1 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: Hi, Get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and this is the 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: Bengals Booth podcast The few Editions. We look back at 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: a game that was exhilarating for Bengals fans in the 4 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: first half, agonizing in the second half. It ultimately can 5 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: be summed up with a huge sigh of relief as 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: the Bengals beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Thirty seven thirty four. 7 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: Coming up, you'll hear radio replays from the game, locker 8 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: room interviews with several key players, and Dave Lapham will 9 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: join me for postgame analysis. Plus in this week's Fun 10 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: Facts interview. It's a great conversation with Cincinnati native Adolphus Washington, 11 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,919 Speaker 1: covering a wide variety of topics, including the joy of 12 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: being the father of two young kids. All of that 13 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: is straight ahead. But first, here's a quick reminder that 14 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: you can have the latest edition of this podcast delivered 15 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: right to your phone, tablet, or computer by subscribing on iTunes, Stitcher, 16 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: or pod Bean. It's the greatest invention since the thesaurus. Yes, 17 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: the thesaurus defined as a reference tool that lists words 18 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: together according to similarity of meaning. So, if for example, 19 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 1: you're writing about a football game, that was agonizing in 20 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: the final minutes, and don't want to use the word 21 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: agonizing more than once. You can go to the thesaurus 22 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: and have similar words ready to go. So let's get 23 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: to Sunday's game, which was harrowing, excruciating, and distressing down 24 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: the stretch, but it started out great. Tampa Bay quarterback 25 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston entered the game with more interceptions than touchdown 26 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: passes and added to his i NT total in the 27 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: red zone. On the Bucks opening drive, Winston catches a 28 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: shotgun snap three step drop guns it over the middle 29 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: in a separate in the end zone by Sean Williams. 30 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: He decides to run it out. He's coming toward the 31 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: near sideline of the un the twenty and he'll be 32 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: shoved out of bounds by Chris Godwin at the twenty 33 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: five yard line. Neither team scored on their first two drives, 34 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: but when the Bengals got the ball for the third time, 35 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: a rookie tight end made a huge play the first 36 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: time he stepped on the field. On first and ten 37 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: from the thirty seven yard line, Andy Dalton fakes a 38 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: hand off to Joe Mixon, fires down the sideline by 39 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: Jordan Franks and his NFL debut, and he has shoved 40 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: out a bounds at the Tampa Bay thirty one yard line, 41 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: a thirty two yard catch for Franks, an undrafted player 42 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: out of UCF who is just promoted from the practice 43 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: squad this week. I can run a little bit, so honestly, 44 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: I just put my head down and looked up. The 45 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: balls came my waist. Seaball, get ball. Guess you say? 46 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: His catch started a four play, sixty three yard touchdown drive. 47 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,399 Speaker 1: The nose of the football close to the goal line. 48 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: The Bengals do not challenge. Instead, they hand it to Mixon. 49 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: He charges up the gut and into the promised land 50 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: touchdown Bengals as Joe Mixon begins to se delabratory dance 51 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: after giving the Bengals a six nothing lead. When Tampa 52 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: Bay got the ball back, Jamis did what Jamis does. 53 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: Winston rolls right, being chased by Sam Hubbard. His pass 54 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: deflected it and accepted by Preston Brown. Running back to 55 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: the thirty, the thirty five, the forty, and he has 56 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,679 Speaker 1: shoved out of bounds. Sam Hubbard deflected it and it 57 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: floated right into the hands of linebacker Preston Brown. Absolutely, Dan, 58 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: the guy that did all the work is ninety four. 59 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: Sam Hubbard contained them, controlled them, deflected the football in 60 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: a ricochet to Preston Brown, and he's gonna get all 61 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: the glory. He's gonna get the interception. But a star 62 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: on the forehead of Sam Hubbard. And this time the 63 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: Bengals turned the pick into points. Shot gun snapped. Dalton 64 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: guns it into the end zone, caught for a touchdown 65 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: by Tyler Boyd. A great throw away from the defender 66 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: by Andy Dalton. Boyd spun backward, caught his hands up, 67 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: hauled in the football, and the Bengals have a two 68 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: touchdown lead. After a Tampa Bay hunt, the Bengals made 69 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: it a three touchdown lead. First in goal from the 70 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: eight yard line for the Bengals, Dalton hands it off 71 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: to Mixon with a head of steam. He woll waltz 72 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: into the end zone, an easy touchdown for Joe Mixon. 73 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: Twenty nothing Cincinnati. Randy Bullocks extra point made it twenty 74 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: one nothing, and it looked like the route was on. 75 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: But here's the point where we remind you that Tampa 76 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: Bay was number one in the NFL in passing yards 77 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: entering the game, and the Bengals defense hasn't exactly been 78 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: dominant this year. First in ten from the forty, Winston 79 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: with another deep drop, He's going to air it out 80 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: wide open down the middle of the field is DeShawn Jackson. 81 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: Touchdown for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A sixty yard touchdown 82 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: strike to DeShawn Jackson. Career touchdown catch number fifty three, 83 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: and of those fifty three touchdown grabs, twenty four have 84 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: been sixty yards or longer. That's a new NFL record. 85 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: Jackson now has one more than Jerry Right. Tampa Bay 86 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: missed the extra point and the Bengals wasted no time 87 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,239 Speaker 1: in getting the six points back. Dalton under center, turns 88 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: left hands into Mixon again, following two blockers around the 89 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: left Edge's to the forty five fifty great timp cut 90 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: to the forty down to the thirty escape to tackle 91 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: at the twenty five and gets pulled down at the 92 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: seventeen yard line by Isaiah Johnson forty three yards for 93 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon to go up and over one hundred yards 94 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: in the first half, Joe finished with a career high 95 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: one hundred twenty three yards and that Jaunt set up 96 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: this first and ten. At the seventeen, Dalton floats a 97 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: fade gray J. Green. He comes down with the football, 98 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: touchdown Bengals. A J. Green going up and over rookie 99 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: cornerback Carlton Davis to haul in the touchdown pass from 100 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton for Adrial Jeremiah Green. That is touchdown catch 101 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: number six this year. Bullock missed the extra point, and 102 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: although Tampa Bay kicked a field goal at the end 103 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: of the half, the Bengals had a seemingly comfortable twenty 104 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: seven to nine lead. Emphasis unseemingly the two teams traded 105 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: touchdowns in the third quarter. A one yard run by 106 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: Peyton Barber pulled the Bucks within eleven, but then Winston 107 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: threw two more interceptions. Jordan Evans came up with the 108 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: Bengals third of the game, and Jesse Bates came up 109 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: with a four. Bengals fans are getting into it, trying 110 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: to make it hard for the offensive line to hear 111 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: shotgun snap. Winston back to throw his pass, get accepted, 112 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: running it back, touchdown Bengals. A pick six for rookie 113 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: Jesse Bates, the first of his NFL career, as Jamis 114 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: Winston's fourth interception results in a Bengal score. Bates stumbled 115 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: a bit after the pick, but maintained his balance for 116 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: a twenty one yard touchdown. Return count threw it right 117 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: to me, honestly, just had to catch it and you score. 118 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,559 Speaker 1: That's pretty much what it was. Are you thinking, please 119 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: keep your feet because you had to have seen it 120 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: was wide open in front of you. Yeah, I saw 121 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: the whole crowd. I'm like, oh, please don't fall, please 122 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: don't fall. But now I kept my feet and score. 123 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: It was thirty four sixteen Bengals with two minutes left 124 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: in the third quarter, and the Bucks decided to change quarterbacks, 125 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: calling on thirty five year old Harvard grad and former 126 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: Bengal Ryan Fitzpatrick. He was the toast of the NFL 127 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: at the start of the season. Remember fitz Magic, when 128 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: he passed for more than four hundred yards in each 129 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: of the first three weeks, the first quarterback in NFL 130 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: history to top four hundred passing yards in three straight games. Well, 131 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick through for one ninety four in a little more 132 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: than a quarter against the Bengals. After a field goal 133 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: cut the Bengals lead to fifteen, Fitzpatrick made it a 134 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: one score game. Now, the thirty five year old quarterback 135 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: takes the shotgun snap, drop straight back to throw. He's 136 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: gonna float one deep down field for Evans's wide open 137 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: catches at the thirty, and he will trot into the 138 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: end zone man a seventy two yard touchdown for Tampa Bay. 139 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: How can you let the deepest receiver on the field 140 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: just run right by you? The safeties were nowhere to 141 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: be found. One of those safeties was Jesse Bates. You know, 142 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: we play so well for the three quarters and then 143 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: I think some people may have got lazy, or you know, 144 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: our eyes may have got got comfortable pretty much. And 145 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: you can't do that just because, I mean, this thing 146 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: will homble you very fast, and it did tonight. While 147 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: the Bengals defense was starting to leak oil, the offense 148 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: went bone dry. On the Bengals first four drives of 149 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: the second half, Cincinnati did not have a single first down, 150 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: and with time winding down in the game, the Buccaneers 151 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: caught up shotgun snap Fitzpatrick looking for an open target. 152 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: His throw caught for a touchdown. O Jay Howard caught 153 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: it at the five and sliced into the end zone, 154 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: and now it will come down to a two point 155 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: conversion dry With one oh five left, the ball is 156 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: placed at the two yard line, a two point conversion, 157 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: tap to erase a twenty one point deficit and try 158 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: to force overtime. One oh five left. Fitzpatrick in the shotgun. 159 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: Three receivers right, one left. He's back to throw, he's looking, 160 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: he cocks, he escapes a hit, he throws, and it's 161 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: caught for a two point conversion by Godwin. We are 162 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: even with one oh five left in regulation. Here's head 163 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: coach Marvin Lewis, we shouldn't put ourselves in that position. 164 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: We got this game in hand. We can't got to 165 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: understand the situation in a game, what could happen and 166 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: do our jobs on defense better. The Bengals got the 167 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: ball back at their own twenty four with fifty eight 168 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: seconds on the clock and two time outs remaining, and 169 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: kicker Randy Bullock knew the game might come down to 170 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 1: his right foot. I actually started warming up. I figured out, 171 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: you know, if I did have an opportunity, I wanted 172 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: to be prepared, be loose, relaxed, and too much job. 173 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,439 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton went to work, hitting AJ Green for gains 174 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: of twenty three and eleven yards. Prior to those catches, 175 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: aj had been held to three grabs for forty two. 176 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: Here's Dalton. Everybody's got a plan for him, and so 177 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: um you know, for us, even with what they were 178 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 1: doing at the end, we were able to get two 179 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: plays for him. I mean, he's a big reason why 180 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,839 Speaker 1: we won this game, and so um you know, for him, 181 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: he's just gotta keep going because there's gonna be opportunities 182 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: whenever he's not getting doubled. And when that was the 183 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: case today, he made the play. The Bengals drove to 184 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 1: the twenty six yard line and called a time out, 185 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: sending Bullock out to attempt a game winning field goal. 186 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: Five seconds left on the clock. Thirty four all is 187 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: the score. Clark Harris ready to snap it back a 188 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: pro bowler a year ago. He's ready. He snaps it 189 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: to Huber. Huber puts it down. The kick from Randy 190 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: Bullock is on its way, and yeah, there are penalty 191 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: flags down, penalty flags on the field. Let's see what's 192 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: on Tampa Bay. Kevin Huber says, it's on the Buccaneers 193 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: and Randy Bullock has just kicked the Bengals to a 194 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: thirty seven thirty four win at the gun. And what 195 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: happened is they probably overloaded in the middle and dumped 196 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: the donut a little bit, put some pressure on Harrops 197 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 1: the snapper. Defense that penalt is the guy. The field 198 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: goal is good and the game was over. They tried 199 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: to get pressure up the middle, putting extra people on 200 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: Clark Harris and you can't cover them up. They covered 201 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: him up. That's a penalty. It's a personal foul, unnecessary 202 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: roughness on the snapper, and Tampa Bay could called for it. 203 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: It was good anyway. It took all sixty minutes, but 204 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: it's nice to say. Coffin nails, bam, bam bam. Tyler 205 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: Boyd had an excellent view of the game winning kick 206 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 1: front Rosy right next to Marph, right right on my knee. Man, 207 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: I was. I was so grateful when I was. It's 208 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: fun times when you win. It's always funny when you win. 209 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: It was an extremely windy day and both kickers missed 210 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: extra points, but when it mattered most, Bullock delivered his 211 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: first game winner in a Bengals uniform. Do you look 212 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: forward to those opportunities? Absolutely? I mean more than anything, 213 00:11:57,840 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: you look forward to doing your job, helping your team win. 214 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: And you know, like I said, I had missed one earlier, 215 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: so I felt like I owed it to the guys 216 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: too to come through. And they did a great job 217 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: with the ball down the field and putting us in 218 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: with an opportunity to point points on the boarding. At 219 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 1: the end, it seemed like a very calm, even keeled sword. 220 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: But he is your heart beating a million miles a 221 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: minute in those situations. No, I mean more than anything. 222 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: You can't make a situation bigger than it is. I 223 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,599 Speaker 1: felt like I was ready find an opportunity I was 224 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: gonna make. It didn't matter the distance, So that was 225 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: decip mentality I was going into it with. And like 226 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: I said, I felt like I had missed one earlier, 227 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: and I owed it to the guys to put one through. 228 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: The final score thirty seven thirty four Bengals. They hit 229 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: the midway point of the season and a desperately needed 230 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 1: by week with a record of five and three, a 231 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,079 Speaker 1: half game behind the first place Steelers in the AFC 232 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: North and a game ahead of the Ravens, who lost 233 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 1: did Carolina. Here are Andy Dalton and Jesse Bates I'm 234 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: the win to be five and three right now, going 235 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: into the buys big and hopefully we can get some 236 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: guys healthy and get some guys back. I feel really good. 237 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: I'm sure everyone else in this locker room feels really good. 238 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: We knew the chances of going to the playoffs and 239 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: this was a big win for us, and we emphasized 240 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 1: that inside the meeting room. We just get get back 241 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: to what we do do best in um. You know, 242 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: we kind of did that and we kind of didn't. 243 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 1: So we're just gonna go to work these two days 244 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: before we go off and you know, enjoy our families 245 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: throughout the bye week. Now tied to bring in my 246 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: broadcast partner Dave Lapham for postgame analysis, and we start 247 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: with Bullocks, Clatch, Keck incredible and when you look at 248 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: that fuel goal, I mean it started to pick up 249 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:27,559 Speaker 1: a little wind, a little swirling wind. I mean that's 250 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,839 Speaker 1: not a gimme, that's not an automatic. So Randy Bullock, 251 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: you know, executed well, as did uh Clark Harris, as 252 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: did Kevin Huber and the protection unit. You can't take 253 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: any of those for granted, but my goodness, that was 254 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 1: you talk about a Charles Dickens tailor two halves. That was. 255 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 1: That was Volume one, Page one. That was That was 256 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: the highlight of it. I mean, the Bengal score twenty 257 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: seven points on thirty six snaps in the first half, 258 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: over three hundred yards offense. Then in the second half 259 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: they didn't get it first down till their fifth possession. 260 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: It was it was incredible. It was like North and 261 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: South Pole. But when the game was on the line, 262 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: when it counted and mattered most Andy Dalton AJ Green 263 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:07,559 Speaker 1: the two guys that have made the Pro Bowl for 264 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: this football team, and they won a lot of football games. 265 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: They made plays when they had to to set the 266 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: team up for the game winning field goal. What a 267 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: bizarre day for the Bengals defense. They surrendered more yards 268 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: against Tampa Bay than they gave up against Kansas City 269 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: last Sunday night, five hundred and seventy six yards of 270 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: offense in the game against the Bucks, but they came 271 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: up with four interceptions, including a pick six, and really 272 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: that's what allowed the Bengals to hold out and win. 273 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: In the first half, they ran one more play than 274 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: the Bengals. In the second half, they ran nineteen more 275 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: snaps than the Cincinnati Bengals did, and you know that's 276 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: where they started to have some problems. And honestly, the 277 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: worst thing that happened was to pick six because it 278 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: bench Jamis Winston. I mean, Jesse Bates, you know, picked 279 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: it and took it to the house. And that was 280 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: the end for Jamis Winston. Four interceptions. I mean, he 281 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: just could. He was overthrowing footballs. Never never saw Jesse 282 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: Bay And Ryan Fitzpatrick comes in there, and this guy 283 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: has got some wiggle in the pocket and he'll get 284 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: out of pocket and he'll throw the ball vertically and 285 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: he did. He did it again today. And you know, 286 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: I'm not part of the Tampa Bay organization in any way, 287 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: shape or form, but man, he's not the starter against Carolina. 288 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: I'm not sure the other guys will travel to play 289 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: the football game. I mean, he's got to be their quarterback. 290 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: As I pointed out during the broadcast, he came into 291 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: the game number four in the NFL and passer rating 292 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: number one in chess hair. As we learned in a 293 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: postgame interview earlier this season, Let's talk about a couple 294 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: of Bengals offensive players who had career high performances. Joe 295 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: Mixon rushed for one hundred and twenty three yards, a 296 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: new high for him. Tyler Boyd a one hundred and 297 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: thirty eight receiving yards, a new high for him. And 298 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: we thought big key to the football game was going 299 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: to be mixing because you know, bart Mark Dufferin was 300 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: going to play it like he played it in Cleveland, 301 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: not you know, a safety in the box. He wasn't 302 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: gonna put the eighth guy in the box. Were going 303 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: seven in the box and then umbrella coverage, you know, 304 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: soft coverage on the back end, two safeties deep and 305 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: figure out different ways to double aj Green And they did. 306 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: And the Reds only found a different way to double him. 307 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: They bracketed him differently every single time. That is testament 308 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: to his greatness. But in so doing that, Tyler Boyd, 309 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: you know, wins his one on ones whenever he's got 310 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: him and he makes playoffter play. Yeah, it's it's it's 311 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: really those two guys, Joe Mixon, you gotta win. There's 312 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: only seven in the box. You gotta run them out 313 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: of it. And Joe was doing everything he could. He 314 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: busted one for forty three, He busted a couple of 315 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: big runs. You know, you get over one hundred yards 316 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: rusher and over one hundred yard receiver, and it's not 317 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: AJ Green. That's mean that there's a supporting cast and 318 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: an AJ like we talked about earlier when the game 319 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: was on the line, he and Andy Dalton, they get 320 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: a little mental telepathy going, you know. I mean, they're 321 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: gonna hook up and they're gonna make plays back shoulder, 322 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: and they've done it so many times. It's just automatic. 323 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: Teams that go five and three in the first half 324 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: of the season make the playoffs more than sixty percent 325 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: of the time. So that's good news for the Bengals. 326 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: And the other good news, obviously, is that they're going 327 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: into their buy with a ton of injured players. Several 328 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: of those guys seem certain to come back after the 329 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: by Giovanni Bernard should be back, Billy Price I would 330 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: think will be back. John Ross should be in good 331 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: shape to come back. But unfortunately they've got they've got 332 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 1: a lot of guys that are not going to be 333 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: back this season as well. Right Adam Schefter tweeted out 334 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: during the game. When Adam Schefter tweets, it is pretty 335 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: much official by league standards that Carl Lawson has a 336 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: twenty ACL so he's out for the year. So what 337 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: happens there, I mean, Willis Hubbard, You're gonna have to 338 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: give some rushes at defensive end, not defensive tackling that Nichol. 339 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: That Nichol's going to look a little bit different. Um. 340 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: One thing that found out during the first half of 341 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: the season with all the injuries this team sustained and 342 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: they were weeezing to the bye week. I mean they 343 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 1: were just scrambling claw and trying to get there. They're 344 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:41,360 Speaker 1: one to fifty three. Their roster depths pretty good, and 345 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: you know that's that's the positive. The negative is, man, 346 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: when is it going to ease up? I mean c J. 347 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: Zama with a right shoulder injury and he'd had it 348 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: for a while, but it exacerbated it during the course 349 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: of this game. I mean, they were down to nothing 350 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 1: and one of my favorite players, Jordan Frank's on the 351 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: wheel route. They put him in motion across the backfield 352 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: wheel brought up the sideline for over twenty yard catch 353 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: his first NFL snaps. So, I mean, they're getting contributions 354 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: from a ton of people. And the thing then that 355 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: also was impressive with all these roster problems. Special teams 356 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:17,239 Speaker 1: is decimated, and you have, you know what, guys like 357 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 1: Mark Walton taking a lot more special team snaps, Sam 358 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 1: Hubbard taking a lot more special team snaps. So guys 359 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: are doing a lot. I mean, guys are having their 360 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 1: roles expand right before their very eyes because of injury concerns. 361 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: So again, like you said, hopefully after the bye week, 362 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 1: you know, they see am Massus, they see doctors, they 363 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 1: see you know, sports psychologists, they see everything they need 364 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 1: to see to get their bodies in mind right and 365 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: start getting some guys back because they have a chance. 366 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: They have five wins, they're tracking for a ten and six. 367 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: If they duplicate that, that'll put you in a position 368 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,640 Speaker 1: for some good things postseason. Thanks Lap. After the bye, 369 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: the Bengals host the five and one New Orleans Saints, 370 00:18:55,440 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: and their three home games after that are against the Browns, Broncos, 371 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: and Raiders, three teams with a combined record of six 372 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: sixteen and one. Now, time for this week's fun fact segment. 373 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: As you get to know the person under the pads, 374 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: in this case, one of four Cincinnati kids, I'm the 375 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: current roster. Time for some fun facts with Cincinnati's own 376 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 1: Adolphus Washington, and I almost feel like I know you 377 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 1: because I've heard so much about you over the years 378 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: from your time at Taft High School and Ohio State. 379 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: But this is our first one on one conversation. When 380 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: did it all start for you? When was it clear 381 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: that you were going to be an elite athlete? Probably 382 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 1: around seven to eighth grade, I have started playing basketball. 383 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: I've always played football, but I started playing basketball probably 384 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: like fifth grade and football. I mean, basketball was just 385 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 1: one of those things that I really had to work 386 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: to get good at and I kind of fell in 387 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: love with it. So I actually was ready to quit 388 00:19:56,119 --> 00:20:01,640 Speaker 1: football to play basketball. But probably like my ninth grade, 389 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: tenth grade year, I wasn't getting no letters for basketball. 390 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: So I'm like, oh, something's wrong, Like I was getting 391 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: all letters for football. Something like maybe I just need 392 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: to focus on football. So that's what I did. I 393 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: focused on football, but I still played basketball, you know, 394 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 1: because I have the other guys that I played with, 395 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: you know, we grew up together, played basketball. Guy, I'm 396 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna stick it out for them guys. But when 397 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: I went out said and done, I'm gonna play football. Well, 398 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: I certainly know about your basketball exploits, and we will 399 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: get to that, but let's talk a little bit more 400 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: about football because your dad, a Dolphins senior, was a 401 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 1: college football player, spending year at UC Did he used 402 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: to coach you, push you as a kid? Did he 403 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: really help you develop your skills? Honestly, my dad never 404 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 1: coached me. Well, he coached me one year, but he 405 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: never really coached me. He was always at home coach, 406 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, Like he would always tell 407 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 1: me things that I need to work on. He was 408 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: never the parent that was gonna come out there and 409 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: yell at you and tell He never did that. He 410 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: always waited till we get out in the car and 411 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 1: on the ride home, that type of stuff. So, UM, 412 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: I wish I would have listened to him a lot more, 413 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,679 Speaker 1: But you know, I think everybody goes through that phase 414 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: where they kind of be like, you don't really know, 415 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: but you know, he really knew. So I wish I 416 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: would have listened to him a little bit more. But 417 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: you know, to this day, he still does the same thing. 418 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: He calls me, um, let me know, um, what I 419 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 1: did good, what I mostly what I did bad? But 420 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: you know, he um, it's always always talking to him. 421 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: He wants me to be great. I want to be great. 422 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: We just gonna keep it going. We're doing fun facts 423 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: with the Dolphins. Washington. I read that your grandfather worked 424 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: at you See and you used to go to U 425 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: SEE basketball games as a kid. What memories to have 426 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: of that? I just remember like the big name guys 427 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: like Steve Logan. Um, he was one of the guys 428 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: that were there when I when I used to go, 429 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: and I wasn't even playing basketball at this time, so 430 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: it kind of was like, Okay, this is basketball or whatever. Like, 431 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 1: but um, I think going to those games actually what 432 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: made me start liking basketball. And then, um my dad 433 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,199 Speaker 1: ended up getting a job at a center, so it 434 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: was literally basketball all day. So I eventually just learned 435 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: how to play. So my granddad, um, like like you said, 436 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 1: worked there, He worked there you see for a very 437 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: long time. So he used to always get tickets to 438 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: the game. He always took me and my and my 439 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: cousins to the game, and it was definitely a great experience. 440 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: Definitely a great experience a Dolphins had taft. You were 441 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: a parade all American in football and basketball in terms 442 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: of pure enjoyment, which one did you like more gotta 443 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: be basketball, because, like I said, I played with you know, 444 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: a group of guys since we were like, uh four, 445 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 1: fifth grade and we played au together, and I just 446 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: I really loved playing with those guys, like, you know, 447 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: traveling around the country, you know, playing basketball literally like 448 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: they were they were like my best friends. Like we 449 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: literally didn't leave each other, like we were with each 450 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: other Monday through Sunday. Literally, like it's so crazy. But 451 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: basketball probably I enjoyed the most. So you were the 452 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Ohio 453 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: when your final year at Taft High School. But mister 454 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 1: basketball was a guy named Justin Fritz. Were you disappointed? 455 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 1: I was very disappointed. I felt like I should have 456 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: won both of the awards, but you know, they told 457 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: me I couldn't win both. So definitely take the national 458 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: award over the state awards. So it is what it is. 459 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: I don't I don't really know what that guy's doing 460 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: right now, but I mean, congratulations to him. I never 461 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 1: got to tell him, but congratulations to him. Well, since 462 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: you wondered, he went on to have a fine college career. 463 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 1: I believe it was Wheeling Jesuit, so he did play 464 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: college basketball. Apparently did quite well. We're visiting with a 465 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: Dolphins Washington. There's a picture of you on the internet 466 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: where you're two months old and decked out in Ohio 467 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: State gear from head to toe. Who was the Buckeyes 468 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:50,120 Speaker 1: fan in the family. My dad, he was a Buckeye fan. 469 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:54,439 Speaker 1: He was a Notre Dame fan. So as I got older, 470 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: you know, we kind of grew away from the Notre Dame. 471 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: I don't know why, but we just did. And it 472 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: was just all about Ohio State. So, you know, as 473 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: I went as I got older, that's always where I 474 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: wanted to go. And UM, to be honest, you know, 475 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: the situation that I grew up in, and I honestly 476 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: I never thought I would go to college. You know, 477 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: I never even knew about the process to even try 478 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: to get into college, you know, like um, and my 479 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:23,399 Speaker 1: sophomore year, coach Trussell actually UM, you know, started recruiting me, 480 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: and I went up there and you know, got to 481 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: meet with him. So when I got my first letter 482 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: from I really thought like it was like a fake letter, 483 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: Like I didn't really know about college recruiting and letters 484 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: and all of that stuff. So I was kind of 485 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: learning on the fly. But um, Ohio State has was 486 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 1: definitely my dream school and I'm glad that I got 487 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:46,719 Speaker 1: to go there. Um Um got to show my family, 488 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: you know, a different side of things, you know, to 489 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: be able to leave Cincinnati and go to other games 490 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: or you know, travel to you know, the state up 491 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: north and they come up there and watch me play. 492 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: They can come to watch this play against Michigan State 493 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 1: or whoever, you know what I mean, Like just to 494 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: show my family, you know that I'm really trying to 495 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: do something different because I had a lot of athletes 496 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: in my family, but none of them can get over 497 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 1: the high school hump, you know what I mean, Like 498 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: they always the high school is always where, you know. 499 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 1: So when I got to high school, I really you know, 500 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: tried to focus in and make sure I did everything right, 501 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: stayed on the right path, make sure my grades were 502 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: right so I didn't have to, you know, worry about 503 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: stuff and had all worked out. I mean, I'm here now, 504 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: so I worked out. You won a national championship at 505 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: Ohio State. You had a sack in the championship game 506 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 1: against Marcus Mariota. What's that high like when you make 507 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: a play like that on that stage. That was actually 508 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 1: the only sack of the National Championship between either team. 509 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: So you know, that kind that goes down in the 510 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: history books, you know what I mean, like when you know, 511 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: thirty years from now, when you look back on the 512 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: first ever you know, playoff national championship, a Dolphins Washington 513 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: had a sack. You know, I could tell my kids that, 514 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 1: so a man's death, a great accomplishment. We worked hard 515 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: to get there, you know, we came in as the 516 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 1: underdog in both games, and we just went out there 517 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: and fault. You know, we had a great group of guys. 518 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: You've seen with the draft, you know all those all 519 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: of us got drafted and all that. But yeah, we 520 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: were just a really good team, really good team. We're 521 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,719 Speaker 1: doing fund facts for the Dolphins Washington. You were drafted 522 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: by the Buffalo Bells. What was your draft night experience like? Well, 523 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: Day one, you know, I was kind of expecting to go, 524 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: not expecting to go, you know what I mean, So 525 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: I was kind of disappointed. Then when day two came, 526 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: that night was even worse. So, um, you know the 527 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 1: rounds are going, third round come probably like the fifth 528 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 1: pick of the third round. I'm like, what is good? 529 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: What's going on? Like, so I just I walk out, Um, 530 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: I go sit in my car. You know, my h 531 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: like I said, my group of friends that I hang with, 532 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 1: you know, they came out there. They talking to me, 533 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: you know, telling me everything. My god, dad, my dad, 534 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 1: they all were out there telling me everything gonna be okay. 535 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: But you know, I don't really want to hear that. 536 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:06,199 Speaker 1: But um, I ended up getting a call from a 537 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,959 Speaker 1: New Jersey number. So I'm thinking it was the Jets 538 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 1: or the Giants or something like that, and it was 539 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 1: actually hum the Bills. It was a gym from the Bills, 540 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: And like I kind of paused at first because you know, 541 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 1: it's it's finally that moment, and I it was. It 542 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: was just it was a great experience. I got to 543 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:28,080 Speaker 1: be around, you know, um, literally all my family, you 544 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 1: know guys that I you know, went to high school with, 545 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: Guys I played sports with in high school. They all came. Um. 546 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: It definitely was a great turnout. You know, UM had 547 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: a great time. I got to see like some really 548 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: really old, like little elementary friends that I went to 549 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: elementary they all came. Like it was definitely a great experience. 550 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 1: I like I said, I loved it. I was glad 551 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 1: to have everybody there with me, and it was it 552 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,159 Speaker 1: was great. I grew up in Western New York, so 553 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: I know Bills fans are insane. It's the craziest thing 554 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 1: that you fitness from a Buffalo Bills fan while you 555 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: were there after a game. After a game, we had 556 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: one I can't remember who we beat, but it made 557 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: like the Bleacher Report or something like that. And a 558 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 1: guy he like body slammed that got through the table 559 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 1: because we want it was. It was hilarious. But that's 560 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 1: by far the craziest thing I've ever seen. Like it 561 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: was he like he jumped off a truck and then 562 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: jumped onto the table, by far the craziest thing I've seen. 563 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 1: Improving once again that alcohol is a powerful dragon. All Right, 564 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. What do you love about Cincinnati? Um, I'm home, 565 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: I'm around my family, I'm around you know, people that 566 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 1: know me, people that you know been supporting me for 567 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: a very long time. And I finally just get to 568 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: play with the team that I've always watched growing up, 569 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? Coach, When Coach Lewis first 570 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: got here, you know, I was I felt like I 571 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: was already on the team then. But you know, Um, 572 00:28:56,920 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: I've always been a Bengas fan, even and I was, 573 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 1: you know, with the Buffalo Bills, I still had the 574 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Beings app on my phone, you know, getting the 575 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: updates every every quarter, every game, you know, seeing who 576 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: was her, who wasn't hurt, you know, stuff like that. 577 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 1: So I've always been a biggest fan. So it's that 578 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: I feel like I felt rejuvenated. I feel like a 579 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: new person now that I with you know, the tender 580 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 1: I've always grown up with, and I'm just glad that 581 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 1: they were the ones that gave me the opportunity to 582 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: come back out here and play again. Last thing, You're 583 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 1: a proud dad. You're wearing a necklace right now with 584 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: an image of your son and your daughter. Describe the 585 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 1: joy of fatherhood for you. When I walk in the house, 586 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 1: my kids they love to see me walk in the 587 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 1: house when I if I don't come home all time, 588 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: they because they had, like I said, they got a pads, 589 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 1: so they calling me like where are you at? Like 590 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: when are you coming home? Like, and it's, Um, that's 591 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: just probably one of the greatest feelings, you know, being 592 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: a dad. I don't I don't really understand, you know, 593 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: how people don't be in their kids lives because this 594 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: is probably like the greatest thing ever, you know what, 595 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 1: I mean, to have one you only get one shot, 596 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 1: and I have those you know, those little you looking 597 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: up to you, you know, looking for that example, looking 598 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 1: at the way to do things. So I try to, 599 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 1: you know, take a lot of things that I learned 600 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: from football, because believe it or not, football teaches you 601 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:19,479 Speaker 1: a lot more than just you know, going out there 602 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: tackling somebody. So I try to instill those, you know, 603 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: those same morals into my kids. You know, not necessarily 604 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 1: the exact way, but you know, similar way. You know, 605 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: to always respect people, do everything the best you can 606 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: do everything one hundred miles and you know what I mean, 607 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: like just little things that can't you know, translate to 608 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: you know, everyday life. You're off the hot seat, appreciate 609 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: the time. Welcome home. I appreciate that. Thank you so much. 610 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: A Dolphins had his best game in the Bengals uniform 611 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: against Tampa Bay, as he had an eight yard sack, 612 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: another quarterback hit, and finished with three tackles. That's going 613 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,120 Speaker 1: to do it for this episode of the podcast. If 614 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: you haven't done so already, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, 615 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: or pod Bean and give it a rating or leave 616 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: a comment. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and five star 617 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: ratings help more Bengals fans find this podcast. I'm Dan 618 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: Horde and thanks for listening to The Bengals Booth podcast