He's the different first two series of the games, the ball down you know, just how much to lift did it give you guys? Just kick them out against Yeah, no, I felt like they were having their way or early. You know, it's we we knew coming in that we had to stop the run game. I think we did a great job of that all through that throughout the game.
You know, they had some some big third down conversions there on those first couple drives, uh, throwing the ball to eleven and uh, I mean I can't speak enough to holding them to three on those in those red zone uh ops that they had. You know, I think the game plan that we had, especially down there in
the red zone was on point. You know, it was just about executing, uh, making sure that Jalen didn't beat us with his legs down there, you know, cause they obviously loved to to run him down there and in those crucial moments. So it was uh, it was a big time. What did you have think, dopos bose players as well as its real did you think to day to this day that team who was there now almost you know, Debo is one of the best football players I've ever seen. You know, Uh, the performances like that
don't surprise me. It's it's only a matter of time when he does, you know, kind of pop off like that. And you know, people were saying things about things that he may have said before the game, but I think it's safe to say he uh, his action spoke louder than his words. So there's so much going into this game. Whatever last year and all that, its n and on both sides, how official What was this game for you
guys or both the offense and defense. I mean, I think the thing I'm most proud of is the resilience throughout the game. It was like we talked about just just a second ago. It wasn't pretty in the beginning, you know, and we talked about trying to win a grimmy game. And I know the score is what it is. But on defense, we didn't take the ball away all game, uh, you know. And then at the beginning of the game,
what was what it was? But and then we lost dre uh you know, midway through the game, so it was it was some things in there where we had to make sure we rebounded and we got back to work, and I mean, I can't speak to I can't speak enough about how how great oh like of a overall team that we have. I mean, it's the best offense, most explosive offense I've been a part of. I know, if we we take care of business on defense and especial teams are doing what they supposed to do, then
we're we're gonna have a chance every game time. I mean, that's that's the feel for me, honestly. And like I said, obviously it's go it's gonna be like man, grimmy game he won forty two nineteen or whatever score was. But like I said, like in those beginning the the beginning of the game, those crucial moments where we had to stand tall in the red zone, Uh, the offense couldn't really get anything going to start the game. But then you know, bouncing back and getting the run game going
and making those big plays. Losing guys penalties, you know, shifts the momentum. But you guys stepping up and making the plays when they needed to make them. Uh, you know it. I think that's that was uh as as grimmy as it gets. Not quite sure. I didn't see it. You know, he was tall looking to me saying he didn't do anything, and then I'm seeing their sideline, you know, waving by to him and all this other stuff. But yeah, I mean it it's it was such a big loss
in that moment to lose him. But I can't speak enough to how big o B was. Oorn Burke's coming in and doing what he did, Uh made some big plays for us in there when he came in and and and replaced Dre. So Uh, that was another moment where we had to, you know, make an adjustment and stand up and your mom ad that's up across the line where it's a non player and a non coach
on the other side and engaging with the player. Absolutely, I mean that should never be, you know, in question, like one of their one of their guys interacting with the player on the sideline. So it's what it is. Defense, maintain rushing. It goes against every fight rope there being what what was your perspective on, you know, a focus attain that off. Yeah, I mean we knew that it wasn't gonna be one of those games where we were just rushing up the field trying to get those sack
numbers and all those sorts of things. We had to play a complete overall you know, defensive game where everybody's doing their job, doing their assignment on every given play, because I mean, they're liable to obviously get a big play at any moment. Jillen Hurst is an outstanding football player. I mean you saw it all tonight, even him extending
some of those plays. But you know, having played him last year and knowing how the game was gonna go, we knew we had to stop him in the run game, and then obviously when he had to pass the ball, we had to keep him containing and for the most part, I think we did that. That's good.