WEBVTT - The Sean McDermott Show, Week 14

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<v Speaker 1>Finding the way. Find the way every week. Camolo Buffalo Bill,

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<v Speaker 1>no overthinking. All right, go play football. We play the football.

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<v Speaker 1>Exciting time to be a Buffalo build of the fan

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<v Speaker 1>of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome into Week fourteen of the

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<v Speaker 1>Sean McDermott Show, presented by Connors and Ferris, your workers

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<v Speaker 1>comp attorneys. I'm Steve Taskin. As always, I'm pleased to

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<v Speaker 1>be joined by Sean McDermott, coach. Thanks for being here

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<v Speaker 1>with us. Lost a tough one of the Patriots on

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<v Speaker 1>Monday night in some of the craziest weather we've ever

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<v Speaker 1>seen in Buffalo, and that's saying something. What was your

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<v Speaker 1>message to the team after a game like this, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>my message was really it was everything that we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>do as to why we got the result we did, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>And it was obviously not the result we wanted. And

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<v Speaker 1>we're capable of doing more as a team, and we

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<v Speaker 1>had opportun ttunities to win the game at multiple times

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<v Speaker 1>and we didn't get it done. So those are things

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<v Speaker 1>we got to get correct moving forward. Yeah, there was

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<v Speaker 1>a bizarre game. Mac Jones only attempted three passes and

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriot and I want to know how that Patriots

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<v Speaker 1>refusal to even try to throw the football impact your

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<v Speaker 1>defensive game plan as the game unfolded. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we figured that going into the game quite honestly, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with the way that they had played leading up to

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<v Speaker 1>our game with their formula. In addition to that the

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<v Speaker 1>weather that we know we were going to get, and

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<v Speaker 1>so we knew that they were going to try and

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<v Speaker 1>run the ball, including on third downs potentially especially going

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<v Speaker 1>into the wind. And I thought our guys for the

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<v Speaker 1>most part, did a good job with it. If you

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<v Speaker 1>take the one big run away that said, you can't

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<v Speaker 1>have that big sixty three sixty four yard run because

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<v Speaker 1>that really hurt us, in particular when they were going

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<v Speaker 1>against the whim when they didn't have to or didn't

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<v Speaker 1>want to throw the football. Yeah, your offense also was

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<v Speaker 1>one for four in the red zone. Unlike most teams

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL, your red zone success has really been

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<v Speaker 1>tied to your wins and losses this season. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you think have been the biggest challenges for your offense

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<v Speaker 1>in the red zone. Well, I think just consistent and

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<v Speaker 1>see as you alluded to, and we got to find

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<v Speaker 1>a rhythm down there. We need to have positive plays

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<v Speaker 1>and not go backwards and through negative plays penalties where

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<v Speaker 1>we're off schedule, and so we need to find a

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<v Speaker 1>rhythm down there, and rather quickly. Here Josh was fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>to thirty through for a season low one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>forty five yards. He's also able to connect with Gabe

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<v Speaker 1>Davis for a touchdown. Now, the weather was a huge

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<v Speaker 1>factor in this game, But how do you feel about

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<v Speaker 1>the way Josh played on Monday night? Well, I think

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<v Speaker 1>there was opportunities. There really was, and I thought Josh

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<v Speaker 1>created some of those opportunities with his feet and also

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<v Speaker 1>with his arm. He did some really good things. Then

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<v Speaker 1>there was some he wants back. And so, as you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>when we're in that red zone, the multiple times we've

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<v Speaker 1>got to cash in and at a minimum it's got

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<v Speaker 1>to be point, but you'd like to get seven. Two

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<v Speaker 1>out of the four times we were down there, we

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<v Speaker 1>came away with zero points. And besides, as you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>the one big play, the explosive play that the defense

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<v Speaker 1>led up in at first half, you really held the

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<v Speaker 1>Patriots office in check for most of the game. You're

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<v Speaker 1>able to force a couple of three and out. So

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<v Speaker 1>he gave the offense multiple chances. What do you think away,

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<v Speaker 1>you're your defense played well? Again, I thought they gave

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<v Speaker 1>as you say, gave us a chance. No one wants

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<v Speaker 1>to give up that run that we gave up early

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<v Speaker 1>in the game in particular like that, and as you

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<v Speaker 1>look at a big picture wise, you say, hey, did

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<v Speaker 1>they give us a chance to win the game? And

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<v Speaker 1>I believe that the two fourth quarter drives where we

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<v Speaker 1>got off the field gave us multiple chances to win

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<v Speaker 1>the game and put together good drives to score and

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and win it. I know it's tough to

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<v Speaker 1>focus on the positives coming off a tough loss like this,

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<v Speaker 1>but were there any players that stood out to you

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday night when they put you saw their performance

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<v Speaker 1>on tape. There were, you know, there were at times

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<v Speaker 1>for everyone. Everyone had their highs and everyone had some

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<v Speaker 1>plays that they went back. But when you look at it,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought Dane Jackson really did a good job in

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<v Speaker 1>his debut out there for us at corner, and I

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<v Speaker 1>noticed on the offensive side of the ball, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>we did some good things in terms of some of

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<v Speaker 1>the runs that we had at times, and then again

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<v Speaker 1>some of the connections we made down the field with

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<v Speaker 1>some of the receivers, but again overall not consistent enough.

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<v Speaker 1>The NFL also this week amounts to the Walter Peyton

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<v Speaker 1>Man of the Year nominees for each team, and this

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<v Speaker 1>week Harrison Phillips was once again the Bill's nominee. What

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<v Speaker 1>can you say about the work Harrison does in the

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<v Speaker 1>community and how much this award means? Yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Harrison's a class young man and he comes

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<v Speaker 1>from a great family and has all the core values

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<v Speaker 1>and intangibles that you want. And it gives me great

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<v Speaker 1>pleasure and joy as a coach. And not only have

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<v Speaker 1>a player that in Harrison that we have on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>but a class act off the field, and a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that has really bought into the Buffalo area in the

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<v Speaker 1>Western New York community, and he's paid it forward for

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<v Speaker 1>everything he's been blessed with. He has paid that blessing

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<v Speaker 1>forward in my mind. All right, thanks, coach. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>catch up with you later in the show to get

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<v Speaker 1>your final thoughts on your upcoming matchup with the Buccaneers.

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<v Speaker 1>Mattie glad here with Week fourteen's game preview. The Bills

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<v Speaker 1>are heading to Tampa to take on the defending Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl champions in the Buccaneers. Buffalo will try to spoil

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<v Speaker 1>Tampa's three game win streak and perfect five and oh

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<v Speaker 1>record at home. This season. The Bucks lead the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>and scoring, averaging thirty one point four points per game

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<v Speaker 1>and are averaging the second most yard per game at

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<v Speaker 1>four hundred and three point seven. Tampa's defense ranks tenth,

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<v Speaker 1>allowing three hundred and thirty two point eight yards per

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<v Speaker 1>game and twenty two and a half points per game,

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<v Speaker 1>which is good for sixteen. They do get after the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback though, ranking second with ninety quarterback hits, have thirty

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<v Speaker 1>two sacks, which is the fourth most in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>and blitch thirty four point six percent of the time,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the third most in the NFL. Buffalo still

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<v Speaker 1>ranks high on offense and defense time for fifth, averaging

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight points per game and second allowing only sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>point three points per game. Josh Allen has twenty nine

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<v Speaker 1>total touchdowns, which is the third most in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo still has the best defense in the NFL, allowing

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<v Speaker 1>just two hundred and seventy two point three totally yards

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<v Speaker 1>per game with twenty six takeaways, which ties for second most.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bucks leave the series against the Bills with seven

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<v Speaker 1>wins and four losses. The Bills beat the Bucks thirty

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty seven in their last meeting in twenty seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>That's this week's game pre game, steve back to you,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Maddie and coach. You're coming off a short week

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<v Speaker 1>and you're going on the road to face the defending

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<v Speaker 1>world champs. What's the most important thing your team can

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<v Speaker 1>do to get a win. Well, we've got to come

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<v Speaker 1>together and we've got to respond. And that's what resilience

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<v Speaker 1>football teams do, and that's what's called for this time

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<v Speaker 1>of year. It's it's tough sledding. Whether you squeak out

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<v Speaker 1>a win this past week or you lose like we

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<v Speaker 1>did in a close game with opportunities. Get to stay

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<v Speaker 1>together and you got to find your resiliency and it's

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<v Speaker 1>got to come through during these moments. Now, you came

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<v Speaker 1>in your first time head coach, you've been in the

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<v Speaker 1>AFC East. You know this last week you face Bill Belichick,

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<v Speaker 1>this week, you're facing Tom Brady, arguably the greatest coach

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<v Speaker 1>and now the greatest quarterback. How what's the difference between

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<v Speaker 1>preparing for a tough head coach and a tough quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>like you're going to face this week in Tom Brady? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>great question, Steve, one of them on the field playing

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<v Speaker 1>and the other ones on the sideline. So the execution

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<v Speaker 1>hinges more on the gather's on the field in this

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<v Speaker 1>case with Tom Brady maybe the greatest player ever to

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<v Speaker 1>play the game, greatest quarterback perhaps as well, and certainly

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<v Speaker 1>had great success, won a lot of world championships, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're the defending world champs, so it'll be a great

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<v Speaker 1>test for us as we head down to Tampa. Yeah, thanks, coach,

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<v Speaker 1>good luck on Sunday. We're gonna be back next week

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<v Speaker 1>to recap this game against the Buccaneers and preview your

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<v Speaker 1>Week fifteen matchup against the Panthers. And everybody at home,

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