WEBVTT - Sean McDermott Show, Week 15

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<v Speaker 1>We're live right now. Hey, we're live. Everybody got me

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<v Speaker 1>not Let's go, baby, Everybody do their job. One love well,

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<v Speaker 1>Calvert deflets, Let's go, no overthinking, right, go play some ball.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll play some football. It's an exciting time to be

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<v Speaker 1>a Buffalo Bill and of the sand of the Buffalo Bills.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome everybody to Week fifteen of the Sean McDermott Show,

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<v Speaker 1>presented by Connors and Ferris, your workers comp attorneys. Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks as always for joining us. You're coming off a

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<v Speaker 1>huge win over the Steelers, who are one of the

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<v Speaker 1>top two teams in the National Football League by way

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<v Speaker 1>of their record, and a lot of critics are calling

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<v Speaker 1>this a statement win. But what did you learn about

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<v Speaker 1>your football team? Well, you know, I'm not sure what

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<v Speaker 1>a statement win is, honestly, Steve. I think that term

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<v Speaker 1>has been being thrown out there about our games this

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<v Speaker 1>past season, and that's fair, I know. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>bigger thing is it's number ten. It was number ten

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<v Speaker 1>and now we're focused on number eleven. Give their players

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<v Speaker 1>and coaches and staff for a tremendous amount of credit

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<v Speaker 1>for the plan that was put in place and executed

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<v Speaker 1>at a high level. Oh, the offense got off to

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<v Speaker 1>a really slow start against Pittsburgh and then tarn Johnson

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<v Speaker 1>snagged to pick six right before halftime. What did that

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<v Speaker 1>interception do to energize your team knowing that they were

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<v Speaker 1>going to get the football right after the half? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was a pivotal moment in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, great called by Leslie Fraser, well executed by

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<v Speaker 1>the entire defense, and you know those players don't happen

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<v Speaker 1>by themselves. A lot of times the rush has to

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<v Speaker 1>compliment the coverage and vice versa. And I thought that's

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<v Speaker 1>what happened really on both of our takeaways. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>well right after the halftime, you got Steph Diggs involved,

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<v Speaker 1>and really that ignited your entire offense. Diggs had six

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<v Speaker 1>catches for eighty three yards and a touchdown in the

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<v Speaker 1>third quarter. What adjustments did you make at halftime to

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<v Speaker 1>get him and your offense going in the third quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>Just great community, location and collaboration overall, Steve at halftime

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<v Speaker 1>with the offensive staff players, and it just different. Came

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<v Speaker 1>out with the different attitude. You know, Josh was able

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<v Speaker 1>to get into a rhythm that our offensive line did

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<v Speaker 1>a better job in the second half, right from the start,

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<v Speaker 1>establishing the line of scrimmage, which is what you need

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<v Speaker 1>to do to play winning football. Well, Steph Diggs can't

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<v Speaker 1>get going if Josh Allen doesn't get going. Josh was

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<v Speaker 1>ten of ten for one hundred and sixteen yards and

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<v Speaker 1>two touchdowns in the third quarter alone, and after he

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<v Speaker 1>found Diggs for the touchdown, then he came back and

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<v Speaker 1>found Gabe Davis for a touchdown on the next drive.

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<v Speaker 1>How did josh is bounce back from the first half

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<v Speaker 1>and turn things around, arguably against the top defense in

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<v Speaker 1>the National Football League? How did that happen? I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's really the cool part about the way we played

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<v Speaker 1>in the second half is that things, Yeah, things didn't

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<v Speaker 1>go our way. We were a little bit more challenged

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<v Speaker 1>and we wanted to be or not in a rhythm

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<v Speaker 1>offensive in the first half. But when you can make

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<v Speaker 1>those adjustments, when you can play yourself through it, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that says a lot about our group. And the

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<v Speaker 1>communication obviously was there, and you don't want to hold

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<v Speaker 1>those adjustments and you don't want to turn on the

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<v Speaker 1>film on Monday morning and say, oh, man, I wish

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<v Speaker 1>I would have seen that. We saw what was going on.

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<v Speaker 1>We adjusted in the players executed, and another player, Levi Wallace,

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<v Speaker 1>had one of the biggest plays of the game and

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<v Speaker 1>somewhat sealed the victory for you with his interception in

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth quarter. He made a great play on a

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<v Speaker 1>deep ball and one on one coverage against James Washington,

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<v Speaker 1>who had beaten him earlier in the game for a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>What can you say about the way Levi stepped up

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<v Speaker 1>big for you in the fourth quarter. Well, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it goes back to his week of practice, Steve. He

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<v Speaker 1>really had a great week of practice and I was

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<v Speaker 1>focused on really growing throughout the week and love that

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<v Speaker 1>attitude in that mindset that he embraces. And he went

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<v Speaker 1>out executed his technique and played at a very high level.

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<v Speaker 1>And he was certainly being tested, as was Josh Norman.

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<v Speaker 1>But I thought that two of them combined did a

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<v Speaker 1>really good job. Levi making that big play at the

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<v Speaker 1>end for us. After the Levi Wallace interception, your offense

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<v Speaker 1>went to work and he didn't let Pittsburgh touch the

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<v Speaker 1>ball for the final seven men and eleven seconds. You

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<v Speaker 1>threw the ball, you ran the ball. It really couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be stopped. How did it feel to see your offense

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<v Speaker 1>put together a game closing drive of that magnitude. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it was fun to watch, it really was. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>we practiced the way we do and sometimes people wonder why, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's why. That's why we go on pads and work

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<v Speaker 1>against each other ones versus ones and do our run

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<v Speaker 1>drill like we do or like we've been able to

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<v Speaker 1>do most of the year, and that's got to continue

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<v Speaker 1>down the stretcher for us. Well, coach, your defense held

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<v Speaker 1>the Steelers in check on third down. They were just

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<v Speaker 1>one of ten in the game. It's pretty incredible. What

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<v Speaker 1>was your key to slowing the Steelers down on third down?

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<v Speaker 1>How did you plan to carry that into your upcoming

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<v Speaker 1>game plans? I just think overall, our players took a

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<v Speaker 1>good game plan sculpted by our defensive staff Leslie Frazier,

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<v Speaker 1>and they added their signature to it. You know, they

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<v Speaker 1>played physical, they played fast, they complimented one another, as

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<v Speaker 1>I mentioned before. And to get a Hall of Fame

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback to go one for ten basically on third downs,

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<v Speaker 1>it's tough, but give our guys a lot of credit. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>They came out and they understood what we had to

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<v Speaker 1>do to win the game and they execute. Now, your

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line did a great job handling the pass rush

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<v Speaker 1>of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are arguably the best team

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<v Speaker 1>getting after the quarterback. You only allowed one sack and

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<v Speaker 1>Daryl Williams neutralized t J. Watt. What did your coaching

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<v Speaker 1>staff do to prepare for a team like the Steelers

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<v Speaker 1>and their pass rush and what adjustments did you have

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<v Speaker 1>to make to slow them down? Well, Number one, it

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<v Speaker 1>starts with us. I thought, our offensive staff always starts

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<v Speaker 1>with a good plan of Hey, you know what do

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<v Speaker 1>we do best and let's start with that. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you know who do they have that can that can

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<v Speaker 1>ruin the game plan? And certainly t J. Watt and

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<v Speaker 1>Hayward and their group on that defense, very talented defense

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<v Speaker 1>to ruined game plans that are hurrying, and that's where

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<v Speaker 1>the adjustments come in. It's it's one thing to have

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<v Speaker 1>a plan, and it's another thing to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>adjust to the course of the game. Thanks coach, We'll

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<v Speaker 1>catch up with you later in the show and get

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<v Speaker 1>your final thoughts on your upcoming match with the Denver Broncos.

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<v Speaker 1>Shopping Wood is presented by Saint Bonaventure University, the official

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<v Speaker 1>education provider of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome back to the

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<v Speaker 1>Sean McDermott Show. In his time now to break down

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<v Speaker 1>the film in another edition of Chopping Wood with our

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<v Speaker 1>good friend Eric Wood. Eight. The Bills got off to

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<v Speaker 1>a slow start offensively, but the defense got them their

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<v Speaker 1>first touchdown and then the offense got rolling in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half. What were the biggest difference makers for the

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<v Speaker 1>Bills against the Steelers. Well, I'll say early on in

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<v Speaker 1>the game, when you're facing the best defense in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>the offense is going to need a little time to

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<v Speaker 1>get some traction. Well, the defense provided a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>stops in the first half, and they also provided a touchdown,

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<v Speaker 1>which you know, half that you only score three points

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<v Speaker 1>as an offense, it's great to go into the half

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<v Speaker 1>of the league. Yeah, Well, let's start with this pick

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<v Speaker 1>six by Taron Johnson before or a half. Taron Johnson

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<v Speaker 1>does a great job here. It keeps his eyes on

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<v Speaker 1>Ben the whole way. A bunch set, which is what

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<v Speaker 1>the Steelers had to start this play. It's a tough

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<v Speaker 1>formation for defensive backs to always diagnose. There's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of moving parts in front of him. He does a

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<v Speaker 1>great job of jumping the route, catching the football which

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<v Speaker 1>both sets of receivers earlier in the game had trouble doing,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he takes it to the house. Later on,

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<v Speaker 1>we got a glimpse of Stefan Diggs in this first half.

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<v Speaker 1>He's caught a slant on a third and three, then

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<v Speaker 1>he bounced off a big hit from Minca Fitzpatrick for

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<v Speaker 1>a twenty three yard game. The Bills desperately needed a

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<v Speaker 1>first down at this point of the game. They're already

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<v Speaker 1>down seven. They couldn't give the Steelers defense the ball

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<v Speaker 1>right back, and Stefan Diggs is the guy you got

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<v Speaker 1>to go to in the situation. You know, he's got

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<v Speaker 1>two guys in that area. He bounces off Minca Fitzpatrick

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<v Speaker 1>gets another twenty plus yards on the ground himself, and

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the night, Stefen Diggs was too much for the

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<v Speaker 1>Steelers to handle. The Bills got it together over halftime

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<v Speaker 1>and they came out firing in the third quarter. Josh

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<v Speaker 1>connected with Diggs four times on the first drive after half,

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<v Speaker 1>and the fourth one went for this nineteen yard touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>Twice on this drive, Stefan dis made cornerbacks fall in

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<v Speaker 1>the moisture in Orchard Park might have lent some of

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<v Speaker 1>that to it, but he was also running incredible routes.

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<v Speaker 1>Once the dB falls here, Stefan Diggs sees the opening

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<v Speaker 1>of the defense, splits the safeties and does a great

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<v Speaker 1>job of capping off this drive for a touchdown. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So the defense forces a three and out and then

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<v Speaker 1>Josh and Days go right back to work on the

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<v Speaker 1>next drive. This one goes for twenty two yards on

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<v Speaker 1>a first and ten. Yeah. The Steelers were out there

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<v Speaker 1>three linebackers heading into this game, so the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the field is an area they wanted to attack. But

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<v Speaker 1>in order to attack that area with your receivers, you

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<v Speaker 1>got to have protection. The protection wasn't always there in

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<v Speaker 1>the first half. Well, here it was. They run a

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<v Speaker 1>play action and as Moss sat in front of the linebacker,

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<v Speaker 1>that created a huge opening for Diggs right behind him. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And then on the very next play, Josh came back

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<v Speaker 1>to Diggs again and this one went for nineteen yards

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Yeah, this route concept, this is extremely tough

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<v Speaker 1>for a defensive back, and this is basically Josh and Digg.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just understanding and having trust that Diggs is going

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<v Speaker 1>to sit in an open zone. He makes a couple

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<v Speaker 1>different moves trying to sell that he's going to run

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<v Speaker 1>an over route all the way across the field, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what the safety thought, and he's the linebacker broke

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<v Speaker 1>when Josh went to release, he thought the exact same thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and sure enough Diggs is sitting behind him on the

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<v Speaker 1>play as well. Then in the fourth quarter of the

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<v Speaker 1>Steelers look poised for maybe a comeback, and then Levi

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<v Speaker 1>Wallace comes up with the enormous intersection. Levi Wallace was

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<v Speaker 1>beat earlier in the game by Washington for a touchdown,

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<v Speaker 1>and he does a great job of staying with this

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<v Speaker 1>play and then making an incredible play on the ball

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<v Speaker 1>in the air. I would I like to see him

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<v Speaker 1>put a little bit better effort in on the return,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm mainly kidding there, but he does a great

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<v Speaker 1>job of making a play on the ball. And if

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to get cornerback play like this across from

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<v Speaker 1>Tredavious Wifer the remainder of the season, then the Bill's

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<v Speaker 1>defense is going to be in great shape. It was

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<v Speaker 1>great to see the Bills get a statement win and Eric,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for this with us. Thanks for chopping wood again

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<v Speaker 1>this week. For sure. Thanks Steve Matti glab here with

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<v Speaker 1>this week's game preview. The ten and three Bills are

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<v Speaker 1>heading to the Mile High City to face the five

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<v Speaker 1>and eight Bronchos in a week fifteen matchup. With a win,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bills would win the AFC East for the first

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<v Speaker 1>time since nineteen ninety five. Buffalo will be taking on

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<v Speaker 1>a Denver offense that ranks low in several categories. They

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<v Speaker 1>averaged just under twenty points per game, which is twenty

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<v Speaker 1>ninth in the league, and have the most giveaways in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL with twenty nine. Quarterback Drew Lock has thrown

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen touchdowns in thirteen interceptions. He also has the worst

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<v Speaker 1>completion percentage at fifty seven point three percent, but they

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<v Speaker 1>still manage to have big play success. The Broncos have

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<v Speaker 1>fifty five plays of twenty or more yards. The Broncos

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<v Speaker 1>defense allows close to twenty seven points a game, ranking

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<v Speaker 1>twenty third amongst other teams. The Bills are coming off

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<v Speaker 1>a win against the Steelers, were two receivers in Cole

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<v Speaker 1>Beasley and Stefan Diggs both hit career highs in receiving

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<v Speaker 1>yard first single season. Figs is also the first receiver

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<v Speaker 1>this year to make it to one hundred receptions. Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>ranks ninth, averaging twenty seven point six points per game

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<v Speaker 1>and has the third best passing offense, averaging two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and seventy two point eight passing yards a game. Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Allen has the sixth best completion percentage in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>completing passes sixty eight point eight percent of the time.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bills defense has takeaways in eight straight games and

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<v Speaker 1>multiple takeaways in four of the last five. They currently

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<v Speaker 1>tie for fourth with twenty one takeaways this year. Over

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<v Speaker 1>the last seven games, the Bills tie for ninth allowing

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<v Speaker 1>only twenty one point nine points per game and ranks

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<v Speaker 1>second allowing a third down conversion rate of only thirty

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<v Speaker 1>one point three percent. The Bills leave the series against

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<v Speaker 1>the Broncos twenty two sixteen and one, winning the last

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<v Speaker 1>two matchups. That's this week's game preview, Steve back to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks as always, Maddie, coach. You're coming off back to

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<v Speaker 1>back prime time wins. You now have a different kind

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<v Speaker 1>of primetime game this week against the Broncos on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>How much does the slightly shorter week impact your preparation

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<v Speaker 1>and how would you say your team is adjusted to

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<v Speaker 1>playing in the national spotlight. I'll take the latter part

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<v Speaker 1>of that question first here. It's you know, the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>thing for us is getting into a good routine, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think our players have adjusted nicely to these shortened

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<v Speaker 1>weeks and and and getting the rest of they have

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<v Speaker 1>to have to have to go out there and play

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<v Speaker 1>good football, and so it's a continual adjustment. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to be comfortable being uncomfortable, and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>that's what happens down the stretch. And so real, real,

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<v Speaker 1>proud of the guys and listen, there's there's challenges every

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<v Speaker 1>week and we just got to embrace the challenge and

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<v Speaker 1>find a way to get it done. Well. With a win,

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<v Speaker 1>you could clinch your first AFC East title and the

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<v Speaker 1>first for the franchise in twenty five years. How important

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<v Speaker 1>is that to you and your guys in the locker room. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's one of our goals for the season. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's important that we win number eleven. That's really

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<v Speaker 1>what our focus is all about this week, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>happy that we have the chance an opportunity to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I think the bigger thing is is

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<v Speaker 1>what it would mean to our fan base, and our

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<v Speaker 1>ownership and our organization as a whole. As competitors, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're focused on number eleven, all right, Thanks coach, good

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<v Speaker 1>luck this week against Denver. We're gonna be back next

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<v Speaker 1>week to recap your game against the Broncos and preview

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<v Speaker 1>your Week sixteen matchup against the New England Patriots. Everybody

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<v Speaker 1>at home, thanks for watching The Sean McDermot Show, presented

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