh gets to be the next quarterback, that's a 427 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: big factor. There's no doubt about that. Yep. And uh 428 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: because I don't think I don't think their next quarterback 429 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: is necessarily on their roster for sure. But we'll we'll see, 430 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: We'll see what they can they can figure out. Mike 431 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: Tomlin has a has a tremendous reputation, not only the 432 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 1: draft but free agency. You never know, you never know 433 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: what they're gonna come up with. Joe Burrow is about 434 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:07,360 Speaker 1: two weeks away from his twenty sixth birthday. If you're 435 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: a Pittsburgh Steelers fan right now, and you seek at 436 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: that kid, what he's doing with this franchise. Are you 437 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 1: sick to your stomach thinking we got to deal with 438 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: this guy for the next ten years. I mean, I 439 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: think you know that's that's probably they may be starting 440 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: to feel what we started to feel with Ben Roethlisberger, 441 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: you know, when he started to accumulate w's I mean, 442 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: fifteen and four, now fifteen and three going into the 443 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: football game, second best mark ever. Brady went sixteen and 444 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 1: two in eighteen starts against the Buffalo Bills, but fifteen 445 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: and three by Ben Roethlisberger's number two to that against 446 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: the Bengals, So, um, yeah. I mean, can Joe Burrow 447 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 1: start to string together, you know, winning two out of 448 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: every three kind of thing that would be acceptable to 449 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: say the least. I mean, I'm not expecting Joe Burrow 450 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: to to beat in twenty times against the Steelers to win, 451 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: you know, se teen of them or sixteen of them. 452 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: That that would be a little bit much to expect. 453 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: But I do think that the Pittsburgh Steelers the fans 454 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: have to respect what Joe Burrows about. I know the 455 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengal fans had they respected what Ben Roethlisberger did. 456 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: They obviously they didn't like it. But the respect you 457 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 1: have to I mean, it's you know, you're fooling yourself 458 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: if you don't show respect for somebody that can do 459 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,400 Speaker 1: the things that Ben Roethlisberger did, and you know, maybe 460 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow can do some of that too. And just 461 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: to clarify that, fifteen and four as Roethlisberger's road record 462 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: against the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium and the Tom 463 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: Brady numbers where his road record as the Patriots quarterback 464 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: against the Buffalo Bill. Speaking of Roethlisberger, why do you 465 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: think he played until the end of the game. When 466 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,239 Speaker 1: the Bengals beat Baltimore, Lamar Jackson came out early. When 467 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: the Browns beat up on the Bengals, Joe Burrow came 468 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: out early. He played to the finish. Mike Tomlin called 469 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: two timeouts in the final ninety seconds. How did you 470 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: interpret that? I think it's two competitors that are going 471 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: to compete no matter what. You know, They're used to 472 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:08,120 Speaker 1: having so much success. They want to make a statement 473 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 1: to everybody in the organization, from top to bottom, that 474 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 1: they're not going to quit on any game. I wanted 475 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd's comment about them quitting in the first game 476 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh had something to do with it. And obviously 477 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: that didn't hurt the Bengals effort today. But the fact 478 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: that Tyler Boyd, who doesn't usually say those kind of 479 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 1: things one publicans saying, you know, I really thought that 480 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers quit a little bit. Maybe that was 481 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 1: a statement to show that we don't quit in Pittsburgh 482 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: and we're gonna play every snap until its conclusion. Good 483 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: battering different that's you get paid to play, and we're 484 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:44,159 Speaker 1: gonna go out and we're gonna play every snap. I 485 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: guess that's the message that they were trying to send 486 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: collectively and individually. I hadn't even thought of that. That's 487 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: really a good point. So I wonder now if the 488 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 1: NFL is regretting not flexing Burrow versus Herbert to prime 489 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: time after that bank those performance today. Yeah, and and 490 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 1: and really Eckler mixing. I mean, there's there's there's a 491 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 1: bunch of stars. Offensively, it could be one of those 492 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 1: kind of games where you know, the fans love forty 493 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,880 Speaker 1: to thirty seven, thirty seven, thirty fourth, They love those 494 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: kind of games, and this one could end up being 495 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: that type of football game. There's there's no doubt about it. 496 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: But I think the Bengals defense is getting back on track, 497 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 1: you know, and it's going to be interesting to see 498 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 1: if the Bengals can control the Chargers running game and 499 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:40,439 Speaker 1: make Herbert uncomfortable because he's been playing pretty comfortably and 500 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:43,640 Speaker 1: he's very talented. Man. He just when you hear Drew 501 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: Brees say that the ball has a different velocity and 502 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: trajectory and the ball seems to speed up, you know, 503 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 1: at two thirds into his throw, he says, the ball actually, 504 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: you know, starts to rotate tighter and speed up, because 505 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: I've never seen that. When you have another quarterback saying 506 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: those kind of things, that's a that's the ultimate testament, 507 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: particularly a guy like Breeze. So um, it's gonna be interesting. 508 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:08,959 Speaker 1: I saw Herbert down there at the Senior Bowl when 509 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: the Bengals had him and the Senior Bowl. I mean, 510 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:14,120 Speaker 1: he can throw it. It's it's a it's a thing 511 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 1: of beauty to watch that kid throw the football. He's 512 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 1: one of those guys when it comes out of his hand, 513 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: it's almost like, man, that's a that's just artistic what 514 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: this guy can do with the football. So he's gonna 515 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,360 Speaker 1: be a He's gonna be a problem, There's no doubt 516 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 1: about it. And the h Boys better get ready to 517 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 1: get him off his spot because he's If he gets 518 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:36,640 Speaker 1: comfortable in the pocket and uh feels like you can 519 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 1: see what's going on down the football field, you get 520 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: yourself issues. Let me circle back to one more thing. 521 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon runs for a career high one hundred and 522 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: sixty five yards. T J. Watt never got to Joe Burrow. 523 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: How well is the offensive line playing right now? Yeah, 524 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 1: I mean I do think that. I do think that 525 00:27:55,320 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: t J. Watt was not but seventy five percent of 526 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: t J Watt can affect games, you know, And uh, 527 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 1: I think I think the offensive line I was not amazed, 528 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: but I was pleasantly, pleasantly optimistic by how I saw 529 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 1: them re established the line of scrimmage down the football 530 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,879 Speaker 1: field collectively. It wasn't just a guy, It wasn't just 531 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: a double team that got big movement and rubbed to 532 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 1: the linebacker level. The push was big. I mean Joe 533 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: Mixon's when he was running inside, wasn't making his first 534 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 1: cut till he was well past the line. Of scrimmage. 535 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: I mean he had a lot of you know, yards 536 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: before contact on runs between the tackles, and when you 537 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: get that going on, you have something special going on 538 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 1: up front. And I think I think as a group, 539 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: this may have been their best performance. Um you know, 540 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: I know that Pittsburgh doesn't have their studs in there 541 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: at defensive tackle. They're down some players, but you still 542 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: have Cameron Heyward operating in there, and you still have T. J. 543 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: Watton high Smith on the edge. It's not like these 544 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: guys are Schmo's and they were. They were pushing them 545 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: off the line of scrimmage on the interior and then 546 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: on the exter area, the tight ends, the wide receivers. 547 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: They complimented what was going on the inside running game 548 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: with outside blocking to let your mixing get to the perimeter. 549 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: It was It was just well done. And when you 550 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: can increase the defense in multiple places like the Bengals did, 551 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 1: didn't matter. It was outside, left, outside, right up the gut. 552 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: They feasted. I mean they had a second Thanksgiving and 553 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: it was on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. The 554 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: offensive line feasted on the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive front seven. 555 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 1: I don't know about you, but I enjoyed that immensely, 556 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: big time, big time, every single minute of it. I 557 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: mean every time I saw that that line, you know, 558 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: knocking them backwards, I was like, oh lord, a mercy, 559 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: this is awesome. Man. This is about as good as 560 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: stuff as it's. It's better than watching, you know, a 561 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: movie that won all kinds of Academy Awards. This is 562 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 1: better than that. Big was that gallon drum? And what 563 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: was it of fifty five gallon drum? A butt whip? 564 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: And they got out one in the second half and 565 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: sprayed it all over him again. Man, they sprayed the 566 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 1: whole drum in the first half, had to refill and 567 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 1: get a second one, and emptied a good bit of 568 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 1: that in the third quarter. Man, it was butt kicking. 569 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: Time for more on Sunday's win, join Lap and Lance 570 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: McAlister for Bengals Line Monday night from six to nine 571 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: on seven hundred WLW. Now time for this week's fun 572 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 1: Facts segment where you get to know the person under 573 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 1: the pads. TA for some fun facts with defensive lineman 574 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 1: Larry Ogan Joby from Greensboro, North Carolina. In eleven years 575 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: of broadcasting Bengals games. I'm not sure I've heard a 576 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: more inspirational half to the NFL story than yours. I 577 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: have threatened to take my fifteen year old son's Xbox away. 578 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: I've never done it, but when you were in tenth grade, 579 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: your parents did that and it changed your life. Explain how, oh, 580 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: I think the biggest way it was I was away kid. 581 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: I was about three hundred and fifty pounds, and my 582 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: parents they saw me in her like you're killing himself. 583 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: You're you're eating too much, or you're playing the game, 584 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: You're you're just in the house too much. So they 585 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: took with my xbox. My mom was like, nah, this 586 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 1: is too much. He took it away, and I was 587 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 1: very flustered and frustrated my dad. Luckily, I had went 588 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 1: to the park with my sister and met a coach. 589 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 1: His name was Robert Mitchell. The coach said he could 590 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 1: help me, and my parents were like, we need help. 591 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: So one day he came over. You know, we talked 592 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: a little bit, and my parents like, he's gonna train you. 593 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: So he started waking me up in the morning training me. 594 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: I lost about probably fifteen twenty pounds, and then one 595 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: day we were riding by the high school and he 596 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: he I was like, what were you doing? He was like, 597 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 1: You're gonna play football and I'm like, no, I'm not. 598 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 1: He was like, yes you are. I'm like, no, I'm not. 599 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: We got a little argument in the car, didn't matter. 600 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: It took me to the front office, got the permission slip, 601 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: took it to my mom. My mom signed it. I 602 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 1: was on the football field that Saturday. I couldn't finish 603 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: the workout, couldn't have finished the sprints. Coaches came up 604 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: to me the next day or like, Larry, we just 605 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: want to make sure you're still here, and I was like, yeah, 606 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: I'm still here. But like in my head, I was 607 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 1: likely because I had to be. But you know, I 608 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: went through that first JV season and you know I 609 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: did well. It got to the point where I wunto 610 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: the award banquet and they were giving that most improved 611 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 1: JV Player, and at the time I thought my best 612 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 1: friend of the time, Trey Ground, was gonna get it, 613 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,480 Speaker 1: but they ended up calling my name. And that was 614 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 1: the first time my life where I felt like I 615 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: earned something, I really worked for it. So it made 616 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: me realize that football was something I could do. You know, 617 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: and I asked my coach what I needed to do. 618 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 1: He said, you had to get faster, had to get strong, 619 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 1: you had to perfect your technique. Because I didn't know 620 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 1: anything about scholarships on first generation. My parents were both 621 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: immigrants from Nigeria, so you know, I just I took 622 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 1: his lead, and every day after practice, I'll go into 623 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: the YMCA and the first I would start, you know, 624 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: bik and half of a mile, running the whole mill, 625 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:54,880 Speaker 1: and you know, running the whole mill, biking five miles, 626 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 1: and I finally got to point around, you know, like 627 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 1: two whole miles with I'll stopping bike fifteen miles and 628 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: my body composes and started changing. So went from three 629 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 1: to fifty to some of my sophomore year to like 630 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 1: two forty seven and some of my junior year. But 631 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 1: then the coaches got pissed off because he was like, 632 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:11,720 Speaker 1: you're too late. So I broke back up to two 633 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: sixty two from my junior year made All Conference to 634 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:18,240 Speaker 1: my senior year two sixty seven, made All Conference. East 635 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: West All Star had five scholarship offers from Charlotte Firm 636 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,400 Speaker 1: and Howard Presbyteria at Kataga took one official visit Um. 637 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 1: That was to Charlotte. UM fell in love with it. 638 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 1: It was far away enough for me to fill my independence, 639 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 1: but close enough for me, you know, if I ever 640 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 1: needed my parents, you know, being in Greensboro, I could 641 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:36,480 Speaker 1: always get to him. UM. And it was a unique 642 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: opportunity to be the first you know, first first class UM, 643 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: first recruiting class UM. And I just thought it was 644 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 1: a very unique opportunity. And you know, I'm a first 645 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: generation you know, and uh, you know, I just it 646 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 1: just felt right. So I prayed about it, and uh, 647 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 1: it was the best accision I've ever made. Ended up, 648 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 1: you know, going to Charlotte major in the computer science 649 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 1: biology and becoming you know, the first player for drafted 650 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: from my college. We're visiting with Larry Ogan Jobi. As 651 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:05,959 Speaker 1: the weight started melting off. What did that do for 652 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 1: your confidence? UM? It definitely helped a lot. It was 653 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 1: still different, you know, because you know, when you grew 654 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:12,759 Speaker 1: up being big for such a long time, I mean, 655 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: it is different. You know. Building that confidence and getting 656 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 1: that understanding was paramount. But it also taught me to always, 657 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: you know, treat people with respect and understand that you 658 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 1: just never know anybody's story. You just never know what 659 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:26,880 Speaker 1: if what somebody's been through, and you know, when you 660 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:28,400 Speaker 1: know what it's been like, it feels like to be 661 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:30,319 Speaker 1: at the bottom of respect the top a lot more 662 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,919 Speaker 1: so being there and you know, being down the low 663 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,000 Speaker 1: and then you know being the top. Um, I understood 664 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 1: the difference. So you've shared this story and interviews before. 665 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,720 Speaker 1: Have you heard from people who are inspired to change 666 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 1: their lives because of your example? My good dams every 667 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 1: now and then then you know, people talk to me 668 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:50,600 Speaker 1: and they tell me that, you know, you've inspired me 669 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: to lose weight, and um, you know I took my 670 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 1: kid's Xbox and all that kind of stuff. But um, 671 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:58,719 Speaker 1: I just want my story to be one that's inspiring 672 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,560 Speaker 1: that lets everybody know that you can do it as 673 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 1: long as you put your mind to it, that you 674 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:04,879 Speaker 1: work hard and you just dedicate yourself. You're never going 675 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:12,239 Speaker 1: to get an Xbox endorsement PlayStation. We're chatting at Larry Ogan. Joey. 676 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,520 Speaker 1: You've said that you are a strong believer in this 677 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:21,319 Speaker 1: expression outlook determines outcome. How m I feel like there's 678 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 1: a lot of things in life that you can you know, 679 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: nobody's life is perfect, and you know there's always things 680 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:29,399 Speaker 1: that are going on. Everybody has problems, everybody goes through 681 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 1: up and downs. But I feel like you can find 682 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:33,560 Speaker 1: the good into everything if you just look hard enough. 683 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 1: I mean, there's always an answer if you just you know, 684 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: keep pushing to keep looking. So for me is that 685 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 1: you know, things won't get better if I always have 686 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 1: a negative mindset and if I always think negatively. So 687 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:45,480 Speaker 1: in order to you know, determine my outcome, I need 688 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 1: to you know, change my outlook if I'm positive, if 689 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 1: i'm you know, understanding that if I always look at 690 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,120 Speaker 1: things where instead if I got to, I get to 691 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 1: instead of you know, what is why is this happening 692 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:56,799 Speaker 1: to me? What is this teaching me? You know, kind 693 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:59,600 Speaker 1: of reframing things, re changing things, It kind of puts 694 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:01,440 Speaker 1: you and say being a victim of the victor. And 695 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 1: that's just how I kind of look at it. So 696 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:05,759 Speaker 1: every days, you know, every day's a challenge. But you know, 697 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 1: you know who holds the pen and that's you. So 698 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 1: your reference. Going to Charlotte, they did not have a 699 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:14,799 Speaker 1: college football program when you signed on to play there. 700 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:18,600 Speaker 1: That's a big leap of faith. Yeah, Um, football is 701 00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:21,279 Speaker 1: just so fresh for me, you know, my only goal 702 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:22,920 Speaker 1: is to be the best of what I do. UM, 703 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,160 Speaker 1: it was very fresh. I didn't have anybody to gauge 704 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,760 Speaker 1: Inniking off of. UM. Like I said, I first generation, 705 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: so like for me, it was just an amazing experience 706 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,320 Speaker 1: and I just wanted to just really be good at football. 707 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,960 Speaker 1: So my had great coaches. I had great you know teammate. 708 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: He's like Brandon Banks, Austin Dude, Jamal Covent team, just 709 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 1: guys that are lifelong friends that you know, we really 710 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 1: did this thing together and I'm truly just appreciative him. 711 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:46,759 Speaker 1: And then of course Aaron Curry that was you know, 712 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,360 Speaker 1: he was a fourth for a Wall to Seattle No. Nine, 713 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: and you know he was my coach, and you know, 714 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:54,040 Speaker 1: he just helped me a tremendous amount. So you were 715 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:56,040 Speaker 1: a third round draft picked by the Cleveland Browns in 716 00:36:56,040 --> 00:37:00,719 Speaker 1: twenty and seventeen. Describe getting that phone call. Um, it 717 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:07,680 Speaker 1: was just amazing. You know, it's very surreal. Uh, just 718 00:37:07,719 --> 00:37:11,319 Speaker 1: a lot of emotion, but just just a blessing. You know, 719 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:13,319 Speaker 1: I couldn't think God enough, you know, to be there 720 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 1: in my living room, my friends, my family, everybody care about, 721 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,279 Speaker 1: you know, and just being able to just experience that 722 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:20,880 Speaker 1: moment with him was just just amazing. And you know, 723 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 1: I can't think God enough for it, you know, is 724 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: everything He's done in my life. So I've been extremely blessed, 725 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:27,320 Speaker 1: and you know, I just that's why I say, you know, 726 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:29,799 Speaker 1: I looked the termines outcome, so you know, you can 727 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: always look at things, but I look in my life 728 00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:33,560 Speaker 1: and I've just seen how far I come, and I 729 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 1: just understand how blessed I am. So you spent your 730 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 1: first four years in Cleveland, and you experienced highs and 731 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 1: lows like no other team can experience. Basically, in your 732 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:44,960 Speaker 1: final year, you go to the playoffs and you win 733 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: a playoff game. In your first year, they didn't win 734 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:48,920 Speaker 1: a game. You were part of a team that went 735 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:51,680 Speaker 1: oh and sixteen. What did being on both ends of 736 00:37:51,719 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 1: the spectrum teach you about life in the NFL? Um 737 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 1: just that you know, you just gotta keep pushing um. 738 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 1: I think the best quote, uh I was actually a 739 00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:03,440 Speaker 1: quote I got from college and then asked him I 740 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: actually use it here was you just keep pounding the rock, 741 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,440 Speaker 1: you know, keep pounding them, pounding the pounding individually breaking 742 00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:11,160 Speaker 1: it wasn't you know that last time you hit it. 743 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 1: It was all the you know strikes before. So you know, 744 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:16,480 Speaker 1: when you stick to it, when you stay focused, when 745 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:18,600 Speaker 1: you when you believe in something and you just put 746 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 1: the work in, I think everything take care of itself, 747 00:38:20,960 --> 00:38:24,320 Speaker 1: all right. A few wildcard categories with Larry Ogan Jobi. 748 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 1: According your bio, you taught yourself how to play the piano. 749 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:30,600 Speaker 1: What inspired you to teach yourself that? I much as 750 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,880 Speaker 1: always liked it. You know, there's always songs. You know, 751 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:34,719 Speaker 1: you're here and see people playing and you just want 752 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 1: to kind of pick something up. So I just got 753 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:38,440 Speaker 1: on YouTube and started, you know, trying stuff out and 754 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 1: it kind of worked out. Do you still play? Yeah? 755 00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:42,600 Speaker 1: I have one at the house, so I play every 756 00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:44,239 Speaker 1: now and then, like for easel and all that kind 757 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:48,120 Speaker 1: of stuff. So who is your all time favorite athlete 758 00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 1: in any sport? Um? Kobe Bryant Um just his demeanor, 759 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 1: his attitude, how he attacked the game, just his legacy, 760 00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 1: you know, just an amazing guy, amazing player. I got 761 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:02,799 Speaker 1: to meet him one time, and you know, he's one 762 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:05,120 Speaker 1: of those guys were just larger in life. Do you 763 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:09,279 Speaker 1: have the Mamba mentality for sure? Where did you meet him? Men? 764 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,279 Speaker 1: Him in Denver? That he came and spoke to us 765 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:14,680 Speaker 1: before a game. You wear the number sixty five. You 766 00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:17,920 Speaker 1: warred in Cleveland, you warded Charlotte. Is there a story 767 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 1: behind the number sixty five? Miss my mom's birth year? 768 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:23,640 Speaker 1: You know, she's just my She's my rock. I love 769 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:26,400 Speaker 1: her to death. So you know, I got the number 770 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 1: and then it just kind of just worked and I 771 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:31,240 Speaker 1: became the sixty fifth picked and it was just almost 772 00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:33,880 Speaker 1: like destiny. So I'm glad I asked. That is an 773 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:39,839 Speaker 1: awesome story. If you could meet anybody in history, athlete, actor, statesman, 774 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 1: historical figure, who would that person be? Probably Nicola Tesla. 775 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:47,920 Speaker 1: I just I just, you know, he just did too 776 00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:50,880 Speaker 1: many cool things, and I just feel like he was 777 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:52,640 Speaker 1: a guy before his time. So I think I don't 778 00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: want to meet him. See that. That's a great answer. 779 00:39:56,760 --> 00:40:00,799 Speaker 1: Not an actor, not somebody who's kind of frivolous, a 780 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:04,640 Speaker 1: brilliant inventor. Yes, for sure. All right, you are off 781 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:06,839 Speaker 1: the hot seat. I appreciate your time. Best to look 782 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:08,520 Speaker 1: the rest of the ear. Yes, sir, thank you very much. 783 00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:11,120 Speaker 1: That's going to do it for this episode of the 784 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:14,400 Speaker 1: Bengals Booth podcast, brought to you by Ultimate Bengals. The 785 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:18,960 Speaker 1: free to play Next Level Fantasy Football game downloaded now 786 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:21,960 Speaker 1: from the App Store and Google Play. And if you 787 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:25,239 Speaker 1: haven't done so already, please subscribe to this podcast and 788 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:27,200 Speaker 1: if you have a minute, give it a rating or 789 00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:31,520 Speaker 1: share a comment that helps more Bengals fans find us. 790 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:35,280 Speaker 1: I'm Dan Horde and thanks for listening to the Bengals 791 00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:36,680 Speaker 1: Booth podcast