WEBVTT - The Sean McDermott Show, Week 16

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<v Speaker 1>I had a hell of a job, man. Wait to

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<v Speaker 1>stick to it, the whole game, the whole game. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not easy, right, that's the type of game we're

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<v Speaker 1>go'll be in all the way through the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the way. Hey, that's one down right there, right, one down,

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<v Speaker 1>one down. We know who's up next. We know who's

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<v Speaker 1>up next. It's all about us, right, stay humble, how

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<v Speaker 1>then needs to be saying? Man, we know what we

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<v Speaker 1>need to do. We'll take what to day. Find in

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<v Speaker 1>the way, find in the way every week. Hello foot,

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo Bill, no overthinking. All right, go play the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll play some football. An exciting time to be a

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo build of the fan of the Buffalo Bills. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>into Week sixteen of the Sean McDermott Show, presented by

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<v Speaker 1>Connors and Farris, your workers comp attorney. I'm Steve Taskan.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, I'm pleased to be joined by head coach

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<v Speaker 1>Sean McDermott. Coach, thanks as is for joining us. You

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<v Speaker 1>guys bounce back in a big way against the Panthers.

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<v Speaker 1>You put yourselves in the driver's seat for a shot

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<v Speaker 1>at the division title. How does it affect your mindset

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<v Speaker 1>now that you're in control of your own destiny. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it gives the players great motivation when they

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<v Speaker 1>know that there's something in front of them and an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity more than anything in front of them. And even

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<v Speaker 1>if there wasn't, obviously you want to play at a

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<v Speaker 1>certain level all the time. But this is just added

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<v Speaker 1>motivation and should add focus and energy to what we're

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<v Speaker 1>doing down the stretcher. Well, let's start with a maybe

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<v Speaker 1>one of your most important players, Josh. He had three

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<v Speaker 1>passing touchdowns against Carolina, got him to thirty one on

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<v Speaker 1>the seasons, the first quarterback in franchise history to have

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<v Speaker 1>back to back seasons with thirty touchdowns. How do you

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<v Speaker 1>think his experience last year has helped him prepare for

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<v Speaker 1>this playoff push over the next couple of weeks. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's big. Really, every experience that he's gone

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<v Speaker 1>through it through the course of his career to this

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<v Speaker 1>point is really added to his foundation and depths towards

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<v Speaker 1>his development. And I think you're starting to see Josh

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<v Speaker 1>really mature. He started off the game this past week

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<v Speaker 1>a little erratic, call it, but he's really settled in

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<v Speaker 1>and found his rhythm and I thought really played well. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of those touchdowns of Josh's went to Gabriel Davis.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got four touchdowns over the last three weeks, and

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<v Speaker 1>Davis led your team with five catches for eighty five

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<v Speaker 1>yards filling in for Emmanuel Sanders. How important is that

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<v Speaker 1>numbered two receiver role in your offense given the amount

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<v Speaker 1>of attention Steph Diggs gets every game. Yeah, I was

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<v Speaker 1>just going to add that, right. Steph Days gets so

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<v Speaker 1>much attention a week to week, whether it's with the

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<v Speaker 1>top corner matching him or rolling a safety over the

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<v Speaker 1>top of Steff. That that other position, the two the

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<v Speaker 1>three receiver, whether it be Gabe, Emmanuel Cole and such

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<v Speaker 1>an important part of what we're doing on offense. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Devin Singletary ran for a season high eighty six yards

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<v Speaker 1>on a career high twenty two carries. His sixteen yard

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<v Speaker 1>touchdown on the second quarter got things started for you offensively.

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<v Speaker 1>He was virtually the only guy to run the ball

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<v Speaker 1>besides Josh. How do you think using the one running

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<v Speaker 1>back approach worked for your offense in this game? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I thought they did a good job really

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<v Speaker 1>sticking with Motor. Motor had the hot hand. Thought Motor

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<v Speaker 1>you did a really good job as well, and some

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<v Speaker 1>of the time, some of the plays opportunities where he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have the ball in his hand. Passing game in particular,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's an important part of being an all around

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<v Speaker 1>back and having that consistency and trust with our offense. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>on the defensive side of the ball, you stop Carolina

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<v Speaker 1>on four out of five fourth down tries, which really

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<v Speaker 1>changed the moment of the game. How did it impact

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<v Speaker 1>your defensive game plan once you realize they were without

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<v Speaker 1>a place kicker and would be going forth the entire game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it sounds like it's a good thing, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was a good thing for us because they become

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<v Speaker 1>predictable to some extent. Although it's a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a unique challenge because of the lack of the kicker

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<v Speaker 1>and the four down opportunities that they have and what

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<v Speaker 1>third down is going to look like as it relates

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<v Speaker 1>to going for it on fourth down, so added opportunities.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure there's some analytics people out there that love

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<v Speaker 1>that approach, and I like our kicker on our ends,

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<v Speaker 1>so we'll keep him as long as we can. At

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<v Speaker 1>one point, Carolina was within one possession and Fa Obata

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<v Speaker 1>came up with two huge sacks. The first one came

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<v Speaker 1>on a second down and put them in a third

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<v Speaker 1>and eighteen, and then two plays later he sat cam

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<v Speaker 1>on fourth down to seal the game. What did you

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<v Speaker 1>think of the game Fa had against his old team? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that was huge. I mean Fa being an ex panther,

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<v Speaker 1>I know he was motivated going into that game, and

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<v Speaker 1>we had a number of them out there, Fa, Vernon, Butler,

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<v Speaker 1>Mario Addison, J. Klein, to name just a few. And

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<v Speaker 1>great to see those guys play so well against their

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<v Speaker 1>old team. Thanks, coach. We'll catch up with you a

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<v Speaker 1>little later in the show to get your final thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>on your upcoming matchup with the Patriots. The game plan

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<v Speaker 1>You deserve the red shirt treatment, Maddi glab here with

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<v Speaker 1>your Week sixteen game preview. Eight and six Bills are

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<v Speaker 1>taking on the nine and five Patriots with the AFC's

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<v Speaker 1>title on the line. The Patriots were riding a seven

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<v Speaker 1>game win streak, but suffered a loss of the Colts

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<v Speaker 1>coming out of their bye week in Week fifteen. If

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<v Speaker 1>the Bills can win out the division is theirs, they'll

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<v Speaker 1>be facing a Patriots team who's averaging twenty six point

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<v Speaker 1>two points per game and has a plus nine turnover margin,

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<v Speaker 1>both of which are top ten in the NFL. One

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<v Speaker 1>of Mac Jones's favorite targets in the end zone right

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<v Speaker 1>now is tight end Hunter Henry, who has nine touchdowns,

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<v Speaker 1>which leads the NFL for tight ends. The Patriots defense

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<v Speaker 1>is allowing a league low sixteen point two points per

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<v Speaker 1>game and is one of the toughest teams to score

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<v Speaker 1>on because they're limiting touchdowns in the red zone to

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<v Speaker 1>just forty five point nine percent of the time. Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Shellen is hoping for a similar performance to his last

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<v Speaker 1>one in Gillette Stadium because last season he completed twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven of thirty six passes for three hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 1>yards and through for four touchdowns and a thirty eight

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<v Speaker 1>to nine victory in Foxboro. Alan is also the only

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo Bill to ever have back to back seasons with

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<v Speaker 1>at least thirty passing touchdowns. He has thirty one this season,

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<v Speaker 1>which is top five in the NFL. The Bill's defense

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<v Speaker 1>is allowing the fewest yards in the NFL only two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and eighty seven point nine per game. They've given

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<v Speaker 1>up only eleven passing touchdowns, which is also the fewest

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL. New England leads the series against Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>with seventy seven wins and forty five losses. That's this

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<v Speaker 1>week's game preview, Steve back to you, Thanks Mattie. Coach.

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<v Speaker 1>You're facing the Patriots for the second time, this time

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<v Speaker 1>with first place in the AFC East on the line.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you learn from your first matchup that has

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<v Speaker 1>prepared you for this game. Well, clearly, we've saw some

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<v Speaker 1>of their run game. They turned the round and handed

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<v Speaker 1>that ball out forty five times, which is unusual. So

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a decent field for our defense against their

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<v Speaker 1>run attack, and obviously we have to do some things

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<v Speaker 1>there to get cleaned up so we can play better football.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I think offensively, we saw some of how

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<v Speaker 1>they want to defend our offense. So they're very multiple

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<v Speaker 1>on defense, and I've got a very veteran, smart group

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<v Speaker 1>that played well together, so it'll be a big challenge

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<v Speaker 1>for us here. Yeah, in that first game, Mac Jones

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<v Speaker 1>only threw a bowl three times. It's hard to believe

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<v Speaker 1>that'll happen again. So how are you preparing to see

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<v Speaker 1>a completely different offensive game plan from New England? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's a great question. You know, they've only

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<v Speaker 1>played one game in between our game and now our

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<v Speaker 1>second game, and we've played two, which is not a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>but they have two additional games on us there with

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<v Speaker 1>just one that we have on them. But I think,

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<v Speaker 1>just overall, I was very impressed with what mac Jones

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<v Speaker 1>did against the Colts, trying to bring his team from

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<v Speaker 1>behind and showed a lot of poise, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>high level execution to bring his team back and almost

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and win the game. So a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>respect for the start he's off to as a young

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback in our league. All Right, thanks coach, good luck

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. We'll be back next week to recap your

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

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<v Speaker 1>against the Falcons. And to everyone at home, thanks for watching.

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