1 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and this is the 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: Bengals Booth Podcast, the Serenity Now Edition, as we look 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: back at one of the roughest days for the Bengals 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: defense in the team's fifty and a half year history 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: of fifty one fourteen loss to the New Orleans Saints. 6 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: Since the classic TV sitcom Seinfeld has been off the 7 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: air for twenty years, it occurs to me that I 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: probably have to explain the expression serenity now to at 9 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: least a few of you. There was a character on 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: Seinfeld named Frank Costanza, played by the hilarious Jerry Stiller, 11 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: who was advised by his doctor to say serenity now 12 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: every time he got angry in order to keep his 13 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: blood pressure down. Other characters on the show tried to 14 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: use the same expression and it didn't work out so well. 15 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: If you haven't seen the episode, you can see a 16 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: bunch of Serenity Now clips on YouTube. Coming up on 17 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: the podcast, you'll hear radio replays from the game, locker 18 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: room interviews with several players, and Dave Lapham will join 19 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: me for postgame analysis. Plus in this week's Fun Facts Interview, 20 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: I'll talk to Bengals tight end Matt Lengel, who is 21 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: part of an amazing list. Tom Brady has thrown touchdown 22 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: passes to seventy one different receivers. That's an NFL record, 23 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: and yes, one of them is Matt Lengel. I'll talk 24 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: to him about that and much more. All of that 25 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: is straight ahead, but first, here's a quick reminder that 26 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: you can have the latest edition of this podcast delivered 27 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: right to your phone, tablet, or computer by subscribing on iTunes, Stitcher, 28 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: or pod Bean. It's the greatest invention since smart wool socks. 29 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: No matter how cold it gets, the window in the 30 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: broadcast booth must be open during the game. I think 31 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: it's important as an announcer to hear the crowd and 32 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: have a true sense of the weather conditions. And the 33 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: cold generally doesn't bother me that much as long as 34 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: my feet aren't frozen, and they never are as long 35 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: as I remember my smart wool hiking socks. Enough about 36 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: my feet, let's get to the game. The first quarter 37 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: was actually entertaining. The Bengals entered the game last in 38 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: the league in yards aloud and thirty if in points aloud. 39 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: Facing Drew Brees and the Saints. A rough day was 40 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: a distinct possibility, and New Orleans began the game with 41 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: a fifteen play, seventy five yard touchdown drive that took 42 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: eight and a half minutes off the clock. From the 43 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,559 Speaker 1: seven yard line. Second down in goal for the Saints, 44 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: Breeze fakes a handoff looking left, throws toward the left 45 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: side of the end zone, diving attempt for the catch. 46 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: It is a touchdown for New Orleans. Wow Michael Thomas 47 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: with the catch. An amazing throw from Drew Brees. Unbelievable throw. 48 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: I mean that coverage is excellent. I mean Will Jackson 49 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:02,399 Speaker 1: can't do much better than that. Rnity, Now here's Jackson 50 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: on Drew Brees and the Saints offense. They got a 51 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: lot of whippers. I mean they got a great scheme. 52 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: They have great route cumbinations. Isn't not then in the 53 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: quarterback obviously he's he's one of the kind. He thought 54 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: the ball where the defender can't get it. I mean, 55 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: hit the one pig this year. So it's just a 56 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: great quarterback and he put it in the right spots. 57 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: Let's face it. For the Bengals to have a chance 58 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: to pull off the upset, they were going to have 59 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 1: to score a bunch of points, and Cincinnati's opening drive 60 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: was a thing of beauty. Eight plays seventy five yards 61 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: to tie the game with two minutes left in the 62 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: first quarter. First in goal from the three yard line 63 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: for Cincinnati, Dalton under center fakes a handoff he wants 64 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: to throw. He passes for Ross touchdown. Bengals a crossing 65 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: route on the back line of the end zone, and 66 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: John Ross hauls in his third touchdown catch of the season. 67 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: So at that point, Bengals fans were thinking maybe, just 68 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: maybe the team could overcome at struggling defense and win 69 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: a shootout. Here's Tyler Boyd. We gotta score regardless. This 70 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: is a hard league. You know. Everybody puts up thirty 71 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: points a game. So if you don't score a points, 72 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it's hard to win. So I'm more, you know, 73 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: frustrated on offense in anything, especially after the way it started. Definitely, Man, 74 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: just just seeing that drive. You know, we controlled the ball. 75 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: We didn't get in any situations where we got hesitate 76 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: or we felt we have any pressure. You know, we 77 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: just everything was clicking. You know, once everything stays that 78 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: weight and skies and limit. Man, I say that every week, 79 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: we just gotta stay consistent. For a lesson in consistency, 80 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:43,119 Speaker 1: I present the New Orleans Saints. On their second drive, 81 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,840 Speaker 1: they went seventy five yards on six plays. Now Kamara 82 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: sprinting to the right, Drew brees back to throw screens 83 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: it back to the left, Ingram running down the sideline 84 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,119 Speaker 1: to the fifteen. The ten spin moved there, gets away 85 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: from Sean Williams and runs into the end zone for 86 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: a New Orleans touchdown. The Saints third drive was ninety 87 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: yards in nine plays. Breeze hands it off to Kimara 88 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 1: and he runs into the end zone for New Orleans touchdown. 89 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: Following the left side of the offensive line. Three possessions, 90 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: three tds for the Saints. Drive number four was sixty yards. 91 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 1: It's a pitch to the left, Kimara being chased by Hubbard, 92 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: Sam can't catch him, touchdown, New Orleans. It was twenty 93 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: eight seven with one twenty two left in the half. 94 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: After hunting on two straight possessions, the Bengals desperately needed 95 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: to get some points before the half. Instead, Serenity now 96 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: Dalton catches the shotgun snap He's gonna fire for John 97 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: Ross Now intercepted at the five yard line. The Saints 98 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: have the football to the thirty. The thirty five Pas 99 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: Williams to the fifty. Andy Dalton trying to get him 100 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 1: on a bounds he can't. Alex Erickson hustles and tackles 101 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: Williams with eight seconds left in the half at the 102 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,919 Speaker 1: seventeen yard line of Cincinnati Man I obviously not on 103 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: the same page whatsoever quarterback and receivers. I mean, he 104 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: just throws that ball up the return with seventy eight 105 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: yards and with eight seconds left down the clock. Was 106 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: there any doubt what was going to happen? Next shotgun 107 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: snap Breeze drops back from the twenty five. His pass 108 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 1: caught over the middle for a touchdown for Michael Thomas, 109 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: and the Saints are running away and hiding here at 110 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: Paul Brown Stadium thirty five seven New Orleans at the half. 111 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: Last week, the Saints scored thirty five points in the 112 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: first half against the previously unbeaten Rams. So I guess 113 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: we shouldn't have been shocked when they did it to 114 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,679 Speaker 1: the Bengals. Here's Preston Brown. I mean, they got great weapons, 115 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: but they just have so much confidence in what they do. 116 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: I mean, they run in Preston own and out. They 117 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: know the plays extremely well. They have a quarterback who's 118 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 1: been back there for twenty years, so everybody knows that 119 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: they're doing and they play extremely fast. Can you describe 120 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: the frustration level right now? Oh? Is that all time 121 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: high for me? Amount never seeing anything like it me 122 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: every week? Is just we've given him two many yards. 123 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I gotta look at myself and find a 124 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: way to help this team because I need to play 125 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: a lot better if we're gonna be better on defense. 126 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: After scoring touchdowns on all five of their possessions in 127 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: the first half, the Saints settled for a field goal 128 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: the first time they got the ball in the third 129 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: quarter before scoring another touchdown on possession number seven. Saints 130 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: are going to go for it on fourth down and 131 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: goal inches away from the Bengals goal line. Drew Brees 132 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: jumps up, extends the ball with two hands. How many 133 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: times have we seen him do that over the years. 134 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: It's a New Orleans touchdown. Drew Brees finished twenty for 135 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: twenty five for two hundred and sixty five yards, three 136 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown, and a passer rating of 137 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: one fifty point four. A perfect score is one fifty 138 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: eight point three. Here's linebacker Jordan Evans. I mean they 139 00:07:55,760 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: got a great quarterback. Yeah, great running back, right, we see. 140 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: You know, they're good, great off of the line. They're 141 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: just a good team and they do what they do 142 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: very very well. So even though they you know, we 143 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: prepare for it, they still just they out execute us. 144 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: And that's what it was. It was forty five seven 145 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: going to the fourth quarter. In the Saints kept scoring, 146 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: kicking field goals on their eighth and ninth possessions. The 147 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: only time all day that New Orleans didn't score was 148 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: on their tenth and final possession, when they ran out 149 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: the final four forty two off the clock. The Bengals 150 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: did add a late touchdown, the first ever scored in 151 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: a regular season game by backup quarterback Jeff Driscoll zone 152 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: read Driscoll keep laft racing of the twenty in the 153 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: tenth to five touchdown. Jeff Driscoll, he kept it on 154 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: a zone read on fourth down in the yard and 155 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: runs twenty seven yards for his first NFL touchdown. About that, 156 00:08:56,679 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: the final score fifty one fourteen. Here's Tyler Boyd man 157 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: it hurt. It definitely hurt. You know, guys might not 158 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: show that, but to me, it hurt. I hate to lose, 159 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: especially like that. We got to flat out e bears, 160 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 1: you know, And that's not a laws that I ever 161 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: want to take. You know, that's that's high school school 162 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: us man. We're the top athletes here, so we got 163 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: to show that. Now, time for some numbers. The fifty 164 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 1: one points allowed were one off the team record, and 165 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: it's the most ever allowed in a home game. The 166 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: Saints finished with five hundred nine yards of offense, making 167 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: the Bengals the first team in the Super Bowl era 168 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: to allow five hundred or more yards in three straight games. 169 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: Cincinnati is on a pace to surrender five hundred twelve 170 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: points this year. The franchise record is four sixty. So 171 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: how do they fix it? Here's Michael Johnson. You know, 172 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 1: whatever is being called, we have to go ask them. 173 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: Well they you know, that's what they pay us well 174 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: to go out and do what we what we asked 175 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: to do and do it well. So we need to 176 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: do it better. We just gotta do our job better. 177 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: Like you do your job for four to eight plays 178 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: and then you decide for the nine. So you know, 179 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna do your own thing. It can hurt us, 180 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: you know, And we gotta leven guys. So eleven guy 181 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: gotta do exactly what they coach should do. Play in 182 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: and play out to the best of the ability, because 183 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 1: we can't make corrections if we're not well we're supposed 184 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: to be. Despite the thirty seven point loss to the 185 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: Saints and the thirty five point loss to the Chiefs 186 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,719 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago, the five and four Bengals are 187 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: still at least for now, the sixth and final playoff 188 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: seed in the AFC Up. Next the road game at Baltimore. 189 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: Here are Preston Brown and Marvin Lewis. We still got 190 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: a lot of division games to play. We got to 191 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: go to Baltimore and get a big win. We don't 192 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: know who quarterback is going to be, but we gotta 193 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: find a way to get a big win and shake 194 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: this rust off because we can't keep giving a five 195 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 1: hundred yards and expect the offense to score fifty if 196 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: we can't get anything. So we gotta get better. We 197 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: gotta correct, we gotta get into right spots. We got 198 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: to do it with the right people, and we got 199 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: to make sure we understand it. We got an opportunity 200 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 1: again next week against Baltimore to put ourselves right back 201 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:13,959 Speaker 1: where we need to be. Now, time to bring in 202 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: my broadcast partner Dave Lapham for postgame analysis. At this point, 203 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: with seven games left in the regular season, the Bengals 204 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: defense is historically bad. On a pace to give up 205 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: the most yards in NFL history, on a pace to 206 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,839 Speaker 1: give up the most points in Bengals history, is the 207 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: reason for hope that it can get considerably better. First 208 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: time in NFL history a team has given up five 209 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 1: hundred yards and more. But you look at the teams, 210 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: you know, you get well, Pittsburgh was four to eighty, 211 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 1: but you know, Kansas City has a good football team. 212 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay is a good offensive football team. The Staints 213 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: team might be as good as Kansas City or better. 214 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: I mean, who knows. They're both. They're both dynamic in 215 00:11:55,679 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 1: how they do it schematically, personnel motions, formations, I mean, 216 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: it's crazy. They get defensive eyes going the wrong direction, 217 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: the wrong way. They just really make defensive players uncomfortable 218 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: with all the speed and all the It's like you 219 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 1: know rush hour in Manhattan, that what's going on out 220 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: there and it's hard to sort through and guys get 221 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: out of position, and you know, you got to hope 222 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: that when they play teams that don't have that warped speed, 223 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 1: you know, Baltimore doesn't necessarily Cleveland doesn't. And you start 224 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 1: to get players back, you know, like like Vontz Perfect, 225 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: like like Darcuz Denard, you know, like Nick Vigil. You 226 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: start to get some bodies back for this, you know, 227 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: two game little stretch run in the division. It could 228 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: could have an impact, could have a significance. So I 229 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: don't think that Baltimore's offense and Cleveland's offense are gonna 230 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: pulls anywhere near the kind of problems that you know, 231 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: Kansas City Post in New Orleans post. So there is 232 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: there is hope. But everybody be where you're supposed to be. 233 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: Hit the gap you're supposed to hit. Don't freelance, trust 234 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: what you're supposed to do and do it and see 235 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:06,559 Speaker 1: what happens. But man, that was a hot knife through butter. 236 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: That was very, very frustrating about You know, if you're 237 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,559 Speaker 1: a punter, you don't letter punning the football, but you 238 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: hold on nine placements between touchdowns and field goals. So 239 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: you're in the game for nine snaps. As a holder, 240 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 1: it's a very frustrating day. When you get half a 241 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: Hondy hung on you, it's very frustrating. It's only happened 242 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 1: five times in Bengals history. When you give up fifty one, 243 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: you're not going to win the game. But the offense 244 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: is responsible for how ugly today's game went as well. 245 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 1: They went right down the field and scored a touchdown 246 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: on a seventy five yard drive with five first downs 247 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: to begin the game, and then until the touchdown at 248 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: the end by Jeff driscoll that made the final score 249 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: a tiny bit more respective. The offense did not play 250 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,079 Speaker 1: well at all, no question, Dan. On that touchdown, you're 251 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: describing eight plays, five runs, three passes, Andy Dalton's three 252 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: for three throws a touchdown pass. They don't get the 253 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: third down, They do all their damage on first and 254 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: second down. Thing of beauty. And then when they did 255 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: get the third down, over six because it's third and long. 256 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: I mean New Orleans converted their first seven third downs. 257 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: They were third and one, third and two, third and three. 258 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 1: In other words, third and short. The Bengals weren't third 259 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 1: and short. The Bengals were third and four are longer 260 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: on every third down opportunity except for one. And you 261 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: know that's that's where you have issues. And you know, 262 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: that first drive, I don't know, I guess what was it, 263 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: fool's goals. I don't know what it was, but I mean, 264 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: you know, at that point, I'm not sure if it 265 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: was any adjustments New Orleans made or just the fact 266 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: that you know, and I agree with your comment during 267 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: the game when you said, you know, when you punt 268 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: in a game like this, it's almost like a turnover, 269 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: and you know it is you start to feel like 270 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: now you feel an additional pressure. Man, they scored again. 271 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: We punted, they scored again. We got to do something 272 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: this time. So now all of a sudden, you know, 273 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: the vice starts tightening on you and you start doing 274 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: things you shouldn't do. So, yeah, you get caught in 275 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: that spiral, that big vortex, big whirlpool. It's just going 276 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: to take you right down to the you know, the 277 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: tide is there's a riptide out there, and you can't 278 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: swim fast enough, you know, and it starts just pulling 279 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: it down. My advice to the Bengals avoid social media 280 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: for the next twenty four to forty eight hours and 281 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: try to get back on track for a divisional game 282 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: on the road against Baltimore. Two division games in a 283 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 1: row on the road against Baltimore and then Cleveland here, 284 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: mega games, mega football games. They're one and one in 285 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: the division right now. This is not even a conference loss. 286 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: You know, I don't want to pooh pooh it. I mean, 287 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: I get the smoked it's not. I didn't expect them, 288 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: honestly to beat the Saints, but I didn't expect him 289 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: to get blown out by thirty seven points and have 290 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: fifty one hung on him at home. You know, on 291 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: the road against Kansas City is one thing, but at 292 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: home at Paul Brown Stadium, I just didn't expect that. 293 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: I expected a high score in football game, but only 294 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: one team was the high scoring team. Again, you know, 295 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: right now, they're like minus sixty and they have a 296 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: winning record, and they're minus sixty and points scored and 297 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: points against because of two blowouts Kansas City in this 298 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: football game against the Saints. So it is only one 299 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: loss though, Dan, you know, and you mentioned it a 300 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: while back. Buffalo had two blowouts and went nine to 301 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: seven and made the playoffs. When the Bengals knocked the 302 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: Ravens out. This is their second blowout. Will they be 303 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: able to respond and recover, you know, and get the 304 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: job done against a couple of division opponents division rivals, 305 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: We'll see. That's a big test. They'd better be up 306 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: for it. Thanks Lap for what it's worth. If the 307 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: season ended today, the six seated Bengals would open the 308 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: postseason at New England Serenity. Now, speaking of New England, 309 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: it's time for this week's fun facts segment, as you 310 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: get to know the person under the pads, in this 311 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: case a Bengals tight end who earned a Super Bowl 312 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: ring with the Patriots. Time for some fun facts at 313 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: Bengals tight end Matt Lengal from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, not too 314 00:16:55,720 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: far from the state capital of Harrisburg. Mechanicsburg, Pa. Might 315 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: be the most blue collar sounding name I've ever heard? 316 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: Is that about right? Yeah? Yeah, I'd say it's about right. 317 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: You know. It's really a small town, kind of situated 318 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: within a bunch of other towns, you know, like you said, 319 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: not too far away from Harrisburg. And literally it's a 320 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: settlement of mechanics back you know, I think pre Civil 321 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: War era so that name means exactly how it sounds. 322 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: So your dad was a police officer. You often tweet 323 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: your respect for police officers. What was it like growing 324 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 1: up the sign of a police officer and how much 325 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: love and respect you have for what he did? Oh 326 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 1: my gosh, I mean, it's it's truly, it's not until 327 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: you get older, you know, where you start to realize, 328 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: where you start to have a family of your own. 329 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 1: And you know, I don't have any kids yet, but 330 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: you know, I have a wife, and I have a house, 331 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 1: and I have responsibilities and a job. And you know, 332 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: it's not until I get older that I realized that 333 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 1: every day he leaves the door, you know, you don't 334 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: know if, truly if he's coming back. And then he 335 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: was on the SWAT team for you know, seventeen or 336 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: eighteen years, and you know, so some days he would 337 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: be dropped, I mean, off of football and his his 338 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: beeper would ring and he'd have to go, and he'd 339 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: have to you know, he might not be back until 340 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,919 Speaker 1: the next morning at six am, and and again you 341 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: don't know if he's leaving. But as a little kid, 342 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: I don't think I, you know, truly realized, you know, 343 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 1: at that age your you know, your dad's superman. You know, 344 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: you don't anticipate anything bad happening to him. My Twitter, 345 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: I try to draw as much you know, respect I can, 346 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, towards you know, men and women of law enforcement, 347 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:35,120 Speaker 1: because as a son of a police officer, I understand, 348 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: you know, what their family goes through. Um, and you know, 349 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:44,239 Speaker 1: I can't imagine, you know, being one of those people that, um, 350 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: you know, their mother or dad didn't come home. So 351 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: you'll see me retweet that stuff. And you know, sometimes unfortunately, uh, 352 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:55,959 Speaker 1: you know, you'll scroll through my page and that might 353 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: be the only thing you see for a couple of 354 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: thumb swipes. Uh. But um, you know, it's just something 355 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,399 Speaker 1: that's important to me, and it's something I want people to, 356 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:06,199 Speaker 1: you know, constantly be aware of. Is that you know, 357 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,920 Speaker 1: these men and women are you know, they're superheroes too. 358 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,719 Speaker 1: I mean, they're unbelievable people that chose that life and 359 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: chose that occupation. So I think they deserve all the 360 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: respect that we can give them. Amen to that. We're 361 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,919 Speaker 1: doing fun facts with Matt Lengel. You started out at 362 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 1: Northeastern in Boston, and then after one year they dropped football. 363 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: Did you have any inkling that might happen or was 364 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: it a total shock? It was a total shock. That 365 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: was my only scholarship coming out of high school. So 366 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: I went there. Um, I was all bought in, you know, 367 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: I wanted to give him everything I had. And you know, 368 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: it was the day after our last game and they 369 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: pulled us into the women's lock or the women's gymnasium, 370 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: women's basketball gymnasium, and you know, they told us, you know, 371 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: they're dropping the program. And it was it was scary 372 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: because you know, like I said, that was my only 373 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: scholarsh so I didn't know what was next, and you know, 374 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: so disappointed myself because I love football, and you know, 375 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: I was just you know, maybe if I would have 376 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: gone somewhere, you know, that had a better program, you 377 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: know that, you know, this wouldn't be happening Orum. And 378 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: then actually the you know it's funny now, but Hofstra 379 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: was actually at the school they offered me the next 380 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: day and they dropped their football program a week later. 381 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: So you know, for a while, I was like, man, 382 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 1: the football gods are not happy with me right now. 383 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: But you know, after you know a couple of weeks, 384 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 1: a couple of strenuous, stressful weeks. Um, you know, I 385 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:39,959 Speaker 1: got multi I got a few scholarship offers, and ultimately 386 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: I decided to go to Eastern Kentucky. You went from 387 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: Northeastern to Eastern Kentucky and suffered serious knee injuries in 388 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: back to back seasons. How did you overcome that? Truthfully? 389 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:54,719 Speaker 1: You know, one of the first things I did was 390 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 1: just give thanks to God. That seems odd, you know 391 00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,880 Speaker 1: that I would you know, in that situation, I would 392 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: just give thanks, but uh, you know, it just it happened. 393 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: You know, it just almost just came out of my mouth, 394 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 1: like I'm just gonna choose to be thankful. I'm gonna 395 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: choose to trust the plan. I'm gonna I'm gonna choose 396 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: to just trust the you know that God had a 397 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: plan for me and that you know, things were going 398 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,879 Speaker 1: to work out, and that my belief and Him and 399 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 1: Jesus was gonna lead me to places that I wanted 400 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: to be. Um, So, you know, truthfully, that's what I 401 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: did in those situations. And then you know, once the 402 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: surgery came and you know I got that, and um, 403 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: you know, I just was determined to take all that 404 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: energy I was putting into football and then just put 405 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 1: it into my rehab im and put it into other 406 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: areas of my life. So actually my grades were better 407 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: you know once I was you know, rehabbing, and you know, 408 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: my rehab went really well, you know, thankfully, and just 409 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: because all that energy, you know, sometimes I tried to 410 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 1: I just tried to stay away from, you know, feeling 411 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: sorry for myself because that's a dangerous place to be 412 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: and I think as an athlete. Um, so I just 413 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: you know, transitioned all that energy into rehab, into school, 414 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: into my relationship with now my wife, and you know, 415 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: it wasn't a bad experience, you know, as tragic as it, 416 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: you know, as it might seem. I think it's something 417 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: I look back on. I'm thankful that happened to me 418 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: because I think, you know, ultimately, let me hear, we're 419 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: doing fun facts with bad Lengal. You signed with the 420 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: Bengals as a college free agent in twenty fifteen, spent 421 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,880 Speaker 1: that year on the practice squad. What did that year 422 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: do for your development? Oh? I think it was very 423 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: important because you know, coming out undrafted, you know, with 424 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: those injuries from a small school. You know, the game, 425 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: the game was a lot quicker, and I think it 426 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: just it gave me time to understand how to be 427 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: a professional. Really, because you know, that first year I 428 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: was I was almost two hundred and seventy five pounds. 429 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: I just wanted to be as big and strong as possible. 430 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: And then after a couple while, you know, after a 431 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: little while and a couple of weeks, and you just 432 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: kind of figure out that, like, all right, this isn't 433 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: the best way, and my body doesn't feel the best 434 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 1: that I can, and so it just kind of gave 435 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: me time. It was almost like getting red shirted. It 436 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: just gave me time to become a professional and understand 437 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 1: what works and what doesn't work. And some guys would 438 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: look at the practice squad as you know, you weren't 439 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: the first overall draft pick, you know, with a thirty 440 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,199 Speaker 1: million dollars signing bonus. But at the same time, it was, 441 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: you know, just another opportunity. Like I said, I just 442 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: tried to learn how to become a professional. Watch guys, 443 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 1: you know, things guys do well, things guys don't do well, 444 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: and just kind of, you know, put the pieces together. 445 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: And then I think, you know, now, I think I 446 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: haven't figured out now I just gotta, you know, continue 447 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: to get better. There's always things to improve. So I'm 448 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: not saying that, but there's always things to improve. But 449 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: I think, you know, I'm at a good place. I 450 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: guess a few more fun facts with Matt Langel. So, 451 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: in your second season on the Bengals practice squad, the 452 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: team goes off to London. A week eight, you come 453 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: back from London and out of the blue, the Patriots 454 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: sign you off the practice squad and just like that, 455 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 1: you're playing one days for the Patriots. It seemed like 456 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 1: a shock to me at the time. I can only 457 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: imagine when it was like for you. Yeah, yeah, it was. 458 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: It was crazy. You know, it was just kind of 459 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: a whirlwind. Um. You know, one day you're you know, 460 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:15,919 Speaker 1: working on the scout team, and then one day you 461 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: got to be expected to know everything and and be 462 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: able to perform for a team that you know was 463 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 1: doing well, and you know you don't want to screw 464 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 1: that up for anybody. So in a team that you 465 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: know demands a lot. And then once I got there, 466 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 1: I was watching the game in my first game, there 467 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: is when grunt got hurt. You know a lot of 468 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: people kind of get it backwards. They think Grunt got 469 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: hurt and then they signed me, But no, I was 470 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: in the I was in the stands there the practice 471 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: squad or the and active guys aren't even on the 472 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 1: sidelines there in the stands, So I was in the 473 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 1: stands and Grunt got hurt and I just kind of 474 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 1: like looked at myself. I was like, all right, you 475 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: know it's just me and Martelli's Bennett now, So I 476 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 1: guess I got the time has come. So I just 477 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: you know, i'd studied the playbook as hard as I can, 478 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 1: like I'm doing now because you know, it's a similar situation. Um. 479 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: You know, coming in half with through a year to 480 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: learn a playbook is not easy, but it's you know, 481 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 1: it can be done. So you know, just trying to 482 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: do that as as much as possible right now. And yeah, 483 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 1: when I when I had to do that back then too, 484 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: it was it was the first time, so it was 485 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:25,479 Speaker 1: a little bit more stressful. So I got through it. 486 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: Tom Brady recently said an NFL record by throwing a 487 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: touchdown pass to a seventy first different receiver, and you're 488 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 1: on that list. Your first NFL catch Christmas Eve two 489 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: thousand and sixteen eighteen yard catch from Tom Brady. I 490 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: went back and watched the footage today. Your teammates went nuts. 491 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,479 Speaker 1: They were really excited for you. What was that moment, Like, 492 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,880 Speaker 1: I mean, it was I wish I had a cool 493 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: touchdown celebration, but uh, it was you know when I 494 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,400 Speaker 1: when I did it, I stood up and I realized 495 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: I just was so I mean, it was just a dream, 496 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: you know, come true, that kind of thing. And it 497 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: was you know, I was just glad to be there, 498 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 1: you know, when called upon, and to be able to 499 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,959 Speaker 1: execute my job and do it well. And you know, 500 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: for you know those kind of guys that you know, 501 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: like Tom and you know like Julian and like all 502 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: those guys that are there that are you know, great 503 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: competitors and great athletes. You know, just in that moment, 504 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 1: you know, if that was my moment to you know, 505 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:25,679 Speaker 1: the ball was coming to me, and you know, I 506 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: just want to be able to deliver and catch the ball, 507 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: you know, That's all. Like, that's all I was thinking, 508 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,400 Speaker 1: is just catch the ball. You ended that year by 509 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,400 Speaker 1: playing in the Super Bowl and the greatest come from 510 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: behind victory and Super Bowl history from twenty eight to 511 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,160 Speaker 1: three to a Super Bowl win over the Falcons. What's 512 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: your biggest memory of that day? Man? You know, it 513 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: was kind of neat, you know, even you know before that, 514 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,639 Speaker 1: you know, my family we had picture day of the 515 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: day before and my family was all out there and 516 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: we were all just staying there and kind of mingling 517 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: for a while. My parents and my wife and my 518 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: brother had flown in and they were all staying there watching, 519 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: you know, we're taking the pictures and everything. And then 520 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: I mean, honestly, the Super Bowl was it was such 521 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: a big moment, in such a crazy moment that it's 522 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 1: you know, some of the moments that are tough to 523 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: even remember, you know, actually if I saw it in person. 524 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:15,919 Speaker 1: But I think one of the things is that I 525 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 1: still to this day think about, is I've there's never 526 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: I've never seen as many people at a game that 527 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: then there were there. It was it was it was brighter, 528 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: it was the colors were more vivid, like it was 529 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 1: just bizarre. But you know, the the amount of people 530 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: that were on the sidelines. You'd look over and there 531 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 1: would just be i mean countless celebrities on the sidelines, 532 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: or you know, you look up and there'd be like 533 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:41,399 Speaker 1: the NFL Network thing. You know, the booth and the 534 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,479 Speaker 1: lights from that are shining in, and you know, just 535 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: people filing in. I mean, it's like pregame and there's 536 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: already the stands are already filled almost just because people 537 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: want to see the Super Bowl teams warm up. Like 538 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: it was. It was definitely the most electric environment I've 539 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: ever been in. And when we won, they crossed the 540 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: goal line and it was like, holy crap, we actually 541 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:07,640 Speaker 1: made this thing work. You know that was and guy 542 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,959 Speaker 1: started storming the field and the confetti starts falling. It 543 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 1: was just like I almost was like looking around in 544 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,440 Speaker 1: disbelief just because you know, it was I and I 545 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 1: played it like it was. It was crazy. So it 546 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: was cool. Um marked that off the bucket list. Trying 547 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: to get another one. That sounds good to me. Absolutely. 548 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 1: All right, we're wrapping this up. I'm bringing it full 549 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:29,679 Speaker 1: circle back to Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. You are not the only 550 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: successful person from Mechanicsburg. The lead singer of Poison, Brett Michaels, 551 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: is from your hometown. Do you have any good Brett 552 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 1: Michaels mechanics Burg stories. Yeah, my mom's best friend dated him. Yeah, 553 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 1: true story. Yeah, true story. My mom, my mom's best 554 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 1: friend growing up. They're still you know, friends of this day, 555 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: and you know they often talked about, Yeah, they used 556 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: to go down in the basement and you know watch 557 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: Brett Michaels in their band at that time playing they 558 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: My mom was I say, yo, wait, and we didn't 559 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: think they were very good. You know, we were like, 560 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: all right, you guys play that. We just go watch them. 561 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: But yeah, my mom's best friend, David Brett Michael's back 562 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: in college and apparently their band wasn't very good, but 563 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: now they are. They got better. Yeah, they got better. Apparently. 564 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:15,239 Speaker 1: That's awesome. Hey, this has been great. Really appreciate your time. 565 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: Best of LUFT the rest of the year. Thank you 566 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: very much. I appreciate it. And that's going to do 567 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 1: it for this episode of the podcast. If you haven't 568 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: done so already, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, 569 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: or pod Bean and give it a rating or leave 570 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: a comment. Your feedback has been awesome and five star 571 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 1: ratings help more Bengals fans find this podcast. I'm Dan Horde, 572 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: and thanks for listening to The Bengals Booth Podcast.