WEBVTT - Sean McDermott Show, Week 16

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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>What a love it? Wealth Calvert 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 Buffalo Bills. Hello again, everybody, and welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the Sean McDermott Show, presented by ECMC and Collid to Healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>official healthcare providers of the Buffalo Bills, or please to

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<v Speaker 1>join Sean McDermott once again. Sean recap the big win

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<v Speaker 1>in Pittsburgh. It was the second primetime game you guys

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<v Speaker 1>have had, the big Thanksgiving Day game and then of

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<v Speaker 1>course the Sunday night football that was flexed in because

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<v Speaker 1>everybody wants to see what you guys are doing here

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<v Speaker 1>in Buffalo. Is it a kind of a statement win

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<v Speaker 1>to show up on a night like that and get

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<v Speaker 1>five turnovers defensively, hold that team to ten points and

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<v Speaker 1>get the win. Yeah? I mean it was, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is and I could use some rest. So no, we

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy the prime time games. It's hopefully becoming more of

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<v Speaker 1>the norm. It doesn't help coaches planning for the next

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<v Speaker 1>week or getting rests. But it's good for our players.

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<v Speaker 1>It's good to get recognized as an organization and to

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<v Speaker 1>play well in those games. Well, you knew that they

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<v Speaker 1>had a young, inexperienced quarterback going in, but they do

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<v Speaker 1>have one of the best, most veteran offensive lines. And

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<v Speaker 1>yet still your defensive front cranked out a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>sack four sacks, five turnovers, four or four more interceptions

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<v Speaker 1>and held them to fifty one yards that rushing. You'll

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<v Speaker 1>be really proud of your front, defensive front as well

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<v Speaker 1>as your whole squad. It starts you hit it, Steve.

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<v Speaker 1>It starts up front, right, and it's hard to play

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<v Speaker 1>well as a defense or really as an offense if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't play well up front. And the challenge was

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<v Speaker 1>to our front, and they really responded at a high level. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and they came through some big plays and really set

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<v Speaker 1>the tone. Or even on that opening drive it turned

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<v Speaker 1>into kind of a long punt on that third and nine. Still,

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<v Speaker 1>a turnover is way better than a punt return, isn't it. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of ways, one of which for

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<v Speaker 1>when you're going against a young quarterback that gets in

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<v Speaker 1>his head a little bit, and I think it did,

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<v Speaker 1>and it kind of just kind of just snowballed from there.

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<v Speaker 1>You talk about that interception, just shout out to Trevis White.

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<v Speaker 1>He had two interceptions on the game. I thought he

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<v Speaker 1>was going to take one to the house. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>his play has really been a cornerstone for what your

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<v Speaker 1>defense has been able to do all over the field, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And he's really taking a huge step this year as

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<v Speaker 1>a pro. And that was a pivotal point in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>They were driving a little bit. They may have been

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<v Speaker 1>up at that point as well, and try Davis made

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<v Speaker 1>a huge play, great call by coach Frasier, and we

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<v Speaker 1>were one one away from scoring on defense. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>still out there, right, We've got to do that this year. Right. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you're fourteen games into this season, fifteen weeks, and you

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<v Speaker 1>got a quarterback in Josh Allen that got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of fourth quarter comebacks, got a great quarterback rating in

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth quarter, doesn't throw interceptions in the fourth quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>throw some touchdowns in the fourth quarter. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 1>really seems to have that clutch gene. How much confidence

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<v Speaker 1>does that give your team to have a young guy

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<v Speaker 1>like that playing with such confidence it's at those critical moments. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's huge for me in a lot of ways. For

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<v Speaker 1>young players, there's there's boxes you want to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to check and some of those critical moment games and

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<v Speaker 1>having success in the critical moments of games, in this

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<v Speaker 1>case the fourth quarter. You want to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>check that early in someone's career, and we're able to

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<v Speaker 1>do that with Josh at this point. And so much

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<v Speaker 1>about what's talked about with this team is the culture

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<v Speaker 1>you've built, and you got a chance to see a

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<v Speaker 1>glimpse of it once again when Josh Allen found Tyler Croft.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a testament. I got to tell you to your

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<v Speaker 1>coaching staff. You got a guy like Tyler Croft, got

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<v Speaker 1>one target, hasn't contributed much, doesn't get many snapped, but

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<v Speaker 1>when he gets in there, his number was called, he

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<v Speaker 1>was ready. They executed game winning touchdown at the time

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<v Speaker 1>when that's the only chance he got to contribute, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was crucial. Yeah. And the two words really that

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<v Speaker 1>come to mind with Tyler or resiliency and accountability really

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<v Speaker 1>and his resiliency to come back from the injury, to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to work even though he wasn't seeing the results

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<v Speaker 1>maybe early on. Really attribute to him, and then the

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<v Speaker 1>accountability really of the whole team to one another and

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<v Speaker 1>the serve one another and be ready to go even

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<v Speaker 1>though he maybe wasn't. His number hadn't been called to

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<v Speaker 1>that point, Steve, when his number was called, he showed up. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's really the crucial port because when you get

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<v Speaker 1>into the playoffs, and you're in the playoffs, now everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>going to have to contribute, and even if they haven't

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<v Speaker 1>had a chance or an opportunity, it comes up unexpectedly.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to feel better or at least used Tyler

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<v Speaker 1>Croft's contribution as an example of be ready at any

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<v Speaker 1>time because your moment could come. Yeah, And we call

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<v Speaker 1>it work while you wait, you know, and your time

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<v Speaker 1>is going to come if you keep working. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>true in life and it's true in this case in football. Sean,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for these insights. We're gonna come back and get

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<v Speaker 1>your final thoughts later in the show and get a

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<v Speaker 1>preview of the New England Patriots. Chopping Wood is presented

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<v Speaker 1>by Saint Bonaventure University, the official education provider of the

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo Bills. Welcome back to the Sean McDermott Show. Everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>We're here for the segment with Eric Wood in the

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<v Speaker 1>segment we call Chopping Wood, where we're gonna break down

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<v Speaker 1>the game tape of last week's win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Eric,

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<v Speaker 1>last week, we spoke to Sean McDermott and he told

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<v Speaker 1>us that, listen, we gotta win the turnover battles when

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<v Speaker 1>you're playing playing a team like the Pittsburgh Steelers. And

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<v Speaker 1>certainly the Bills defense showed up big on Sunday Night Football.

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<v Speaker 1>They did, and coming to the game, a lot was

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<v Speaker 1>made out of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense leading the league

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<v Speaker 1>in sacks, leading the league in turnovers, and what the

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<v Speaker 1>Bills were able to do in Pittsburgh where flip was

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<v Speaker 1>flipped the script. They forced five turnovers, they sacked the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback four times. Yeah, and this is one of those

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<v Speaker 1>games where it started right off the top, first series

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<v Speaker 1>for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it's Trey White on a

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<v Speaker 1>third and nine where this turns into a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a short punt for the Steelers. Nevertheless, it's a turnover. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Trey White has been having an absolutely incredible season. With

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<v Speaker 1>two picks in Pittsburgh, he now ties for the league lead.

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<v Speaker 1>And here you're right. This is this is basically a

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<v Speaker 1>glorified punt. But coming into this game, Devlin Hodges he

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<v Speaker 1>would throw a number of jump balls and he just

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't punished for him. And what the Bills defensive backs

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<v Speaker 1>were able to do, especially Trey White, was capitalized on those.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's playing off coverage here reads the route doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>break onto the little stutter stead because he give a

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<v Speaker 1>Washington some cushion there and he's able to come up

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<v Speaker 1>with an easy interception. He actually bobbles it a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>does a great job of resetting his feed before rolling

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<v Speaker 1>out of bounds to force the first turn over the day. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, later at the end of the first half,

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<v Speaker 1>Pittsburgh had a golden opportunity to swing the momentum. After

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<v Speaker 1>a pick of their own, an interception and a long return,

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<v Speaker 1>they get deep into Buffalo territory, but deep in their

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<v Speaker 1>own end zone. It was Trent Murphy who stepped up

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<v Speaker 1>made a huge play to keep the scores seven to

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<v Speaker 1>three going into halftime. Yeah. So the Pittsburgh Steelers, because

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<v Speaker 1>of their limited offense without Ben Roethlisberger, they've been implementing

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<v Speaker 1>some wildcat in the wildcat if it's not your bread

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<v Speaker 1>and butter. It's if it's not something you do all

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<v Speaker 1>the time, it can be tough. Well, this place starts

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<v Speaker 1>off on the wrong foot because of a snap well

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<v Speaker 1>the running back James Conner. When you're in the wildcat,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll generally line up at six yards instead of five.

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<v Speaker 1>It causes a low snap if you're not careful of it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's happened to me before in my career. The low

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<v Speaker 1>snap causes, you know, a misfire with the running back

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<v Speaker 1>on the read and Trent Murphy, who's in the backfield

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<v Speaker 1>with a ton of penetration, able to get his hand

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<v Speaker 1>on the ball before the running backs able to secure it.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the Buffalo Bills rallied to the football, a

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<v Speaker 1>team that's always hustling, and of course they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>come away with the football. Fast forward to the third

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<v Speaker 1>quarter to Davious White's game just got twice as nice

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<v Speaker 1>as he basically runs the receiver's route for him. This

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<v Speaker 1>almost was a complete pick six, but because of the

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<v Speaker 1>angle of the offense, he couldn't quite get to the

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<v Speaker 1>end zone. Tredavious White though this was a game changer.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a game changer and Tredavious White makes another

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<v Speaker 1>incredible play, and after he picks this ball up, the

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<v Speaker 1>lead blockers out in front, Kevin Johnson just assumes that

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<v Speaker 1>this offensive lineman at filer would not be able to

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<v Speaker 1>track him down. Don't doubt these offensive lineman, Steve, some

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<v Speaker 1>of them can run. I was known to track down

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<v Speaker 1>an interception or two my day, and here he's able

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<v Speaker 1>to force Trey White out of bounds, which ended up

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<v Speaker 1>being a really big play for them to stay in

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<v Speaker 1>the game at this point. But credit Tredavious White. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been making a huge place for the Bills all season

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<v Speaker 1>and here you see another one. Love the coaches trying

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<v Speaker 1>to track him down the sideline. Eventually you just let

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<v Speaker 1>him go because he's gonna outrun you. Now further down

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<v Speaker 1>into crunch time, you got to give the Steelers credit.

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<v Speaker 1>Still a one score game. But however, right after the

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<v Speaker 1>two minutes real Jordan Poyer again he's around the football.

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<v Speaker 1>He pulls down the third interception of the game, and

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<v Speaker 1>this one very nearly could have ended it. Yeah, it

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<v Speaker 1>could have. And this is another huge play by the

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<v Speaker 1>Bills defense. The Bills ran this pressure a number of times.

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<v Speaker 1>They lined up in a double a gap look and

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<v Speaker 1>they would fire Tremaine Edmonds and he would create immediate

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on the quarterback. The reason Tremaine Edmonds is coming

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<v Speaker 1>here is because marquis pouncing the center. He slides to Milano,

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<v Speaker 1>so at that point Milano will drop. Now they know

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<v Speaker 1>James Connor has to pick up Tremaine Edmunds and now

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<v Speaker 1>here comes the pressure off the left edge coming three.

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<v Speaker 1>Deviln Hodges has to rush the throat to him. This

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<v Speaker 1>play seems open, but it's not because you have ployer

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of the field playing center field. Initially

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<v Speaker 1>he starts outside of the right hash well, it's what

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<v Speaker 1>the safeties always do. They're disguising coverage. He retreats back

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<v Speaker 1>to the middle of the field, able to come away

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<v Speaker 1>with a fairly easy interception here for himself. Eric, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for your insight. Let's hope the defense continues this on

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<v Speaker 1>slaughter turnovers. It's always a huge thing and a huge boost,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly in New England, one of the most difficult venues

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<v Speaker 1>for anybody to go into and be successful. Let's wish

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<v Speaker 1>the Bills all the luck in the world this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Eric, absolutely thanks for having me Steven game preview

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<v Speaker 1>your unexpected. That's the Red Shared Treatment, Maddie Glade with

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<v Speaker 1>this week's game. Pres In Week sixteen, the ten and

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<v Speaker 1>four Buffalo Bills head to Foxborough to take on the

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<v Speaker 1>AFC East leaders in the eleven and three New England Patriots.

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<v Speaker 1>The division is still up for grabs, and it all

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<v Speaker 1>begins with the Bills beating the Patriots. This matchup is

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<v Speaker 1>the latest the division has been decided since two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and eight. The Bills will face another stellar defense as

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<v Speaker 1>they take on a top ten defense for the fifth

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<v Speaker 1>straight week. They allow the least total yards per game,

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<v Speaker 1>the fewest first downs, and allowed just twelve point nine

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<v Speaker 1>points per game. The Patriots have a plus twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>turnover ratio, the best in the league. Quarterback Tom Brady

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't been his normal self in the last six games,

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<v Speaker 1>as he has had a tough time connecting with his receivers.

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<v Speaker 1>Brady ranged thirtieth in the NFL, completing just fifty four

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<v Speaker 1>point one percent of his passes in the last six games.

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<v Speaker 1>On Buffalo side, Over the last six games, the Bills

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<v Speaker 1>offense is averaging more than the Patriots, scoring twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>point three points per game. Tredavius Wife recorded two interceptions

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<v Speaker 1>against the Steelers, making it his second I Think game

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<v Speaker 1>with two interceptions this season. That brings us total to

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<v Speaker 1>six on the season, which is tied for the most

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<v Speaker 1>in the league. Jordan Phillips has helped his secondary get

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<v Speaker 1>interceptions with the pressure he brings, recording nine and a

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<v Speaker 1>half sack so far, which leads the team and is

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<v Speaker 1>the second most by any defensive tackle. That's this week's

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<v Speaker 1>game preview. Steve back to you, thanks again, Mattie and coach.

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<v Speaker 1>You had a chance to win an in and you are.

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<v Speaker 1>You're in. You won that game, and you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>always quite a moment, particularly when you do it in

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<v Speaker 1>week you know, fifteen to the season, where you got

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<v Speaker 1>two games left and you're already in the playoffs, got

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<v Speaker 1>the five seed, all wrapped up with bigger things perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>on the horizon. Give us an idea of what that

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<v Speaker 1>was like for your team to react to the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that they've accomplished at least that at this point, and

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<v Speaker 1>the fan reactions been phenomenal. Yeah, awesome, Just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we had an opportunity to clinch, and you always want

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<v Speaker 1>to clinch, as soon as you can clinch, right, and

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<v Speaker 1>so you can, you know, take a lot out of

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<v Speaker 1>that time a game and that type of maturity and

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<v Speaker 1>growth from our football team, from our young football team

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<v Speaker 1>in particular on being able to perform like they did

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<v Speaker 1>in that game and then moving forward, how that should

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<v Speaker 1>help us? How do you handle these last two weeks?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you certainly can't be satisfied with getting into

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. Your team has bigger goals and you've grown

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<v Speaker 1>to a point where you should expect bigger things. How

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<v Speaker 1>do you handle it when you've got two weeks of

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<v Speaker 1>football left and you're just kind of waiting for the

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<v Speaker 1>tournament to start. Well, you know, it's about competing too.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the tournament will start in a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>weeks here, and we're in it. That's the only thing

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<v Speaker 1>that's guaranteed right now. But outside of that, it's how

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<v Speaker 1>do we continue to grow between now and then? And

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<v Speaker 1>that starts with this week against New England. Sean, congratulations

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<v Speaker 1>on the playoff birth, thanks for being with us today

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<v Speaker 1>and thank you at home for watching us today. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to come back next week recap the New England

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<v Speaker 1>game and also look forward to week seventeen, the final

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<v Speaker 1>regular season game of the year against the New York Jets.

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