1 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: The outside looking in it, it just seems like the 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: last two weeks since you came back from the bye, 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: the team hasn't been playing the same level of football 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: that it was before. Like what do you put your 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: finger onto? Why that might be the case? Wish I knew. 6 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: It's too late in the season not to play your 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: best football. And I would say these last two weeks 8 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: have come down and that we're playing against teams playing 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: a way you're supposed to be playing late December, Like 10 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 1: we got to play better. Like there's not I would 11 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 1: say both games is not one thing that needs to 12 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: be fixed. It's overall everybody just playing a little bit better, 13 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: units playing better, and like we're not doing it. Like 14 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: it's not like it's just all bad or we're getting killed, 15 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: but when we're when we need to make a play, 16 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,319 Speaker 1: like we're not making those plays. It's just not good enough. 17 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: We're starting slow, falling behind. Now we're playing catch up, 18 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: and now you got to play perfect. Basically, when you 19 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,639 Speaker 1: play a game like that, it's just it hasn't been 20 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: good and it's up to us as a team. Well, 21 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: you know, for what's left for the season, we're guaranteed 22 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: two more games and that's it, and that's how we 23 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: got to approach it. That's that's a mentality in the 24 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: mindset we need to have and if not, this season 25 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: won't end the way. We won't. In today's game, what 26 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: did they do to extend plays because they didn't punt 27 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: it all today? Um, what did they do in particular? 28 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: I mean, we'll watch the film, but honestly, it felt 29 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: like everything it didn't feel like we really did anything 30 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: well enough. You know, had some plays where it looked 31 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: like we would get off the field and then we 32 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: might miss a tackle or you know, the play extends 33 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 1: a second or two longer. It just felt like nothing 34 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: was was really good enough. We only really got stops 35 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: once they got all the way down in the red era, 36 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: maybe one or two fourth down stops. But it's just 37 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: we didn't we didn't get any stops and give our 38 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: offense field position like it was. It just wasn't good 39 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: enough as a defense. It wasn't just you know, the front, 40 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: the linebackers are the second. It was just overall not 41 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: good enough. When you guys lost consecutive games early in 42 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: the season, you turned it around. Are there any lessons 43 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: from from that turnaround? You can use now to close 44 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: out the season. I wish I could say, but I 45 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: mean early in the season. You talk about having a 46 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: lot of football left, you talk about full season left. 47 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: You know, two and four still a lot of games, 48 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: like two games left, so uh, to me, it just 49 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:30,119 Speaker 1: comes down to winning two games, like starting with Jacksonville, preparing, 50 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: doing everything we got to do, putting everything into it, 51 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,119 Speaker 1: and winning that game. I don't know how, I don't 52 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: know what it's gonna look like, but as that time 53 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: of the year where we we gotta find a way 54 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: to win. And that's what we're in right now. You know, 55 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: it's it's basically all playoff games from here on out, 56 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: and that's what that's how we got our approach it. Uh. 57 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: Guys that have been here, we've been here before, We've 58 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: been in seasons where we've talked about, you know, each 59 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: game left is like the left is like a playoff game. 60 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: We gotta play like that like that. That's that's what 61 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: our season is. I don't know where we stand now 62 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: at all the stands and everything, but you know, if 63 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: we don't finish the way we need to finish, we'll 64 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: be at home. YEA. The career game for Mackenzie today. 65 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: What was he doing that was giving you guys problems 66 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 1: out there? We'll have to watch the film, but you know, 67 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: I obviously had a lot of catches running away from leverage, 68 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: a lot of over routes. We just didn't do a 69 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: good enough job on him. Played a good game. Josh 70 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: Allen made some good throws to him a couple of situations, 71 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: but it you know, he just they used him well 72 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: game playing wise, and we didn't adjust. And you know, 73 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: I felt like I could have made some adjustments on 74 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: the field that would have helped us. That just didn't 75 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: get it done. Devin, first down, second down plays for them. 76 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: How instrumental was their success on early downs to overall 77 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: their ability to just to keep the offense on the field, 78 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: And in particular, what did they do that or why 79 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: were they able to exploit the flats as much as 80 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: they were. It seemed like they picked up a lot 81 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: of yards left or right in the flats. Oh that's 82 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: just what That's what the game comes down to. I mean, 83 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: we talked about it every week as a defense, playing 84 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: well on first and second down, trying to get a 85 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: team in a third and law. I thought jos Shallon 86 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: did a great job of whatever the defense was, just 87 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: taking what was there, not trying to not trying to 88 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,679 Speaker 1: force any plays. And you know, if everyone was covered 89 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: down the field and he checked it down. When we 90 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: got in different coverages where you know, it was open 91 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: down field, he took it. But he played He played 92 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: a really control game of taking what the defense kind 93 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: of was given a certain situations and zones, he kind 94 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: of he did a good job of just checking it down. 95 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,119 Speaker 1: And you know, it wasn't like it was huge plays, 96 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: but it was seven it was eight yards, and it 97 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: made it harder for us second and twos and things 98 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: like that. So, um, you know, I thought he did 99 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: a good job, and I didn't think we adjusted well 100 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: to that. It was kind of like we were behind 101 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: and each part of that and it kept the chains 102 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: moving and you know they made them, you know, have 103 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: the ability to really control the game. Devin's building off 104 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 1: of that, how much was maybe testing his discipline and 105 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: or patience to take what was given a point of 106 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: emphasis coming into today. I mean, that's how you play football. 107 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: You know, every defense is going to have a weakness, 108 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: like you, you can't always have the perfect call. And 109 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 1: you know, he played good quarterbacks, they do a good 110 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: job at it. And we've talked about Josh Allen. You know, 111 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 1: we've played him a bunch of times now early in 112 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: his career, and he did a good job. And then 113 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: I would say overall, like take we gotta take advantage 114 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: of the opportunities. Same thing last week. You know, we 115 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: got a chance to get an interception or a big play. 116 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: When you play a good quarterback or you played a 117 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: good team, we can't fall short and not make those plays. 118 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: That makes it hard on you. And we had a 119 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: few opportunities today of trying to make those plays. You know, 120 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: either step late or you know, something like that where 121 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: those players will change the game. And you know, sometimes 122 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: we'll force the offense have to be more aggressive and 123 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: things like that. We let them kind of play it 124 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: on their own terms. And you know, I thought, you know, 125 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: when you do that a good quarterback, he got it. 126 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: I thought Alan got in his zone and he was 127 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: seeing things well. They were holding up in protection and 128 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: him able to buy time scrambling or buying time throwing. 129 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: And that puts a lot of pressure on the defense. 130 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: Being smart and playing smart, how do you keep your 131 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: team from not retaliating and it staying discipline, especially in 132 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 1: crunch time. We have to do that. I mean, we 133 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: talked about that around here for years. Just got to 134 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: do a good job of that, not you know sometimes 135 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: like every time it shows up, because whenever you whenever 136 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: those penalties show up is just tough. You know, it's 137 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: it doesn't help us, but you know it's it's a physical, 138 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: chippy game. We just got to do a good job 139 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: of making sure we don't get penalized in those situations. 140 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: And like you just said, being smart. Um, we talk 141 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: about every team in the NFL talks about it, but 142 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: it's getting it done, you know, each time it shows up, 143 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: not just in this critical sit like each time just 144 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: being discipline enough to not get a penalty. But it's tough, 145 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: you know. I think some of those penalties the last 146 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 1: couple of weeks have heard us, and we just got 147 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: to be prepared. Now that that's happened, it's gonna get 148 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: called close for us, like it just is what it 149 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: is when they watched the film. These things have happened. 150 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: We just gotta you know, be alert to refs calling 151 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: it close with us and just walking away and just 152 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: being smart, Devin, I mean, you guys started slow this 153 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: season before you know, winning seventh straight. Is there anything 154 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: you can take from or learn from the slow start 155 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: that you were able to rebound that you can sort 156 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: of apply now to this recent skid. I mean not really, 157 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: We'll see, but I think it comes down and we 158 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: gotta play winning football like that's that's what it is. 159 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: I think we know we can do it. I mean, 160 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,119 Speaker 1: I guess we could take that from it, but there's 161 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: just nothing to talk about. We just got to go 162 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: do it. As that point in the season where you 163 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: either get it done or you don't, and that's where 164 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: we're at, and I think that's what we need to 165 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:58,559 Speaker 1: focus on, just playing better next week. Last question, Devin, 166 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: how would you describe the emotion in this game? Playing 167 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: two games against those guys twenty days apart, and how 168 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: do you think you guys handled its divisional opponent. We 169 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: get their best shot, they get our best shot. I mean, 170 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: it just is what it is. And I say it 171 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: every year. Throw records out all of that when we 172 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: played the Jets, Miami or Buffalo like it. It's gonna 173 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: be a tough, contested game. I would saying, all these 174 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: teams know us well. We played Buffalo with you know, 175 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: the same head coach, same coordinators for a while now, 176 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: so you know each team knows each other well. Obviously, 177 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: we didn't handle it well because we lost the thing 178 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: at the end of the that's what playing an NFL 179 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: comes down to, win a law. So we didn't handle 180 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: that well and we had to rebound and try to 181 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: get a win next week. Appreciate it.