Ben Johnson

You've been part of a 9-7 team that went to the conference championship game.

You've been part of a one seed that lost in the first round.

How do you process that whole dynamic of what this is?

Yeah, I mean, they're a very talented group from top to bottom, and we've kept the game close both times we played them and had a chance at the end of the game to come out on top.

I'd like to see us play better early in the game, particularly on offense.

It felt like the last couple times we played, we haven't gotten off to as fast of a start as you'd like.

I think...

Particularly the first game against them in the first half, we did not do well on third down.

Second half, we were a little bit better and we had a little bit more success moving the ball.

The last game we played against them, same thing.

They did a good job with their third down plan, and we weren't able to stay on the field.

The story of both games so far has been their offense possessing the ball, and when that happens, you just have limited opportunities, limited possessions, and it makes each play and each possession that much more valuable.

Their offense is one of the best, if not the best, in the NFL on third and fourth down, and so we got a big challenge there in terms of getting off the field when we get them in those situations.

And yet...

I do feel good about our red zone defense, and they came through big force last time we played and would like to see that happen again.

On 670.

What upsets me about this or gets me angry about this is that he is in charge of the defense, too.

You can't handle the truth.

You know what?

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