Tyler Boyd on Bengals Offense, Ja'Marr Chase Injury and Steelers Matchup
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00:00 Go out there and get that win because it just keeps our hopes alive, you know, and moving forward.
00:06 So, I mean, the only thing we can do is just control what we can and just dominate when we get on the field.
00:11 I'm sure a guy like Dan Hoard to my left has the numbers,
00:14 but I'm not sure if this team has ever gone 0-6 in the division, Tyler, before.
00:18 Have they, Dan? Do you know? They have? Okay. So it's happened.
00:21 You don't want to be a part of that history.
00:23 How much more important does it make this game to finally get a division win?
00:28 I mean, it's going to be huge, you know, because, I mean, guys, we're really not looking at it like that.
00:32 We're looking at it like we've got to get this win regardless of who it is
00:35 because our backs are against the wall as well, just like theirs, you know.
00:39 But going to Pittsburgh in a city and environment like that, I mean, it's going to mean a lot
00:43 because, like you said, it's a divisional opponent. It's the Pittsburgh Steelers.
00:46 But we're the Cincinnati Bengals, and teams are teams for us, too.
00:50 And at the end of the day, they've got to play us.
00:53 Do you pay attention to, like, the playoff predictor things?
00:57 I guess are you aware that if you guys lose this game, it's going to make it challenging?
01:02 Yes. Yes, I'm very aware of it, and probably everybody else is as well.
01:06 You know, just losing any one of these next games is going to put us in a hot seat, you know,
01:13 not knowing how other teams perform, how they finish out their season.
01:16 But like I said, we've got to control what we can control, and that's the opponent in front of us.
01:20 And if we just go out there and handle business and everybody play collectively
01:24 from the special teams to defense to offense, then I believe we'll be fine.
01:28 Why are you guys so good at picking up the slack?
01:31 If one of you guys, like, let's say Jamar doesn't play this week,
01:34 why are you guys so good at picking up the slack right now?
01:37 We've just got so many unselfish guys and just guys that can just build other guys up, you know,
01:43 and give other guys confidence and make them believe, you know,
01:46 not saying that those guys already don't believe or think that they belong or can play
01:51 and fulfill a pair of shoes such as Chase, you know.
01:54 But at the end of the day, we don't need you to go out there and do what he do.
01:57 We just need you to make maybe a play or two in this specific moment in the game, you know,
02:01 and that's all we need.
02:03 And if you just go out there and do your job and do the little things right, then we'll get the win.
02:08 How does your job change if Chase isn't out there?
02:11 Does it change at all?
02:12 Are you still lining up at the same spots?
02:14 Are you moving around?
02:16 We're moving around a lot.
02:17 Well, not a lot more, but here and--
02:19 It's kind of the same, you know, but we're not going to just single out a specific guy
02:24 to just be that guy because our guy is down.
02:27 We're going to need everybody, you know, to come in and help plays,
02:30 and whoever goes into the position where Chase was, we need you to make the same play.
02:34 You know, you might not get it exactly how we want it, but as long as we go out there
02:39 and do what we got to do, just make plays and stay sound and catch everything for Jake,
02:43 I mean, I think we'll be in a great position.
02:45 Would you rather, if he's not 100%, maybe take a week off and, you know,
02:49 if you all are able to win, be ready for maybe the last two games of the year,
02:52 or do you need him at this point to be out there playing whatever he's got?
02:57 I mean, that's hard for me to say.
02:59 You know, that's something he'll have to know.
03:02 But if it was me, depending on how I feel, I mean, I never want to rush a serious injury.
03:09 I'm not sure what it specifically is, but, yeah, I mean, I'm never going to play a game
03:14 that's not at least 90% to 100%, so I don't know.
03:17 It's just up to him.
03:18 You guys lost that game to Pittsburgh a few weeks ago.
03:20 You've won three straight since then.
03:22 Is there a sense that with how Jake is playing, Tyler,
03:24 that this team is who we've seen the last three weeks?
03:27 Yeah, absolutely.
03:28 You know, even going back to that game, you know, only one play set us back, you know,
03:32 and that was the red zone pick, and they disguised well, and they caught us slipping.
03:37 You know, whether we score that drive or get a full goal, you know,
03:40 I think the game is still in our hands.
03:42 Steelers is a real good team, and they're a well coach, especially on defense.
03:46 And like I said, we've got to play sound and smart and just take care of the football.
03:50 We do that, I believe we'll have a lot of success.
03:53 Earlier in the season, Joe was banged up playing through and through the cap.
03:58 You expressed confidence in Jake, obviously.
04:00 He's played past four games.
04:02 Has he exceeded your expectations?
04:04 Yeah, you know, well, kind of gray area because I kind of been trusting
04:09 and believed in Jake, you know, because, I mean, Burrow's been dealing with injuries
04:14 the last two seasons, you know, and we've been getting a lot of reps with Jake
04:17 through the whole offseason in camp.
04:19 So, I mean, I felt like we were going to start into games with Jake, you know.
04:24 So, with that being said, I was already comfortable
04:28 and trusted him prior to this opportunity he got.
04:32 You know, I kind of--I didn't know, but I felt like he was going to step in
04:35 and lead us in the right way and do everything he could to help us win,
04:40 and that's what he's been doing.
04:41 Now that you've seen replays of T's catch, what do you think?
04:45 Unbelievable.
04:46 You know, definitely a top one player of the week.
04:49 You know, it should have been, I didn't see it, but hopefully it was.
04:52 But, yeah, T, man, he's a real special player.
04:54 I mean, it's time for him to get paid, hopefully get paid to what he performs at.
04:59 You know, and he's a high-caliber receiver, you know, and nothing like that kind of--
05:03 it would kind of amaze me, I'm not going to lie, because you don't see that every day.
05:05 But I always expect something crazy out of him or Chase, you know,
05:09 because those are the studs.
05:10 Those are among some of the best in the league.
05:12 So, when you see things like that, you kind of like are prepared for those moments kind of.
05:17 Would you say, TB, that both of them have, over their time here,
05:21 raised your level of play?
05:23 Yeah, absolutely, you know, because those guys are going to push me.
05:27 I'm going to push them, you know, in all areas of the field,
05:29 whether it's on the field or off the field, you know.
05:32 And it's just a unity in that room, you know.
05:37 We believe in one another, and we want to see each other amount to something far greater than football.
05:43 But when you see a guy like T or myself or Chase go make a crazy play, then, you know,
05:48 it's like it's our turn.
05:49 I want to go do that too.
05:50 So we're going to keep rallying off each other and feeding off each other.
05:52 How well have you seen T kind of manage all the business aspect of this season,
05:56 not playing with a long-term deal and being able to still fight through all the injuries
05:59 and be able to play those games?
06:02 It says a lot, you know, because a lot of guys may get into their own head
06:06 or feel like they're not wanted or feel like they're better than this.
06:11 You know, it's a lot of things you can kind of go about it, but, I mean,
06:15 there's so many good factors around him to make him not go there.
06:20 You know, starting with myself and our group, you know, we do just a great job
06:23 of just uplifting him and making him feel worthy and valuable to what he wants to get paid
06:27 or whatever that is, and it's not too many guys that's just talking negative, you know,
06:33 saying you shouldn't play without a contract and things like that, just let it come, you know,
06:38 because it's going to come at some point, you know, but it's just the way the business falls.
06:42 You know, we've got a lot of great players on this team, and you can't pay everybody, you know,
06:46 so you've got to kind of play the weight game and just see how things go.
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