Speaker 1: Finding the way. Find the way every week. Camolo Buffalo Bill,
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Speaker 1: Exciting time to be a Buffalo build of the fan
Speaker 1: of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome into Week fourteen of the
Speaker 1: Sean McDermott Show, presented by Connors and Ferris, your workers
Speaker 1: comp attorneys. I'm Steve Taskin. As always, I'm pleased to
Speaker 1: be joined by Sean McDermott, coach. Thanks for being here
Speaker 1: with us. Lost a tough one of the Patriots on
Speaker 1: Monday night in some of the craziest weather we've ever
Speaker 1: seen in Buffalo, and that's saying something. What was your
Speaker 1: message to the team after a game like this, Well,
Speaker 1: my message was really it was everything that we didn't
Speaker 1: do as to why we got the result we did, Steve,
Speaker 1: And it was obviously not the result we wanted. And
Speaker 1: we're capable of doing more as a team, and we
Speaker 1: had opportun ttunities to win the game at multiple times
Speaker 1: and we didn't get it done. So those are things
Speaker 1: we got to get correct moving forward. Yeah, there was
Speaker 1: a bizarre game. Mac Jones only attempted three passes and
Speaker 1: the Patriot and I want to know how that Patriots
Speaker 1: refusal to even try to throw the football impact your
Speaker 1: defensive game plan as the game unfolded. Well, you know,
Speaker 1: we figured that going into the game quite honestly, you know,
Speaker 1: with the way that they had played leading up to
Speaker 1: our game with their formula. In addition to that the
Speaker 1: weather that we know we were going to get, and
Speaker 1: so we knew that they were going to try and
Speaker 1: run the ball, including on third downs potentially especially going
Speaker 1: into the wind. And I thought our guys for the
Speaker 1: most part, did a good job with it. If you
Speaker 1: take the one big run away that said, you can't
Speaker 1: have that big sixty three sixty four yard run because
Speaker 1: that really hurt us, in particular when they were going
Speaker 1: against the whim when they didn't have to or didn't
Speaker 1: want to throw the football. Yeah, your offense also was
Speaker 1: one for four in the red zone. Unlike most teams
Speaker 1: in the NFL, your red zone success has really been
Speaker 1: tied to your wins and losses this season. What do
Speaker 1: you think have been the biggest challenges for your offense
Speaker 1: in the red zone. Well, I think just consistent and
Speaker 1: see as you alluded to, and we got to find
Speaker 1: a rhythm down there. We need to have positive plays
Speaker 1: and not go backwards and through negative plays penalties where
Speaker 1: we're off schedule, and so we need to find a
Speaker 1: rhythm down there, and rather quickly. Here Josh was fifteen
Speaker 1: to thirty through for a season low one hundred and
Speaker 1: forty five yards. He's also able to connect with Gabe
Speaker 1: Davis for a touchdown. Now, the weather was a huge
Speaker 1: factor in this game, But how do you feel about
Speaker 1: the way Josh played on Monday night? Well, I think
Speaker 1: there was opportunities. There really was, and I thought Josh
Speaker 1: created some of those opportunities with his feet and also
Speaker 1: with his arm. He did some really good things. Then
Speaker 1: there was some he wants back. And so, as you mentioned,
Speaker 1: when we're in that red zone, the multiple times we've
Speaker 1: got to cash in and at a minimum it's got
Speaker 1: to be point, but you'd like to get seven. Two
Speaker 1: out of the four times we were down there, we
Speaker 1: came away with zero points. And besides, as you mentioned,
Speaker 1: the one big play, the explosive play that the defense
Speaker 1: led up in at first half, you really held the
Speaker 1: Patriots office in check for most of the game. You're
Speaker 1: able to force a couple of three and out. So
Speaker 1: he gave the offense multiple chances. What do you think away,
Speaker 1: you're your defense played well? Again, I thought they gave
Speaker 1: as you say, gave us a chance. No one wants
Speaker 1: to give up that run that we gave up early
Speaker 1: in the game in particular like that, and as you
Speaker 1: look at a big picture wise, you say, hey, did
Speaker 1: they give us a chance to win the game? And
Speaker 1: I believe that the two fourth quarter drives where we
Speaker 1: got off the field gave us multiple chances to win
Speaker 1: the game and put together good drives to score and
Speaker 1: go ahead and win it. I know it's tough to
Speaker 1: focus on the positives coming off a tough loss like this,
Speaker 1: but were there any players that stood out to you
Speaker 1: on Monday night when they put you saw their performance
Speaker 1: on tape. There were, you know, there were at times
Speaker 1: for everyone. Everyone had their highs and everyone had some
Speaker 1: plays that they went back. But when you look at it,
Speaker 1: I thought Dane Jackson really did a good job in
Speaker 1: his debut out there for us at corner, and I
Speaker 1: noticed on the offensive side of the ball, I thought
Speaker 1: we did some good things in terms of some of
Speaker 1: the runs that we had at times, and then again
Speaker 1: some of the connections we made down the field with
Speaker 1: some of the receivers, but again overall not consistent enough.
Speaker 1: The NFL also this week amounts to the Walter Peyton
Speaker 1: Man of the Year nominees for each team, and this
Speaker 1: week Harrison Phillips was once again the Bill's nominee. What
Speaker 1: can you say about the work Harrison does in the
Speaker 1: community and how much this award means? Yeah, you know,
Speaker 1: I mean, Harrison's a class young man and he comes
Speaker 1: from a great family and has all the core values
Speaker 1: and intangibles that you want. And it gives me great
Speaker 1: pleasure and joy as a coach. And not only have
Speaker 1: a player that in Harrison that we have on the field,
Speaker 1: but a class act off the field, and a guy
Speaker 1: that has really bought into the Buffalo area in the
Speaker 1: Western New York community, and he's paid it forward for
Speaker 1: everything he's been blessed with. He has paid that blessing
Speaker 1: forward in my mind. All right, thanks, coach. We're gonna
Speaker 1: catch up with you later in the show to get
Speaker 1: your final thoughts on your upcoming matchup with the Buccaneers.
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Speaker 1: Mattie glad here with Week fourteen's game preview. The Bills
Speaker 1: are heading to Tampa to take on the defending Super
Speaker 1: Bowl champions in the Buccaneers. Buffalo will try to spoil
Speaker 1: Tampa's three game win streak and perfect five and oh
Speaker 1: record at home. This season. The Bucks lead the NFL
Speaker 1: and scoring, averaging thirty one point four points per game
Speaker 1: and are averaging the second most yard per game at
Speaker 1: four hundred and three point seven. Tampa's defense ranks tenth,
Speaker 1: allowing three hundred and thirty two point eight yards per
Speaker 1: game and twenty two and a half points per game,
Speaker 1: which is good for sixteen. They do get after the
Speaker 1: quarterback though, ranking second with ninety quarterback hits, have thirty
Speaker 1: two sacks, which is the fourth most in the NFL,
Speaker 1: and blitch thirty four point six percent of the time,
Speaker 1: which is the third most in the NFL. Buffalo still
Speaker 1: ranks high on offense and defense time for fifth, averaging
Speaker 1: twenty eight points per game and second allowing only sixteen
Speaker 1: point three points per game. Josh Allen has twenty nine
Speaker 1: total touchdowns, which is the third most in the NFL.
Speaker 1: Buffalo still has the best defense in the NFL, allowing
Speaker 1: just two hundred and seventy two point three totally yards
Speaker 1: per game with twenty six takeaways, which ties for second most.
Speaker 1: The Bucks leave the series against the Bills with seven
Speaker 1: wins and four losses. The Bills beat the Bucks thirty
Speaker 1: to twenty seven in their last meeting in twenty seventeen.
Speaker 1: That's this week's game pre game, steve back to you,
Speaker 1: Thanks Maddie and coach. You're coming off a short week
Speaker 1: and you're going on the road to face the defending
Speaker 1: world champs. What's the most important thing your team can
Speaker 1: do to get a win. Well, we've got to come
Speaker 1: together and we've got to respond. And that's what resilience
Speaker 1: football teams do, and that's what's called for this time
Speaker 1: of year. It's it's tough sledding. Whether you squeak out
Speaker 1: a win this past week or you lose like we
Speaker 1: did in a close game with opportunities. Get to stay
Speaker 1: together and you got to find your resiliency and it's
Speaker 1: got to come through during these moments. Now, you came
Speaker 1: in your first time head coach, you've been in the
Speaker 1: AFC East. You know this last week you face Bill Belichick,
Speaker 1: this week, you're facing Tom Brady, arguably the greatest coach
Speaker 1: and now the greatest quarterback. How what's the difference between
Speaker 1: preparing for a tough head coach and a tough quarterback
Speaker 1: like you're going to face this week in Tom Brady? Yeah,
Speaker 1: great question, Steve, one of them on the field playing
Speaker 1: and the other ones on the sideline. So the execution
Speaker 1: hinges more on the gather's on the field in this
Speaker 1: case with Tom Brady maybe the greatest player ever to
Speaker 1: play the game, greatest quarterback perhaps as well, and certainly
Speaker 1: had great success, won a lot of world championships, and
Speaker 1: they're the defending world champs, so it'll be a great
Speaker 1: test for us as we head down to Tampa. Yeah, thanks, coach,
Speaker 1: good luck on Sunday. We're gonna be back next week
Speaker 1: to recap this game against the Buccaneers and preview your
Speaker 1: Week fifteen matchup against the Panthers. And everybody at home,
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