1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: Happy New Year, everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: listening to the Bengals Booth podcast, Singing Joe to the World, 3 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: all the Boys and Girls Now. Addition, as we look 4 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: back at the final game of the twenty nineteen season, 5 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: a thirty three twenty three win over the Cleveland Browns. 6 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: Coming up, you'll hear radio replays, locker room comments from 7 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: players and coaches, and Dave Lappom will join me for 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: postgame analysis and in this week's Fun Facts Conversation, it's 9 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: a rare interview at Bengals Executive vice president Katie Blackburn 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: on a wide variety of topics, ranging from memories of 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: her grandfather Paul Brown, to the Sports Illustrated headline that 12 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: referred to her as the NFL's most powerful woman that 13 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: nobody talks about. All of that is straight ahead, but first, 14 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: here's a quick reminder that you can have the latest 15 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: edition of this podcast delivered write to your phone, tablet, 16 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: or computer by subscribing on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, 17 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: or pod Bean. It's the greatest thing since family recipes. 18 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: I'm not much of a cook, but every Christmas I 19 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: make two things that are tied to my Swedish heritage, 20 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: Swedish pancakes, and something my mother calls Swedish Christmas potatoes. 21 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: If you've never had Swedish pancakes, they're very thin and 22 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: typically served with lingen berry or strawberry jam. As for 23 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 1: the Christmas potatoes, I'm not sure they're even really Swedish, 24 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: but that's what they're called in my family, and they 25 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: feature lots of butter, heavy cream, onions, and nutmeg. So 26 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: here's to enjoying family recipes around the holidays, and I'll 27 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: see you at the gym next week. Now let's get 28 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: to football. Three weeks ago, the Browns beat the Bengals 29 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: twenty seven to nineteen, despite lousy passing numbers for quarterback 30 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield. In that game, the NFL leader in commercials 31 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: was eleven for twenty four with no touchdown, passes, two interceptions, 32 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: and a passer rating of thirty eight point nine. But 33 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium, Baker's first pass of 34 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: the day was a thing of beauty. Mayfield back to throw, 35 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: moves up in the pocket, flings a high deep ball 36 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: for Ratley in the end zone. He reaches out and 37 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: he's got it for a Cleveland Brown's touchdown forty six 38 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: yards on the bomb tossed by Baker Mayfield and the 39 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: Browns strike first less than ninety seconds into the game. 40 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: That three play, fifty six yard drive gave Cleveland a 41 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: seven nothing lead, but it didn't last thanks to Joe Mixon. 42 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: Dalton hands it off to Mixon trying to run wide 43 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: to the left. Little shimmy to get away from a 44 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 1: Cleveland defender hurdles another sprinting down the near sideline to 45 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: the twenty five. The twenty lowers his shoulder, knocks over 46 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: Denzel Ward and goes down at the fifteen yard line, 47 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: a forty one yard run for Joe Mixon. That run 48 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: put Joe up and over one thousand rushing yards for 49 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 1: the season, despite only having three hundred twenty at the 50 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: midway point of the year. Over the bengals final eight games, 51 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: mix and rushed for eight hundred seventeen yards. Here's center 52 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: Trey Hopkins. I'm so hyping for that guy coming from 53 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: I mean, the way the season's gone the first half 54 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: of the year. I know you have to be frustrated, 55 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: but he never never let it gets on him. He 56 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: always was a team guy. And then I mean, just 57 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: to see that he's still reached the thousand yards at 58 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: the second half of the season. I mean, it feels, 59 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: it feels great. So I got some block. Le Guy 60 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: Mixon's long run on the Bengals opening drive set up 61 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: their first touchdown first and ten from the fifteen. Here's 62 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: a pass toward the end zone caught by c Chauzama, 63 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: who Crooks spikes it after the touchdown grab and the 64 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: Bengals are a p e t away from tying this game. 65 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: Here's Tyler Boyd on the importance of answering the Browns 66 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: quick strike with a touchdown of their own. That's how 67 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: that's how you change the game. Man. You gotta you 68 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: gotta answer at the end of the day, Man, we 69 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: still early. They had three players. It was what they 70 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: had two minutes off the clock. This since a lot 71 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: of football left Massle. We just gotta go out there 72 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: and just just just find it, find ourselves and go 73 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: out there. And Dominic. Speaking of Boyd, he reached a 74 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: milestone of his own. I'm third down in fourteen. Daltons 75 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: back to throw. The protection is great. He guns it 76 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: on the middle. I'll leaping catch made for a first 77 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: down at midfield with bad catch, Tyler Boyd goes up 78 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: and over one thousand receiving yards for the season. You're 79 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: one of six receivers in Bengals history to have more 80 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: than one one thousand yards season. What's that mean to 81 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: you at this stage of your career, man, it means 82 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: a lot, you know, because I know what it took 83 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,239 Speaker 1: for me to get here, you know, and just continue 84 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: to continue to fight into the hard times. Man, that's 85 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: the only thing I really think about, Just just facing diversity. Man, 86 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: coming this far and still being here and doing what 87 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: I do best, you know, since I was a kid, 88 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: and continue to strive in h justus make plays man. 89 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield's first pass of the day was a long touchdown. 90 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: His fourth of the day was picked off. Catches a 91 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: shotgun snap back to throw his pass picked off by 92 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: Darius Phillips. He's on his feet at the play fifteen 93 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: the ten five. He dives and goes down at the 94 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: three yard line. Offensive lineman Wyatt Teller with the stop 95 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: Darius Phillips. It's incredible. That's his third interception on fewer 96 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: than ten passes thrown in his direction this year, and 97 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: three plays later, the Bengals had the lead. Third down 98 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: and goal from the three shotgun snap, daltni Het the 99 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: mixing bowers the shoulder pads and busts his way into 100 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 1: the end zone for a Bengals touchdown. Yeah. He spins 101 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: the football and launches into his Bay Area dance. As 102 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: the Bengals had taken the lead, Randy Bullock missed the 103 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: extra point, the only pat he missed all year, and 104 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: the Bengals led thirteen to seven after the first quarter. 105 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: In the second, their lead grew to thirteen. Dalton drops 106 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: back to throw from the twelfth looking around, scrambling out 107 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: to the left, being chased Andy trying to sprint get 108 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: into the five hives for the pylon, and it's a 109 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: touchdown night that made it twenty to seven, the first 110 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: time the Bengals have scored twenty or more in the 111 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: first half all year. But the Browns answered a field 112 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 1: goal by Austin Cyberd made it twenty to ten, and 113 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: then Mayfield dialed long distance again. Play action fake Baker 114 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: Mayfield with a deep drop. He sings it deep down 115 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,359 Speaker 1: the middle of the field for Landry over the shoulder catch, 116 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: breaks two tackles and runs into the end zone for 117 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: a Cleveland Browns touchdown. The Browns missed the extra point, 118 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: so at the half, Cincinnati led twenty to sixteen. With 119 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: mix and carrying fifteen times for one hundred three yards. 120 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: The only scoring in the third quarter was a forty 121 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: seven yard field goal by Bullock that gave the Bengals 122 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: a seven point lead. Meanwhile, the Bengals were getting to Mayfield. 123 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: They sacked him six times overall, and pressure leads to picks. 124 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: I'm third down in sixteen, Mayfield back to throw, has time. 125 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: He's gonna fire high and deep from Odell Beckham Junior Hey. 126 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: Fifth interception, again by Darius Phillips, has it way back 127 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: at the twenty, running back to the thirty, head of 128 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: steam to the forty, runs to the fifty, and gets 129 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: knocked down near the fifty yard line by Jarvis Landry. 130 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: Second interception of the game, fourth interception of the year 131 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: for a guy who has barely played. I haven't seen 132 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: the final snap counts yet, but I'm guessing the Darius Phillips, 133 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: who missed eight games with a knee injury, will wind 134 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: up with roughly one hundred defensive snaps for the year. 135 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: That's less than ten percent of the Bengals defensive total, 136 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: and yet Phillips finished with a team high four interceptions, 137 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: only two off the NFL lead. It looked like the 138 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: Bengals were in good shape when they went up by 139 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: two two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Dalton in the 140 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: shotgun back at the seven with Joe Mixon lined up 141 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: off his right hip. Dalton takes the snap, hands it off, 142 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: Micks said, and he sprints into the end zone. Touchdown. 143 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: Bengals to go up by two scores early in the 144 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. But the way this season is gone for 145 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: the Bengals, you knew it wouldn't be that easy, as 146 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: the Browns managed to score a touchdown on fourth and 147 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: goal from the twenty. From the twenty yard line, the 148 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: Bengals send a blitz Baker Mayfield pouncing around in the pocket. 149 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: Now he's going to fling it toward the end zone. 150 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: It is caught but out of bounds by Odell Beckham Junior. 151 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: He did not get two feet down in bounds, so 152 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: the officials are going to talk about it. After huddling 153 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: with the officials on the field, the ruling is a touchdown. 154 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: It was an amazing catch by Odell Beckham Junior to 155 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: make it a seven point game. There was an appropriate 156 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: way for the Bengals to put the game away by 157 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: putting the ball in the hands of Joe Mixon. Two 158 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: on the play clock. As they snap it, he hands 159 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 1: it to Mixon and Joe first for a first Yo 160 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: trucks a defender and sprints between the hashbarks all the 161 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: way down to the twenty five yard line. A huge 162 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: run for Joe Mixon and more time will run off 163 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: the clock. After that twenty eight yard game, they had 164 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 1: ten people within five yards of the line of scrimmage 165 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: and Joe Mixon split him. And then the only defensive 166 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: flare that was deep. The safety came up to put 167 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,599 Speaker 1: a hint on Joe and Joe trucked them, lowered his 168 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:36,079 Speaker 1: shoulder pads and ran him over. That defender was safety 169 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: Sheldrick RedWine. You might say a red wine stain was 170 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: left on the turf at Paul Brown Stadium. Mixon finished 171 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: with twenty six carries for a career high one hundred 172 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: sixty two yards. You know, the last time going out there, 173 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. So at the end of 174 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: the day, I wanted to leave and you know, lead 175 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: a season on a positive note. And I don't really 176 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,439 Speaker 1: want to talk too much about me. He bought on 177 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: my line, did a great job, you know what I'm saying. 178 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: Boys getting physical aft there and we set the tone 179 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: right off the back. Joe's final long run set up 180 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: a forty six yard Randy Bullock field goal that gave 181 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 1: the Bengals at ten point lead. An interception by b 182 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: W Webb, Cincinnati's third of the game ended any hope 183 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: of a miracle comeback by Cleveland, and Andy Dalton took 184 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: two snaps in the victory formation to end the game. 185 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 1: Dalton under center, he takes a knee, and that is 186 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: coffin nail. Bam, bam bam. The Bengals end the season 187 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: on a positive note as they beat the Cleveland Browns 188 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: thirty three two twenty three in what might have been 189 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 1: his final game in a Bengals uniform. Dalton jogged off 190 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 1: the field to a big ovation with fans chanting his name. 191 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 1: I get that could have been the last couple of 192 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: snaps that yeah, uh, you know, I've played in a 193 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals uniform, and you know what better way to 194 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: do it? If it is the case again, I don't, guys, 195 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: I don't. I have no idea, no idea what's going 196 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: to happen. Um, But if it is, I mean, you 197 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: always wanted any game with taking the knee, So glad 198 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 1: that it was able to do that from from my 199 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: last one too. If if that's the case, there's been 200 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: a lot of support from the city for you know, 201 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: not only what I've done on the field, but what 202 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,199 Speaker 1: we've done off of it. And um, I mean, the 203 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: city's meant a lot to us, To my family, I mean, 204 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: we've you know, spent my whole married life here, if 205 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: you know, our three kids have been raised here. So 206 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: I mean it's the city's meant a lot to us, 207 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: and so um, you know, it feels good to get 208 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: the appreciation from from the fans chant my name. After 209 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: getting bench for three games at mid season, Dalton came 210 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: back to lead the Bengals to two wins in their 211 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 1: final three home games, and Sunday's win means he still 212 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: has the highest winning percentage of any Bengals quarterback to 213 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: start at least twice five games. A loss would have 214 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: dipped him below Ken Anderson. Here's mixing. I'm the red rifle. Yeah, fighter, 215 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,839 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. He went through adversity and 216 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, man, you know that's 217 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: that's Andy Dark. As soon as I came in, he 218 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: embraced me since day one, you know what I'm saying. 219 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna always ride and die with Andy, you 220 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: feel me, So at the end of the day, no 221 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,199 Speaker 1: matter what the situation may be, at the end of 222 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: the day, I'm sure he gonna fight. And you know, 223 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,199 Speaker 1: like I said, no, nothing in this league come easy. 224 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, I'm definitely proud of how he 225 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: bounced back with his adversity. I mean, you put anybody 226 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: else in that situation, they're not gonna bounce back like that. 227 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: And Andy did that. So I mean, I'll take my 228 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: hat off to him, and you know, I appreciate him 229 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: for what he did. So that's how I feel about it. 230 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: So the Bengals ended a rough season with a win 231 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: and a two and fourteen record. The Browns ended a 232 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: rough decade with a loss to finish six and ten 233 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: and fired head coach Freddy Kitchens after just one season. 234 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: To put the browns miserable decade into perspective, we all 235 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: remember how badly the Bengal struggled in the nineteen nineties, 236 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: as they won a total of fifty two games. From 237 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: two thousand and ten to twenty nineteen, the Cleveland Browns 238 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: one forty two games. Here are Carlos Dunlap and Tyler 239 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: Eiffert on ending this season on a winning note. It's 240 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: good today, you know, in the year off with a win. 241 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: It's a great feeling. But obviously our season didn't go 242 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: the way we want it. So that's the big picture. 243 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: You know, we focus in weekend, week out, but now 244 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: at the end of the season, you evaluate your season. 245 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: So you know, today is good. We're gonna enjoy it, celebrate, 246 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 1: get together, go eat um. You know, we don't know 247 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: how this locker room is not gonna be the same 248 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: after this game. We know that, so we're gonna get 249 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: together as a team, you know, do something together, and 250 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: then we're gonna handle everything as it comes. We're gonna 251 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: go hang out, have a little gathering after this. So 252 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: tomorrow when we all have headaches, will probably think about it. 253 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: I mean this, yeah, I just enjoy being together and 254 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: everything that comes with being on a football team and 255 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: the you know, the brotherhood, the camaraderie, you know, obviously 256 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: I've said it before, it doesn't we did. It didn't 257 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: go how we wanted it too, but there's still a 258 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: lot of it spent a lot of time together. So 259 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: it's so hard because you know, you don't want the 260 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: season to be over, but it is over. So you know, 261 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: we're just gonna enjoy each other. And because a lot 262 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: of time when the season's over, some of your good 263 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: friends are in here, but everybody has their own lives 264 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: in different parts of the country, and so you won't 265 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: see a lot of guys, and so you know, we 266 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: just enjoy it and have some fun. After the game, 267 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: Dave Lapham spent six minutes with head coach Zach Taylor. 268 00:14:54,320 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: Coach huge win, division win at home and finish season. 269 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: I mean it had to be big. It was fun, 270 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: you know, and that's when you're doing things the right 271 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: way in a lot of different areas. You got great 272 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: momentum throughout the game outside of a stretch there at 273 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: the end of the second quarter. That's what it should 274 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: feel like. And we all got to remember that because 275 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: there's a lot of games where we didn't remember what 276 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: that felt like, and so you really got to capture 277 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: this moment right now and feed off of it and 278 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: let us let it propel us into April, let it 279 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: propel us into August. But this is what it should 280 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: feel like every week for us. Do you feel like 281 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: the conclusion the Miami Dolphin game carried over into the 282 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: early stages of this football game. We've always had confidence 283 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: in ourselves, and so I wouldn't necessarily say that that 284 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: was any sort of factor. Our guys had confident that 285 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: we should have played better than the last time we 286 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: played Cleveland, and we need to finish this thing off 287 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: the right way. We get another shot out him three 288 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: weeks later, and we need to play the way that 289 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: we know we're supposed to play. And I thought we 290 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: did improved on third down, on defense, we proved the 291 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: red zone on offense, all the things that we did 292 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: poor early the last time. Our guys stepped up and 293 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: made this place. Yeah, it was incredible. I mean, got 294 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: sixteen out of thirty five points in the red zone 295 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: up there, left nineteen in the field today, four touchdowns 296 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: in a field goal in five red zone opportunities, and 297 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: mixed extra point. Obviously, you know one one point that 298 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: you didn't didn't generate there, But penalties. I mean way down. 299 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: Last game up there, it was like ninety nine yards 300 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: and penalty yards. I think it was a season high. Today, 301 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: no factor whatsoever. Like you said, third down was it 302 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: was a big deal. You guys were three for twelve 303 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: up there, and today I think something like nine for 304 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: thirteen or something like that. Something crazy. What what is it? 305 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: Is it just a matter of focus, concentration? What is 306 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: it just guys stepping up on their numbers called And 307 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: you look at the end of the fourth quarter, and 308 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: that's just a great image of how we want to 309 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: finish this year. The offense got the ball up seven points, 310 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: drove down the field because guys made plays. Randy stepped up, 311 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: made a huge field goal in the rain, and then 312 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: our defense stepped up, got a turnover, and that's how 313 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: the game ended. And all three phases stepped up and 314 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: did that. And that's what we've been preaching all year. 315 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: And so to finish off the last game of the 316 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: season that way, I think just think speaks to the 317 00:16:57,800 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: character of this locker room and speaks to the character 318 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: of the coaching staff. Keep these guys going through all 319 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: that adversity we face. Joe Nixon was rushed for over 320 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 1: three hundred yards in two games against the Cleveland Browns, 321 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,199 Speaker 1: had over one hundred and sixty today. He needed one 322 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety three to rush for more yards than 323 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: he rushed for last year when he led the AFC 324 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: in Russian And I thought, got a shot here, now, 325 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 1: So what was it? I mean, the offensive line obviously 326 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: taken pride, Joe taking pride. They were just rolling. They 327 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: were getting after the Cleveland Browns and shut Chubb down. 328 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: I mean Chubb didn't even have fifty and Joe Rushes 329 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: rove one hundred and sixty. That's a big deal in 330 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: a football game like this. It is he ran hard, 331 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 1: ran through people. No one want to tackle him today 332 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: because of his physicality. Thought our alignment or receivers really 333 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: did a nice job blocking down the field and giving 334 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: those lanes. But it was just a physical rushing attack 335 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: by our guys and they executed very well. You got 336 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: up on him and they couldn't run the football, shut 337 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: the running game down, so they had to throw. Baker's 338 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,360 Speaker 1: got talent. He's got Pro Bowl receivers to throw too, 339 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: so he made some chunk plays. But it was it 340 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: was a situation where they were so one dimensional. You 341 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 1: guys never really lost control of that football game. Yeah, 342 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: they've got great weapons all over. That offense was really pleased, 343 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 1: but it starts with the run game. Trying to shut 344 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: that down, get some pressure on the quarterback, Odell and Jarvis. 345 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: They're gonna make plays. It's gonna happen. But I thought 346 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: for the most part, we came out the second half 347 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: and minimize those explosive plays. And they got the fourth 348 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: and twenty, which is just you know, a premier player 349 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: going up and make a play. That's a tough one 350 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: to stop. But overall, plays with our guys finished in 351 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: the second half. I know when I played, it was 352 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,920 Speaker 1: usually we'd go back maybe four games as we're preparing 353 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: for an opponent, and did you emphasize your games and 354 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: it was only three weeks ago, your game more than 355 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: anybody else's game, because this is where we were, This 356 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: is what we could have done, This is how what 357 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: we have to do to turn this around. It is 358 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 1: because Baltimore sets a unique system that they run in Arizona. 359 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 1: Now kind of what they've gotten to you know, they're 360 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: executing wealth. That quarterback that runs around a lot, so 361 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: you see unique defensive plans when teams play those two teams. 362 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 1: So the next one up was our game and there 363 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: was a lot to learn from that that we can 364 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: improve upon. And our guys really took that to heart. 365 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: You know, the one thing and people are gonna people 366 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: have said it to me, you know, and when they 367 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: asked me, you know, the football team only one when 368 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: I said, I'm going to tell you something. The thing 369 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: that's amazing to me. There's nobody throwing another guy under 370 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 1: the bus. There's no finger point and there's no backstabb 371 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 1: and there's none of that going on. It's the most 372 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: unbelievable dynamic. You wouldn't and they look at me like 373 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:14,199 Speaker 1: I have three heads. You know, they don't really believe it, 374 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: but it's true. I mean, this football team stay I 375 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: know your emphasis was stay connected. My god, they stayed connected. Yeah, 376 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the foundation of our culture. This guy's 377 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: sticking together, taking accountability for what they can be accountable for. 378 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:29,959 Speaker 1: We expected more wins this year, but this has got 379 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: to be the foundation for a future here, and the 380 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: wins are gonna come if we keep doing the details 381 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: the right way and raising our standards. And again, proud 382 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 1: of the staff, how the way they've communicated with the 383 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 1: players and the ways of the players have taken to it. 384 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: What if you had to point to one thing the 385 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: biggest improvement that you saw in any phase was I 386 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: think our guys just making plays in critical moments. You 387 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 1: saw that last week, you saw it. This week you 388 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 1: saw in the Jets game. You started to see more 389 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: of it. Guys stepping up and saying, I'm maybe the 390 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: guy that steps up and make the plays. I'm not 391 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: just gonna gonna do the madeum here, I'm gonna make 392 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: a play and try to turn this game. And UM 393 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 1: today was a great, great sign of all that I 394 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 1: know UH coaches have told me in the past coaching 395 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:12,159 Speaker 1: a football seasons like dog years. You get through, you 396 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: get through one season, it's like you've aged seven years 397 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: like dog years. I know, I know this this season 398 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: had its difficulties, but you never lost your energy, you 399 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: never lost your enthusiasm, and you you were the beacon 400 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: light for your whole football team. Well, I think the 401 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: staff has great energy and they keep you going, um 402 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 1: because you can trust everybody they're all doing their job 403 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,639 Speaker 1: through seventeen weeks and and that that certainly is a 404 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: huge help. So we hire the right people, we're heading 405 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: the right direction. Um, we're just excited to be able 406 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: to attack this offseason. Coach, I really appreciated, appreciate it 407 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: all the time that you gave us. You're very h 408 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: you make yourself very accessible. I know the fans appreciate 409 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: that and respect that. And I'll tell you it's a 410 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: good way to a good way to end a season 411 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: with a win against the division rival, the Cleveland Browns, 412 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,199 Speaker 1: who Paul Brown founded both of these football teams, So 413 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: beating the Cleveland Rounds always has a little bit of 414 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: something to it. It feels pretty good, you know, it's 415 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: it's the first time doing this division and it's certainly 416 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: a great waiting the season. As Lap pointed out in 417 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: that interview, it sounded like a cliche, but this year's 418 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 1: team really did stick together through thick and thin. Here's 419 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: Tyler Eiffort. I remember years past when you know we 420 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: were going to the playoffs and after one side of 421 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: the ball has a bad game, the other side of 422 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: the ball is yelling at you know, and it's just 423 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: it's just crazy. But um, as bad as things were 424 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: at times this year, you know, guys just never did that, 425 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: and I think it's it's a lot of that just 426 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: from coaches, leadership and just you know that that was 427 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: a big point of emphasis that we're not We're just 428 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: not going to do it, and um, so hopefully we 429 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: can build on that going forward and and in the 430 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: years in the future when we are in the playoff 431 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: hunt and winning a division, you know that we stayed 432 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: together when when things aren't going our way and can 433 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: make a run. Now, time for some postgame analysis with 434 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: lap a ten point victory to close out the season 435 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: over the Cleveland Browns thirty three to twenty three. A 436 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: rough season ends on a very positive note, very definitely. 437 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: I mean the Cleveland Browns. Paul Brown founded both franchises. 438 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: There'll always be a connection, There'll always be a rivalry. Honestly, 439 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: the Bengals could have and should have beaten the Cleveland 440 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: Browns up in Cleveland. Four and fifty one yards offense, 441 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 1: penalties heard them, red zone, lack of red zone execution 442 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 1: heard him. Third down hurt them. All those things today 443 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: were positives limited, the penalties unbelievable in the red zone, 444 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: four touchdowns, only one field goal was the reverse in Cleveland, 445 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: and also on third down. I mean there were three 446 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: for twelve in Cleveland. They converted like sixty seven percent 447 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: or something like that here in Cincinnati. So the areas 448 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,479 Speaker 1: that they needed to improve upon they really did. They 449 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: reversed everything and just played a very physical football game. 450 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon Man was just crushing people. I mean just 451 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 1: truck and lowering the shoulder of stiff armand juke and him. 452 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 1: He showed everything that he's got. He had his whole 453 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 1: arsenal working today big time. He needed twenty five yards 454 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: going into the game to get to one thousand for 455 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 1: the season. He got that by his third carry when 456 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: he had a forty one yard run. He finishes with 457 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty two yards on twenty six carries, 458 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: that six point two per attempt, and over the final 459 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: nine games of the year, there wasn't a more productive 460 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 1: running back in the NFL. He only needed thirty one 461 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: more yards to do what he did last year eleven 462 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: and sixty eight yards when he led the AFC in rushing. 463 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: So that's that's amazing. And I asked him about it 464 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: in the post game. I'm like, Joe, Man, I thought 465 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: you might get up there. He goes, Hey, I was 466 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: shooting for it. When I was told on the sideline 467 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 1: toward the end of the game that I had a 468 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: shot at it, you know, that was that was a goal. 469 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: And he was very praiseworthy of his offensive line, and 470 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: rightfully so. I mean they wanted to get They wanted 471 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,880 Speaker 1: to spring Joe, and Joe wanted to be sprung, There's 472 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: no question about it. And the running game was the key. 473 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: I mean it really was. And then play acts and stuff. 474 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 1: But you know happened off of that injuries at the 475 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: wide receiver position. I mean, you only had four wide 476 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: receivers and three tight ends going into the football game, 477 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 1: and for a while Tyler if it looked like he 478 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: might be a little limited. So they did a great 479 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: job in the red zone with their tight end packages. 480 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:19,199 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton, you know, ran for a touchdown Joe. I 481 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 1: mean it was everybody. Everybody contributed, and you know, I 482 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: think once you get a lead like they got on 483 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: Cleveland and they shut Chubb down. That was the other thing. 484 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: Jubb didn't get his fifteen hundred yards, so Joe out 485 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: rushed him by like one hundred and twenty yards or 486 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: something close to that, and they became one dimensional and 487 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: they had to throw the football, and Baker Mayfield's got 488 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,679 Speaker 1: some weapons. I mean, he's got Pro Bowl receivers Landry 489 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 1: and Beckham, and they chumped him. You know, they made 490 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: some players. I mean he had half a dozen throws 491 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 1: at least of twenty yards and more and all of 492 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 1: his touchdown passes were twenty yards and more. So he 493 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,679 Speaker 1: definitely chunked the Bengals, but they never really lost control 494 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: of the football game. Nick Chubb, by the way, finished 495 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,080 Speaker 1: with forty one yards on thirteen carries, three point to 496 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: per attempt. Defensively, Carlos Dunlap two and a half sacks, 497 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: carl loss and two sacks, four quarterback hits after having 498 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 1: five last week against Miami. Sam ubberd a sack and 499 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: a half. You get a pass rush like that and 500 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: you're probably going to give your defensive backs an opportunity 501 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: to make plays as well. And Darius Phillips, did you 502 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:21,239 Speaker 1: know he had two interceptions and Darius Phillips ends up 503 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 1: with four leads the team. He's amongst the league leaders. 504 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 1: League leaders coming into today's action only had six, so 505 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 1: he was very He gave a lot of credit to 506 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: the guys up front. He felt like you know, Baker 507 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: Mayfield was hurried and a lot of his reads weren't 508 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: clean and clear to him as a result of that. 509 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: And like we said, those players are gonna make plays. 510 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: There's no question. They're great players, Pro Bowl players, so 511 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: they're gonna they're gonna have theirs. But for Darius Phillips 512 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: to have his and the other thing, not only the interception, 513 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: but he flipped field position. He only had these big 514 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: return yards where he took care of two or three 515 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: first downs. The Bengals offense didn't have to worry about. 516 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 1: So he gave them better fuel position, you know, with 517 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: his takeaways, and he's gifted that William space because of 518 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: his return ability. And you know, he was talking to 519 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 1: him a little bit and he was like, I thought 520 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 1: I had it on that one. You know, you get 521 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 1: hit inside the ten yard line. I think he talkled 522 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: about the five or six yard line. He thought he 523 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: was in for a score. He said, Landry came out 524 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: of nowhere. But that kid, you got to work with 525 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 1: him because he is a natural playmaker. He finds the football, 526 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: breaks on the football, makes plays. He's he's somebody you 527 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,719 Speaker 1: gotta work with. So the Bengals get a win, and 528 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: still have the first pick, and next year's draft seems 529 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: likely they'll use it on a quarterback, Joe Burrow maybe 530 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 1: somebody else. If that's the case, this could have been 531 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 1: it for Andy Dalton a Bengals uniform. He's still under 532 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: contract for one more year. If it turns out to 533 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:47,919 Speaker 1: be his last game in Cincinnati, he leaves with his 534 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: seventieth seventieth win as Cincinnati starting quarterback and the best 535 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: winning percentage of anybody in Bengals history to start twenty 536 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 1: five or more games. Golf clap from Dave Lapple. Andy 537 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,399 Speaker 1: Dalton is um you know, eleven or twelve wins against 538 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:05,159 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. He dominated the Cleveland Browns in the 539 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: division in his in his time here with the Cincinnati Bengals. 540 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 1: You know, to be involved with five straight playoff appearances 541 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,959 Speaker 1: your first five years in the league. I mean at 542 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 1: one time he was fifty twenty five and one was 543 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: winning you know, two games for everyone that he lost. 544 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: And then things started to change, you know, injury, departure 545 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: of players or whatever the case may be. Things started 546 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 1: to change. But Andy Dalton is a winner. You know, 547 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 1: he wanted every level peewee football. You know, youth basketball, 548 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: youth baseball, whatever it is. He had never lost more 549 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: than two in a row at any level until he 550 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 1: came to the National Football League. So he's a winner 551 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: and um, and I'm glad to see him get a victory. 552 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: If this is his last game here in Cincinnati, he 553 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: ends up with a lot of records, records with his feet, 554 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: records with the throwing arm. Overall wins. Nothing but nothing 555 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: but praise for any dal and not just as a 556 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: football player. But we say this about guys and sometimes 557 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: it's overused, but as great a player as Andy Dalton is, 558 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: he's even more incredible human being. I mean, you know, 559 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: he's men of family and faith and you know, great husband, 560 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: great dad, friend, everybody in the community, great teammate. Andy 561 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: Daltons a special guy. Andy Dalton's two hundred four touchdown 562 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 1: passes are a Bengals record, as are his twenty two 563 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: touchdown runs. That's the most by any Bengals quarterback. Now 564 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: time for this week's fun Facts interview. Traditionally I'd like 565 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: to end the season by going down memory Lane with 566 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 1: Bengals President Mike Brown, but this year, for the first time, 567 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: I had the opportunity to visit with another member of 568 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: the Brown family, his daughter Katie. Time for some fun 569 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: facts with Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn, I asked 570 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: you dad about the Freezer Ball once. His most vivid 571 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: memory was you that morning going around the stadium hanging 572 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: up homemade banners. Do you remember it as well as 573 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 1: he does? How could you forget? It was definitely a 574 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,959 Speaker 1: very memorable day, and um, obviously the weather was cold, 575 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 1: but um, friend of mine and I all season had 576 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: made banners that we would go out every game and 577 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: hang up, and at one point we pretty much had 578 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: a banner for every player. So that morning in the 579 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: Freezer Bowl, we took all of our banners and I 580 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: don't know if we got them all up, but we 581 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: hung We went out there in the cold weather and 582 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: somehow managed to You had to tie the string and 583 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 1: in cold weather around a metal a metal railing. That 584 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:37,959 Speaker 1: was a little tough to do sometimes, but we got 585 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 1: him up there and it was that was That was it. 586 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 1: The whole day. It was memorable, obviously, the whole game 587 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: and it was just a great day with a lot 588 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: of fun memories. But the banners were one part of 589 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: it that UM, I will definitely remember too. So those 590 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: banners had clever sayings like the turk lurks. How much 591 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: time was sp trying to come up with clever sayings 592 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 1: for all the Bengals players. Wow, we had zappam lap them. 593 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: You know, that was part of the fun of it. 594 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: I was coming up with something that worked for as 595 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: many guys as we could come up with something that 596 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: was fun. But that was definitely a fun part of it. 597 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: Zap them Lap them will definitely make it into this 598 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 1: week's broadcast. We're doing fun Facts with Katie Blackburn. We 599 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: think of Paul Brown as the most innovative coach in 600 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 1: football history, if not sports history, but for you, he 601 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: was your grandpa. Describe your relationship with your grandfather. Probably 602 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: a pretty typical grandfather relationship. I don't know that I 603 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: was as focused on the football part as much as 604 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: thinking of them as a grandfather. He'd like to play cards, 605 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: you know, Jim Rummy was a favorite game to play 606 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: with them, and then you know a lot of family 607 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: meals and you know, whether it's Easter or Christmas, just 608 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: spending that time together. He had the ability to intimidate 609 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:07,240 Speaker 1: professional football players. But I imagine when he was with 610 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: his granddaughter. He was just cuddly grandpa, a lot more softness, 611 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: But you know, I think that was, you know, part 612 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: of what he had a way of obviously reaching people, 613 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 1: and he you know, I always had the feeling that 614 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: he was the proud grandpa. That's how he made me feel. 615 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: So he made me feel good. We're doing fun Facts 616 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: with Katie Blackburn. Do you have an all time most 617 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 1: memorable Bengals win? Definitely those wins that got us to 618 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. I can still picture sitting in my 619 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: seats and after the very the first one I remember 620 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 1: being I remember jumping up and down in the island. 621 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: I remember people pointing at me. So but you know, 622 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 1: just that that thrill of knowing that we were actually 623 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 1: getting the super Bowl. Most memorable, on the flip side 624 00:31:56,400 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: is their most painful loss. Definitely that San Francisco game 625 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:05,000 Speaker 1: where there were four seconds left and the game we 626 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 1: thought was over, but then they threw that touchdown pass 627 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: and I think I may have kicked the concrete at Riverfront, 628 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 1: And that one's the most memorable to me. So the 629 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 1: regular season game where Sam tried to run out the 630 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: clock as opposed to just putting it down. The field 631 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:22,240 Speaker 1: and they threw the touchdown pass and Jerry Rice in 632 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 1: the last play. Whatever we did to not not use 633 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 1: up those last four seconds, I still think about all 634 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: the different things we could have done. But yeah, that 635 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: game all right, Katie. You went to Dartmouth and earned 636 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: a letter as a hockey goalie. How did you wind 637 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: up playing hockey? Well, that's probably a question I still 638 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: asked myself sometimes. But I went and my brother had 639 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: played hockey here and so I was familiar with the game. 640 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: And I had skated a little bit over at Northland 641 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: Ice Rink. They had Glendale Skate and you'd go to 642 00:32:56,760 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 1: skate Saturday mornings. And then the person I befriended when 643 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: I got to Dartmouth was from Minnesota, and she said 644 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 1: she was going to go out for the hockey team. 645 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: So I went to the meeting and I addle. When 646 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:10,720 Speaker 1: I went to Dartmouth, the sport I played most was tennis, 647 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: but I always sort of wanted to have just because 648 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 1: of being involved at the football side. I'm like, oh, 649 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: I'd always love to be involved in some sport somehow, 650 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: And so I went to the hockey meeting. And back 651 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 1: then it's not obviously like it is today. For whatever reason, 652 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 1: they were willing to take a couple of people who 653 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 1: weren't really necessarily great players. So I sort of got 654 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 1: to participate with the team for the first year maybe 655 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 1: and finally worked my way into playing. Started out as 656 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 1: a wing, finally scored maybe a goal or two, and 657 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: then the hockey or the goalie graduated and they didn't 658 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 1: have a goalie. So I volunteered, thinking, hey, there's a 659 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: little more ice time. But I pretty much started and 660 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 1: got benched. So well, you've got one more college letter 661 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: than I did aged in math and economics. Did you 662 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: choose that with football in mind? When I started at Dartmouth, 663 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: I sort of thought maybe pre med, and so I 664 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 1: started taking you know, I took organic chemistry, and then 665 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 1: I decided maybe something other than premed. And obviously I 666 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:20,520 Speaker 1: always love the football side, but you know, I always 667 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 1: had heard of go do you know, make sure you're 668 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:25,319 Speaker 1: doing what you want to do, and so I did. 669 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 1: I did not choose that with football in mind. I 670 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:30,920 Speaker 1: chose that because once I went away from premed, those 671 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 1: were those were the courses that I most enjoyed, and 672 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 1: then decided I would see what I could could do 673 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: with those Once I went that direction for doing friend 674 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: Facts with Katie Blackburn. After Dartmouth, you earned your law 675 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: degree at you see, and you did practice for a 676 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:50,440 Speaker 1: couple of years. Did you enjoy it very much? You know, 677 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 1: I practiced at test Tenus in Hollister and UM just 678 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:56,319 Speaker 1: I think the thing about um being at a law 679 00:34:56,400 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: firm is a lot of great people. You got great 680 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 1: experience in some corporate settings and just you know how 681 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:10,760 Speaker 1: how things operate um legally, and so it was great 682 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,920 Speaker 1: experience and I like the people, and yeah, it was. 683 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:16,239 Speaker 1: It was a great experience. One of your responsibilities with 684 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 1: the Bengals over the years has been negotiating contracts. Does 685 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: it get emotional less? So with time, I think you 686 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:27,120 Speaker 1: you learn as you grow that you but maybe early 687 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 1: on when you first, you know, first start out, I 688 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,840 Speaker 1: think everybody's a little bit more emotional about some of 689 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:36,200 Speaker 1: the things they're doing. But you know, as I've gotten older, 690 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:40,399 Speaker 1: now old m I think I hopefully have grown out 691 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:45,880 Speaker 1: of it being an emotional thing. In twenty sixteen, Sports 692 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: Illustrated referred to you as the NFL's most powerful woman 693 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:52,719 Speaker 1: Nobody talks about. Sure that was a headline that that 694 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,359 Speaker 1: you found embarrassing. But do you think of yourself as 695 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,359 Speaker 1: a trailblazer for women in sports? Well, that's just not 696 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 1: My personality is so much to focus on that kind 697 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 1: of thing. So I do believe that anybody should have 698 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:10,040 Speaker 1: an opportunity and be able to do anything that they 699 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:12,360 Speaker 1: think they could be good at. But I don't know, 700 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 1: it's just not my personality that I said. That's a 701 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 1: very embarrassing headline. In my opinion, I feel like I've 702 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:22,240 Speaker 1: never worked a day in my life. I love broadcasting 703 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:24,560 Speaker 1: a game. I love doing the homework. Do you feel 704 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 1: the same way about working in the NFL? Definitely? Definitely. 705 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:32,319 Speaker 1: I love coming to work every day, you know. I 706 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: find that there's just different things going on every day 707 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 1: and still learn something new every day. I love the 708 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:44,040 Speaker 1: people we work with, love what it's about. I love 709 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 1: the football. I love football, and so being able to 710 00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:50,120 Speaker 1: come and be involved with football every day, I can't 711 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:54,480 Speaker 1: imagine anything better. Your daughters, Elizabeth and Caroline have not 712 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: followed in your footsteps, at least not yet. Do you 713 00:36:57,200 --> 00:37:02,000 Speaker 1: hope they eventually will? I mean, honestly, yes, I would 714 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:06,239 Speaker 1: love for them to follow in my footsteps or to 715 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:09,160 Speaker 1: come and be a part of it. Um, I know 716 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,400 Speaker 1: they're I think they're interested, but I do I know. 717 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:13,160 Speaker 1: I think it's also great for them to go out 718 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: and get other real, real world experience and then make 719 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,239 Speaker 1: sure that this is something that they would want to 720 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:22,399 Speaker 1: do and make sure it's the right thing for them. 721 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:26,440 Speaker 1: Your husband, Troy once said that you curse like a 722 00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 1: sailor when watching games. Guilty is charged? Do I have 723 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:35,799 Speaker 1: to answer to the fifth? You're You're entitled to plead 724 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:38,280 Speaker 1: the fifth, but I think that would be admitting admitting 725 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 1: your guilt. Um, I mean I I have on occasion, 726 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 1: and I've been working on that too. Like we said, 727 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:49,720 Speaker 1: we mature, we mature, But um, I've had my moments 728 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: sometimes I'm not gonna lie. That puts you in the 729 00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:57,000 Speaker 1: company of every Bengals fan listening. I am guessing. Like 730 00:37:57,080 --> 00:38:01,800 Speaker 1: I said, it's it is. It's something that I've gotten 731 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:05,000 Speaker 1: much better at, and I appreciate the game for what 732 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: it is. There are moments when things don't go right 733 00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 1: all the time, and being able to keep moving on 734 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:13,440 Speaker 1: is what it's all about. So I've improved. I appreciate 735 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 1: you doing this. So you don't love talking about yourself. 736 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:19,319 Speaker 1: So the fact that you did. This is much appreciated. 737 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:23,480 Speaker 1: Happy holidays and have a great offseason. Happy holidays. Thanks Dan. 738 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:27,799 Speaker 1: That's going to do it for this episode of the podcast. 739 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:31,600 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast will continue in the offseason just 740 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:36,320 Speaker 1: about every week, and we'll obviously have extensive coverage before 741 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:40,280 Speaker 1: and after the draft, So if you haven't done so already, 742 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:43,840 Speaker 1: don't forget to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to 743 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:47,680 Speaker 1: get the latest edition of this one right away. I'm 744 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:51,200 Speaker 1: Dan Horde, and thanks for listening all season long to 745 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:53,399 Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth Podcast.