Mike Tomlin

But I and we show respect to that by training with an edge and preparing with great urgency.

And I'm looking forward to a full week of doing so with our collective.

Certainly awesome to have DK back, but we're not going to exhale and think that DK automatically with his presence is going to be a difference or the difference.

Football is the ultimate team game.

It's going to require great effort from all parties involved, but certainly excited about doing it with him.

I'll pause and open it up for questions.

You know, I just think sometimes when you're lacking significant players, it's opportunities for others to show what they're capable of and to accelerate growth and development and cohesion in other areas.

Adam Thielen, for example, is a new acquisition for us and he made some significant plays for us.

in recent weeks, and that cohesion has probably been accelerated.

Scotty Miller is a guy that's always ready to make plays for us.

He's not always given an opportunity, but certainly in the two years that he's been here, man, he's been a credible playmaker when called upon.

He's displayed some of that in some significant moments over the last several weeks as well.

Again, as I've mentioned, our running backs have been a major component of our passing game in recent weeks.

Maybe not down the field, but their ability to turn short into longer has bridged the gap for us in a lot of ways.

I think we lead the league in yards after catch as a collective for the season, and I think the running backs are central to that.

And I think we all grow as strategists.

I think as a collective, as a coaching staff,

When you're faced with adversity, it's important that you pivot.

There's an expiration date on adjustments, and certainly we had to make some adjustments.

We felt the effects of it in Cleveland.