WEBVTT - Sean McDermott Show, Week 15

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

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<v Speaker 1>me not Let's go bury everybody to do their job.

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<v Speaker 1>One eleven wealth caliber defense. Let's go no overthinking, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Go play some ball, Go play some football. It's an

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<v Speaker 1>exciting time to be a Buffalo Bill and a fan

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<v Speaker 1>of the buff Blow Bills. Everybody, Welcome to the Sean

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<v Speaker 1>McDermot Show, brought to you by ECMC and Kalid to Healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>official healthcare providers of the Buffalo Bills. Once again we

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<v Speaker 1>joined Sean McDermot. Sean, we're going to talk about last

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<v Speaker 1>week's Baltimore game. You know, you knew it was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be one of those games. Their defense is good,

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<v Speaker 1>Your defense is good. These offenses you need a derail.

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<v Speaker 1>You've seen good offensive before and had the ability to

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<v Speaker 1>do it. You did it again this week. But in

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<v Speaker 1>games like that, the margin of air is so short,

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<v Speaker 1>and you just came up one or two plays short. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we did. I thought our defense had a good plan

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<v Speaker 1>going in Steve to your point, guys executed. They played

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<v Speaker 1>really hard. We had one play after half where we

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<v Speaker 1>where we didn't execute and it bit us in the butt.

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<v Speaker 1>But overall, I thought the defense gave us a chance

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the game. Yeah, fans tend to like I was

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<v Speaker 1>a good team, you know, kind of like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we kind of measured up with those guys. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a message to your team after that game. I'm pretty

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<v Speaker 1>sure it wasn't like E's okay, guys, don't worry about it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm pretty sure that was not. No, it was it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was basically, we're not going away, right, but we've

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<v Speaker 1>got to learn from what happened in the game while

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<v Speaker 1>we got the results we did, and then make the

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<v Speaker 1>corrections this week as we moved forward. In a tough

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<v Speaker 1>game against Pittsburgh. Now you mentioned it, your defense really

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<v Speaker 1>showed up in an offense that is unique. It's powered

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<v Speaker 1>by really great players, maybe the MVP of the league

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<v Speaker 1>behind some great skilled players, a great, powerful running game,

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<v Speaker 1>some unique things about at the misdirection. It's executed well,

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<v Speaker 1>well coached. Your defense showed up big. What's that tell

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<v Speaker 1>you about the guys in the mindset you've got where

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<v Speaker 1>you know, two weeks ago in Dallas, you played the

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<v Speaker 1>number one offense, You played the most unique and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the most powerful offense, and you've played well against both

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<v Speaker 1>of them. Yeah, I think they've established themselves with a

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<v Speaker 1>good foundation of who they are right week to week

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<v Speaker 1>that the defense can travel whether it's been on the

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<v Speaker 1>road or at home, and late in the year, earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in the year, we've had our ups and downs, but

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<v Speaker 1>we've made course corrections, if you will, along the way.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think we've got good leadership led by Leslie Frasier,

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive staff and then and then the player of

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<v Speaker 1>driven leadership has been there as well. So we've got

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<v Speaker 1>to continue to grow on that side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not perfect, but we've got a good foundation. League.

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<v Speaker 1>There's an interesting weird thing that happened in this game.

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<v Speaker 1>In weeks past. The one thing that has happened to

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<v Speaker 1>your defense is once in a while they'll get nicked

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<v Speaker 1>in the run game and you totally cut their production

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<v Speaker 1>and have how I know, it's a week to week league,

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<v Speaker 1>but man oh man, that's a difference in what we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen from your defense and to a team when it

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<v Speaker 1>really needed to show up someplace where you haven't been

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<v Speaker 1>as strong, and wow, you really showed a big well.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's where you make corrections. Throughout the season. Things

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<v Speaker 1>come up. It's how you adjust because people are going

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<v Speaker 1>to try and attack in similar ways to the way

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<v Speaker 1>you've been beat before struggled before. So I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>part of coaching, is you make adjustments and you continue

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<v Speaker 1>to drill those adjustments on the field. The players did

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<v Speaker 1>a phenomenal job of executing, and they take a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of pride in that defensive room and how they do things. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you battle that frustration when you put together

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<v Speaker 1>performance like that and you get one play that's the difference.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know these games are closed and there's always

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<v Speaker 1>one play you can point too, but man, how how

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<v Speaker 1>do you fight that frustration of putting together an effort

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<v Speaker 1>like that and still not being able to get Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I try not to. You know, I've committed myself to

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward and not back this week because you read

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<v Speaker 1>across the bottom of the ticker on the TV screen

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<v Speaker 1>it says, you know, pass for three touchdowns and this

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<v Speaker 1>and that and one was a two yard touchdown, the

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<v Speaker 1>other think was a three yard touchdown, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>had that, you know, so you got to be on

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<v Speaker 1>point for all sixty five plays. So really, in a

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<v Speaker 1>game like this and this last chance, last question I

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<v Speaker 1>have about your defense, how do you fight that? Because

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<v Speaker 1>it seems to like a defense pops up out of

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<v Speaker 1>nowhere and also bang, big play. How do you fight that?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, because it's not a systemic problem, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>a chronic problem. It's not it's just something that all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden shows up. How do you what's the

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<v Speaker 1>plan for battling something like that a big place? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's disciplined throughout the game, right, it's sideline reminders. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>how can we keep our players downed in throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>game and continue to make adjustments and give them their

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<v Speaker 1>right reminders at the right time without weighing them down

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<v Speaker 1>and so they can continue to play fast. I was

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<v Speaker 1>going to move ask you about the bright spot offensively

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<v Speaker 1>this week to me had to be Devin Singletary. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a young kid that the beginning of the year,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he fought through an even an injury, but

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<v Speaker 1>even before the injury, like flash and like okay, what

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<v Speaker 1>do we got here? Took a few weeks off with

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<v Speaker 1>the hamstring. Now he's back and there's no doubt he's

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<v Speaker 1>your lead guy, and he put on a very nice

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<v Speaker 1>performance against a very tough defensive Land. We were Devin's motivated,

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<v Speaker 1>you know a lot of these young guys come in,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a long season, and some of them hit the wall.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think Devin he continues to get stronger every week,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's a credit to him. It's a credit to

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<v Speaker 1>his routines, to Kelly Skipper, the running bass coach, and

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<v Speaker 1>also our offensive line. They're the ones out there blocking

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<v Speaker 1>for him. The receivers are doing a good job, was

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<v Speaker 1>well on the perimeter, and so it's never just one

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<v Speaker 1>guy in this case, it's it's a whole unit. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for those insights, appreciate it. We're gonna be back

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<v Speaker 1>for more or later in the show for your final thoughts.

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

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<v Speaker 1>Sean McDermott Show. Steve Tasker once again joined to chop

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<v Speaker 1>Eric tough matchup. You knew it was going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a hard fought game. Came down to a single possession

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<v Speaker 1>at the end, but the Baltimore Ravens really showed why

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<v Speaker 1>they may be the best team in the National Football League. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they're now on a nine game winning streak and they're

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<v Speaker 1>playing incredible football, likely the MVP of the NFL playing

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback for them. The encouraging thing is the Bill's defense

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<v Speaker 1>played great. The offense unable to hit some of those

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<v Speaker 1>shots down the field against all those cover zero blitz

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<v Speaker 1>looks by the Ravens. But you gotta like the Bills

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<v Speaker 1>progression this season getting better and better, and you played

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<v Speaker 1>down to the wire likely the best team of the

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<v Speaker 1>National Football right now. Yeah, you talk about that Bill's

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<v Speaker 1>defense putting it together such a great effort. It starts

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<v Speaker 1>really in the middle there with Tremaine Edmonds. He's made

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<v Speaker 1>some plays throughout this season that have really been difference

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<v Speaker 1>makers and another one showed up in the game against Baltimore. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it did. And as we go to the film, Tremaine

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<v Speaker 1>has been great in coverage all year. He's great against

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<v Speaker 1>the run, and here this is a look that Sean

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<v Speaker 1>McDermott and Lason Frasier will often use six guys at

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<v Speaker 1>the line of scrimmage and they utilize this a number

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<v Speaker 1>of times against the empty sets of the Baltimore Ravens.

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<v Speaker 1>And on this play, Tremaine Edmonds is coming on a

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<v Speaker 1>pressure well as he gets blocked, he simply retreats because

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<v Speaker 1>he's not going to get home, but he occupies the blocker.

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<v Speaker 1>He then gets into the passing lane and the ball

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<v Speaker 1>is tipped up, and because he didn't just continue to

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<v Speaker 1>aimlessly rush, he's able to get back and after the

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<v Speaker 1>ball is tipped up in the air, he makes the interception.

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<v Speaker 1>Huge play in the game for the Bills. Jremaine Edmonds

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<v Speaker 1>in Virginia Tech, he played with his hand on the

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<v Speaker 1>ground and now he's a stand up middle linebacker here

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL and really shows up in pass coverage

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<v Speaker 1>as much as anything because of his range and athleticism. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>super athletic and super long, and what he's able to

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<v Speaker 1>do this is another six guys at the line of scrimmage,

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<v Speaker 1>a look. We mentioned it before. Again you see the

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<v Speaker 1>same look. And this is a huge crucial play in

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<v Speaker 1>the Titans game earlier in the season, and because of

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<v Speaker 1>his length, because of his athleticism, he's able to get

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<v Speaker 1>into the passing lane and tip the ball away. And

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<v Speaker 1>those past deflections. You know, we talk about how great

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<v Speaker 1>the Bills past defense is and a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>credit goes to the secondary, but the Bill's defensive line

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<v Speaker 1>and linebackers have been extremely valuable this year getting their

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<v Speaker 1>hands in the passing lane, and once they tip that ball,

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<v Speaker 1>anything can happen because defenders are kind of aware of

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<v Speaker 1>it and receivers are not flipping over to the Bill's

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<v Speaker 1>next opponent, it's Pittsburgh Steelers, and they lead the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>with thirty three takeaways, thanks in part to a guy

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<v Speaker 1>they got midway through the season. Make a Fitzpatrick. Five

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<v Speaker 1>interceptions on the season, two touchdowns, three fumble recoveries, two

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<v Speaker 1>forced fumbles. I mean, that's stat line's ridiculous. Yeah, And

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<v Speaker 1>then here we get a chance to look at a

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<v Speaker 1>long pick six. And this is a kind of play

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<v Speaker 1>when you take points off the board for your opponent

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<v Speaker 1>and put them on for your team. It's hard to

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<v Speaker 1>bounce back if you're the Indianapolis Colts from a play

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<v Speaker 1>like this. Absolutely, And one guy I want to talk about,

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<v Speaker 1>and you don't often see it, but Quentin Nelson one

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<v Speaker 1>of my favorite players watching the NFL for the Colts.

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<v Speaker 1>I know this is the Meca Fitzpatrick highlight, but I

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<v Speaker 1>like my man hustling fifty six. He's got no shot

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<v Speaker 1>to catching them. But you know what I'm gonna lay

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<v Speaker 1>out ninety two and the next time we get on

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<v Speaker 1>the field, he's gonna remember that. I like that. But

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<v Speaker 1>getting back to Meca Fitzpatrick, good players, the ball seems

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<v Speaker 1>to find their hands. And here you see Micka Fitzpatrick

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<v Speaker 1>getting an interception off of tip ball and these are

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<v Speaker 1>huge plays and for a Steelers team that is without

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Roethlisberger, well now they're getting it done with their

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<v Speaker 1>defense again and Mica Fitzpatrick is making a lot of plays.

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<v Speaker 1>Mica Fitzpatrick coming out out of that and some of

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<v Speaker 1>those so many of those guys have the high football

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<v Speaker 1>IQ that you know, they just play to the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the play. And this scoop and score right here

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<v Speaker 1>is an example of that. Mica Fitzpatrick always around the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>ball hawking safety when the ball is losing on the ground,

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<v Speaker 1>he always seems to be in the vicinity. And this

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<v Speaker 1>time it turns into a scoop and score as this

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<v Speaker 1>was rule to fumble and upheld and replay. Yeah. So,

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<v Speaker 1>like we mentioned two touchdowns on the year, and this

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<v Speaker 1>one is a play where he's just out hustling people.

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<v Speaker 1>He's going towards the ball and a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>stop from this play and he ends up with a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>And like we said, when you have so many injuries

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<v Speaker 1>on offense, for them to be leading the league in

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<v Speaker 1>turnover forced turnovers, that is absolutely huge for this team.

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<v Speaker 1>And it sets up this huge Sunday Night football matchup

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<v Speaker 1>that we have coming up this week. You have Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>Night Football the Buffalo Bills in Pittsburgh to play the Steelers.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be quite quite a scene primetime in Pittsburgh.

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<v Speaker 1>It's always a difficult matchup. Good luck with that broadcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Is going to be a fun game. Yeah, we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate it. Thanks for joining us. We'll be right back.

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<v Speaker 1>Hines Field in Pittsburgh for Sunday Night Football eight fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>kick off. The Bills will go up against the Pittsburgh

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<v Speaker 1>team who's won their last three games with Devilin Hodges

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<v Speaker 1>as their starting quarterback. Over the last three games, Hodges

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<v Speaker 1>is fourth in the league averaging nine point five yards

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<v Speaker 1>per pass attempt. He is the first undrafted rookie QB

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<v Speaker 1>to win his first three starts since nineteen eighty seven.

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<v Speaker 1>Pittsburgh has a strong fifth ranked defense that thrives up front.

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<v Speaker 1>The Steelers have also registered at least one sack in

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<v Speaker 1>fifty four straight games, which is the longest active streak

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL. The Bills will be looking to score

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<v Speaker 1>more than seventeen points in this game because they are

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<v Speaker 1>a perfect eight oh when they put more than seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>on the board. Going into last week's game against the Ravens,

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<v Speaker 1>Baltimore was second in the league converting forty nine percent

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<v Speaker 1>of their third downs, but only converted twenty seven percent

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<v Speaker 1>against the Bills. There is no drop off for the

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<v Speaker 1>d defense when they are on the road. They ranked

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<v Speaker 1>third and limiting opposing passers to a seventy two point

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<v Speaker 1>six QB rating. Opposing quarterbacks have completed only fifty seven

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<v Speaker 1>point eight percent of their passes for six touchdowns and

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<v Speaker 1>six interceptions in six games. The last time the Bills

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<v Speaker 1>beat the Steelers was in nineteen ninety nine. The final

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<v Speaker 1>score was twenty four to twenty one and it was

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<v Speaker 1>a home game for Buffalo. Steve, back to you, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>as always, Maddie appreciated. We're back with Sean McDermott. Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>this Pittsburgh team that you're going to face this weekend

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<v Speaker 1>is built a little bit like your team, stout defense

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<v Speaker 1>and an offense that you know, you just want to

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<v Speaker 1>make enough place to win, you know, kind of condensing

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<v Speaker 1>it down. But what's your message your team about that

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<v Speaker 1>squad and how tough this is going to be in

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<v Speaker 1>Pittsburgh on Sunday. Yeah, Well, we're going on the road.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to a hostile environment. And it's a good

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<v Speaker 1>football team with good continuity, a long tradition of playing

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<v Speaker 1>good football, and they're well coached, physical football team. They've

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<v Speaker 1>got good lines on both sides that are established veteran

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<v Speaker 1>lines with good personnel. So we're gonna have to play

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<v Speaker 1>our best game of the year, there's no doubt about it, Steve,

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<v Speaker 1>and take care of the football on the offensive side

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<v Speaker 1>and special teams if we expect to win this game. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I know what you're gonna say, but you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>say take care of the football. As Steelers lead the

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<v Speaker 1>league with thirty three takeaways, it has really powered their

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<v Speaker 1>ability to get passed down to the third or fourth

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<v Speaker 1>string quarterback in the game. What's your message to your

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<v Speaker 1>own team about you know, once it's hard to say,

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<v Speaker 1>be extra careful with the ball, don't you know? You

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<v Speaker 1>don't take any risks with the football. You gotta do

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<v Speaker 1>something offensively. But this is a game where turnovers could

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<v Speaker 1>be the engine that you steal from them. Yeah. No,

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<v Speaker 1>the ball is big, you know, and it's always big.

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<v Speaker 1>But late in the year the football and fundamentals. People

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<v Speaker 1>overlook fundamentals as well, late in the year, in particular,

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<v Speaker 1>thinking it's a magic formula here or there. No, it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's it's what wins early in the year, wins

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<v Speaker 1>late in the year, what wins through pop one or

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<v Speaker 1>wins at our level, it's fundamentals and take care of

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<v Speaker 1>the football. Yeah, all right, so you mentioned late in

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<v Speaker 1>the year. Okay, so certain words start creeping in the vocabulary. Playoffs, tiebreakers, seeding,

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<v Speaker 1>If you win and you're in, you're in the driver's seat.

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<v Speaker 1>You control your dad. All this stuff creeps into the vernacular.

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<v Speaker 1>What's your message to your team? What does it mean

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<v Speaker 1>to be playing in significant games in December, which is

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<v Speaker 1>what you've always worked for, but still now that you're here,

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<v Speaker 1>what's your message to the team about keeping on keeping on? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to continue to grow as a football team.

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<v Speaker 1>You're looking and say, hey, listen, what we can control.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's control. We can control whether we win or lose.

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<v Speaker 1>Right in terms of we can't control what happens around

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<v Speaker 1>us in the division, outside of the division where we play,

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<v Speaker 1>the weather. We control what we can control and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what we have to focus on this week in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of our preparation. Thanks Sean for your insights, appreciated. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you at home for watching. We're going to come back

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<v Speaker 1>next week and recap the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night football

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<v Speaker 1>game and look ahead to the New England Patriots in

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<v Speaker 1>week sixteen in Foxborough. Thanks for watching. Everybody, have a

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