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Speaker 1: Exciting time to be a Buffalo build of the Fantom
Speaker 1: of the Buffalo Building. Welcome into Week four of the
Speaker 1: Sean McDermott Show, presented by Connors and Ferris, your workers
Speaker 1: cop Attorneys. I'm Chris Brown, filling in for Steve Tasker
Speaker 1: and glad to be joined by head coach Sean McDermott. Coach,
Speaker 1: your team had another impressive win this week, putting up
Speaker 1: four hundred eighty one total yards forty three points, also
Speaker 1: force three turnovers. What part of the win against Washington
Speaker 1: did you appreciate the most? Well, I think, honestly, one
Speaker 1: of the things that I'm hoping we can use in
Speaker 1: the future here is playing through changes in momentum momentum shifts,
Speaker 1: if you will, adversity. When we were up twenty one
Speaker 1: zero in early part of the game, I believe it
Speaker 1: was the second quarter, and then all of a sudden,
Speaker 1: two scores back to back by Washington changed the momentum,
Speaker 1: change the complexion of the game, and we kind of
Speaker 1: found our rhythm again and were able to reset play
Speaker 1: good football. Throughout the remainder of the game and win
Speaker 1: like we did. So. I think that's something that kind
Speaker 1: of lurks beneath the water and the wind, and I
Speaker 1: was glad to see that come to the surface. There.
Speaker 1: Took a couple of weeks, but we finally got that
Speaker 1: signature performance from Josh that we got used to seeing
Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three hundred fifty eight yards through the
Speaker 1: air five total touchdowns, was his fifth career game with
Speaker 1: four passing touchdowns in three hundred yards, breaking a tie
Speaker 1: with Jim Kelly for most in Bill's history. What was
Speaker 1: different for Josh this week that maybe got him back
Speaker 1: to his twenty twenty form? Do you think, Well, I
Speaker 1: just think overall, maybe he freed up a little bit
Speaker 1: more this week. Thought he had a good week of practice,
Speaker 1: and I saw the same in practice. To be honest
Speaker 1: with you, and you know, not trying to do too
Speaker 1: much is a good approach at times. I thought. Other
Speaker 1: times he spread the ball around, he created on his own,
Speaker 1: and their rush, our routes and our protection matched up
Speaker 1: with the ball coming out really really well this week
Speaker 1: as well. After your defense forced a quick three and
Speaker 1: out to start the second half, your offense went on
Speaker 1: a seventeen play ninety three yard drive that lasted over
Speaker 1: eight minutes on the clock and ended with Emmanuel Sanders
Speaker 1: second touchdown of the game. Josh went nine for ten
Speaker 1: for seventy six yards on the drive, connected with Cole
Speaker 1: Beasley a handful of times. Were there any notable adjustments
Speaker 1: by Brian Dabele and the offensive staff at halftime to
Speaker 1: help orchestrate that drive, Well, there's always adjustments. I think
Speaker 1: really the biggest thing was us going to the next
Speaker 1: phase of our offense, and that was fun to watch.
Speaker 1: Like you and all the fans who were tremendous Sunday
Speaker 1: in the game, it was fun to watch for me
Speaker 1: as well. Quite honestly, we spread the ball around. Like
Speaker 1: I said, we were short, we were intermediate, we were long.
Speaker 1: We used a two dimensional approach with some runs and
Speaker 1: that drive as well. So I thought it was good
Speaker 1: body of work right there in that drive. It looks
Speaker 1: like Josh has fast tracked his on field chemistry with
Speaker 1: a manu will Sanders. Here he had five catches for
Speaker 1: ninety four yards, a couple of touchdowns, including the forty
Speaker 1: one yarder that was the longest catch of the season.
Speaker 1: And it came on a beautiful over the shoulder throw
Speaker 1: from Josh. What has been your assessment of the veteran
Speaker 1: receiver through three games this season. Well, he's such a pro.
Speaker 1: He's off to a great start. As you mentioned, Chris,
Speaker 1: what a great example to our football team, to our
Speaker 1: young receivers in that room, to our young players overall,
Speaker 1: especially on the offensive side of the ball, of what
Speaker 1: it means to be a pro. He practices hard, he prepares,
Speaker 1: it means a lot to him. And then what he's
Speaker 1: done off the field as well in our community already
Speaker 1: in such a short amount of time. Great to have him,
Speaker 1: Great to have his family here with us in Buffalo.
Speaker 1: And with all of Josh's success, we know we couldn't
Speaker 1: have had that without the protection from your offensive line.
Speaker 1: After a challenging outing in week one, they strung together
Speaker 1: two pretty solid performances here against Washington. They didn't allow
Speaker 1: a single sack, they weren't penalized once. To what do
Speaker 1: you attribute the improved discipline of that group, Well, it
Speaker 1: goes back to practice, right, and how you hair and
Speaker 1: how your practice is usually how you play, or around
Speaker 1: about how you play. They've been preparing and practicing their
Speaker 1: butts off, to be quite honest with you, and we
Speaker 1: throw a lot of looks at them in practice, and
Speaker 1: we're putting them under pressure and practice so that games
Speaker 1: become a little bit easier, we hope. But that was
Speaker 1: again a formidable unit upfront for Washington, and they handled
Speaker 1: things fairly well in the first half. Your team was
Speaker 1: playing great complimentary football. Your offense fails to convert a
Speaker 1: fourth down, and then three plays later, Tradavious White forced
Speaker 1: to fumble to set up a touchdown. The following series,
Speaker 1: player picks off. Heinik, he's setting up another touchdown, and
Speaker 1: just like that, you're up twenty one nothing. What can
Speaker 1: you say about the way your defense helped fuel your
Speaker 1: offense with those takeaways in the first half, right, Chris,
Speaker 1: As you mentioned it, it's complimentary football, all three phases
Speaker 1: working together, all three phases covering up each other's weaknesses.
Speaker 1: And I thought we did that that series and other
Speaker 1: series as well, including when they came back on us
Speaker 1: with the fourteen unanswered and then we come back and
Speaker 1: our offense goes back on the field and answers their scores,
Speaker 1: which is important as well. So good to see from
Speaker 1: our team. At an early part in the season. Here
Speaker 1: taking it a step further with your defense. Against the Dolphins,
Speaker 1: it was your pass rush then largely changed the game.
Speaker 1: Then against Washington, your leaders in the secondary stepped up
Speaker 1: for you. Trey, Mike and Jordan forced all three of
Speaker 1: your turnovers, all of which led to points. As we mentioned,
Speaker 1: what does it say when your defense can be effective
Speaker 1: in different ways from week to week to help you
Speaker 1: win football games? Right, that's a great point. I mean
Speaker 1: when you look at it week before versus this week,
Speaker 1: like to have it all rolling at the same time.
Speaker 1: If we could, that'd be great. We'll work on it
Speaker 1: this week. But yeah, those guys in the back end
Speaker 1: really did a really slid job and change the game
Speaker 1: with some of those turnovers as you mentioned. All right,
Speaker 1: thanks coach. We'll catch up with you later in the
Speaker 1: show to get your final thoughts on your upcoming matchup
Speaker 1: with the Texans on Sunday. The game plan is presented
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Speaker 1: red shirt treatment Mattie glad here with this week's game preview.
Speaker 1: In Week four, the AFC East leaders and the Buffalo
Speaker 1: Bills will take on the Houston Texans, who are in
Speaker 1: second place in the AFC South. After putting up forty
Speaker 1: three points against the Washington football team in Week three,
Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills tie for first with a plus fifty
Speaker 1: point differential. Quarterback Josh Allen returned to last year's form
Speaker 1: by throwing for three hundred and fifty eight passing yards
Speaker 1: and totaling five touchdowns in the win, which makes it
Speaker 1: his fifth career game with at least four passing touchdowns
Speaker 1: and three hundred passing yards. Buffalo's defense is allowing just
Speaker 1: over two hundred and fifty total yards a game, which
Speaker 1: is the fourth best in the league, and they're also
Speaker 1: allowing only fourteen points a game. They rank second allowing
Speaker 1: opposing quarterbacks to complete just fifty seven percent of their passes.
Speaker 1: The Bills will be facing a green quarterback in Houston
Speaker 1: Texans rookie Davis Mills, who will be making a second
Speaker 1: career start. They're off fence ties for nineteenth averaging twenty
Speaker 1: two point three points per game, but when they're in
Speaker 1: the red zone, they are efficient scorn seventy seven point
Speaker 1: eight percent of the time. Which ranks eighth in the league.
Speaker 1: Wide receiver Brandon Cooks is their go to guy and
Speaker 1: has the third most receiving yards in the NFL with
Speaker 1: three hundred and twenty two. Houston's defense is allowing three
Speaker 1: hundred and eighty six yards per game and twenty eight
Speaker 1: points per game, but they have four interceptions, which ties
Speaker 1: for the fourth most in the NFL. The Texans lead
Speaker 1: the series with six wins and four losses. The last
Speaker 1: time Buffalo beat Houston was in twenty fifteen. That's this
Speaker 1: week's game preview, Chris, back to you, all right, thanks
Speaker 1: very much, Mattie. Coach, You're hosting the Texans here on Sunday,
Speaker 1: and you'll be facing a familiar face for the second
Speaker 1: week in a row. This week, your former quarterbacks coach
Speaker 1: and first time head coach, David Culley is coming to town.
Speaker 1: He won in his debut against Jacksonville, the drop two
Speaker 1: in a row after losing Tyrod to injury. What you
Speaker 1: expect to see from a David Culley led Houston team, Well,
Speaker 1: they're gonna play hard for coach Cully. He does a
Speaker 1: great job and I'm proud of him. He's already off
Speaker 1: to a great start down there winning his first game,
Speaker 1: which is always what you look for in your first
Speaker 1: year as a head coach. You want to get that
Speaker 1: first win. He's got that first win, and they're doing
Speaker 1: great things. They're playing hard, playing fundamentally sound, they're flying around.
Speaker 1: It's going to be a great challenge for us at home.
Speaker 1: We've got to do a great job this week of
Speaker 1: staying focused in house on us improving as a football team.
Speaker 1: So we'll have our work cut out for us this week.
Speaker 1: The Houston offense features wide receiver Brandon Cooks, who was
Speaker 1: third in the league in both yards and receptions. Despite
Speaker 1: playing with two different quarterbacks, he has twenty three catches
Speaker 1: on the year. Is their clear number one option in
Speaker 1: the passing game. How do you prepare for a receiver
Speaker 1: who has been able to make plays even though opposing
Speaker 1: defenses have made him their primary focus. Well, that's the
Speaker 1: sign of a great receiver and that's what Brandon Cooks is.
Speaker 1: He's been for a number of years in our league.
Speaker 1: He can get down the field in a hurry. He's
Speaker 1: great with the ball in his hands after the catch.
Speaker 1: So we'll have to keep an eye on him and
Speaker 1: make sure that we have a good game plan this week.
Speaker 1: I know Coach Frazier and the defensive staff are already
Speaker 1: working on it to make sure we're ready to go
Speaker 1: all right. Thanks for the time, Coach, and good luck
Speaker 1: against Houston on Sunday. Steve will be back next week
Speaker 1: to recap your game against the Texans and preview your
Speaker 1: Week five matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. To everyone
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