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Speaker 1: a Buffalo build a fan of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome
Speaker 1: into a playoff edition of The Sean McDermott Show, presented
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Speaker 1: as always for joining us. Congratulations on an incredible regular season,
Speaker 1: tying the franchise record with thirteen wins. You finished the
Speaker 1: season nine and one after starting four and two. Was
Speaker 1: there any sort of point in this season that was
Speaker 1: a turning point when you realize this team could go
Speaker 1: on a run of this magnitude? Oh, I would say.
Speaker 1: I think we learned a lot in the lost Arizona
Speaker 1: with the hell Mary situation there and just the look
Speaker 1: on the players' faces in the locker room and then
Speaker 1: having to sit on the buy with that feeling. I
Speaker 1: really believe that the guys learned a lot from that situation, Steve,
Speaker 1: and I honestly believe they don't want to fill that again,
Speaker 1: so I give them a lot of credit. They've really
Speaker 1: taken ownership and really invested in this team, and leaders
Speaker 1: have done a phenomenal job. You're hosting your first playoff
Speaker 1: game as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, and
Speaker 1: you'll always finally have fans and the stadium. You know,
Speaker 1: they've been dying to come to these games to watch
Speaker 1: this team all year. How much of an impact do
Speaker 1: you expect the Bills Mafia to have on a game
Speaker 1: against the Colts. Well, I think it's really cool that
Speaker 1: they'll be able to watch us in person finally, or
Speaker 1: at least at least a portion of them will, and
Speaker 1: that's that's really nice. The reality of it is, though,
Speaker 1: I don't think any of them at this point is
Speaker 1: going to be making any plays for us, and so
Speaker 1: we've got to be realistic about that. And we've been
Speaker 1: without fans in our building at least all season, and
Speaker 1: so we've got to make sure that we do our
Speaker 1: due diligence this week and put in the time to
Speaker 1: earn the right to win and make the plays that
Speaker 1: we have to make. Well. Josh set the franchise record
Speaker 1: for passing yards in a season against Miami. He now
Speaker 1: holds the single season franchise records for yards, touchdowns, completions,
Speaker 1: completion percentage, and passer ratings, just to name a few.
Speaker 1: It's really been an incredible year for your third year quarterback,
Speaker 1: a year full of highlights. What was the best thing
Speaker 1: you saw from Josh Allen this season? Oh, well, that's
Speaker 1: a tough question. He's done so many things. Well, I've
Speaker 1: just been very pleased with the type of teammate that
Speaker 1: he's been and the way that he's been able to
Speaker 1: reset week to week, Because sometimes when you're when you're
Speaker 1: still growing, you go through a week and you have
Speaker 1: a good game and you get the notoriety that comes
Speaker 1: with the position and playing well at that position, and
Speaker 1: then the next the next week is not the same.
Speaker 1: And so being able to sustain that level of play
Speaker 1: and performance, remaining humble and yet continuing to grow week
Speaker 1: two week, I think Steven is probably the most thing
Speaker 1: that I could tell you that I've admired about Josh
Speaker 1: this year. Steph Diggs finished the season leading the league
Speaker 1: with one hundred and twenty seven receptions in fifteen hundred
Speaker 1: and thirty five receiving yards. He's the first Bill ever
Speaker 1: to lead the NFL in both those categories. He obviously
Speaker 1: couldn't have had this season he's had without Josh's record
Speaker 1: breaking season. What is it about Josh and Steph that
Speaker 1: make them one of the elite quarterback quarterback wide receiver
Speaker 1: duos in the league. Yeah, extremely competitive by nature. Both
Speaker 1: of those two young men are extremely competitive by nature.
Speaker 1: If we were shooting hoops in inside here, or the
Speaker 1: guys were playing cards, whatever you name it, those two
Speaker 1: are going to be in the middle of it all
Speaker 1: because they just love to compete, and I think that's
Speaker 1: a great trait to have as a football player. Well,
Speaker 1: John Brown had four catches for seventy two yards and
Speaker 1: a touchdown in his return to action against Miami. Isaiah
Speaker 1: McKenzie went off for three total touchdowns and including a
Speaker 1: punt return touchdown, and Gabriel Davis set a career high
Speaker 1: with one hundred and seven receiving yards. How good do
Speaker 1: you feel about your wide receiver group headed into the playoffs.
Speaker 1: We'll feel good about it. Overall. We do have some depth.
Speaker 1: A couple of those guys stepped up this past weekend
Speaker 1: when some other guys were down or out of the game,
Speaker 1: and so that was good to see. I'm encouraged by that,
Speaker 1: and that's what we need. We do have a guy
Speaker 1: too banged up there, and so we're gonna need to
Speaker 1: continue at death position and other positions as well as
Speaker 1: we had down the stretcher. All right, thanks coach. We're
Speaker 1: gonna catch up with you later in the show to
Speaker 1: get your final thoughts on your upcoming matchup with the Colts.
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Speaker 1: Sean McDermott Show, and now it's time to break down
Speaker 1: the film with our good buddy Eric Wood and another
Speaker 1: edition of Chopping Wood. Eric. The Bills dominated the Dolphins
Speaker 1: in Week seventeen to get win number thirteen, and the
Speaker 1: offense looked really unstoppable. This week, they have the Colts
Speaker 1: coming to town to kick off the playoffs, and they'll
Speaker 1: have to keep on firing on all cylinders. What are
Speaker 1: you hoping to see the Bills do against the Colts
Speaker 1: in the wild card Round? Their most effective weapon all
Speaker 1: year has been the pass game, and I look for
Speaker 1: them to continue to do that even in January, even
Speaker 1: in the playoffs in Buffalo. I also think you'll see
Speaker 1: them use some of their play action shot plays, some
Speaker 1: of their man beating crossing routes, and I'm also really
Speaker 1: hoping they get back to some of their outside zone
Speaker 1: running game, which has been very effective throughout the season. Well, Eric,
Speaker 1: let's take a look back at some of the many
Speaker 1: things the Bills did well offensively this year. Let's start
Speaker 1: with the Alan Diggs combination. Let's go all the way
Speaker 1: back to the Steelers game for a Diggs touchdown against
Speaker 1: man coverage. Here, Diggs does an incredible job of routes
Speaker 1: running it's man coverage. He actually gets the Steelers dB
Speaker 1: to fall in this play. And then one thing stefon
Speaker 1: Diggs is it's dangerous with the ball in his hands,
Speaker 1: he goes and splits the safeties and this was a
Speaker 1: crucial score in the game. This was the first series
Speaker 1: in the second half and this started to break the
Speaker 1: game open. It's been a great combination all year. Now
Speaker 1: this past week, the Bill's got John Brown back and
Speaker 1: he had a huge touchdown right before the half. And
Speaker 1: when did you see from John Brown and his return
Speaker 1: to the field. It was great to see John Brown
Speaker 1: gets so much work in the first half of this game.
Speaker 1: He's been out for a number of weeks with an injury,
Speaker 1: does a little bit of a stutter, a little bit
Speaker 1: of a double movement on the outside, and with the
Speaker 1: speed that John Brown has. One miss step by a
Speaker 1: corner in Miami, Dolphins have very talented corners, but even them,
Speaker 1: one misstep and he's going to make you pay for
Speaker 1: a touchdown. And it's great to see this connection coming alive.
Speaker 1: Week seventeen, just before the playoffs, Eric, one of the
Speaker 1: pleasant surprises of the year has been rookie Gabriel Davis.
Speaker 1: Let's take a look at what Davis brings to the opening.
Speaker 1: Let's go back all the way a week four when
Speaker 1: he scored a touchdown on a twenty six yard pass
Speaker 1: against the Raiders. This is another great play action concept
Speaker 1: by Brian Dave. All one items use a whole lot,
Speaker 1: and Gabriel Davis is going to be come across the
Speaker 1: formation almost like he's going to stay on a crossing route.
Speaker 1: Then he gets a wheel up the field and at
Speaker 1: that point he's wide open. Josh is a great job
Speaker 1: of delivering it. But this is just another deadly commendation
Speaker 1: that they have in their play action game. Eric, you
Speaker 1: mentioned how the Bills have had some success on outside
Speaker 1: zone runs and when they were able to get it
Speaker 1: going through the ground. We saw that against the Broncos
Speaker 1: with this fifty one yard touchdown by Devin Singletary. This
Speaker 1: game off, the Bills used their running attack, and I
Speaker 1: think the best concept that the Bills have used is
Speaker 1: their under center outside zone game. They used it a
Speaker 1: lot against the Patriots early in the season when the
Speaker 1: wins picked up and they head to rely on it,
Speaker 1: and here at the end of the Denver game, they
Speaker 1: relied on it as well. And Devin Singletary, not known
Speaker 1: for his breakaway ability, breaks tackles at the line of
Speaker 1: strumage what he is known for, and he is crafty
Speaker 1: in the open field to cap off this long fifty
Speaker 1: one yard touchdown run. Well, Eric, it was great to
Speaker 1: see the Bills get win number thirteen and finished the
Speaker 1: season on a high note. And I think this team
Speaker 1: can beat any team if they stick to their game plan. Eric,
Speaker 1: thanks for this appreciated Yeah, thanks, Steve. Mattie glab here
Speaker 1: with this week's game preview. It's a new season for
Speaker 1: the Bills and Colts as they're set to face each
Speaker 1: other for wildcard weekend. The Colts finished the regular season
Speaker 1: second in the AFC South with eleven wins and five losses.
Speaker 1: Their offense overall finished tenth, averaging three hundred and seventy
Speaker 1: eight point one total yards per game. Rookie running back
Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor made a name for himself, finishing the season
Speaker 1: with one thousand, one hundred and sixty nine rushing yards
Speaker 1: and the eleven rushing touchdowns, averaging five yards per carry.
Speaker 1: In his seventeenth season, Philip Rivers completed sixty eight percent
Speaker 1: of his passes for four thousand, one hundred and sixty
Speaker 1: nine yards. His favorite target was t Y Hilton, who
Speaker 1: caught fifty six passes for seven hundred and sixty two yards.
Speaker 1: The Colts defense finished the regular season ranked tenth, allowing
Speaker 1: twenty two point six points per game and eighth allowing
Speaker 1: three hundred and thirty two point one total yards per game.
Speaker 1: Buffalo scored five hundred and one points, the most in
Speaker 1: team history. Bill's quarterback Josh Allen broke eight franchise records
Speaker 1: total touchdowns, passing touchdowns, total yards, passing yards, passer rating, completions,
Speaker 1: completion percentage, and three hundred yard games. Buffalo's defense finished
Speaker 1: ranking sixteenth allowing twenty three point four points per game
Speaker 1: and fourteenth allowing three hundred and fifty two point five
Speaker 1: yards per game. In the final six games of the
Speaker 1: regular season, the Bills allowed only eighteen point three points
Speaker 1: per game, the fifth lowest amount, and had eight interceptions,
Speaker 1: which ranks second. The Bills lead the series against the
Speaker 1: Colts thirty seven, thirty two and one. This will be
Speaker 1: the first time the two have met in the postseason.
Speaker 1: That's this week's game preview. Steve back to you, Mattie.
Speaker 1: Thanks as always, coach. Last year you went to overtime
Speaker 1: in Houston and came up short of your first playoff
Speaker 1: win as head coach of the Bills. Things obviously feel
Speaker 1: a lot different this year. So what is your message
Speaker 1: to your team preparing for the Colts this week? Well,
Speaker 1: we've got to start off our week in rece set.
Speaker 1: There's a lot of work yet to be done on
Speaker 1: a short week, and part of that is getting rest,
Speaker 1: and part of that is gouting out the opponents so
Speaker 1: that we understand what they're all about it and how
Speaker 1: good they are. Very rarely do you go into a
Speaker 1: first round of the playoffs and you have a team
Speaker 1: that's that you're facing. That's one eleven games and in
Speaker 1: a wildcard round, and so we have a lot of
Speaker 1: respect for them, and we've got to have a good
Speaker 1: week of preparation. It seems like every matchup always has
Speaker 1: some kind of noteworthy connection between the two teams. Well,
Speaker 1: Colts head coach Frank Reich played here with me and
Speaker 1: led us to the greatest comeback in playoff history on
Speaker 1: the field here in nineteen ninety three. He's now led
Speaker 1: his team to the playoffs for the second time in
Speaker 1: his three years as head coach in Indy. What do
Speaker 1: you think of Frank Reich in the job he's done
Speaker 1: in his time with the Colts. Well, Frank and I
Speaker 1: have a good relationship. I think he's a high character individual,
Speaker 1: high character coach and runs his program and in an
Speaker 1: upstanding way which I have a lot of respect for.
Speaker 1: And so his football team plays to his personality and
Speaker 1: that's what makes him so good and so well prepared.
Speaker 1: And so as I said before, it it will be
Speaker 1: a contest and we've got to really be focused this
Speaker 1: week to try and get the win. And along with
Speaker 1: Frank Reich, you have Philip Rivers coming in here with
Speaker 1: seventeen seasons under his belt, and wow, his first year.
Speaker 1: It is his first year in Indy, it's not his
Speaker 1: first rodeo in the playoffs. What's it like preparing for
Speaker 1: a playoff matchup against a seasoned veteran like Rivers. Well,
Speaker 1: he'll be a Hall of famer. And so when you
Speaker 1: when you look at quarterback play, you're saying, hey, they've
Speaker 1: got a very good quarterback and a quarterback that's one
Speaker 1: a ton of games and he can throw it as
Speaker 1: well as anyone. And they've got a course set of
Speaker 1: running backs that have been able to run it. One
Speaker 1: of the best running backs right now in the NFL.
Speaker 1: And and so you know, we've got to We've got
Speaker 1: a challenge in front of us. And you know, again,
Speaker 1: records go out the windows. It's time to try and
Speaker 1: win one game. And that's what we're that's what we're
Speaker 1: committed to doing. Got you, coach, Thanks so much, good
Speaker 1: luck this week against the Indianapolis Colts. And whether you'll
Speaker 1: be here in the stadium or watching at home, everybody
Speaker 1: enjoy this game this week and thanks for watching. The
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