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00:00 >> It looked like the Saints were making a lot of late movement or
00:04 post snap changes in coverage.
00:06 Was that the case?
00:08 >> Yeah, they made it challenging.
00:09 So I got a lot of respect for Dennis Allen.
00:11 He had a great game plan against us.
00:13 And I wanna give him all the credit for
00:17 just some of the execution and things we didn't get done in the game.
00:21 We didn't play our type of football that we've been playing for the last month.
00:24 The balance stuff, the execution,
00:26 the fundamental things just weren't there on the day.
00:29 And then it got away from us and at a certain point we just had to go, okay,
00:33 let's switch modes and let's go attack and see if we can get ourselves back in
00:36 the game.
00:37 >> All the players were saying after the game that they just felt flat.
00:40 Did you sense that early on that it was just a lack of energy and intensity?
00:45 >> Yeah, I think I could feel that for sure.
00:49 But even in those types of games, what do we rely on?
00:52 Our basics, the assignments, the execution.
00:56 Those are things that just were kind of uncharacteristic the way we've been
01:00 playing football for the last couple of weeks.
01:02 And so just really a timely wake up call for our guys.
01:07 We can't just show up and expect these things to happen for us.
01:09 It takes a lot of intentionality.
01:11 Even with all the holiday season and all that, whatever that is,
01:15 we have to maintain our focus.
01:16 >> How do you approach these all or nothing type games, right?
01:21 Where there's a lot at stake.
01:23 Jobs are at stake.
01:24 I mean, so much, right?
01:25 And there is no, you guys have been kind of living this life for a while.
01:29 Last week, you did have a little house money.
01:31 And now it's all gone.
01:32 So how do you prevent yourself, others, from making it maybe bigger?
01:37 Or should it be that big?
01:39 >> Yeah, it's the messaging right from the beginning.
01:41 Like every single game is big.
01:42 And whether it's a loss in the first four weeks, in the middle of the season, or
01:47 at the end, all of them matter.
01:49 And I think not just us in this situation.
01:53 I'm really proud of the fact that we put ourselves in a win and
01:56 you're in type of situation over the last month.
01:59 But there's a lot of teams playing for other things like the top seed, and
02:03 home field advantage, and those types of things too, where the stakes are high.
02:07 For them being able to play home or travel.
02:09 And so we try to prep the guys that way.
02:12 Every game is a championship opportunity.
02:15 And for sure, that goes without saying, this week, this is it.
02:19 This is a championship moment for us, for our group as a whole.
02:23 And for us to just come back, get right back to the basics, and
02:27 try to put aside any type of other side story other than, guys,
02:32 let's just look at the brass tacks here.
02:34 Let's look at our footwork, our technique, the depth of routes, the throws,
02:39 all of those types of things that really didn't happen for us last week.
02:42 And see if we can get back right on track to what we were doing before that.