WEBVTT - The Sean McDermott Show, Week 13

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, that's a dominant effort. Man. Great job, boy. It

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<v Speaker 1>is thanksgiving, man. I want everyone of you to know

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<v Speaker 1>how how thankful I am for you. I'm thankful for

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<v Speaker 1>you guys. Man, the work you put in. Listen to

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<v Speaker 1>me now, the work you put in, the love you

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<v Speaker 1>have for each other. How hard you guys play? Man.

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't happen everywhere. Man, I really appreciate that we've

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<v Speaker 1>been down this road before. Right, We've been here before

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<v Speaker 1>after a game like this, So you gotta embrace that

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<v Speaker 1>humility piece of it, right, that humble and hungry approach.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what wins games this time of year. Understand what's

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<v Speaker 1>the statement? Understand what we want? You gotta keep stacking

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<v Speaker 1>the show. Well, think finding the way. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what every week? How? No overthinking? Right, go play the ball?

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<v Speaker 1>What play some football? Exciting? I'm to be a Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>build on the fanom of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome into

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<v Speaker 1>Week thirteen of the Sean McDermott Show, presented by Connors

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<v Speaker 1>and Farris, your workers comp attorneys. I'm Steve Tasker, and

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<v Speaker 1>as always I'm pleased to be joined by Sean McDermott,

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<v Speaker 1>head coach of the Bills coach, thanks for being here.

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<v Speaker 1>Tough loss last week, but you come back with a

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<v Speaker 1>dominant performance in New Orleans on Thanksgiving. Your postgame speech,

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<v Speaker 1>you stress the importance of being humble and hungry. It's

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<v Speaker 1>important in this time of year. Why do you think

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<v Speaker 1>humility has an added importance and your push for the playoffs. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a week to week league, as you know, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think we've had our challenges a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>with handling a game like that or a margin of

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<v Speaker 1>victory like that. So I wanted to get out in

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<v Speaker 1>front of it and address our team and get them

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<v Speaker 1>back as soon as possible mentally for the challenge ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>Your offense showed up in a big way three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and sixty one total yards, thirty one points. Twenty one

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<v Speaker 1>of those points came in the second half. Brian Dabole

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<v Speaker 1>got the offense in rhythm with back to back touchdown

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<v Speaker 1>drives and put the game out of reach. And it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like the success in the third quarter has been

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<v Speaker 1>a theme for your offense all year. Why is that? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think again give Brian credit and the offensive staff

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<v Speaker 1>the adjustments that they make at halftime, the player's ability

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<v Speaker 1>to go out and execute in a very calm way,

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<v Speaker 1>in poised way I think has been critical to our

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<v Speaker 1>successful offense. Now, Josh threw for two hundred and sixty

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<v Speaker 1>yards four touchdowns. It was his sixth career game with

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<v Speaker 1>four more touchdown passes. Only Brady and Rogers have had

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<v Speaker 1>more four touchdown games over the last two years. He

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<v Speaker 1>also completed a career high eighty two percent of his passes,

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<v Speaker 1>But with all those positives, he still had two interceptions.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you coach Josh to keep him aggressive but

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<v Speaker 1>still eliminate those turnovers? Yeah, I mean it's always a challenge, right,

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<v Speaker 1>You're always trying to play flawless football, perfect football. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>the game isn't perfect the game that we coach and play.

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<v Speaker 1>That said, taking care of the football is an important

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<v Speaker 1>element to playing winning football, as you said, and Josh

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<v Speaker 1>is in pretty good company with the two names you

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned after his in terms of those quarterbacks, so he's

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<v Speaker 1>only going to continue to get better. Clearly understands how

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<v Speaker 1>important it is to take care of the football. We've

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<v Speaker 1>had our struggles with that and it's been shared. It

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<v Speaker 1>just hasn't been Josh. As you know, a lot goes

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<v Speaker 1>into executing a play, and if one guy doesn't do

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<v Speaker 1>his job, that play can break down. So we've got

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<v Speaker 1>to continue to work on our level of execution, our detail,

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<v Speaker 1>and those small margins that lead to high level of execution. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Josh connected with Dawson Knox for two tds, one of

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<v Speaker 1>which came on fourth down. That's his second multi touchdown

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<v Speaker 1>game this season. Speaking about Dawson, and he continues to

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<v Speaker 1>lead all the tight ends with seven touchdowns on the year.

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<v Speaker 1>You're now tenant though when he scores a touchdown. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you think there's a correlation between him scoring and the

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<v Speaker 1>team winning. There might be. There may be a habit

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<v Speaker 1>forming right now, So we'll have to put make sure

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<v Speaker 1>we get that in the game plan going forward and

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<v Speaker 1>make sure we get him the ball now. Also, one

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<v Speaker 1>of your other players, Jordan Porler, had his fifth interception

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<v Speaker 1>of the year, tying his career high and keeping him

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<v Speaker 1>on pace to have the best year of his career,

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<v Speaker 1>at least statistically. Now, he's been vocal about the changes

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<v Speaker 1>he's made off the field. What do you think has

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<v Speaker 1>led him to have such a great year. Well, that

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<v Speaker 1>certainly has helped. I would say it hasn't hurt right,

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<v Speaker 1>when you watch a young man developed the way he

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<v Speaker 1>lives his life off the field, like Jordan has illustrated

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<v Speaker 1>and documented over the last year. Fun to watch then

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<v Speaker 1>and gives you great joy to watch the production then

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<v Speaker 1>on the field. And a lot of times those correlate,

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<v Speaker 1>those go hand in hand, so it's been fun to watch. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>your defensive line was also a huge difference maker against

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<v Speaker 1>the Saints. Mario Addison had a sack and that huge

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<v Speaker 1>fourth down stop, And you can't mention that fourth down

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<v Speaker 1>without mentioning at Oliver and the impact he had. What

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<v Speaker 1>did you think about the way your defensive line played

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<v Speaker 1>as a group on Thanksgiving? Yeah, they were a force

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<v Speaker 1>to be reckoned with and we need that every week.

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<v Speaker 1>Losing Trey White is big for us, and so what

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<v Speaker 1>happens with that is other position groups have to step up,

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<v Speaker 1>including the offense as well in special teams to help

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<v Speaker 1>us replace a player like Trey White. Well, you mentioned Trey,

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<v Speaker 1>he was having an other great year. He's been obviously

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<v Speaker 1>a leader on this team for as long as he's

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<v Speaker 1>been here. How if you can fill that void not

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<v Speaker 1>only on the field, but also the kind of guy

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<v Speaker 1>he is in the locker? Room. Yeah, we'll miss Trey.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll miss him both on and off the field. And

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<v Speaker 1>he's got such a kind of electric personality to him,

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<v Speaker 1>the way he lights up a room and what he

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<v Speaker 1>carries onto the field, the energy he brings with him.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're gonna miss that, but we've got other players

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<v Speaker 1>that can step in and are expected to step up

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<v Speaker 1>and raise their game as well. All right, thanks, coach.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna catch up with you a little later in

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<v Speaker 1>the show to get your final thoughts on your upcoming

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<v Speaker 1>matchup with New England. The game plan is presented by

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<v Speaker 1>Energy Mark, the official energy supplier to the Buffalo Bills.

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<v Speaker 1>Game preview is presented by Independent Elf. You deserve the

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<v Speaker 1>red Shared treatment Mattie Glad Here with Week thirteen's game preview.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a battle for first place in the AFC East.

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<v Speaker 1>With a win, the Bills will take ownership of first place,

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<v Speaker 1>but with a loss, they will fall in the rankings.

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<v Speaker 1>This game is big, but the Monday Night football stage

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<v Speaker 1>only makes it bigger. This will be Buffalo's first night

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<v Speaker 1>game at home with a full stadium since Week eight

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty eighteen. New England is on a six game

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<v Speaker 1>win streak and has been on a tear since Week seven.

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<v Speaker 1>Over that span, they are the best in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>averaging thirty five point two points per game and have

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<v Speaker 1>scored on fifty eight point seven percent of their offensive drives.

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<v Speaker 1>Rookie quarterback Mac Jones has completed passes at the third

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<v Speaker 1>highest rate by connecting with his weapons seventy point three

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<v Speaker 1>percent of the time. New England has also had a

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<v Speaker 1>shutdown defense this year, as they're allowing the fewest points

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<v Speaker 1>per game at fifteen point eight and have the most

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<v Speaker 1>interceptions with nineteen. The Bills on the Patriots ranked closely

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<v Speaker 1>in several categories on offense and defense, both tied for

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<v Speaker 1>second with twenty five takeaways, and safety Jordan Poyer is

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<v Speaker 1>right behind j. C. Jackson and ranked third with five interceptions.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, the Bills are scoring the second most points

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<v Speaker 1>by averaging twenty nine point six a game, and quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Allen has reached the end zone by air or

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<v Speaker 1>on foot twenty eight total times, which is the second

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<v Speaker 1>most out of all QBS. Buffalo's defense continues to limit

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<v Speaker 1>teams like they have all seasons, allowing the fewest yards

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<v Speaker 1>per game at two seventy five and allowing the lowest

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<v Speaker 1>QB completion percentage at fifty seven point six percent. The

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<v Speaker 1>New England Patriots lead the series with seventy six wins

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<v Speaker 1>and forty five losses, but the Bills own a two

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<v Speaker 1>game win streak against New England. That's this week's game preview, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>back to you. Thanks as always, Maddie. Coach. You're facing

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriots for the first time this year in a

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<v Speaker 1>game that is going to put the winner in first

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<v Speaker 1>place in the division. How are you preparing mentally to

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<v Speaker 1>play in a game of this magnitude. Well, all games

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<v Speaker 1>are important, Steve, as you know, and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>give you just coach talk here, but they are important.

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<v Speaker 1>We want to continue to get better every week. And listen,

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<v Speaker 1>we understand you know that they're in first place, the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 1>They've played good football the course of the last six

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<v Speaker 1>or seven weeks and they have not turned the ball

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<v Speaker 1>over in Our execution level has to improve in order

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<v Speaker 1>for us to have a chance. We expect a packed

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<v Speaker 1>house and a great environment for football on Monday Night. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Last year in New England had their first losing season

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<v Speaker 1>since the year two thousand, but they seem to be

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<v Speaker 1>back to the Patriots of old. They've won their last

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<v Speaker 1>six games. What's the biggest difference you've seen between this

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<v Speaker 1>year's Patriots and last year's squad. Well, you start on

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<v Speaker 1>the field with the roster changes started almost immediately through

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<v Speaker 1>free agency and the money they spent through free agency

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<v Speaker 1>to get the tight ends, to get Judon off the

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<v Speaker 1>edge on the defensive side, and some of the other

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<v Speaker 1>players that they acquired via free agency, and then what

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<v Speaker 1>they did in the draft, specifically with Mac Jones. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a good young quarterback, smart, can make all the throws.

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<v Speaker 1>He's done a great job for him to this point,

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<v Speaker 1>and it'll be a big challenge for our defense and

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<v Speaker 1>our team. Thanks coach, good luck on Monday night. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be back next week to recap your game against

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriots and preview your Week fourteen matchup against the

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<v Speaker 1>Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And everybody at home, thanks for watching.

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