1 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: Happy holidays everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth podcast. So the end is near. Addition, 3 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: as we look back at perhaps the most unbelievable finish 4 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: in the eight hundred twenty two regular season or postseason 5 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: games the Cincinnati Bengals have ever played. I am dead serious. 6 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 1: They scored two touchdowns and added two two point conversions 7 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: in the final twenty nine seconds of regulation to four's 8 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: overtime before eventually losing to the Miami Dolphins thirty eight 9 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: thirty five, a loss that gives the Bengals the number 10 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: one pick in next year's draft. Coming up, you'll hear 11 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: radio replays, locker room comments from players and coaches, and 12 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: Dave Lapham will join me for postgame analysis. Finally, in 13 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: this week's fun Facts Conversation, we'll meet the person under 14 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: the pads is. I'll talk to a big man with 15 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: a big personality, rookie offensive lineman Fred Johnson. All of 16 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: that is straight ahead, But first, here's a quick reminder 17 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,119 Speaker 1: that you can have the latest edition of this podcast 18 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: delivered right to your phone, tablet, or computer by subscribing 19 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or pod Bean, it's 20 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: the greatest thing since loyal Fans. It's been a tough 21 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: year for Bengals fans, and I appreciate each and every 22 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: one of you who listens to this podcast, goes to 23 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: games at Paul Brown Stadium, attends our weekly radio shows, 24 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: and most of all, keeps the faith. We know it's 25 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: not always easy, so thank you for hanging in there, 26 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: and here's hoping that better days are just around the corner. Now, 27 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: let's get to Sunday's game. After an o and seven start, 28 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins have gone four and four since, led 29 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: by thirty seven year old quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and a 30 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: coaching staff that's not afraid to dip into its bag 31 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: of tricks. High formation backfield, Fitzpatrick fakes a handoff, he throws, it, 32 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 1: is caught and then dropped. It's a touchdown. They're saying 33 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: that the big lineman who caught the football, Christian Wilkins, 34 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:23,399 Speaker 1: defensive tackle out of Clemson, first round draft pick this year, 35 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: had it long enough for the touchdown to count. So 36 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: the Dolphins first drive ended with a t d pass 37 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: to a defensive lineman. Their second drive featured more razzle 38 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: dazzle here's a run. Now, it's a pitch back to 39 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick and he flings it high and deep down the 40 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: middle of the field for Parker. He makes the catch 41 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: at the ten and he'll be brought down around the 42 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: six yard line by Will Jackson. The fleet flicker and 43 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: the flea flicker works. It certainly did. It led to 44 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: a seven yard touchdown pass to Davante Parker that gave 45 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: Miami a fourteen nothing lead ten minutes into the game. 46 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: A Randy Bullock field goal put the Bengals on the 47 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: score board in the second quarter before the Dolphins quarterback 48 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: struck again. Fitzpatrick takes the snap, he's looking right now, 49 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: scans over the middle of the field, scrambles right, throws 50 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: it for the end zone. It is caught Gassicki for 51 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: the touchdown. Man. That's a broken coverage and they just 52 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 1: totally lose track of Gassicki. I mean, there is nobody 53 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: in the deep cardron of the football field and Ryan 54 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick hits this big tight end. Fitzpatrick passed for two 55 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty two yards in the first half. Meanwhile, 56 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: the Bengals had five three and outs and went oh 57 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: for seven on third down conversions before ending the half 58 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: on a positive note. Harris ready to snap it back. 59 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: He fires it back, Hubert puts it down. Bullock launches 60 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: the kid. It is straight enough, it is good, a 61 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: franchise record fifty seven yard field goal by Randy Bullock. 62 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: It leaves two seconds on the clock and the Bengals 63 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: trail twenty one to six. The Bengals opened the second 64 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: half with another three and out, and when the Dolphins 65 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: answered with an eighty seven yard drive, it looked like 66 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: the route was on empty backfield. Five wide, second and 67 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,119 Speaker 1: fourth from the Bengals thirteen. Fitzpatrick, looking for his fourth 68 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: touchdown pass, scrambling around behind the line, throws into the 69 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: back of the end zone, caught by Gasicki for another 70 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: Miami touchdown. Dar Ques Denard was there, but Kisiki's bigger, stronger, 71 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: and on that play better watched him out. It was 72 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: twenty eight to six, and considering the fact that the 73 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: Bengals had not scored a second half touchdown in their 74 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: previous seven games, a comeback didn't seem likely. The first 75 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: thing the Bengals had to do was end that streak 76 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: of forty two second half possessions without a td going 77 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: back to October twentieth three receivers left, one right. Dalton 78 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: back to throw. He's going to fire toward the left 79 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: side line. If he makes the catch, sprinting down the 80 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: side line, lunches toward the pylon. Yes, touchdown Bengals. The 81 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: drought ends on a fourth down touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd, 82 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: and that is two hundred a d Andy Dalton has 83 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: just become the first quarterback in history to throw two 84 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: hundred touchdown passes in a Bengals uniform. A two point 85 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: conversion attempt failed, and the Bengals went to the fourth 86 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: quarter trailing twenty eight to twelve with eleven minutes left 87 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 1: in regulation. A touchdown run by Miles Gaskin put the 88 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: Dolphins up by twenty three in the fourth quarter. The 89 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: Bengals have never won a game after trailing by more 90 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: than twenty one, but in this game, they kept battling back. 91 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 1: Dalton drops back to throw throws over the middle. It 92 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: is caught for a touchdown c Juzama running the skinny post. 93 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 1: The ball thrown with perfect timing by Andy Dalton, and 94 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: c ju Zama hauls in his first touchdown catch of 95 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: the year. Yeah. He dropped one that could have been 96 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Catch that one he snagged. The deficit was 97 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: sixteen with six eleven to go. The Dolphins answered with 98 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: a ten play drive that took three minutes off the 99 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: clock and ended it with a forty seven yard field 100 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: goal attempt that could have just about sealed the victory. However, 101 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: Jason Sanders kick was wide left and the Bengals still 102 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: had a chance. Right C. J Uzama, what we need 103 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: to do is go down, score, get a two point version, 104 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: get all inside kick, and score again. We had to 105 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 1: score as fast as possible in this drive because I mean, 106 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: obviously we have plays in certain situations to to you know, 107 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: push the ball down the field. But I knew that 108 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: the first drive was the most important when they missed 109 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: the field goal, because we wanted to get and keep 110 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: as much time on the clock as possible. The Bengals 111 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 1: were out of timeouts and while they did score, they 112 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: weren't able to leave much time on the clock. Two 113 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 1: receivers right, one left, Uzamin a three point stance to 114 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: the right. He's going to go into the end zone 115 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: for a pass. Here's a slam. It is caught by 116 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: Boyd and he's into the end zone for a Bengals touchdown. 117 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: He got the ball across the plane. You only need 118 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: the tiniest portion of the football to go over the 119 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: front edge of the white stripe. That's all it takes, 120 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: and I think that's all Tyler Boyd did for the 121 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: Bengals touchdown. The Bengals were down by ten with only 122 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: twenty nine seconds to go. Dalton catches the shotgun snap 123 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: looking for Eyffornios. It is caught for a two point conversion, 124 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: and the Bengals have a slim hope, just a glimmer 125 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: of hope. Their hope depended on recovering an on side kick. 126 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: The Bengals hadn't done that in their previous eight attempts 127 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: over a span of one hundred forty nine games. Here 128 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: comes the on side kick. It bounces way up in 129 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:53,239 Speaker 1: the battles have it. The Bengals recover at the forty 130 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: six as Jordan Evans comes away with the ricochet. It 131 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: is the first successful on side kick that the Bengals 132 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: have pulled off in nine years, and they have a 133 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: puncher's chance with twenty nine seconds to go. Stanley Morgan 134 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: knocked it backward to Jordan Evans, who discussed his recovery. Yeah, 135 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: just Bob popped out right to me and I'll secured it. 136 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: And you know, you have the team opportunity to go 137 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: down there, and as I did, they score first onside 138 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: kick the Bengals have pulled off since twenty ten. On 139 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: that play, are you specifically looking for a bounce back? 140 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: Are you trying to be a few yards kind of 141 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: behind where the ball is? I mean it's just onside kick, 142 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: so everyone's looking for the ball. The Bengals had it 143 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: at their own forty six with twenty eight seconds left. 144 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: A twenty nine yard passed to Tyler Boyd put them 145 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 1: at the Dolphins twenty five before a spike stopped the clock. 146 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: With four seconds to go, enough time for a hail Mary. 147 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: Four seconds to go, the Bengals are twenty five yards away. 148 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: The Dolphins put eight defenders in the end zone. Dalton, 149 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: back to throw, has time, looking throws towards the end 150 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: zone into a clock is caught on it by Tyler Eiffert. 151 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:06,559 Speaker 1: I can't believe what I have just seen. The Bengals 152 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: are a two point conversion away from potentially forcing overtime. 153 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:16,959 Speaker 1: As Dalton's twenty five yard touchdown pass is caught by 154 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: a leaping Tyler Eiffert. Bengals fans heads are about to explode. 155 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: They still got to convert on the two point conversion. 156 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: The ball was placed at the two yard line with 157 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: no time on the clock. Dalton looking to throw, looking 158 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: scrambling to the right. He could run for two. He's 159 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: charging toward the down. He's in. He has tied the 160 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: game at thirty five, and this game is going to overtime. 161 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: Here's c j Uzama. We were just riding a wave 162 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: and it felt incredible. Um. You know, obviously it's to 163 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: be able to pull something like that off. But at 164 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: the same time, you know you gotta quick flip a 165 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: quick switch. Said okay, well we still have over time. Um, 166 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: but no doubt. I mean when that happened, it was 167 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: it was electric on the sideline and UM, in my 168 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: mind and I'm sure a lot of the people's minds, 169 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: we were, um, we we're gonna go down to win. 170 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: But fittingly this season, that's not how it turned out. 171 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: The Bengals had two possessions in overtime and we're not 172 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: able to get a single first down on the Dolphins 173 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: third drive inot A twenty eight yard pass from Fitzpatrick 174 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: to Isaiah Ford put Miami in field goal range from 175 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: the left hash a thirty seven yard try to win 176 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: the game in overtime for Miami. Sanders is ready. The snap, 177 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: the put down, the swing of the leg, the kick 178 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: is up. It's good. It is good. The Dolphins win 179 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: and the Bengals have the first pick in next year's draft. 180 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 1: And as the season has gone mentioned it earlier, the Bengals, 181 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: instead of doing just enough to win, do just enough 182 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 1: to lose. The impact of this week's loss next year's 183 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: draft was impossible to ignore. The Bengals can now try 184 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: to beat the Browns next week without anybody having to 185 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:12,959 Speaker 1: worry that it could cost them the number one pick. 186 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: As a result, many Bengals fans weren't exactly heartbroken after 187 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: the loss in Miami, but for players like u Zamba, 188 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 1: it wasn't cause for celebration. I love our fans, I 189 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: respect them, but respectfully, like, I don't really care about 190 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: any of that. I'm here to win, and we're here 191 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: to win, and we want to win for these coaches 192 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: who want to win, for the for the brothers that 193 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: have put the you know, their blood sweat and tears 194 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: into um being in this position. And and you know, 195 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: we're giving um God given abilities for a reason, and 196 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: we have to use them. We're not just gonna go 197 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: out there and lay an egg or lay down or 198 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: any of that. You know, We're here to compete, and 199 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 1: that's what we're trying to show UM. And so yeah, 200 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: all that outside noise is outside noise. And UM, I 201 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: respect the heck out of every single person and here 202 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: who play their hearts up. The final score thirty eight 203 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 1: thirty five is the Bengal fell to one and fourteen. 204 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: Here's effort. I had an incredible comeback that came up short. 205 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: We scored six points in the first half, and it 206 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: just felt like we couldn't do anything. And uh, you know, guys, 207 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,199 Speaker 1: just keep fighting. You know, that's all you can really 208 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: ask for. No One, no one gave up and laid down. 209 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: And obviously we'd rather win the game than say we 210 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: tried hard. But um, you know, at least at least 211 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: we got to fight. We got that, We got that 212 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: part down. How about you with that hill? Mary Man 213 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: went up over everybody. Yeah, I mean it just it's 214 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: one of those plays that you you practice all the time, 215 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: but very rarely does it actually play out just because 216 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: the odds are against you, but it never happens. Like 217 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: you go out there and you do your best and 218 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: you're gonna try to make it happen, but so many 219 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: things have to go right, and just it just sucks 220 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: for us not to come all the way back and 221 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: you know, not get it done in the end. Dalton 222 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 1: through a career high fifty six passes, completing thirty three 223 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 1: for three hundred ninety six yards, four touchdowns and no picks. 224 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: After the game, I spoke to the guy who snapped 225 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: him the football in the locker room with Bengal center 226 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: Trey Hopkins. Was an unbelievable finish down by twenty three 227 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. You foight back and got it 228 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: to ot what was going through your mind? Um? You know, really, 229 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: I gotta give a big shout out to Andy. Um. 230 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: Andy's since, I mean since I've been the part of 231 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: this offense, and he's always been the heart. I feel 232 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: like when when Tom's a going tough and today was 233 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 1: no exception, that he never stopped believing, always encourage and 234 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,439 Speaker 1: always letting us know as long as we have Tom, 235 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 1: we have we have a shot. You know what I mean? 236 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: He told us at half time, still wasn't going right, 237 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: told us in the third quarters, things still ring going right. 238 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 1: Even to the fourth quarter, he's still saying the same things. 239 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: Just believably believe. And then he went out there and 240 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: made stuff happening. After they missed the field goal when 241 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: they're up by sixteen. I kind of and through what 242 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: was required gott to score two touchdowns, two two point conversions, 243 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: requiring onside kick. I listed it without even really thinking 244 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: it could happen. Are you doing the same kind of 245 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 1: math in your head? Yeah? Yeah, Um, I think I 246 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: think a lot of guys are. Um. But you just 247 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: you're looking at the time host time, you got what 248 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: could possibly happen, what we need to happen. And when 249 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: you when you list things like that, it kind of 250 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: looks like, I mean, you got your back up in 251 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: at the wall. It's not really doesn't look very probable, 252 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: but I mean you got you got extraordinary people in here, 253 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: good extraordinary things done, and I'm very proud of The 254 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: outcome is obviously not what you wanted. But do you 255 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: walk out of here feeling at least somewhat good about 256 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: the comeback? Oh yeah, feel you feel good about the combat? Um, definitely, 257 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: it was exciting. Um. Like I said, Andy brought us 258 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: a spark that we definitely needed. But then without even 259 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: watching the film, then you think about, I mean you 260 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: have three quarters, you know, three quarters, Well, we just 261 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: were not very productive. We're not very good on offense. 262 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: That put us in that position. Um. So yeah, it's 263 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: good and bad, but you can't you can't be unrealistic 264 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: and get too excited about the end when you had 265 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: the whole game to be productive and the opportunity. You 266 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: did have the ball in overtime a couple of times 267 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: and just couldn't get it gone exactly exactly. So there's 268 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: there's things to clean up. Yeah, that was that was 269 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: a bright spot. It was exciting, but I mean there's 270 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: a lot of room for improvement. Got a game left, 271 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: it's at home, it's against AFC North Arrival. A chance 272 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: to finish on a positive note. Yeah for sure. I 273 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: mean we owe those guy us um outside our house, 274 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: and it's it's the last shot. It's the last shot 275 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: of the twenty nineteen Bengals going out and playing together. 276 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: We've been through a lot this season. I mean each 277 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: and every guy, and in this building, on this team, 278 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: on the roster as as it's moved throughout the season. 279 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: I mean, it fought through something personally and on the team, 280 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: and we owe it to each other to go out 281 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 1: with the bang and get it and get it up. Now, 282 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: time to hear from head coach Zach Taylor, who spent 283 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: about four minutes with Lap after the game. Coach, um, unbelievable. 284 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: I don't think I've seen sixteen points scored in thirty 285 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: three seconds any any level of football. This is the 286 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: first time I've seen you. Have you experienced anything like 287 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: that before, not that I can think of. It's a 288 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: resilient group, you know, And it speaks to the character 289 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: we have in the locker room there. Here we are 290 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: in week sixteen. There's not a lot to play for 291 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: other than pride and for each other. And to be 292 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: down twenty three points, there was six minutes left to 293 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: fight back, and all three phases speak speaks to what 294 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: we know, what what kind of character we got in 295 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: this locker room. When you think of the laundry list 296 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: of things that had to go right, I mean special teams, defense, 297 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: I mean offense, and Andy. Andy ends up thirty three 298 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: for fifty six three hundred ninety six yards, four touchdowns, 299 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: no interceptions, has the two point conversion. Tyler Boyd nine catches, 300 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty yards a couple of touchdowns. Effort 301 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: makes the you know, the spectacular play on the on 302 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: the hill, Mar, I mean, everybody stepped up, they did, 303 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: you know, and it shoot, we had guys dropping like flies, 304 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: you know. And so starters are having to playing on 305 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: special teams, guys are having to play more reps on offense. 306 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: And I thought they were gonna play, and um, I 307 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: know they were retired. I know they were. They were 308 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: hurt when died whatever it is, and and they gave 309 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: us everything in the head. You know, you're talking about 310 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: two resilient guys at the quarterback position, Ryan Fitzpatrick and 311 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton. There's more similarities and differences between those guys, 312 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: isn't there. Yeah. They're competitive, they're great leaders for their team. 313 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 1: They're like coaches out there playing a position. You know, 314 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: I saw him check in a million times and he 315 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: checked a bunch. So two guys that you had a 316 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: lot of confidence in at the quarterback position. So I know, 317 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 1: obviously a big lesson to be learned is and I've 318 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: said this to a couple of players, Yogi Barris said 319 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 1: it and over till it's over. I mean, is that 320 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 1: the biggest thing to take out of this football game? 321 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 1: At some point this is going to serve us well 322 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 1: in the future. You know that we know that we 323 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: can fight back from anything as long as we believe 324 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: and just do your job, you know. I think in 325 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: the first half, guys were really pressed and trying to 326 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 1: make plays. And once we settled down and guys just 327 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 1: did their job, let the plays come to them, the 328 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: game slowed down and we were able to get back 329 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: in it. But you know, we just got to learn 330 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: from those lessons. Yeah, like you said, in the first half, 331 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 1: I know it was. It was in the first half 332 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: you had five drives that we're three and out drives. 333 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 1: And then in the second half, particularly down the strets 334 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,919 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. I mean, Ryan Fitzpatrick had one 335 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty yards passing in the first quarter and 336 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,160 Speaker 1: he just try he had two fifty at a half 337 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: and his numbers were just the opposite. I mean, So 338 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: you know, it's one of those dynamics where guys feed 339 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 1: off each other. Once somebody makes a place that I 340 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: can do the same thing. It's as simple as they were. 341 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: They were capitalized all the one on one opportunities they 342 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: had in the first half, and we were not. We 343 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: were we were losing them all on offense and defense. 344 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: And so you're right. They started fast, they started hot, 345 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 1: They punched us to the mouth, and we didn't respond 346 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: well early on, but our guys settled in and showed 347 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: who they really are. What did you say to the 348 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: guys at halftime in a situation like that, and I know, 349 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:42,959 Speaker 1: you know we couldn't really hear what you you were saying. Well, 350 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: we could hear you were animated after the game in 351 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 1: the lockerman. I don't expect you to tell us, you know, 352 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: in how stuff, what you're talking to your team about. 353 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: But overall, if you could deliver what kind of message 354 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: you were given it at halftime and after the game, 355 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: just as I said, you know, we were losing the 356 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: one on once and we just had to slow down, 357 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: be disciplined with your technique and let let the plays 358 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: come to you, Let the action come to you. Stop 359 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 1: pressing so hard trying to make plays and just use 360 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: your technique. They're playing man coverage on defense, the jam 361 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: front like, we know what they're doing. We know we 362 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 1: got to do to execute to win, and our guys, 363 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: you know, really, I think it took the bestage to 364 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: heart there in the second half on one game left, 365 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: and it's a division rival, the Cleveland Browns. They lose today, 366 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: um to you know they can't have a winning season. 367 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: You know it's going to be a couple of football 368 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 1: teams that are going to be I think, you know, disappointed, 369 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: but still want to go out in a high note. 370 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:32,920 Speaker 1: You know, it's a big division rivalry. We're gonna be hungry. 371 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: We're finishing at home against a divisional team that we 372 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: felt like we didn't give him our best the last 373 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: time we played him, and so there there's plenty left 374 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: for us to play. Four here. After Lap finished talking 375 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: to Zach, he joined me for postgame analysis and we 376 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: discussed the craziest finished Lap has witnessed in more than 377 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: three decades as a Bengals broadcaster. Never seen it. You know, 378 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: all the guys I talked to, I asked, you know, 379 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: have you ever played in a game or seeing a 380 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: game like that? And they really couldn't calling any and 381 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,919 Speaker 1: he said, maybe one close in high school, but not 382 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: quite like that. When you think of everything that had 383 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: to happen for them to get it done. The onside 384 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: kick they hail maryed by Tyler Eifert, that's answered, you know, 385 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: the scoring, two touchdowns, and two point conversions. The checklist 386 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: is long, and for them to get it done and 387 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: make plays. And everybody I talked to was so frustrated 388 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: because in the first half they had five three and 389 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: outs and they were doing that. Miami is doing the 390 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: same thing man coverage, and you know, they're saying, you know, 391 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: just let's just make plays. But it seemed like guys 392 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: were pressing, you know, guys were just trying to force plays, 393 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: make plays. And once they had just calmed down and relaxed, 394 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: and once one play was made, it kind of opened 395 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: the damn and everybody started making plays and everybody kind 396 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 1: of fed off of that, and then the whole thing, 397 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: you know, just turned into what it turned into down 398 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 1: the stretch. But Miami really didn't do anything differently. The 399 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: Bengals just didn't get it done in the first half, 400 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: and they got it done big time in the second half, 401 00:20:57,760 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: particularly in the fourth quarter. And when you look at it, 402 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 1: I mean, Fitzpatrick had one hundred and fifty yards passing 403 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 1: in the first quarter, two fifty and the half, and 404 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: Andy his numbers weren't like that, and then they flipped, 405 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 1: you know, just slipped completely around. So it was it 406 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: was a very very interesting football game for sure. I 407 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: think everybody felt like if they won the coin flip, 408 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,880 Speaker 1: they would have won the game. But they all say, hey, look, 409 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: we should have still won the game. We had the 410 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 1: momentum even if we won the coin flip. We gotta 411 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: win that football game. They did have two possessions in overtime, 412 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: so they had a chance. Ye. Andy Dalton wound up 413 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: with three hundred ninety six passing yards four touchdown passes. 414 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: They all came in the second half. It seems like 415 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: there's strong possibility that Andy is not going to be 416 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: back with Cincinnati next year. We'll see in the offseason, 417 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: but if this turns out to be one of his 418 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: last games in a Bengals uniform, that second half was 419 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: about as well as he's played. You know, the guy 420 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 1: the other quarterback. We've seen Ryan fitzmagic do his Fitch magic, 421 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: you know, and it was Andy that did a lot 422 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: of magic. So I think there's more similarities than differences. 423 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: You know, between those two guys at the quarterback position, 424 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: and see those two, you know, like they're they're almost 425 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: coaches their respective teams, not just quarterbacks. And there's leadership qualities, 426 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: there's intelligence, there's all those things, and you know, guys 427 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 1: believe in them and guys trust them. And so it 428 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: was interesting to see will Ryan Fitzpatrick be back as 429 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: a Dolphin if they take a quarterback with one of 430 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: their first round picks. Will Andy Dalton be back as 431 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: a quarterback if the Bengals take a quarterback with their 432 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: first pick, which they've now got the first pick of 433 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 1: the draft. All these questions are to be answered, but 434 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: it was interested to see these two guys in a 435 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: prideful way, you know, down the stretch of their respective careers, 436 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 1: potentially with these two teams play the way they played. 437 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: How about Randy Bullock. A week after that embarrassing on 438 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,479 Speaker 1: side kick attempt that spun to a stop after five yards, 439 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: he sets a franchise record with a fifty seven yard 440 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: field goal that was done once in a playoff game 441 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: by Mike new gympethis officially goes in the book as 442 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: a new Bengals record. And then a perfectly executed on 443 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: side kick to give the Bengals a chance. I mean 444 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: they put the ball on its side and helicopter deal 445 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: that went five yards was monked in almost every football 446 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 1: show I saw during the course of the week, I 447 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: mean mocked, and now I'm sure they won't because it 448 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: was executed so perfectly. It went from being mocked to 449 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: this onside kick, you know, the second bounce, getting the 450 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: heightened and Stanley Morgan made a great effort to get 451 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: after the ball and had possession and then just lost 452 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,199 Speaker 1: the possession a little bit and Jordan Evans is right 453 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: there to get it bouncing off the tourugh. I mean, 454 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: think of the three things that had to happen just 455 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: on the onside kick to be executed the way it 456 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: was executed. So hopefully Randy Bullet gets some credit with 457 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: some of these football shows as opposed to, you know, 458 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: being mocked for his performance the week before. On defense, 459 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: Darius Phillips had an interception and played well after Will 460 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: Jackson left with an injury. He really did. I mean 461 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: Darius Phillips, he provides sticky coverage, he gets his head 462 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: snapped around, finds the football. I think he's he's you 463 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: know We know he can return the football. He provides 464 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:56,400 Speaker 1: some diversity and skill set, you know, to the football team. 465 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 1: So I think his career's arrowing up, There's no question 466 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,120 Speaker 1: about it. And you know a lot of guys made 467 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: made players when they when they needed to to give 468 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 1: the team a chance to win this football game. I mean, 469 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: it didn't. It didn't look very good for for quite 470 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: a while. Down the stretch it was. It may have 471 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: been as crazy a game in the fourth quarters I 472 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: think I've seen, I don't know, maybe forever. One game 473 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: left at home against the Cleveland Browns has no impact 474 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: on the draft as far as the Bengals concerned. They 475 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: can try to go out with a victory at home 476 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: against Cleveland, and everybody in the stands I'll be rooting 477 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: for that outcome for Cincinnati, no question. I mean, it's 478 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: it's a division opponent. Don't have a division game this season. 479 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: It's been quite about while since won a division game. 480 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: Didn't get a road win this year. It's the fourth 481 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: team that didn't get that done in franchise history. You 482 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: do not want to be a team that doesn't get 483 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 1: a division win for an entire season. You know, that's 484 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: that's not something that you want to hang your hat on. So, 485 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully the way this game ended, some momentum 486 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 1: will carry over from that and no play, you know, 487 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: at a high level for the entire football game against 488 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns because his day own for sure. There's 489 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: one game left in the season and after that. We 490 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 1: will be doing a lot of draft analysis between now 491 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: and April twenty third. At the moment, most of the 492 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: draft gurus have LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and Ohio State 493 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,159 Speaker 1: defensive end Chase Young as the top two players on 494 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: the board. Recently, I asked Pro Football Focus analysts Sam 495 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: monson if the first pick should be Burrow, Young or 496 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 1: somebody else. I think it should be Joe Burrow. You know, 497 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: he is the best college quarterback right now. He's the 498 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 1: guy that will be the best quarterback prospect on the 499 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: board at the time. I think that was close between 500 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: him and two of I think he's had such an 501 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 1: incredible season statistically, He's putting up some accuracy numbers that 502 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:55,880 Speaker 1: we've never seen from quarterbacks before. And the bottom line 503 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: is nothing moves the needle more than a quarterback, you know, 504 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: and less you have the quarterback, almost nothing else matters. 505 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 1: So Chase Young is having his own incredible season. He's 506 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: putting up the best pass rushing season we've ever seen 507 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: in college football. He's probably the best player both in 508 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: the country and in the draft. But if you don't 509 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,360 Speaker 1: have a quarterback, Chase Young is not going to win 510 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: you games. You know, he may be worth a win 511 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: two wins above replacement, whereas Joe Burrow, if he pounds out, 512 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 1: he's the guy that will propel you from you know, 513 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: contending for the number one overall pick, to being right 514 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: back in a playoff conversation if he works out. It's 515 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: one of many key decisions the Bengals will be facing 516 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: this offseason. But first things first. On Sunday, the Bengals 517 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: end the season against the six and nine Cleveland Browns, 518 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: who will not only miss the playoffs for the seventeenth 519 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: straight year, but the Sports Illustrated preseason cover boys are 520 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: guaranteed of having a worse record than last year when 521 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:00,439 Speaker 1: they went seven eight and one. Now time for this 522 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: week's fun Facts interview, where we get to know the 523 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: person under the pads. This week, it's a rookie offensive 524 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: lineman who got his most playing time as a pro 525 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 1: this week in Miami. Time for some fun facts with 526 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: offensive lineman Fred Johnson from West Palm Beach, Florida, on 527 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: the East Coast, a little bit north of Miami. What 528 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 1: do you love about your hometown? The weather? First and 529 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:29,119 Speaker 1: four most. I love the weather about the city, and 530 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: it's just I just love it because it's home. You know, 531 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,880 Speaker 1: the sunshine, the rain, all of it. Fred, you are 532 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:38,879 Speaker 1: not a guy who grew up spending your whole life 533 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 1: dreaming of playing in the NFL. Correct, No, not at all, 534 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: not even at all. We just just watch games. Nobody 535 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: would ever think that any of us in the roll, me, 536 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: my cousins and my granddad and like any one of 537 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: us would be in an NFL game, let alone on 538 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: the NFL roster. I've heard you described as being a 539 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: late bloomer. Is that accurate? Late bloomer? Is accurate? Is 540 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: did the coaches more or less have to drag you 541 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: out there to get you to start playing football my 542 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:08,639 Speaker 1: senior year, I mean my junior year, Like one of 543 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: the coaches got tired of me going to the library 544 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: every day at lunch. I just play video games and stuff. 545 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: Held like, just come out one day and then the 546 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: team my teammates really the ones who you know, let 547 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 1: me keep with it, you know, made me want to 548 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:22,879 Speaker 1: come back out there every day. So really was a 549 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: teammates thing, just just the whole chemistry of a team. 550 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 1: It was really made me stick around. She didn't play 551 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,399 Speaker 1: varsity football in high school until you were a senior. 552 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 1: Did you start to love it or did you see 553 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: the opportunities that might be there? I loved it, like 554 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 1: just that senior spring. I promise you it was one 555 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: of the hardest manors I ever went through, you know, 556 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: high school because I want to play like one year. 557 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: So that first man that I went through it was 558 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: really you know, just a bondom with me and my teammates, 559 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: you know, and just that that senior season was like 560 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: I got open, like my eyes open to the opportunities 561 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: of going to college and doing something that nobody in 562 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 1: my family ever done, you know. So I really it 563 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: really didn't start processing until like the end of the 564 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: year when I had to you know, get qualified and 565 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: all my grades and stuff before I can even be 566 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: able to go to college. Because I got accepted in 567 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 1: the college, but I wasn't not they didn't know if 568 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: I was gonna graduate high school. So it was one 569 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: of those deals and just to just to love of 570 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: the game and the opportunities that it had. I could 571 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 1: go to your education free, so I took it. See 572 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: you playing video games in the library. What were some 573 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: of the other things you like to do when you 574 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: were young? Um? Another really too crazy, like you know, 575 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: all the basic stuff that you know, little kids like doing, 576 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 1: playing outside and stuff like that. Really took a liking to, um, 577 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,320 Speaker 1: just video games, like growing up, just trying to be 578 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: the best at that because I didn't really have to 579 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: do much, so it was pretty easy fell in love 580 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: with I wanted to be a basketball player like my uncle, 581 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: but that didn't turn out any too well because of 582 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: the because of the conditioning for it. So when I 583 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: fell into football, I kind of loved it because of 584 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 1: his with it. There's something that basketball. Let all right, 585 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: you mentioned your uncle, Oh this Thorpe seventeen years in 586 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: the NBA, an All Star, an NBA champion. How much 587 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: did you know about his career growing up? Really just 588 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,479 Speaker 1: because how tall he was, we knew like instantly, like 589 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: he was, you know, a very famous world veteran person 590 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 1: and just his his a history and just like what 591 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 1: he did to get to where he was at now, 592 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 1: is um you know something that I admired, something that 593 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: I wanted to do, Like I always wanted to play basketball, 594 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 1: and just when like it didn't work out, I was 595 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: kind of bombed. You know what I found. I think 596 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 1: I found my calling in football. And just you know, 597 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: he tries to mentor me like hearing there, you know 598 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: sometimes they call him out the blue and just asked me, 599 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: like I think it's going, you know, give me a 600 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: little advice that I need, you know, nothing too much, 601 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: nothing too much to weigh me down, but just another 602 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 1: to keep me up, like about my head above order 603 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: and stuff. So it's pretty cool. So one year a 604 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 1: varsity football in high school and just like that, you're 605 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 1: offered scholarships by great college football programs. You wind up 606 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: with the Florida Gators and you actually started a couple 607 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: of games as a true freshman, even only playing one 608 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: year of high school football, and your head had to 609 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 1: be spinning when we first got into college. Um, like, 610 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 1: I went to college just because like just just the 611 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: off the competition I was there. I knew like ten 612 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: guys was going to be enrolled that year because they 613 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 1: was down office alignment and fell in love with the 614 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: SEC as soon as I stepped from into the stadium 615 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: so spring like. I was like, man, I love it here, 616 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: Like I need to come here and then get thrown 617 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: into the fire like you just said, as a true freshman. 618 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: Uh was kind of scary, kind of whirlwind. Freshman year 619 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: kind of flew by better remember, But I remember my 620 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: first game. I was about to play and I think 621 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: it was New Mexico State, and one of my teammates 622 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: came like right before us when to go, and he's like, 623 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: are you scared? I was like, no, he's scared, Like 624 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 1: why would you ask that? Like, you know, great experiences there. 625 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: I learned the game as the years went on and 626 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: really got like really got a holding of it now. 627 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 1: So the first first few games was really tough. I've 628 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: been to Gainesville. Great college campus, great college life. What 629 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:09,040 Speaker 1: did you enjoy the most about being at the University 630 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 1: of Florida? The members I have. You look at football, 631 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 1: you look at social life, the friends I've made, the 632 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: coaches I've met, you know, and they're interacted with. You'll 633 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 1: never find no type of anything like that anywhere else, 634 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: Like the Florida campus, the fans especially the fans. The 635 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 1: fans are literally what makes you want to go to 636 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 1: I really committed because I've seen we went to a 637 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: basketball game, Like during my visit, I've seen this lady, 638 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:38,760 Speaker 1: older lady just clapping like like cheering on the cheering 639 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 1: on the game and like just not even watching it, 640 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: like she was walking back to her seat. I was like, 641 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: I love it here. I can't so really the atmosphere 642 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 1: of just the campus itself, you know, the team, the history, 643 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,479 Speaker 1: the pride in it. It really sticks with me. Now. 644 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,200 Speaker 1: All right, So after college, you signed us a college 645 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 1: free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers. You make the team 646 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: out of training camp and and in October they tried 647 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 1: to move you from the roster the practice squad and 648 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:07,520 Speaker 1: the Bengals snatched you up. Was that difficult considering that 649 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: you're really just getting established in Pittsburgh. Yeah, that's difficult. Um, 650 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 1: Like I said, uh like could like I thank everybody 651 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: to steal this organization for giving me a shot, you know, 652 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,600 Speaker 1: to come out and show what I can do. And 653 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:24,320 Speaker 1: really I took it upon myself, like to go to 654 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh when there was other options there. The history of 655 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh and the physicality that they bring, like their team 656 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: is known for. I wanted to be a part of it, 657 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 1: and when they waived me, it was it was difficult, 658 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:37,240 Speaker 1: you know. I had to accept the fact that I 659 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: was being waived and that I could be back on 660 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 1: the private squad soon. But um, I mean it was 661 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 1: just h it was. It was a tough process. But 662 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 1: right when I got here, I felt like, you know, 663 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:50,240 Speaker 1: I could really make a home here too, So it 664 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: was no big deal. A few more fun facts with 665 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 1: Fred Johnson with the Bengal. So far, you've been used 666 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 1: primarily as a sixth offensive lineman, but a couple of 667 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: games ago against Cleveland, you where the primary option on 668 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 1: a pass. You're gonna try to trick the Cleveland Browns 669 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: and throw it to the big foul. To their credit, 670 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 1: they sniffed it out and they covered you pretty well. 671 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: But how exciting was that possibility for you? Oh? So bad? 672 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 1: It was covering me. I was like, come on, like 673 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:19,920 Speaker 1: come on, we can, like let me have my moment 674 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 1: like at least one time in my career, and it 675 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 1: was just it was so exciting. I wanted to score 676 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 1: a touchdown and then I was like, I was very nervous, 677 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:31,160 Speaker 1: like leader to the air just about running that route. 678 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 1: You know, all my team is giving me like, you know, 679 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:34,799 Speaker 1: like joking with me about it and stuff. Don't drop 680 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 1: the ball and drop the ball, And I was like, 681 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:37,959 Speaker 1: I'm not evenna drop the ball. I just think about 682 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 1: what I'm gonna do after ILL score the touchdown. So 683 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 1: when I say that, two of them was like on me, 684 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: and I was like, oh lord, this this is my 685 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: dream going going bay by something. It was. It was 686 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,680 Speaker 1: what it is. H it was fun like they called it, 687 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:53,000 Speaker 1: you know. Uh. And I ran that route as fast 688 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,839 Speaker 1: as I could too. Do you have a good celebration plan? 689 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:59,360 Speaker 1: Oh no right now. No. Probably might just spiked the 690 00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: ball and run out then grab the ball hope to 691 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:03,839 Speaker 1: put it like my memory case or something like that. 692 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: But no, not really, nothing too crazy right now. All right, 693 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:08,799 Speaker 1: A couple more fun facts. If Fred Johnson, what do 694 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: you like to spend your money on shoes? Probably? No, 695 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:17,640 Speaker 1: I like like buying shoes and stuff clothes. You know, 696 00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:20,400 Speaker 1: you can never have too many clothes. But I just 697 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: spent like some of my money home for my cave flans, 698 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:26,759 Speaker 1: So I don't really like I like video games, I 699 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 1: buy any video game, I like, I don't really, I'm 700 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:33,319 Speaker 1: not really too promising like jewelry and stuff right now, 701 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:35,960 Speaker 1: not yet. Just I'm a ricky. I was on drafted, 702 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:38,799 Speaker 1: so trying to save my money. But really video games 703 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:42,719 Speaker 1: and shoes. Do you have a hidden talent? I think 704 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 1: I could sing, but nobody else thinks I could sing, 705 00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:47,880 Speaker 1: so like Nope, but not at all, not on all 706 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:51,200 Speaker 1: of your recording. Maybe in person, you know, with like 707 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 1: blaring music in the background, but nothing really nothing really 708 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 1: too crazy. Where do you terrible at? I am terrible 709 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:03,839 Speaker 1: at trying Like dancing, I'm I don't think I'm terrible, 710 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:05,920 Speaker 1: but I'm not really good. I'm not really good at it. 711 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 1: So when I try to do it, I'll do it 712 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 1: to the best of my ability. I do what I 713 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 1: know I could do. I don't try to go out 714 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:13,520 Speaker 1: my way, you know, stick to what you now, stick 715 00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 1: to what you know exactly. Um that's about it. Think 716 00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 1: people say I'm terrible like cooking, but I don't believe him. 717 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 1: As long as you like what you cut, that's exactly right, 718 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:26,160 Speaker 1: all right. Final fund fact, if you can meet anybody 719 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 1: in history, athlete, actor, politician, religious figure, whatever, historical figure 720 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:35,239 Speaker 1: who would that person be. It had to be like 721 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 1: Malcolm Atics or Martin Luther King one or two. You know, 722 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:43,279 Speaker 1: both of them picked their brain a little bit. You know. Uh. 723 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:48,320 Speaker 1: If I can mean anybody living, you'll probably be Will 724 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 1: Smith just because of the knowledge he has. Um. Not 725 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:53,480 Speaker 1: too many people see it, but I feel like he's 726 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 1: a knowledgeable person. You know. Um, he can do it all. 727 00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:59,440 Speaker 1: He could do it all. You know, most things you 728 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 1: know he could do that would probably be it. All Right, 729 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: this is fun. You're off the hot seat, appreciate the time. 730 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:09,799 Speaker 1: We want to remind you to come out and join 731 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:12,720 Speaker 1: us at our final on location radio show this week 732 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 1: on Friday afternoon, Buffalo Wings and Rings Beckett Ridge Location 733 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:20,879 Speaker 1: will host the Bengals pep Rally Show from three to six. 734 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:23,319 Speaker 1: A guest will join us in the final hour and 735 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 1: we'll have plenty of giveaways too. That's going to do 736 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: it for this episode of the podcast. 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