1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Devin, how hard is it to get to eight straight 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: conference championship games? Oh, it's hard. I kind of said 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: that to the dvs by the game, just to be 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: grateful for the opportunity we had today. I think sometimes 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: from the outside looking in, you know, you go to 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: eight straight AFC championship games in the playoffs ten years 7 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: in a row, you kind of get in the mold 8 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 1: like it'll keep happening and it'll be there. But this 9 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: is a special group and I think we're starting to 10 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: realize that we have one opportunity to try to try 11 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: to take advantage of everything that's in front of us. 12 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: And I thought the team from the past two weeks, 13 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: you know, the bye week, this week, just a great 14 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: mindset of putting everything we got out there on the field, 15 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: practice meetings, and just have an opportunity to try to 16 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: work again next week and miss a blessing you talk 17 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: about the playoffs, to go into a game and not 18 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: know if you'll be at work next week, and to 19 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: go zero zero on the clock and know, all right, guys, 20 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: I see you a getting them all and you know 21 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: we'll get to review the film and move on and 22 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: go to KC. So enjoy this for a couple of 23 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: hours and then get ready to go for next week. Devin, 24 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,279 Speaker 1: I know you played Kansas City in October. No game 25 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: is the same. Everything is different. You'll dive in this 26 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,559 Speaker 1: week on Kansas City what they are now. But even 27 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: though you played them back in October, being on the 28 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: same field with them, judging speed, athletic ability, judging moves, 29 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 1: does that help with preparation at all coming up even 30 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: for this week, even though it's back in October. Yeah, 31 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: I mean I think both teams will know each other, 32 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: not even just playing in that game. There's a whole 33 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: week that goes into preparing, watching you know, games from 34 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: last year, watching their games before they played us, so 35 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: you get to know the personnel. And then now you're 36 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: just trying to refresh. You're trying to get back on it. 37 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: You're trying to see what's new, what's different, what's similar. 38 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: But it's a tough week. I think you're preparing from 39 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: a lot of games. There's gonna be wrinkles in the game. 40 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: I mean, this is to go to the super Bowl, 41 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: so yes, that helps, but we got a lot of 42 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: work in front of us. If we want to go 43 00:01:55,520 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: beat that team at home. After the Keenan On touchdown 44 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: and tied the game at seven seven, What was the 45 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: temperament on the sideline? And how good are you guys 46 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: just kind of putting one bad play you know in 47 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: the you know, in the past and moving on. Yeah, 48 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: we were good. I mean I thought it was a 49 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: great play. Um, as far as just setting things up, 50 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: you know, Keenan Allen ran a double move. Um, good job. 51 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: You know, we knew we were going against a good quarterback, 52 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: a really good receiver, UM, a good offense on the whole. 53 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: We put that behind us, and you know, I thought 54 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 1: we did a good job of sticking to the game 55 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: playing today. Um, of everything we practice. We talked about 56 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: that throughout the year, of taking what we doing, practicing, 57 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: pulling it all the way over on Sunday, just every 58 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: aspect of that. And I thought we did a good 59 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: job of that today. So we got to just continue 60 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: that next week. Was it today? Just with their wide 61 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: receivers and just just your thoughts on theirs, you know 62 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,679 Speaker 1: how they did today with their wide receivers. Yeah, I 63 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 1: mean they have a ton of skilled players out there, 64 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: and UM, I thought we did a good job of 65 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: just being aggressive, you know, God's being aggressive and coverage 66 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: the front being a rest in the rush. Um. And 67 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: when you get that, you know, there were some cover sacks, 68 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: there were some just straight up sacks where you know, 69 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: we might have been a step or two behind, but 70 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: they got there. Um. It's just a great mess, you know, 71 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: with all of us in there. Um. And then we 72 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: just got to do a better job in the game. 73 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: Gets like that in the fourth quarter of you know, 74 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: the game kind of flips. Your game playing flips has 75 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: all passed. It's kind of all two minutes so um, 76 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: you know, but it feels great to be able to 77 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: play next week. You look kind of out of the game. 78 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: Was that the number one goal for you guys today, Yeah, 79 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: we talked about that, coming in and stopping the run 80 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: and you know, not letting them get really whatever they want. 81 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: You know, I think you go against quarterbacks like that. 82 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: They know if they could get the ball going in 83 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: the run game, they'll run, run, And then now you 84 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: got to deal with hard play action. Just everything opens up. 85 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: So the guys up front did a great job but 86 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: not not letting the run game get going. Um, and 87 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: then it allowed us to do all the different things 88 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: we do in the passing game with the front hand 89 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: in the back end. Yeah, we're just talking about how 90 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: effective the pass rush was in the sense that you know, 91 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers really short a lot of different guys today, Yeah, 92 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: and it was great. I think a lot of it 93 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: ended up in four man rushes and different things like that. 94 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: Those guys just do a good job of studying, knowing 95 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: what we want to do in different instances and executing 96 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: at a high level, you know. And I think one 97 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: thing that definitely helped us as a whole on defense 98 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: was the crowd today. I don't know if they all 99 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: watched yesterday and saw that Kansas City one and kind 100 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: of realized that this was the last game here at Gillette, 101 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: but they were rocking, you know, from the first third 102 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: down all the way throughout the game. And we love that. 103 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: As a defense, we're trying to make it tough on Rivers, 104 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: the play clocks dwindling, their screaming it like that's tough 105 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: to go again. So that definitely helped out today too. 106 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: Not much, man, I'm one of those guys. We've been 107 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: in this situation. You just want to keep winning, you know, 108 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: And I let the guys know each time when we 109 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: do get a win, realize this is a blessing. We 110 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: get to come to work next week. So no matter 111 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 1: how the game goes in the playoffs, a win is 112 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: a win and we'll take it. And that's what I 113 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: told him. And I'll see you again them all so 114 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: and I won't just see him, you know, at his 115 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: house or anything. We'll be at work. So I'll take that. 116 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: Devin did some of the outside criticism that you know, 117 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: the Chargers might be underdogs in Vegas, but we're likelier 118 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: to win. Did some of that get into the locker room? 119 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: And does it really have an effect at this point 120 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: with so many of you having played so many playoff games. No, 121 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: I mean, I think for us, we were gonna prepare 122 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: and be ready to go whether you pick us or 123 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: you don't pick us. But we see it, you know, 124 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: we see you know, our quarterbacks too old, we're not 125 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: good enough on defense, you know, the skilled players aren't good. 126 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: We see it, but it doesn't affect how we prepare. Like, 127 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: we love practicing, we love playing with each other preparing. Um, 128 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna take advantage of that and come out ready 129 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: to go no matter what. So um, you know, I 130 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: think like I said, we have a team with great character, 131 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: a lot of guys in there with really good character 132 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: that are gonna keep fighting and have already been counted 133 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: out multiple times, so that never affects us. Your offense 134 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: scores two touchdowns in the first three drives, what does 135 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: that do for a defense. We only thing we're thinking 136 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: is getting on get on the field, and get back 137 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: off the field. Like we play defense. We know how 138 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: hard it is if an offense has a long drive 139 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: like we had that first drive, and if we can 140 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 1: go and get stops and get them right back out there, 141 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: like it's tough as a defense for one to get 142 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: the adjustments that are happening, to catch your breath, like 143 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: you just feel like you're out there, you're out there. 144 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: So um, I thought we did a good job of 145 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: that in the first half of going three and out 146 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: or having you know, five, five plays and out, like 147 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: just doing those things to get off the field. And 148 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: when we do that for our offense, they get going. 149 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: It's it's tough to stop them. Thank you.