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Speaker 1: Exciting time to be a Buffalo build of the fan
Speaker 1: of the Buffalo Builds. Welcome to Week six of the
Speaker 1: Sean McDermott Show, presented by Connors and Ferris, your Workers
Speaker 1: camp Attorneys. I'm Chris Brown, filling in for Steve Tasker
Speaker 1: and pleased to be joined by head coach Sean McDermott,
Speaker 1: coach that went into Kansas City and dominated the Chiefs
Speaker 1: in prime time for what summer calling a watershed victory
Speaker 1: for your team, does the win mean anything in terms
Speaker 1: of your team's mental psyche knowing the Chiefs had kind
Speaker 1: of been a thorn in your side the past year
Speaker 1: or so, well, I think every year is different. Chris, Right,
Speaker 1: it was a great win. And when you go on
Speaker 1: the road against a good football team in that type
Speaker 1: of environment, those are good wins and they're hard to
Speaker 1: come buy wins overall in the NFL, but in particular
Speaker 1: on the road and the environment we were in and
Speaker 1: the ebbs and flows of that game, I thought our
Speaker 1: guys did a tremendous job mentally sticking with it, and yeah,
Speaker 1: there is some residual to that that we can take
Speaker 1: with this the rest of the season. Your quarterback Josh
Speaker 1: Allen out dueled former MVP and Super Bowl champ Patrick
Speaker 1: Mahomes Josh at three hundred and fifteen yards, three touchdowns
Speaker 1: through the air, sixty two yards and another score on
Speaker 1: the ground. How well do you believe Josh walked the
Speaker 1: line of improvising when necessary while also working within the
Speaker 1: confines of the game plan. Yeah, I mean, I think
Speaker 1: you're spot on. He was aggressive in a calculated away
Speaker 1: and there's times when he was out of the pocket
Speaker 1: where he threw the ball away, and then there's times
Speaker 1: when he was out of the pocket where he made
Speaker 1: plays down the field and found open receivers. So I
Speaker 1: thought it was a real nice balance of aggressiveness and
Speaker 1: real responsible decision making on his part. Josh led your
Speaker 1: offense on a signature drive when the Chiefs started to
Speaker 1: game some momentum back in the fourth quarter. Twelve plays
Speaker 1: eighty five yards lasted almost eight minutes, bringing your lead
Speaker 1: back to eighteen points and leaving less than six minutes
Speaker 1: on the game clock. On a critical third down, Josh
Speaker 1: hurdled that defender to extend the drive. Then he connected
Speaker 1: with Emmanuel Sanders for the second time to put the
Speaker 1: nail in the coffin. Was there any message to your
Speaker 1: offense before they went out on the field for that drive, Well,
Speaker 1: there wasn't from me, but I know how they are,
Speaker 1: I know how coach Daves handles it over there, and
Speaker 1: I'm sure that there was a message of hey, we
Speaker 1: have to answer and respond because the momentum had shifted
Speaker 1: a little bit there. And so I was very pleased
Speaker 1: with that drive and I thought it was a tremendous
Speaker 1: job by Josh Allen and two particular plays, both of
Speaker 1: which you mentioned, one on the third down where he
Speaker 1: hurtled the defender and then also to get us in
Speaker 1: the end zone. If we don't get in the end
Speaker 1: zone there, even though we take all that time off
Speaker 1: the clock, it's still a game, and so getting in
Speaker 1: the end zone was critical there. Your defense is still
Speaker 1: leading the league now with fifteen takeaways, having produced at
Speaker 1: least three turnovers in each of the last four games,
Speaker 1: as you had four against Kansas City, including a pick six.
Speaker 1: You held the number one offense in KSE to just
Speaker 1: twenty points. That's their third lowest regular season total since
Speaker 1: the beginning of the twenty eighteen season. More importantly, you
Speaker 1: kept both Travis Kelsey and Tyree Hill in check. What
Speaker 1: has raised the level of your defense to the best
Speaker 1: scoring defense in the league. Well, I think that our
Speaker 1: players embraced the overall team approach to playing defense. It's
Speaker 1: an unselfish approach, and I think that's what good defenses have.
Speaker 1: They have that one eleventh type of approach where they
Speaker 1: swarm to the football. They all try and do their
Speaker 1: job at a high level. They prepare like crazy during
Speaker 1: the week, and then they go out there and play
Speaker 1: physical football. Dawson Knox led all receivers in the game
Speaker 1: with one hundred and seventeen yards against the Chiefs, all
Speaker 1: of which came on three huge receptions. His fifty three
Speaker 1: yard touchdown was his fifth of the season, leading all
Speaker 1: tight ends. What are the main factors that have led
Speaker 1: to his breakout season this year in his third year. Well,
Speaker 1: and I think it starts in the off seat and
Speaker 1: Chris with his dedication to his craft, his investment in
Speaker 1: his career, and some of the things he did this
Speaker 1: offseason and then and once in Buffalo, the time he's
Speaker 1: been spending with Josh and with Rob Boris our tight
Speaker 1: ends coach, who does a great job with him. I
Speaker 1: think he's playing at a high level and it's great
Speaker 1: to see us spread the ball around to not only
Speaker 1: the tight ends and the receivers, but also the backs.
Speaker 1: Speaking of breakout performance is Greg Rousseau at a sack
Speaker 1: and a huge interception in his primetime debut. He's played
Speaker 1: a significant role on your defense five games into the
Speaker 1: season here, how much have your expectations for Greg changed
Speaker 1: from week one to now? Well, expectations change because he's
Speaker 1: no longer a rookie and no uncertain terms, so it's
Speaker 1: grow every week, embraced that growth mindset, get better and better,
Speaker 1: you know, as a rookie, and really for all of us,
Speaker 1: you go through ups and downs during the course of
Speaker 1: a season that you have to learn how to respond
Speaker 1: to and learn from, and I think he's done a
Speaker 1: good job of that to this point. All right, thanks
Speaker 1: very much, coach. We'll catch you up with you later
Speaker 1: in the show to get your final thoughts on your
Speaker 1: upcoming matchup with the Titans on Monday Night Football. The
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Speaker 1: here with this week's game preview. The Buffalo Bills are
Speaker 1: getting ready for their second straight prime time matchup. Buffalo
Speaker 1: is first place in the AFC East and we'll head
Speaker 1: to Nashville to take on the Titans, who are first
Speaker 1: in the AFC South. Their offense goes through Derrick Henry,
Speaker 1: who has the most rushing yards in the NFL with
Speaker 1: six hundred and forty through five games. Henry also has
Speaker 1: seven rushing touchdowns, which ranks first. The Titans are averaging
Speaker 1: twenty six point four points per game, which is good
Speaker 1: per tenth, and have the third best rushing offense, averaging
Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty seven point eight rushing yards per game.
Speaker 1: Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill hasn't been able to escape pressure
Speaker 1: this year and has been sacked twenty times, the most
Speaker 1: of any quack. Tennessee's defense is allowing an average of
Speaker 1: twenty six points per game, good for twenty four. They
Speaker 1: have also allowed twenty three plays of at least twenty yards,
Speaker 1: which ranks twenty fourth as well. The Bill's offense has
Speaker 1: been off the charts. They're one hundred and seventy two
Speaker 1: points scored this season, makes it a new club record
Speaker 1: for the most points through five games. Buffalo's offense is
Speaker 1: number one, averaging thirty four point four points per game,
Speaker 1: and they have a plus one away point differential, which
Speaker 1: is the best in the league. Buffalo's defense is also
Speaker 1: the best in the NFL, allowing only twelve point eight
Speaker 1: points per game, two hundred and fifty one point eight
Speaker 1: total yards per game, and a passer rating of sixty
Speaker 1: point seven. They're also taking the ball away at the
Speaker 1: highest rate, registering fifteen takeaways so far this season. That's
Speaker 1: this week's game preview, Chris, back to you, all right,
Speaker 1: thanks very much, Mattie, coach. You were able to avenge
Speaker 1: one of your losses from last year with the win
Speaker 1: over the Chiefs. Now you have another opportunity here against
Speaker 1: the ten team that handed you one of your few
Speaker 1: losses last year on a game that got rescheduled more
Speaker 1: than once. How does the magnitude of this game compared
Speaker 1: to your game against the Chiefs this past week. Well,
Speaker 1: they're all different, but all the same in the sense
Speaker 1: that we're just trying to go one and know, every
Speaker 1: week we respect every opponent, and this is an opponent
Speaker 1: that beat us last year. They've got a good football team,
Speaker 1: they're well coached, they have an influx of new talent
Speaker 1: this year. They're getting healthier. Now we expect to see
Speaker 1: both of the starting wide receivers out there who are
Speaker 1: forces to be reckoned with. So it'll be a big
Speaker 1: challenge for our football team going down there. After you're
Speaker 1: winning Kansas City, you said that you can get humbled
Speaker 1: in this league pretty quick. How would you assess the
Speaker 1: humility of your team coming off that statement went over
Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Well, you know, I think every week you've
Speaker 1: got to start in a place of humility. And we
Speaker 1: have a group of veteran leaders on this football team
Speaker 1: that do a great job of leading by example in
Speaker 1: this case, and guys who are normally just naturally humble guys.
Speaker 1: So I think that's a step in the right direction,
Speaker 1: first step. But I'll know a little bit more as
Speaker 1: we go through the rest of the week here as
Speaker 1: to where our team is and what they need most.
Speaker 1: All right, thanks very much, coach, good luck on Monday night.
Speaker 1: We'll be back after the bye week to recap your
Speaker 1: game against Tennessee and preview your Week eight matchup against
Speaker 1: the Dolphins, and to everyone at home, thanks for watching.
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