1 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast. Uh because this is Thriller Thriller night. Addition, 3 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: as the Bengals survived their first round playoff matchup against Baltimore, 4 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: winning twenty four to seventeen on what will go down 5 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: as one of the most memorable plays in franchise history. 6 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: Coming up, you'll hear radio replays, one on one locker 7 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 1: room interviews and analysis from my broadcast partner Dave Lapham. Then, 8 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: in this week's fun Facts segment, I'll talk to team 9 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: president Mike Brown about Zach Taylor's leadership, his first ever 10 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: meeting with Joe Burrow, and swapping books with Ted Carriss. 11 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you by Bengals 12 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: Picks and Ultimate Bengals. They're free to play with tickets 13 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: and signed merchandise up for grabs. Find both inside the 14 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: Bengals app. Now here's a quick reminder that you can 15 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: have the latest edition of this podcast delivered right to 16 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: your phone, tablet, or computer by subscribing wherever you get 17 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: your podcasts. It's the greatest thing since a Biscoff cookie 18 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: dipped in coffee. If you've been on an airplane in 19 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: the last twenty years or so, chances are you've had 20 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: a biscoff cookie. It's that small, rectangular, crunchy cookie that's 21 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: served up by flight attendants as a free snack. Now 22 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: here's where I stand on the biscoff. If you just 23 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: eat it out of the package, it's nothing special. But 24 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: if you dip it in coffee, it becomes magnificent. I've 25 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 1: only recently learned that the word biscoff is a combination 26 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: of biscuit and coffee. So if you haven't tried it already, 27 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: the next time you're on an early morning flight, try 28 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: the biscoff dipped in coffee. Trust me, it's vastly superior 29 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: to stale pretzels. Now, let's get to the highlights of 30 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: a Sunday night thriller in the Jungle. This will be 31 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: a thirty nine field goal attempt from the left hash 32 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: for Evan McPherson out of the hold of Drew Chrisman 33 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: cal Adamitas ready to snap it back. McPherson is set 34 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: to snap the placement the right footed kick, a high 35 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: spinning end over end get right down the middle. Evan 36 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: McPherson picks up where he left off in the playoffs 37 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: last year when he was a perfect fourteen for fourteen. 38 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: The Bengals take more than six and a half minutes 39 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: off the clock and taken early three nothing lead. Hutley 40 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: in the gun, He'll to his right, four down lineman 41 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 1: for Cincinnati. He'll goes in motion out to the right. 42 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: Hutley throws in the traffic, intercepted Hogan. Wilson on his 43 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: feet blunting it back. Make that a Keem Davis Caither 44 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: with the pick and he gets tackled at the forty 45 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: five yard line of Baltimore. About that Burrow in the gun, 46 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: mixing back on the field, Burrow extends the hands he 47 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: has the ball, drops back from the fourteen throws get 48 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: hot by Chaff touchdown goal. He caught it at the one, 49 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: spun around and charged into the end zone for the 50 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: Bengals first touchdown of the night. And I'll tell you 51 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: the Bengals are saying, Mr Chase, instead of working on 52 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: the edges, We're gonna put you between the hash marks 53 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: from the numbers. You're gonna do damage in the middle 54 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: of the football field. You're too big and strong for 55 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens third and goal from the two. Huntly 56 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: to throw swing the gold to the right. Tobbins extending 57 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: the ball and he gets the edge over the goal 58 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: line for a Baltimore touchdown. Man. That was a good 59 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: play by him, just to get that ball extended before 60 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: his knee hit the ground. Three receivers right, two to 61 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: the left, shotgun snap to Joe Burrow. It's a four 62 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: man rush deep drop. Burrows scrambling to the right, his 63 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: throw caught by hers running to the forty forty five. 64 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: Oh ball comes out ball. The Ravens have started celebrating. 65 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: They think they have it at the Cincinnati forty four 66 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: yard line, twenty two yards from the right hash. His 67 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: kick is on the way and it is good to 68 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: give the Ravens a one point lead with seven seconds 69 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: left in the half. So the Ravens are going to 70 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: stack the defense right over the ball to try to 71 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: take away the quarterback sneak. Joe Burrow with five touchdown 72 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: runs this year, including one against Baltimore. He tries to 73 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: quarterback sneaks, he gets pushed in behind. There's a penalty 74 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: flag down. It is a touchdown for Burrow. We'll see 75 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: if it stands. Let's see if the Ravens crowded the 76 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage too much and lined up off sides 77 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,119 Speaker 1: because the flag came up after the snap of the ball. 78 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: If it was a movement on the offense, would have 79 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: blown it. Deaf Yeah, defense up in the neutral zone. 80 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: Then vote for the plays. There's a touchdown. Yeah, So 81 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: one yard touchdown for Joe Burrow and the Bengals have 82 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: the lead with five or two left here in the 83 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: third quarter. The ball is on the left hash a 84 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: lot of room to roll to the right for Burrow 85 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: if he wanted to try that p ride in the backfield. 86 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: Wilcox goes in motion, Burrow drops back to throw. Now 87 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: he rolls right, gestures toward the end zone. Burrow throws 88 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: caught by te Higgins. He ran away from Marcus Peters 89 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: heavy makes the catch for the two point conversion. Second 90 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: down and ten at the Cincinnati forty one. Cobbins back 91 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: in at running back. Two receivers to each side of 92 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: the formation. Single high safety has Huntley pump fakes. Now 93 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 1: he'll throw it to Marcus Robinson wide open. He makes 94 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: the catch and runs it into the end zone. Wow, boy, 95 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: that time Eli Apple and Jesse Bates. Somebody blew the 96 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: coverage obviously. I mean it was a double move down 97 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: the football field, all biased, lonesome third down and goal 98 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: from the one. Huntley sticks the ball out. The Bengals 99 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: have the ball. They are running it back Sam Hubbard, 100 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: who had blockers behind him, Hobbard of the Ravens forty, 101 00:05:55,200 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: the thirty, the twenty, the ten, the four touched Bengals. 102 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:07,799 Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley tried to extend the ball over the goal line. 103 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: It got poked away. Sam Hubbard scooped it up and 104 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 1: ran the length of the field for a go ahead 105 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: Bengals touchdown. He tried to pull a Trevor Lawrence and 106 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: the Bengal said no. They slapped it out of there. 107 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: Logan Wilson punched the ball out of the hands of 108 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley and right into the hands of Sam Hubbard. 109 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: And boy the Logan Wilson, others. Everybody was swatting it 110 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: at that football and Sam Hubbard says, I'll take it 111 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: to the house. Huntley surveys the defense too deep safeties 112 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: for the Bengals. Huntley from the pocket he sacked brought 113 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:49,119 Speaker 1: down at the thirty nine yard line. By b Jay 114 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: Hill big time, and I'll tell you Logan Wilson was 115 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: involved again. Logan Wilson's having a hell of a second half. 116 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: Huntley in the gun, Justice Hill in the backfield with 117 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,119 Speaker 1: him eight seconds to go, the Bengals up by seven, 118 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: shotgun snap, Hutley back to throw Hendricks and rushing. He 119 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: floated toward the end zone into a crowd, batted down 120 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: head gun player the cocket zero and the Bengals are 121 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: heading the Buffalo unbelievable. You know, you know these division 122 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: battles are gonna come down to the last play, and 123 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: that's exactly what happened. Came down to the final snap. 124 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: Unbelievable football game. Again, a defensive score wins the game. 125 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: James pro she had a shot at that tip ball 126 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: in the end zone, but it hit the turf and 127 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: that is coffin nails. Bam bam on to Buffalo, and boy, 128 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: you talk about a game that's gonna have a bunch 129 00:07:55,440 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: of storylines. Man of hivits Bengals and Buffalo Bills. After 130 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: what happened here in Cincinnati on Monday night. Goodness gracious, 131 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: the whole world will be watching that one. There are 132 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Sports fans who proudly say I was there the 133 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: night Tom Browning through his perfect game, or the night 134 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's record, or I survived the 135 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: Freezer Bowl. Well, in this case, more than sixty six 136 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: thousand people can say I was there the night Hubbard 137 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: took it to the house. His ninety eight yard touchdown 138 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: is the longest fumble recovery score in NFL playoff history. 139 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: And he spoke to Dave Lapham after the game, Sam, congratulations, history. 140 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: Ninety eight yard from will return touchdown, longest in NFL history. 141 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: And you do it in a playoff game on national television. 142 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: You're an international celebrity. Al right, place right, Tom, That's 143 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 1: really all it was Logan Wilson making a hell of 144 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: a play. The ball fell right in my lap, that's 145 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: all you know. Going back even before that, Jesse to 146 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: hustle and make the tackles two yard line instead of saying, 147 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,839 Speaker 1: you know, I cheez, you know it's a touchdown. Just 148 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: never given up on a play, and then you guys, 149 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: never given up on the goal line sequence. That just 150 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: defines this football team, doesn't it. Yeah, you put it 151 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: in a nutshell, you know, that's our mentality across the front, 152 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: the back end, linebackers. That's why I love going to 153 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: war with these guys. Everybody just has that mentality that 154 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: we're gonna scratch, call and do whatever. We can, never 155 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,719 Speaker 1: give up a yard anything free, and uh, you know 156 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: you can. You can go pretty far with a couple 157 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: of guys like that. Last year in the three game 158 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: playoff winning streak, you guys had a turnover to finish 159 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: to close out the football game every single game and 160 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: then yours wins the football game in the fourth quarter. 161 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: There's six straight games. Now you guys have had a 162 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: defensive takeaway in the fourth quarter that we're instrumental in 163 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 1: winning football games. What's what's the reason for that for 164 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: you think? I think we got a lot of you know, 165 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: amazing players on offense, but as a defense, we consider 166 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: ourselves a heart and soul of this team. And you know, 167 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 1: whenever they're we're in a bond, we put it on 168 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: us to make a play. And uh, you know whoever 169 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: it is, von Bell, Jesse, Logan ord lion Um, you 170 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,719 Speaker 1: know that's on us. And we call ourselves a clean 171 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: up clue for a reason. Any fire that's on the field, 172 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: we put it out and we don't bat a eye. 173 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: Have you been a part of a smarter football team? 174 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: You guys do so much defensively and so many position 175 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:32,599 Speaker 1: less players that can do so many things. Have you 176 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:36,599 Speaker 1: ever been associated with a smarter group defense? No, it 177 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: was a big challenge for us to play the Ravens 178 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: back to back. You know, they do so much schematically. 179 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: That's schematically to give us problems and we are problems 180 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: solving on the field. Um talking to our coaches working together. Uh, 181 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,719 Speaker 1: you know that's chemistry from just a million reps together. Oh. 182 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: I know my grandson Cam, he loves you. He went 183 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: to your foot fault camp and I know he's probably 184 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 1: in bed at this time, but he is gonna go 185 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: nuts when he sees the highlight of this hero. Sam 186 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: Hubbard too, I ain't seen it. It's unbelievable. I think 187 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: you're running probably a four to five US. Yeah, well 188 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: they knocked me for that four nine of the combine, 189 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: but yes, it doesn't matter now. Sure doves and congratulations man. 190 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth podcast dis presented by Alta Fiber future 191 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: proof fiber internet capable of delivering multi gigabit speeds designed 192 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: to take your home, business, and community to a new level. 193 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: Elevate your connection with Alta Fiber. The thrilling went over 194 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: Baltimore came with a cost, as Cincinnati lost left tackle 195 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: Jonah Williams due to a left knee injury late in 196 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: the second quarter. No word on the severity yet, but 197 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: twenty two year old Jackson Carmen finished the game in 198 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: his place. Last week, right guard Alex Kappa went down, 199 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: and two weeks before that it was right tackle l Collins. 200 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 1: The only starters left on the offensive line right now, 201 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:07,559 Speaker 1: our rookie Cordell Volson and center Ted carriss I. Talked 202 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: to Ted after the game, let's playoff football. Things are 203 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,199 Speaker 1: never easy, and you guys managed to do what you 204 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,559 Speaker 1: had to do to move on. Yes, we did. And 205 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 1: you know, that's a great defense, that's a great team. 206 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: You know we had to play. We had to beat 207 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: a good team twice in a row, and that's hard 208 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: to do. So a lot of guys stepped up, a 209 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: lot of guys played really well, good enough to win. 210 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: I'd love to put it out a little bit earlier 211 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 1: on offense, but our defense has been making plays like 212 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: that for us all years. So when it counted the 213 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,719 Speaker 1: most they came through. Since the fifteenth game of the year. 214 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,959 Speaker 1: You've lost three fifths of the starting offensive line, but 215 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: haven't lost a game. Talk about what the other guys 216 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: have done and how you guys have managed to pull 217 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: it out. We'll shout out to Max Sharpings first start 218 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: as a Bengal played great. A team is playing a 219 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: mazing and Jackson Carmen had come in and spot us 220 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 1: at left tackle and did a fantastic job. I think 221 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: it's a testament to how hard the guys work and 222 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,559 Speaker 1: pay attention in our room and our unit, the way 223 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: that Frank and Derek Frazier developed guys, and you know 224 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: how everyone is bought in and willing to go as 225 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,439 Speaker 1: hard as they can for the cause, and our cause 226 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: is winning. Were you watching the Sam Hubbard run back 227 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: or were you, you know, meeting with a fellow offensive 228 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: lineman and getting ready for the next series. We were 229 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: getting ready, we were talking about a specific look. I 230 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 1: looked up when Sam was at our own ten. What 231 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: a fantastic play, probably one of the best plays of 232 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: franchise history. So unbelievable, What a what a night. Get 233 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: to go to high Mark Stadium here in a week play. 234 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: The Buffalo bill is excited. What do you think of 235 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 1: the atmosphere here tonight? Electric, unbelievable, the fans here. I'm 236 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,319 Speaker 1: so glad we could deliver them a win. They've been 237 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 1: an advantage all season and looking forward to potentially another 238 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: game here. But if not, what a fantastic season at 239 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: pay Corps. We might have to be road dogs to 240 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: make it all the way, at least for one week. 241 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: You will. Congratulations on the winner, Thank you so much. 242 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: As it is possible that the Bengals could have one 243 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 1: more home game if they win at Buffalo next week 244 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: and Jacksonville upsets Kansas City, the Bengals would host the 245 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: Jags in the AFC Championship game. With their battered offensive line, 246 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: it was tough to move the ball against the Ravens 247 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: outstanding defense. Joe Burrow finished with two hundred nine passing yards, 248 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: including eighty four on nine catches for Jamar Chase, but 249 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: the Bengals really struggle to run the ball, finishing with 250 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: fifty one yards on eighteen carries. That's two point eight 251 00:14:55,440 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: yards per attempt. I caught up with Joe Mixon second 252 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: straight year with a playoff win that had never done 253 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: before in this franchise's history. How does it feel tonight? 254 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: Feel great? Man? You gotta always enjoy the Dubs, especially 255 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: playoff wins. It's hard to come by, you know, It's 256 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: hard to win in this league, especially let alone in 257 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs. But I thought our crowd did a hell 258 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: of a job showing up and showing out, supporting us 259 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: and our whole team delivering the best way we can. 260 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: So it's a blessing and on to the next round 261 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: we go. What's your heart jumping out of your chest? 262 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: As Sam Hubberd started running down the field, No, I 263 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: was just like, go, go, go, But I mean, hey, 264 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: you can take them how you get him, and anybody 265 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: would take him how to get it. So, like I said, 266 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: it's a it's a. It's a great feeling for Sam, 267 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: and I'm happy for him, and he's gotta keep on 268 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: pushing through. We got a big one next week. They 269 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: only get bigger, so he's gotta keep on keeping on. 270 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: The offensive line has lost three of its Vibe starters 271 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: since week fifteen, But you guys haven't lost the game. 272 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: What do you think of the job that those guys 273 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: are doing under tough circumstances? Yeah, man, the best thing, 274 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: like I said, keep saying, the best thing we have 275 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: is death. I mean, I hate to say it, but 276 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: at the same time, like, um, you know, people that's 277 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: been getting in, they've been delivering in a big way. Man. 278 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: So everybody got their work cut out. Everybody gotta do 279 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: what they can to study film or be able to 280 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: jail together. But we just gotta keep on doing our thing. 281 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: But it's gonna be tough, but we just gotta keep on. 282 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: That's it. Guys are heading to Buffalo next week because 283 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: it kind of feels like you got these two teams 284 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: were meant to play in the postseason. I don't know. 285 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: I mean, at the end of the day, we knew 286 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: at some point who was gonna have to play. You know, 287 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: some team that was tough and they're a tough, alass 288 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: team and so was the Ravens, you know what I'm saying. So, 289 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: like I said, we're gonna we're gonna enjoy this one 290 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: the night and tomorrow we're gonna get on the Buffalo. 291 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna enjoy this one the night for sure. 292 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: Congrats hating to win, Yes, I appreciate it. Bengos Booth 293 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: Podcast hast is brought to you by Kettering Health, the 294 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: official healthcare provider of the Bengals. With more than one 295 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: hundred twenty care facilities and fifteen hundred care providers, Kettering 296 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:13,120 Speaker 1: Health is committed to guiding you to your best health. 297 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: Visit Kettering health dot org to learn more. With four 298 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,239 Speaker 1: postseason wins in the last two years, Zach Taylor now 299 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:24,919 Speaker 1: has the most playoff wins of eddie coach in Bengals history. 300 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: Sam White had three. Coach Taylor spent a few minutes 301 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: with Dave Lapham after the game. We'll take it, you know, 302 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: And these playoff games are never easy. It's always a 303 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: worthy opponent. You blend in the AFC North with a 304 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: playoff game, and you're going to get a pretty ugly, 305 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: messy game at times. But our guys figured out a way. 306 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: You get it done. Man, When Sam Hubbard first of 307 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: all three things, Jesse hustles his tail off and makes 308 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 1: the tackle's two yard, there's a fourteen point tackle, keeps 309 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: them out of the end zone, and ultimately gives you 310 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: a defensive score for the second week in a row. 311 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: Logan will send football Aware, Sam Hubbard, Football Aware, what 312 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: was going through your mind with Sam was hucking and 313 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: bucking down to the field. Let's go, you know, get 314 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 1: someone blocked for him, because I could see. I think 315 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: it was Mark Andrews, you know, was closing ground pretty good. 316 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: But but Sam found a way to make one of 317 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: the biggest plays in Cincinnati Bengals history, you know, in 318 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,360 Speaker 1: a home playoff game like that, the hometown kid, that's 319 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: a special way to do it. It really is. Ninety 320 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: eight yard fumble return touchdown, longest in NFL history. He'll 321 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: be an icon and a legend forever. About two weeks 322 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: in a row, your defense scores touchdowns. Hadn't happened for 323 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 1: him all year. But the one thing about him, they 324 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: never quit on a play. I mean, these guys just 325 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 1: stay after it, no matter what it may seem like, 326 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: oh boy, that forget that it doesn't have They just 327 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,440 Speaker 1: never quit on it. Now, they never quit, you know, 328 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: And that's that's what's made this defense so special. The 329 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: second half defense this year. I think it's a perfect 330 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 1: example of happening in the playoffs. It's been happening all 331 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 1: year and so um this is no different. They were 332 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: ready for the stage and they made some big plays 333 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: where you needed the Baltimore Raven defense. There's no joke. 334 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: I mean that's you can go through every defense statistic 335 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: and they're in the top five and a ton of them, 336 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 1: top three and a ton of them. What were they 337 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: doing today? Were they making adjustments? Were they just executing well? 338 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: Was it a combination? It said, you know, that's a challenge. 339 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: You're not gonna give up explosive poise. They try to 340 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: do enough to keep everything underneath. Our guys made enough 341 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 1: poise to get us the points on the board. You know, 342 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: late in the game, we had a sack and hold 343 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: and some things that put us put us back a 344 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: little bit, but our guys kept fighting. You called it, 345 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:32,120 Speaker 1: you said, it's gonna be one of those games. We're 346 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: gonna get very few possessions. I mean, neither team is 347 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: going to have, you know, multiple possessions during the course 348 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: of the football game. And it unfolded pretty much exactly 349 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: the way you anticipated, didn't it It does? You know, 350 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: every time you play them, you already know what the 351 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: script is going to be. And you gotta win the 352 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: turner battle, and we won it two to one, and 353 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: so you win by one possession, and there's no secret 354 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: sauce to this. That's just the way it goes. So 355 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 1: what about I know it's obviously early and probably unfair 356 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: to ask, but from an injury standpoint, how severe do 357 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: you think it is to Jonah? Hard to tell, you know, 358 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 1: I really don't know yet, So we'll just have to 359 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: see where it's at tomorrow. Football can be cruel. I mean, 360 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: you go through a good part of the season, your 361 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: entire offensive line plays every snap together, then bam, bam bam, 362 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 1: three of them, and I mean it's a tribute to 363 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 1: Frank and getting everybody else ready and those guys stepping 364 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: up and doing the best they possibly can. Yeah, that's 365 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 1: just the way it goes, you know. And so we 366 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: got to have these guys ready at all times, and 367 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 1: they're gonna be called upon to play against some good 368 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,479 Speaker 1: players and some good defenses, and that's why they're here. 369 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: So final question, I appreciate you giving us this opportunity. 370 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: You're going to ball to Buffalo beat Baltimore going to 371 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo obviously, I mean, it wasn't that long ago where 372 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: it was trauma for everybody, and the way you handled 373 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:52,360 Speaker 1: yourself again was just extraordinary. What goes through your mind 374 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: as you start to think about preparing for the Buffalo 375 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: Bills in this playoff game, well, you know, it felt 376 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: like we started to play them obviously, and uh, there's 377 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: a lot of things. Obviously we're prepared for it. It'll 378 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: be interesting. We've never been in a situation like that 379 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: where you only play half a quarter and then you 380 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: got to watch these last two games they played and 381 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 1: see what adjustments you gotta make. But it's it's a 382 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,719 Speaker 1: very worthy opponent. You know, they've had a great year, 383 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: they're well coached, they've got great players. We got a 384 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: lot of respect for them, and we know it's going 385 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 1: to be a battle when we go out there. And 386 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: I guess I lied one last question. I mean the 387 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: crowd tonight was phenomenal. Again, I mean it was extraordinary. 388 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: And to have that advantage of that twelve thirteen, fourteenth 389 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 1: man or whatever at home. Now you have to go 390 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 1: to Buffalo, where you know you got the mafia up there. 391 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 1: It's going to be crazy and you've got, you know, 392 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 1: some young offensive linemen, some inexperienced offensive lineman deal and 393 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: crowd noise and all that. And I'm not telling you anything, 394 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 1: you don't know it. I mean, these are these are 395 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: major challenges, aren't they. Yeah, we'll have to make do, 396 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 1: and but we do appreciate our fans. You know, they 397 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: really turned out tonight. We're glad that we were able 398 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: to get another playoff win in front of them, just 399 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: like we've against the Raiders two years in a row. 400 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 1: You know, they were a big part of why we 401 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: are able to play the way we played today. I'm 402 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: glad they get to celebrate this tonight and then maybe 403 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: some of them can make the trip up to Buffalo 404 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: for us. So it's onto Buffalo where the Bengals are 405 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: an early four point underdog. That game will be played 406 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: next Sunday afternoon at three. Now time for the radio 407 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: guys recap lap. We witnessed one of the great defensive 408 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:22,360 Speaker 1: plays en franchise history, Hubbard to the house ninety eight 409 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: yards on a fumble recovery, essentially to win the game. 410 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: I'm still amazed by how this game turned on one play. 411 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: It is. It is almost incomprehensible really when you think 412 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: about it, and it does. Though. There was a sequence 413 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: Jesse Bates had a fourteen point tackle. I mean he 414 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 1: tracks down at the two yard line and instead of 415 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: allowing it to go on and score. He makes a 416 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: play and then you know that's set up the goal 417 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: line stand and set up the possibility for Logan Wilson 418 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: to make the play that he made. Um, you know 419 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:00,880 Speaker 1: you had trying to u do it capture his inner 420 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: or Lawrence and up and over and stretched the football 421 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: and he just smacks it out of there and then 422 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: off to the races go Sam Hubbard ninety eight yards 423 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: NFL record. I mean, he's an icon forever. I mean 424 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: he is a legend of Cincinnati, legend, local boy, Muller 425 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 1: High School, Ohio State, Cincinnati Bengals. Couldn't happen to a 426 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: better human being and uh, you know, a better representative 427 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: of Cincinnati, the city of Cincinnati, and the organization of 428 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,120 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals. You had to pick a guy to say, 429 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: who would you like to be on the placard on 430 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 1: the wall for the you know, the greatest, the most 431 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: memorable play in playoff history. You'd be that dude, you know. 432 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: And he was saying he was kidding about you know, 433 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,120 Speaker 1: you know that four nine forty I ran at the combine, 434 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 1: he goes. I said, Sam, you looked like you were 435 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: going about a four or five there, man, And he 436 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 1: was a little worried about Andrews Mark Andrews catching him, 437 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: and that was the one that had to be blocked, 438 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: and they got they shielded enough for Sam to serpentine 439 00:23:57,960 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: and zigzag his way in there to score. So that 440 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:03,640 Speaker 1: that was massive. I mean, it's just as we've seen 441 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: all year long with this defense. Then they've made plays 442 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: were never give play of forty five yard completion, ripped 443 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 1: the ball out of his hands. You know, when you 444 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: had to have a play in the red zone to 445 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: preserve a victory, strip it out of there in the 446 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,239 Speaker 1: low red zone. This play in the lowest of low 447 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: red zone. I mean it's there's multiple, you know, game 448 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:29,360 Speaker 1: after game, example after example of this defensive football team 449 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: saying not going to give up. Yeah, the Patriots game 450 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 1: on Christmas Eve, New England's driving in, they get the 451 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: strip inside the ten yard line. You go back to 452 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs last year, interceptions on the last defensive play 453 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 1: of all three playoff wins. That's what it takes in 454 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: the postseason. Somebody's got to step up and make a 455 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: defensive play. Now, they're usually not punches out at the 456 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 1: goal line in ninety eight yard tds, but you get 457 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 1: the point right and two straight games now against Baltimore. 458 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: I guess it must be something about the ravens on 459 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: the helmets or something. They've gotten defensive scores against them 460 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: when they didn't have them get anybody else. You know, 461 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 1: all season long, they won the turnover battle two to one, 462 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: but that one of those two was a record, you know, 463 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: I mean it was. It was a actually game winner 464 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:14,199 Speaker 1: in every sense of the word. So you look at 465 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: it over the last couple of weeks. They won turnover 466 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: battle by three in the last regular season game, and 467 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: then they won this one again by one, and in 468 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 1: the playoffs, that's you have to You have to win 469 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: the turnover battle. If you lose the turnover battle, you 470 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: are shovel and stand against the tide. You know, it's 471 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: an uphill battle. There's no question. They've lost their right tackle, 472 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: they've lost their right guard. Tonight they lose their left tackle. 473 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: Jonah Williams. Jackson Carmen has to finish up. They haven't 474 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 1: lost any games yet, but man, the timing is unbelievably unfortunate. 475 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: It is because now you know, the crowd was phenomenal. 476 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 1: I mean, the adrenaline that the crowd generated for this 477 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: football team had to be you know, if you're able 478 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: to measure, it might have been a record there too. 479 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: The adrenaline was pumping through everybody. But now you have 480 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: to go on the road and you have to go 481 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 1: to Buffalo and the mafia and Buffalo and that crowd noise, 482 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: and now you have an offensive line that's sixty percent 483 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:17,239 Speaker 1: of it is different. And now the right side has 484 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: a game under their belt, but it was at home. 485 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: They haven't experienced the din of working together in a 486 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: place like Buffalo. So it is definitely an uphill swim, 487 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: swimming against the tide a little bit because it's going 488 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 1: to be very difficult. Buffalo has a great defensive football 489 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: team there. I think second and points allowed, they're good 490 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,919 Speaker 1: in the red zone, they're good not giving up points. 491 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: It's going to be a challenge to handle their talent 492 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 1: coupled with the crowd noise. That makes it even more 493 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: difficult because when they're at home with the crowd noise, 494 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: it seems like they're faster, and they are faster because 495 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: they're getting off. Your only advantage is gone. You know, 496 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: you can't you can't hear this nap count. You almost 497 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: have to look in and move when they move, and 498 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: usually they're a little quicker, better athletes and all that 499 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 1: sort of thing. So it's gonna be a it's gonna 500 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: be a monstrous undertaking for Frank Pollock and the Bengals 501 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 1: offensive line to cobble something together and put together a 502 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 1: game plan. Um, you know, they're gonna have to go 503 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: out there and compete. But Miami, I mean it was 504 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 1: all turnovers. Miami won the turnover battle and um almost 505 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: won the game as a result of it. That's what 506 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 1: the Bengals is gonna have to do. They're gonna have 507 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: to somehow create more possessions for themselves and fewer for 508 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 1: Buffalo because Buffalo will probably take advantage of most of them. 509 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: Were you surprised at all that it was Jackson Carmen 510 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: getting the call as opposed to Deante Smith, Yeah, a 511 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:42,920 Speaker 1: little bit. I mean, I don't, I don't know what 512 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 1: the deal is with with Deonte Smith. I mean I 513 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:51,160 Speaker 1: think I think Deante. I know, I know he's he's 514 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 1: had some asthmatic problems U and he was dealing with 515 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 1: some COVID so he was having breathing issues there for 516 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: a while. And I mean, I don't no, I don't. 517 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 1: I don't know if there's a lingering effect to that, 518 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: or if others just kind of passed him buy as 519 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 1: a result of him missing you know, that time. But 520 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 1: you know, Jackson Carmen, he did some good things and 521 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:16,120 Speaker 1: had his struggles as you would imagine in a game 522 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 1: like that. But man, like I said, going into that 523 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 1: environment in Buffalo, that's going to be a much much 524 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 1: more interesting dynamic. And I just did see Jonah leaving 525 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: the locker room on crutches with a brace on that 526 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 1: left knee, and I just yelled over to him. I said, 527 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: you're all right, and he shook his head, but it 528 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 1: didn't look like he was gonna be all right for 529 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: next week's game. I mean, you know, you never know. 530 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: I mean, guys bounced back, and the treatments and all 531 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: that stuff are incredible today, and these athletes are such 532 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: rare specimens. And but to think that he might be 533 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 1: able to make that dance out there in Buffalo, I 534 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: think would be a stretch. This is the year three JB. 535 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: As in Joe Burrow. All the old history doesn't matter anymore, 536 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: playoff droughts, anything like that. The Bengals have now put 537 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: together playoff victories and back to back seasons for the 538 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: first time in franchise history. Last year was the first 539 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: time they had one road playoff games. Now they'rey'll try 540 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 1: to do it again in Buffalo. Yeah, and you look 541 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 1: at it the last two years, four and one in 542 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 1: the playoffs, you know, I mean it's pretty good. I mean, 543 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: that's that's starting to starting to make some some significant noise. 544 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: There no, no, no two ways about it. So they believe, 545 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 1: I mean, there is a there is a unification in 546 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: that locker room that is special. I mean, these guys 547 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: are they just they don't think about anything negative. All 548 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: they think about is the positive outcome. And they truly 549 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 1: believe that's the way it's going to be. And they 550 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: have big belief in number nine. There's no two ways 551 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: about that. Um and somebody, it's it's amazing you think, 552 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: all right, who's gonna make the play? Somebody's gonna Remember 553 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: when we were on runs and roles as a football team, 554 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:56,719 Speaker 1: you look around in the huddling and you look at 555 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: each other like, all right, well, who's the guy. Who's 556 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: the guy that's gonna make play? Lineman? We when but 557 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 1: we'd be looking at our skill guys like, which one 558 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: of these guys is going to do something that will 559 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: be spectacular, And then you'd watch your defense out there. 560 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: Somebody's gonna make a play. Who's gonna make the play. 561 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: It's happening every week. Who's gonna be there, who's gonna 562 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: do it this time? And that stuff just it gets 563 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 1: so contagious it's unbelievable. I would think that playing somebody 564 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 1: other than a division rival is helpful when you're dealing 565 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: with offensive line issues. At least they don't know what's 566 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: coming to the same extent as the Ravens do. Yeah, 567 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: I agree. I mean, I don't think anybody was surprised 568 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: and how this game unfolded. Everybody knows each other cold, 569 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: you know, and they muck it up. It's like, you're 570 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: not going to get anything easy against this AFC North. 571 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: I mean, all the division games seem to be that way. 572 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, the Bengals lost their first three 573 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 1: division games, then won the last three. The Ravens won 574 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: the first three division games, then lost the last three, 575 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 1: and you knew that it was going to be a struggle, 576 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: a fight, and it was going to come down to 577 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: a play here or a play there, and that's exactly 578 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 1: I don't think. I don't think anybody in that locker room, 579 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: player or coach surprised that you're gonna have to strain 580 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: and stress as much as you had to to win 581 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: that football game. You ready to go eat some wings 582 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,720 Speaker 1: next week? Let's set those famous Buffalo wings. They are 583 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: good and no question about that. If you make the 584 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 1: trip to Buffalo and want some great wings, my recommendation 585 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: is a place called Gabriel's Gate. The Bengals Booth podcast 586 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,720 Speaker 1: is brought to you by Paycorps. More than twenty nine 587 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:44,480 Speaker 1: thousand customers trust pay Corps to help them recruit, pay, engage, 588 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:50,120 Speaker 1: and retain employees. Learn more at paycorps dot com. Finally, 589 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 1: it's time for this week's fun Facts interview and an 590 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: episode I am sure you will enjoy. Time for a 591 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: new round of fun Facts of Bengals President Mike Around. Mike, 592 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: I think all of us were impressed by how Zach 593 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: Taylor conducted himself and the compassion that he showed after 594 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: DeMar Hamlin collapsed. Did you see those qualities in him 595 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 1: from the very beginning? And is it among the reasons 596 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 1: why you hired him? We had different reasons for hiring him. 597 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: One of the reasons was that he was intelligent. He's 598 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 1: highly intelligent, he's smart, he does the right things, and 599 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: he's also well versed in the past offense. Those were 600 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: two of the critical things. Because we hired a young 601 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: coach who hadn't had a chance to lead a team 602 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 1: or show that he could perform at a high level. 603 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: We took a risk, but it certainly has paid off. 604 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 1: He's a splendid coach. He's a wonderful person, and I 605 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: thought it was on display to everyone in the stands 606 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: and everyone that was watching went down at the event 607 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: in the Buffalo game. Honest to god, he did that 608 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: stuff on his own, and he took in my mind, 609 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: control of the situation, put in process the solution which 610 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:31,360 Speaker 1: was the right one, and led the proceeding more than 611 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: anybody else. And there were others involved, certainly the Buffalo 612 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 1: coach and the players got involved, and he helped get 613 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 1: them involved, and they came up with the right answer too, 614 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:56,400 Speaker 1: and I give them great credit. Joe Burrow was one 615 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 1: of those players. He showed great leadership and leading the 616 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:00,960 Speaker 1: captains to the buff Low locker room to meet with 617 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: the Bill's players. Joe just turned twenty six last month. 618 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: Do you already consider him to be one of the 619 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 1: best leaders this franchise has had. Boy, I think that's obvious. 620 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: He is an exemplary leader. He's conscious of how to 621 00:34:17,160 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 1: go about maintaining his position. He does a swell job 622 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:27,759 Speaker 1: of it, and everyone in this building is conscious of 623 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 1: him and his role and how he handles it. I 624 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 1: would have loved to have been a fly on the 625 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:36,840 Speaker 1: wall the first time that you and the coaches and 626 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:39,439 Speaker 1: the front office staff met with Joe at the NFL 627 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: scouting combine in Indianapolis. The old saying is you never 628 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: get a second chance to make a first impression. What 629 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 1: kind of first impression did Joe Burrow make on you 630 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: that day? I remember that day for an odd reason. 631 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 1: I said that Joe's trained to make him at ease. 632 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: They said, Joe, you know, I used to go up 633 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: to the Ohio State games and I would watch the 634 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: warm ups before the game, and I thought, you really 635 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: threw the ball. Well, I couldn't understand why they never 636 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: played you. And he said, you couldn't understand, so he 637 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:28,560 Speaker 1: was at ease. That's great. Many people say that a 638 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:32,759 Speaker 1: team's ideal Super Bowl window is when its quarterback is 639 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:35,600 Speaker 1: on his rookie contract. Joe was asked about that the 640 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: other day and he said, the window is my whole career. 641 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:43,320 Speaker 1: Do you agree he's going to have a long career. 642 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:48,439 Speaker 1: We certainly want it to be here, and I think 643 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:53,879 Speaker 1: his window will extend over his whole career. But there 644 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 1: is the fact that when you don't have to pay 645 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:03,960 Speaker 1: the quarterback some jraordinary amount, that that leaves room to 646 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:10,600 Speaker 1: pay other players more, and therefore you can keep more 647 00:36:11,239 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 1: players that are good players. That's what people are referring 648 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:21,440 Speaker 1: to there. But the homes and others of that like, 649 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:28,360 Speaker 1: they seem to make it go even after they have 650 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:33,400 Speaker 1: gotten their paidding. We're visiting the Mike Brown. The players 651 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:36,520 Speaker 1: enjoyed victory cigars in the locker room after finishing twelve 652 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 1: and four and winning the AFC North. Many of your 653 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: fellow owners like to be in the middle of those 654 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:47,439 Speaker 1: postgame celebrations. You choose not to why. I think it's 655 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 1: their thing and I have a role here, But it's 656 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:59,480 Speaker 1: in some sense is important, and in other ways, once 657 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:02,960 Speaker 1: the mission gets going it runs on its own. They 658 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:05,880 Speaker 1: deserve the credit. They're doing it. I'm not doing it. 659 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:10,439 Speaker 1: I'm just sitting there watching like all the other fans are, 660 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:21,000 Speaker 1: and they do it. And I don't smoke cigars. Well, 661 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: I think I still smell like the cigars from last Sunday. 662 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,600 Speaker 1: It definitely lingers on your clothing. You've placed a lot 663 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: of trust in Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin. What 664 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:33,840 Speaker 1: do you admire in respect about Duke and his ability 665 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 1: to lead your scouting department and help draft and sign players. Oh, 666 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:41,840 Speaker 1: we're very close to Duke. He's almost like a family 667 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:45,560 Speaker 1: member here. We have a huge regard for him and 668 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:50,520 Speaker 1: trust in him. We talk to him openly in every way, 669 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:56,840 Speaker 1: and I'd like to think that that's returned. He knows 670 00:37:56,920 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 1: what he's doing. He has a sister them that he's 671 00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:04,400 Speaker 1: created here. We depend on it and it's a good system. 672 00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:08,279 Speaker 1: It's shown that it's worth, shown that it works, and 673 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:14,879 Speaker 1: he's responsible for so much of what goes on here. 674 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:20,279 Speaker 1: The player acquisition part is now ben and delegated to him, 675 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:23,920 Speaker 1: and he does a great job with it. Your granddaughters, 676 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:26,880 Speaker 1: Elizabeth and Caroline, have taken on significant roles and have 677 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:29,640 Speaker 1: had a big impact on the team's off the field 678 00:38:29,719 --> 00:38:32,160 Speaker 1: success in areas like the Ring of Honor and social 679 00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:35,600 Speaker 1: media content. What do you think they've added? Oh, I 680 00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:40,879 Speaker 1: think they're special. Obviously they're my granddaughters, so I need 681 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 1: to be restrained here and the praise I'm going to 682 00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:48,800 Speaker 1: dish out. But they're very great young women. They have 683 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:52,359 Speaker 1: come in and seen some areas that could be made better. 684 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:58,759 Speaker 1: I listened to what their thoughts were and whether it's 685 00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 1: the indoor facility, the Ring of Honor, or some things 686 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:06,479 Speaker 1: that you will never hear about. They play a role 687 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:15,640 Speaker 1: both out front and behind the scenes. They're young executives, 688 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 1: good workers, and I'm proud of them. I thought the 689 00:39:19,239 --> 00:39:22,920 Speaker 1: atmosphere before the Monday night game against Buffalo was like 690 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:27,120 Speaker 1: the Olympic opening ceremonies. It was spectacular. Do you get 691 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:29,239 Speaker 1: a kick out of the ruler of the jungle ceremony 692 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:31,000 Speaker 1: and some of the other things that have been done 693 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 1: to enhance the game day presentation, Well, that again is 694 00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:41,879 Speaker 1: one of the things my granddaughters put into action. I'm 695 00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:50,720 Speaker 1: from the old days and bring on the kickoff thinking, 696 00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:55,360 Speaker 1: but I agree that it makes for fun. People enjoy it. 697 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:59,480 Speaker 1: The people that participate in it especially have fun with it. 698 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:03,600 Speaker 1: Who's Manzada's coming back this week? And I guess you'll 699 00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:06,040 Speaker 1: be the King for a day or whatever you call 700 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:09,080 Speaker 1: this guy, but it'll be fun to have him back 701 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:12,640 Speaker 1: and have him involved. One of the newcomers on the 702 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:15,960 Speaker 1: team this year, Ted Carris is a very engaging sort 703 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,319 Speaker 1: and if I'm not mistaken, at some point this year 704 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,480 Speaker 1: he noticed that you were reading on one of the 705 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:23,759 Speaker 1: team planes and he gave you a book. Was that 706 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:28,320 Speaker 1: a first? It's a first for a player given me 707 00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:32,439 Speaker 1: a book. I read it. It was a good book. 708 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:36,800 Speaker 1: And I got a bunch of books there right behind you. 709 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:39,960 Speaker 1: They're up on top of my bookcase that I offered 710 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:43,759 Speaker 1: to him, and he took a handful of them with him. 711 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:48,200 Speaker 1: He's read one of them already and come back to 712 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:51,840 Speaker 1: me to say so. But he likes to read. I 713 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:55,399 Speaker 1: like to read, and when you're a reader, it's fun 714 00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:59,920 Speaker 1: to talk to other people who are readers and understand 715 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:03,160 Speaker 1: ender here why they read what they read. And you 716 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:06,719 Speaker 1: don't ever come across someone or its seldom for me 717 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:11,800 Speaker 1: that I come across someone who reads the same type 718 00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:16,120 Speaker 1: of book that you like. But he likes history books. 719 00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:23,719 Speaker 1: He's more into novels than I am. But it's fun 720 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:28,640 Speaker 1: just trading books with him, in part because that is 721 00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:31,320 Speaker 1: at first, they've never done that with the player before. 722 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:35,160 Speaker 1: You've got a home playoff game coming up on Sunday 723 00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:39,279 Speaker 1: night against Baltimore. You've attended nearly every game home and 724 00:41:39,360 --> 00:41:42,640 Speaker 1: away in this team's fifty five year history. But one 725 00:41:42,680 --> 00:41:44,880 Speaker 1: game that you had to miss was last year's playoff 726 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:47,919 Speaker 1: win over the Raiders. You're under the weather at the time. 727 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:51,640 Speaker 1: How difficult was it to not be here for that game? Well, 728 00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:54,239 Speaker 1: I had COVID, so I had to stay home, and 729 00:41:54,440 --> 00:42:00,840 Speaker 1: that put anyone else at risk. And I sat in 730 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:05,560 Speaker 1: my den all alone and watched that game all by 731 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:12,080 Speaker 1: myself and found it a fascinating experience because you see 732 00:42:12,239 --> 00:42:16,360 Speaker 1: some things on TV that you don't see in the stadium. 733 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:21,040 Speaker 1: And it was a great game, a very exciting game. 734 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:28,319 Speaker 1: One thing I found was that when I'm sitting there 735 00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:33,840 Speaker 1: alone like that, I might get excited or emotional, but 736 00:42:34,040 --> 00:42:37,080 Speaker 1: since there's no one around, they don't say the wrong thing. 737 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:44,680 Speaker 1: Yeah that's good. But it was a good experience for me, 738 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:48,040 Speaker 1: and I hope I get to see as long as 739 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:54,760 Speaker 1: I'm able, all our games in person. That's what is best. 740 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:59,319 Speaker 1: Last thing for Mike Brown at last year Super Bowl run, 741 00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:04,880 Speaker 1: Wetcher appetite to get back as soon as possible. Well, 742 00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:11,360 Speaker 1: it made me something of a believer. My father's phrase 743 00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:18,200 Speaker 1: that winning makes believers of us all. It instilled some 744 00:43:18,440 --> 00:43:24,239 Speaker 1: confidence in me that we can do this and let's see, 745 00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:28,120 Speaker 1: maybe it'll happen again. I sure hope. So it's very 746 00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:33,439 Speaker 1: exciting when you get that opportunity to have a long 747 00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:37,759 Speaker 1: run and go to the Super Bowl. Appreciate your time 748 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:41,279 Speaker 1: as always. Bestifuck on Sunday night, Well, thank you, I'm 749 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:44,560 Speaker 1: looking forward to it. 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