1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,359 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast. The and another one going, and 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: another one going, Another one bites the Dust. Addition, as 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: the Bengals go to Detroit and destroy the Windless Lions 5 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: thirty four to eleven. Coming up, you'll hear radio replays 6 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: from the win, postgame comments from players and coaches, and 7 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: analysis from my broadcast partner Dave Lapham. Then, in this 8 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: week's fun Fact segment, you'll get to know a Bengals 9 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: team leader who definitely has the Mamba mentality, Safety Bond Bell. 10 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast is presented by Ultimate Bengals. The 11 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: Freedom Play Next Level Fantasy Football game downloaded now from 12 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: the App Store and Google Play. And here's a reminder 13 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: that you can have the latest edition of this podcast 14 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: delivered right to your phone, tablet, or computer by subscribing 15 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. It's the greatest thing since 16 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: cold Pizza. I recently had a mid morning slice of 17 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: cold pizza for the first time in ages. The crust 18 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: was stiff as a board, the cheese was congealed, and 19 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: yet it was inexplicably delicious. It's good to know that 20 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: my college age hungover taste buds many years ago were 21 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: not wrong. Now let's get to Sunday's lion taming. Heading 22 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: into the game, the Bengals were one of only five 23 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: teams that hadn't scored on their opening drive all year. 24 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: After an eight play sixty one yard drive, you can 25 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: scratch Cincinnati off that list. Burrow with a play clock 26 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: in one, extends the hands, catches the snap, no flag 27 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: floats Akata sideline ever make baby match with his arms 28 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: fully extended. Touchdown Bengals one. A catch by rookie Chris 29 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: Evans a twenty four yard touchdown pass. There are very 30 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: few running backs in the National Football League with hands 31 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: like that. With samaj ap Ride on the COVID list, 32 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: Chris Evans got the most snaps of his NFL career 33 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: and finished with fifty seven combined rushing and receiving yards. 34 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: Here's Joe Burrow on the rookie running back. He's just 35 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: getting better and better every single week. You know, you 36 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: see what he can do. In the past game, he 37 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: got one on one and you know, really really ran 38 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: a great route and scored a touchdown for us. But 39 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: after the fast start, the Bengals offense went bone dry, 40 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: empty backfield, five wides. Third down in twenty Burrow drops 41 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 1: back to throw the Lions rush three cover with eight 42 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: damn the passes intercepted. The Lions have it at the thirty, 43 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: running down to the twenty five and the tackle has 44 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: made At the twenty three. It was deflected and Amani 45 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: o'er Warrior comes up with his third interception of the 46 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 1: year and returns at sixteen yards. There's a penalty flag 47 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: in the secondary. The penalty was after the interception, so 48 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: the Lions had the ball in Bengals territory. Two plays later, 49 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: Cincinnati took it back. Golf drops back to three fastball 50 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: over the metal caught at the twenty five yard line, 51 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: but the Bengals take the ball away. Logan Wilson has 52 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: it top out that are they blowing it dead early 53 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: on the field has been changed to an interception. It's 54 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: first intense for Cincinnati at the twenty three yard line. 55 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: That gives linebacker Logan Wilson four interceptions this year. That 56 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: second in the NFL behind the Cowboys Trey Von Diggs, 57 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: who picked off his sixth pass on Sunday. Here's Chitabey 58 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: a wooge on Logan Wilson. We marveled at him. You know, 59 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: I don't know what he's doing, just be in my 60 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: position and that ball sticking to his gloves and all 61 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. And credits to Vam on that 62 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: play as Will forgetting the ball out. But yeah, it's 63 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: great to have Logan making those type of plays. We 64 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: need them, and it's been changing the game every time 65 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: the score remains seven nothing while Cincinnati's offense spot after 66 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: Burrow's interception, the Bengals had three straight three and outs 67 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: and with less than thirty seconds to go in the half, 68 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: they face third and long, third down and ten. The 69 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: Bengals at their own forty one deep safety now for Detroit, 70 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: nine defenders up on the line. Burrow back to pass, 71 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: throws a deep down field four Chase Ye Jamarrow makes 72 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: the catch inside the thirty and goes out of bounds 73 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: at the twenty six yard line of Detroit. He beat 74 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: Jerry Jacobs for a thirty four yard game, and that 75 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: means Jamar Chase has had a catch of at least 76 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: thirty four yards in every game he's played in in 77 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: the National Football League. And Dan the throws unbelievable. Running 78 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: the sideline has covered two. You got a safety coming 79 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: over the top, a corner underneath safety over the top. 80 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: You have to keep it as close as you can 81 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: to the sidelines so the safety can't get there. Joe 82 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: Burrow dropped it perfectly. That long pass allowed Evan McPherson 83 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: to kick a thirty eight yard field goal on the 84 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: final play of the half to give Cincinnati Attend nothing lead. 85 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: Here are Chase and Burrow on Jamar's latest big play 86 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: just before halftime, with this footnote, heasy stands for hesitation. 87 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: I just gave the defender m hesy stepped at the 88 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: top of my route. Um, they'll cause him to slow down, 89 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 1: and it didn't. After that, I just sped up and 90 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: ended up being wide open. The safety was looking back 91 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: in the backfield at Joe. He went't too worried about 92 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: what I was doing. And you gotta downfill. Jamar just 93 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: keeps being that spark for us, you know, they he 94 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: keeps finding his opportunities when he gets one on one 95 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: to win win down the field. And you know, when 96 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: we have a guy like that, it's and when we 97 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: have the connection that we have, you know, you can't 98 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: can't fall asleep on defense when you have that guy. 99 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: Since the Bengals won their eleventh consecutive coin toss to 100 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: begin the day, the odds of that are one. In 101 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: two thousand and forty eight. They got the ball to 102 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: begin the third quarter and scored again thanks to a 103 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: brit call on fourth and less than a yard. Detroit 104 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: has several defensive live and right over the ball. The 105 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: receiver goes in jet motion BA right over. He throws 106 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: it's caught Mixon streaking down the sideline to the twenty. 107 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,119 Speaker 1: Chase span runs it into the end zone. What a call, 108 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: What a block? Touchdown Cincinnati. That forty yard touchdown made 109 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: it seventeen nothing. And after the game, everybody was talking 110 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: about the downfield block by Jamar Chase, including the guy 111 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: that scored the touchdown, Joe Mixon. That's what a Bengal is. 112 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: A physical, hungry, accountable teammate that's gonna get to do 113 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: whatever it gets a job done. And I thought, you know, 114 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: he came down, man made a hell of a block. 115 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,119 Speaker 1: I mean it was crazy. Um, I got the ball, 116 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: made a made a run. I seen Jamar try to 117 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: set up his blood and he came down running and 118 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: he just threw him down. I was like, oh yeah, 119 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: but I mean that's what that's what makes him a 120 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: great player. I mean, you know, here Ricky and things 121 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: like that, he don't play like it. I mean, that's 122 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: like a Jerry Rice play. It was like an all 123 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: around performance for him on the perimeter, catching the ball 124 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: and blocking up. Like I said, I thought he did 125 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: a great case finished with four catches for ninety seven yards, 126 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: and Mixon finished with eighteen carries for ninety four. Joe 127 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: added five catches for fifty nine more yards to wind 128 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: up with one hundred and fifty three yards of total offense. 129 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: So what did Joe think of his performance? I think 130 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: it was average. It could have been it could have 131 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: been a lot better. But to be honest, man, we 132 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: got the dub. I thought the offensive line did a 133 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: hell of a job. Then boys on a perimeter do 134 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: a hell of a job out there, and I was 135 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: just capitalizing on my opportunities, but left a lot of 136 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: yards out there, and uh, you know, going forward has 137 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: got to figure out way to make those plays. But 138 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: I like the way we had it right now. Nevin 139 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: McPherson field goal made it twenty nothing going to the 140 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: fourth quarter and the Bengals quickly put the game away. 141 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: Third down and goal from the three. Burrow under center 142 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: fakes to mix and looking back to the left, throws 143 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: into the end zones, caught for the touchdown out C 144 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: j U Summer started on the right side of the line, 145 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: snuck out to the left hand, hauled in Joe burrows 146 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: third touchdown pass of the game. I'll tell you to 147 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: keep block Joe Mixon these running backs. It was a 148 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: play action passed the fake to Joe Mixon. He chopped 149 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: down the edge rusher chopped into the ground, gave Joe 150 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: Burrow time an opportunity to find Cgozamba on that crossing route. 151 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: Outstanding blocking going on by all of these running backs 152 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: protecting their quarterback big time. Burrow passed for two hundred 153 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: and seventy one yards and had a passer rating of 154 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: one fifteen point seven. He's thrown at least two touchdown 155 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: passes in every game this year. In the sky's the 156 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: linen for you know, linen, some of those things that 157 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: happened in the first half. You know, plaly score fifty 158 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: points today, but you know it's the SNFL. I'm never 159 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: gonna be upset about a thirty four point game and 160 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: you're winning by as much as we did. But you know, 161 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: we do have to get some things corrected, and when 162 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: we do that scared. The Lions finally got on the 163 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: scoreboard midway through the fourth quarter on a field goal 164 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: by Austin Seibert, but even with Brandon Allen at a quarterback, 165 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: the Bengals offense kept rolling. Allen takes the snap run 166 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: to the right, No, he faked, he's looking at throw. 167 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: His pass caught and Audun tap takes it into the 168 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: end zone. Touchdown. Bengals Allen with his first touchdown pass 169 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: of the year, and Audun Tate calls it in that 170 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: put the Bengals over thirty points for the first time 171 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: this season. The Lions scored a touchdown and added a 172 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: two point conversion with about two minutes to go to 173 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: put a little lipstick on Miss Piggy, making the final 174 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: score thirty four eleven. It was the bengals seventh straight 175 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: win over Detroit dating back to nineteen ninety eight, and 176 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: it dropped this year's Lions two oz and six since 177 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: Jacksonville one on Sunday. The Lions are the only team 178 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 1: in the NFL without a win. By the way, Jacksonville's 179 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: win over Miami was in London, so I think it's 180 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: safe to say that urban Meyer went home on the 181 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: team plane. The Bengals improved to four and two, and 182 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: after the game, Laps spent four minutes with Zach Taylor 183 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: a winning coach. Yeah, it's good, you know, I like 184 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:16,719 Speaker 1: the way our team finished it out. I know they 185 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: scored there at the end, those eleven points, but really 186 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: our defense came out ready to play to start the 187 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: whole game, and our offense finally caught a rhythm there 188 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: going into halftime and was able to score in every 189 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: possession after that. You know what I like as a 190 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 1: form alignment, When I see Jamar Chase in front of 191 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon making a big block. When I see Joe 192 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: Mixon after a run fake cutting down the edge rush 193 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: or making a big block. When I see Evans picking 194 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: up strong blitz pick up giving Joe Burrow an opportunity 195 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: to make a big throw down the football field, I'm saying, man, 196 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: everybody's doing the little things you got to do right. 197 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: Our players are selfless, you know, they care about others 198 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: more they care about themselves and that's the sign of 199 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: a team that's head in the right direction. Really proud 200 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: of our guys and all three phases today and it 201 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: was a complete team effort and it was good to see. 202 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: So you score over thirty points. Joe Mixon eighteen this 203 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: is unofficial eighteen carries ninety four yards, Joe Burrow almost 204 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: three hundred yards, passing two seventy one three touchdowns, interception, 205 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: Chase four catches for ninety seven yards. I'll tell you man, 206 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: Burrow and Chase, it's magic. I mean the throw he 207 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 1: made before the safety could get there, took it to 208 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: the sideline as far as you could because you knew 209 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: the safety was coming over the top, put it in 210 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: a porthole out there. You saw a lot better than 211 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: I did. You know it was on the other sideline. 212 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: So I'm still not quite sure what unfolded there. But 213 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: those two have great chemistry. They know where they're going 214 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:38,719 Speaker 1: to be, and Jamar's continue to make plays when numbers called. 215 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: So is Jamar? What's Jamar like? You know, during the 216 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: course of the game on a sideline, does he come 217 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: off the field and say, I got this dude? Man? 218 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I can do anything I want to what's 219 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 1: the feedback like with him Oliver. Receivers are pretty calm, 220 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: you know, and they give the information to Troy or myself, 221 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: and so we always feel like we know what the 222 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: receivers are seeing and doing and saying with Burrow and 223 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 1: it's just really good communication all the way around. In 224 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,319 Speaker 1: the second half, I think for the second time, you 225 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: scored on just about every drive, you know, And when 226 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: you're doing that, I'll tell you what that's You guys 227 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: are a handful and it's hard to handle at that point. Yeah, 228 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: we just, you know, kind of shot ourselves in the 229 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: foot there in the first half with some silly penalties 230 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: and mistakes like that, and so we need to hit 231 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: a rhythm sooner faster. But again, proud of the way 232 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: that our guys came out the second half and executed. 233 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: What about your defensive football team pitching a shot? I 234 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: mean at one point, I know, I think it was 235 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 1: like two hundred and ten yards to like fifty. I mean, 236 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: it was just they were they were suffocating the Detroit Lions. 237 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: They couldn't get anything done, They had no points in 238 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: the boarding, like you said, scored eleven late. But how 239 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: about that defensive performance. How inspirational is that they've always 240 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: had confidence in themselves, but I can see it growing 241 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: from week to week. You know, now they're expectations coming. 242 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: We're not gonna allow any points, We're not gonna give 243 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 1: up any big players. We're going to create more turn 244 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: rivers than we have been and so that that's really 245 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: good to see. We've got great leadership on that side 246 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: of the ball and really good chemistry. So at what 247 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: point did you feel like this is going to be 248 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: a special day? I mean, was there any point during 249 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: the course of the game in the sideline when you 250 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,319 Speaker 1: thought might that this might be something extraordinary? Well, we 251 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: felt like when it was seventeen nothing, we had them 252 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: on the mat and we need to finish them off, 253 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: you know, And that's that's kind of the killer instinct 254 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,079 Speaker 1: we're trying to develop at this team. And our defense 255 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 1: went out there, got to stop. Our offense went out 256 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: there and kicked to field goal. We would have liked 257 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 1: to touch down there. I think we had a drop 258 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: on that series. But that's the next step for us, 259 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: is getting pains down and then just just finishing them off. 260 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: The finishing blow there in the second half. How rewarding 261 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: is it a play caller. When Joe Mixon is so 262 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: wide open for his touchdown, Evans makes an unbelievable catch, 263 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: you know, the back half of the football for his touchdown. 264 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: How rewarding is it when you dial it up and 265 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: the players executed it the way they did, it feels good, 266 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 1: you know. That's that's where all the work comes in. 267 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: And so again, our players understand what we're asking them 268 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: to do. They're doing it with great detail and precision, 269 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: and big players are going to come from that. Well. 270 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 1: Four and two now thirty four eleven victory done with 271 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: the NFC North, even Stephen two wins, two losses could 272 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: have been in. We're not going to go backwards though, 273 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: as you look forward to the Baltimore Ravens. What's the 274 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: first thing that comes to mind when you think about 275 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens Right now? We got to be strong 276 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: in our division and this is our second opportunity. We 277 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: want to know this is a big road test again 278 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: for us, and our guys will be ready, but this 279 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: is a big game for us. There's no question. First 280 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: place Ravens are five and one after humbling the Chargers 281 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: thirty four to six on Sunday, The second place Bengals 282 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: are one game behind Baltimore and one game ahead of 283 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: Cleveland after the Browns got crushed at home by the 284 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: undefeated Cardinals thirty seven fourteen. Baker Mayfield dislocated his left 285 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: shoulder in that game, but expects to be able to 286 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: play with the injury. Now time for some postgame analysis 287 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: with Dave Lapham. I'll be honest, I thought the Bengals 288 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: were going to win, but I didn't expect it to 289 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: be as dominant as it turned out. How about you? 290 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: I agree with you, Dan. I mean, within thirty yards 291 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: of a three hundred yard passer, you know, less than 292 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: ten yards, within what six yards or whatever it was 293 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: of one hundred yard rusher, in the same one hundred 294 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: yard receiver, you have three hundred, one hundred, one hundred. 295 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: That's a big it's a big offensive performance. And defensively 296 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: they suffocated them. You know, they really when the game 297 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: was on the line, when the game meant something, they 298 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: just they didn't give an inch. It was. It was 299 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: an impressive performance all the way around. There was complimentary 300 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: football played, you know, between phases of the thing and 301 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: within the phase, you know, running game, supporting passing game, 302 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: and the thing I liked in reflection talking to some 303 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: of the guys in the locker room, Jamar Chase making 304 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: the block for Joe Mixon's touchdown, Joe Mixon after the 305 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: play action fake making the block, allowing a touchdown pass 306 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: to occur. Evans Blitz pick up allowing Joe Joe Burrow 307 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: to throw a touchdown pass. So the detail of things 308 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: that needed to be done were done at a very 309 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: high level, and there was complimentary football played there too. 310 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: That's good stuff. I thought the game really swung on 311 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: one play less than a minute ago. Second quarter, Bengals 312 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: up seven nothing. They had had three straight three and outs, 313 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: three straight punts. It's third and ten. Looks like they're 314 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: gonna punt again. Joe Burrow drops a perfect pass to 315 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase for a thirty four yard game, moving it 316 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: from the Bengals forty to the Lions twenty six. That 317 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: leads to a field goal that makes it ten nothing. 318 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: That gives the Bengals momentum, and they come out in 319 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: the second half and score three touchdowns in a field 320 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: goal in their first four drives. It's crazy. I mean, 321 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: they score another three points in the final two minutes, 322 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: of the first half. They've scored thirty one points now 323 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: in the final two minutes of the first six football games. Nuts, 324 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: then they come right out and score, you know, to 325 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: start the third quarter, which they've done. That's that's such 326 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: a huge energy emotion, you know, everything you can think of, 327 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: such a huge boost in the throw extraordinary. I mean, 328 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: it's a porthole. It's not a window, it's a porthole 329 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: down there. It's like you got to go over the 330 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: corner and before the safety can get there, get it 331 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: close as close to the sideline as you can. Chase 332 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:10,959 Speaker 1: ran a route that was along those lines and exactly 333 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: where we were supposed to run it, and Joe put 334 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: the ball such an unbelievable place, I mean it was. 335 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: That's one of those where you say, man, these guys 336 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,919 Speaker 1: are good, These NFL players, these guys are good, no question. 337 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: Unbelievable catch by Chris Evans for the bengals first touchdown. 338 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 1: I'm saying you can't count on both hands the number 339 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: of running backs that can make a catch like that, 340 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: Maybe one, not both. Do you think the Bengals need 341 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,160 Speaker 1: to find ways to get him more involved on offense? Yeah, 342 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 1: I mean, you look at him and you see, you know, 343 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: a potential Giovanni Bernard, you know where. And the thing 344 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: that I was impressed with his blitz pickup was good, 345 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: not just the one on the Joe Borrow touchdown. There 346 00:17:55,400 --> 00:18:00,479 Speaker 1: were other instances of blitz pickup where he was, you know, unashamedly, 347 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: but he his nose right in the middle of somebody 348 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: and that was good to see. So I think, um, 349 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: you know, the only thing you can do as a 350 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: player is have some patience, wait for your opportunity. Know 351 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: you're prepared as well as you possibly can for your opportunity, 352 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: and capitalize on your opportunity. So therefore you can get 353 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: more opportunity. And that's kind of the process he's going 354 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: through as a young rookie, and he's earning it. He's 355 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 1: earning his chance, he's earning his snaps. I don't have 356 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,400 Speaker 1: team stats in front of me. I'm pretty sure it's 357 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 1: less than fifty rushing yards in the game for the 358 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions. Awesome job and run defense. Of course, late 359 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: in the game when I got lopsided, they stopped running. 360 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,439 Speaker 1: But in any case, it's been excellent by and large 361 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: for the most part this year, and it was the 362 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: best it's been all year. Today. Yeah, nothing leaked out, 363 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 1: you know, that was that was the thing everybody was. 364 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: You know, we talked about in the in the pregame 365 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,160 Speaker 1: that these guys like to cut, you know, cut block, 366 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: and uh, that's that's their head coach Dan Campbell is 367 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: that type of player, you know, he's a it's not dirty, 368 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: it's just it's physical, it's aggressive, and guys stayed on 369 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: their feet, stayed in their gaps, didn't give them much 370 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: opportunity to run the football. And yeah, defensively I thought, 371 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,959 Speaker 1: you know they were, they were extraordinary in the NFL. 372 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: I don't care how bad the offense is struggling. You know, 373 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: it's like they pitched the shutout for almost three quarters 374 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: you know, of the football game. Or maybe it wasn't 375 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 1: to the fourth quarter. I think it was three plus quarters. 376 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: They pitched a shut out. When you do something like that, 377 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: you've done a lot of things right. They beat a 378 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: winless team. People are going to poop poo the victory, 379 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 1: but the dominance is what stands out to me. Like 380 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: we said at the very beginning, we both thought they 381 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:40,160 Speaker 1: would win. But when you dominate like that, it makes 382 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: you think, Okay, this team might be able to sustain 383 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: this and stay in the playoff hunt. The good thing 384 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: is it was the first time for them this year 385 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 1: where they found themselves up seventeen and at that point, 386 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: what do you do. Do you let a team back 387 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: in the game or do you finish it? And they 388 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: finished it. That's a good sign, he said. Maybe not 389 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: the best team by far that they're going to play, 390 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 1: but when you when you're up, you have a team down, 391 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: like Forrest, Greg used to say, finish him, you know, 392 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: don't reposition yourself and let them get a breath and 393 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,239 Speaker 1: get back in the football game. So I thought that 394 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: was a positive sign as well. Bring out the Ravens man. 395 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 1: I hope that that run defense is I hope we 396 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: play the best gap control, responsibility running game defense we've 397 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,360 Speaker 1: ever played. Because when I mean, they're they're so unusual 398 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: with they're eleven on eleven, having a quarterback like that 399 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:37,719 Speaker 1: that can run it. I mean, I look at him, 400 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 1: Dan as you know, at least a top twenty running 401 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: back in the league, you know, I mean, dude, he's 402 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,880 Speaker 1: he's always statistically he's in the top twenty rushing even 403 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: though he's a quarterback. He's legit. From a talent standpoint, 404 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,959 Speaker 1: he's legit top twenty, maybe even a little higher in 405 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,160 Speaker 1: terms of a running back can make guys miss and 406 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: everybody's like, oh, he's going to get hurt. That dude, 407 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: he's not going to get hurt. Doesn't give anybody a 408 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 1: flush shot on him. He is unbelievable. Yeah, that that's 409 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 1: a good football team. If you combined his passing yards 410 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: in the rushing yards going into the weekend, he had 411 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: more yards by himself than eighteen NFL teams. It's extraordinary. 412 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's ridiculous. You have to look at 413 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: it from the Bengals perspective. They're one and on the division. 414 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: You know, they beat Pittsburgh on the road. If you 415 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: can go into Baltimore and beat them on the road, 416 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: be two and on the division. They're two road games 417 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:31,360 Speaker 1: to boot Man and sitting five and two overall. Then 418 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: you start to think we might have something here. It's 419 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 1: nice to be in the hunt, isn't it? It is 420 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: it is. Let's just let's keep enough AMMO to get 421 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: through the hunt. You know, let's keep having enough we 422 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: can reload and just keep shooting. Man mar Jackson has 423 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,199 Speaker 1: started five games against the Bengals, and the Ravens have 424 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: won all five. The first two were close. The combined 425 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: score in the last three meetings is eighty four to nineteen. 426 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: The Bengals are an early six and a half point underdog. 427 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: Next week, the Bengals Booth Podcast is presented by Ultimate Bengals, 428 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 1: the free to play fantasy football game. Ultimate Bengals will 429 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: be awarding a weekly winner during the course of the 430 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: season with tickets, autograph merchandise, and money can't buy experiences 431 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: all up for grabs. Find Ultimate Bengals in the app 432 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:24,479 Speaker 1: stores now. Now time for this week's fun Facts segment, 433 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: where you get to know the person under the pads. 434 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: Time for some fun facts with Bengal safety Von Bell. 435 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before playing high school football just 436 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: across the state line in Rossville, Georgia. Describe where you 437 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: grew up. Was it a city environment, was it a 438 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: country environment? And what was young Von Bell into as 439 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: a kid. Oh, you know, it's a very small city 440 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: like owing it. But the key you know, I was 441 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,719 Speaker 1: just very competitive, just being around my older brother and 442 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: just being around sports all my life. And we're just 443 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 1: going out to hemphone just being a kid when it 444 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: comes to sports, was football always your number one love? 445 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: It was basketball? And I was multi sported, you know, 446 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: play tennis, I was on the swim team, all types 447 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: of sports, so I was were around it tennis and swimming. 448 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, a little soccer there too, So yeah, I'm 449 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,400 Speaker 1: pretty skilled. Do you ever pick up a tennis racket anymore? Yeah? 450 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 1: I still watch it, you know, like the openings and 451 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: all that, so I keep up with that. So I 452 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: think out there and do a little bit. We're doing 453 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:26,199 Speaker 1: fun faction with von Bell. You were famously an early riser, 454 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 1: waking up at four working out at five while most 455 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,959 Speaker 1: of us are sound asleep. When and why did you 456 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: start doing that? Um? It really just came from my family. Really. 457 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: It was always an early rising family, getting our chores 458 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: done early, and really just getting our work done earlier 459 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: really too. So it's ingrained in me. And I just 460 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: took that over the ball. And I'm always thinking, early 461 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,479 Speaker 1: worm gets the worm, early bird gets to worm, so 462 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 1: and that's my mentality always, So I'm always on the 463 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: first one up getting it. And I just feel like 464 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,679 Speaker 1: I'm making dreams others are dreaming so and it's um 465 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 1: as going my mentality, So so I think about I'm 466 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: making dreams while others are dreaming. That's tremendous. Do you 467 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: ever sleep in and if so, how late are we talking? Joey, 468 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: you know, the head Strip coach. He tried to get 469 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: me to sleeping on Saturdays and only sleeping in my 470 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:25,880 Speaker 1: setn clock and so that's my sleeping day. So he said, 471 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: maybe some rest recovery. I said, I get that. We 472 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: still gotta make some more. We gotta make some more 473 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: jackiep on pushing, and so that's my sleeping day. We're 474 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 1: chatting a von Bell. You know, you're a highly touted recruit. 475 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: When the announcement is carried on live TV, you could 476 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: have gone anywhere. Was it stressful or fun? It was both, 477 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:52,959 Speaker 1: But you know, seeing different paths with coaches and players 478 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: across you know, in the National Football League now we 479 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: all had the same story just seeing each other on 480 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: recruiting visits and everything and getting me different coaches, families 481 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: and what they're beliefs in that background. So it was 482 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,959 Speaker 1: kind of stressful at times. It was a little bit overwhelming, 483 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 1: but I had fun at all end and I want 484 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,879 Speaker 1: to change for the world. But it was it was. 485 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 1: It was a good time. You chose to head north 486 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: and play for Ohio State, part of a twenty fourteen 487 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,479 Speaker 1: national championship team. What did you enjoy most about your 488 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 1: three years of the Buckeyes. M my, my recruiting class. 489 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 1: We did what we said we're gonna do to bring 490 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 1: a championship back to Columbus, Ohio and really did that. 491 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:39,199 Speaker 1: Made a brotherhood and relationships that will last forever. And 492 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:44,159 Speaker 1: now winning that championship and being bound for sure, that 493 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: was the biggest thing because it was hot and rolling 494 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: for years to come and all the nay says say 495 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: we couldn't do it, and we did and that would 496 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,959 Speaker 1: resonate with me and stick with me forever. Do you 497 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: have a favorite Ohio State football tradition? Oh, it's me. 498 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,679 Speaker 1: It's man in the school session when we wake up 499 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: early morning, we got chugged water down steps with the 500 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 1: strung staff, the championship walk in the morning with coach 501 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: Mayer what we did and uh, you know, and the 502 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: fridays we eat at the Jack Nicholas, that Jack Nicholas 503 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: golf course and really just um, really fellowship with your 504 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: brothers and really just talk and we have a special 505 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: speaker every week, and that's what we look forward to 506 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: for sure. We're talking to vine Bell. You turn pro 507 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: after your junior year. The Saints traded up to select 508 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: you in the second round of the draft. How did 509 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,880 Speaker 1: you spend the draft and what did that moment mean 510 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: to you and your family? Um? I spend with my 511 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: family for shure back in Chattanooga, and the moment everything, 512 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: you know, surreal moment. It was speechless because everything that 513 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: you work for as a little kid dreaming and it's 514 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 1: now surreal. And now you go and change the lives 515 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 1: and do what you do at a high level and 516 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 1: take care of the ones around just loved ones around you. 517 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: So there was a real moment for me. Blessed and 518 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 1: m You have cute journey going New Orleans is one 519 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 1: of my favorite places to visit, but I've never lived there. 520 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,479 Speaker 1: You spent four years in New Orleans. What was it 521 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: like to be a resident during the football season. Oh, 522 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:22,679 Speaker 1: it's good. You know, the city behind you, the food 523 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 1: for sure, and the southern the Southern hospitality, and it's 524 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: really just being back home for sure. And you know, 525 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:35,399 Speaker 1: warm weather always, but the food for sure. It's nothing 526 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 1: like I'm with you one hundred percent. But I'm not 527 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: a professional athlete that you have to be careful about 528 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 1: some of those caloric Cajun delicacies. For sure, you gotta 529 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: be careful, But I know it was all love at 530 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: the end of the day. And I was really out 531 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,959 Speaker 1: in the community, always giving back on Tuesdays, going to schools. 532 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 1: I'm just talking just being around the city, and that's 533 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 1: what we really feel the love, and that's where you 534 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: feel the city behind the teams back always. So you 535 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: signed us a free agent with the Bengals in twenty 536 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: twenty and gave Cincinnati fans an iconic moment with your 537 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: fumble forcing hit on Juju Smith Schuster after he did 538 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:13,680 Speaker 1: a TikTok dance on the Bengals logo before the game. 539 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: That image is on T shirts. It's a popular gift 540 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: for Jeff. I'm not sure how people pronounce that. Where's 541 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: that play rank for you among your NFL highlights? It's 542 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,399 Speaker 1: up def for sure, But it's still more to go. 543 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: And I always just say the next play is the 544 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,360 Speaker 1: biggest play, and that's all Hume and Grain. I always 545 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 1: look back. I'll look back when I retire, probably, but 546 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 1: I still trying to make more memories then, but it's 547 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 1: up dere for sure, but it's more to come. Have 548 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: you seen that T shirt on somebody or on a 549 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: you know, a shelf for anything, and they've seen it 550 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: to bring a grin to your face? For sure? For sure? 551 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: And people sending it to me, Mom, send it to me. 552 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: Oh God, tell the stay off that. But for sure 553 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: and uh, like I said, as many more memories to go. 554 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: All right, let's do some wild card categories of von Bell. 555 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:06,239 Speaker 1: You are an avid reader. What typically do you go 556 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: for and do you have a few all time favorite books? Oh? Man, 557 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: what I typically go for? I like uh, I like 558 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: like inspirational, my mind stimulation books and I always just 559 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: sharpened the sword of my mind. And and business books too, 560 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: always a businessman off the field and growing the empire. 561 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 1: So uh and re Endless by Tim s Grover. It's 562 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 1: one of the all time favorites. You always talked about 563 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: the grace and the sport Kobe Jordan d Wade and 564 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: the guys he worked with, so and the energy bus. 565 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: I like that book too. So yeah, have your business 566 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: ventures started? Have you already begun to work on your 567 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: post football career? For sure? It's always when we walk 568 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 1: outside these halls, you got to come to the business 569 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: side and the real life sets in and you always 570 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: gotta always start that early on. Really invest yourself, invest 571 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: your time, and that's true, your finances, and I really 572 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 1: just stimulate your mind outside of the game. Who is 573 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: your all time favorite athlete in any sport and why 574 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 1: I love Kobe That's my favorite all time athlete for sure. 575 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 1: Just the mindset. You know, he was still on the 576 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: worst schedule like I was down, and that's how he 577 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: was at the Lakers, and always just looking forward to him, 578 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: always having an ear to what he says, and really 579 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 1: just going out there and just trying to have the 580 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 1: momentality for sure. Do you have any hidden talents alive? 581 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:43,719 Speaker 1: Sounded everything good at bowling? Is there anything you are 582 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: absolutely terrible at? I don't know. I'm pretty competitive everything 583 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: I do. Like I would challenge somebody in chugging and 584 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: water bottle like I don't know. If I wasn't good, 585 00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: I would find my way to get good at and 586 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: challenge you again. Yeah, I like that. That's a great mentality. 587 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: Last thing for von Bell. If you could meet anybody 588 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 1: in history, athlete, actor, statesman, whatever it might be. Who 589 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: would that person be? I'm not a lot of people 590 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: mental boma. How was that? It was cool? You know 591 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 1: at the one and added I got to know, Oh 592 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: this is tough. I gotta thank God Jesus. But uh, 593 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. That's a good one. That's a good one. 594 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 1: Did you get to meet Kobe? No? I didn't. I 595 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: will yeah, I would love to meet Kobe. Got to 596 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: meet Lebron will Smith too, though we're pretty cool. But 597 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: he talented. Man, I don't know. That's a good question 598 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: right there. It's pretty deep by now, that's a deep 599 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: that I'll say. Covid officiore. This has been great. I 600 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: appreciate your time. It's great to have you on this team. 601 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: Best of like the rest of the year. Thank you 602 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: so much. 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