 I guess start us off, Ryan, I guess that's why you've got on the dog shirt and maybe what this is all about. Yeah, Titans are part of the adoption week with Mars Pet Care. Their foundation is giving $100,000 to adoption fees across this weekend, both here and in Kansas City. So if you're looking for a dog, looking for a cat and want to add a family member to your family, check out one of the shelters here in town and find yourself a new pet. What's that dog's name? This one's Myra. Cute little guy. Yeah, there's actually a website. If you want to find out the actual shelters and the dates and everything, it's I think October 22nd to the 24th. And you can go to bettercitiesforpets.com slash adopt 2021. They'll have more information there for you. Do you have a couple dogs of your own? I only have one right now. We just lost one this off season, old age and it was time. But yeah, I'm a dog person. I love dogs. I've always had dogs. I've actually had a dog here since I was a little kid. I can remember going to a shelter when I was five or six years old and picking out our family pet freckles. And we had him for about 13 years, I think. So he's a great dog and part of why I feel great about supporting a pet adoption. Ryan, Mike Grave mentioned the other day and I guess you would probably agree that maybe not the greatest start for you in the offense the other day. But what really kind of turned things around there in that second half? It seemed like you had better focus, things were clicking better. Maybe from your viewpoint in particular, what was going better? Yeah, I just settled in a little bit to the game. We started executing better as a whole, obviously myself included in there. Yeah, I think after the first quarter we didn't have a punt. So we didn't get off to the start. We wanted to. That's something we want to improve upon. We're going to need to come out and play well early in games and put points up early. But we settled in and Derek kind of gave us a spark without the long run. But after that we really just kind of found our stride and started executing much better as an offense. Ryan started going well down the stretch and I think you've probably seen that stat where I think under Mike Frabley, you guys have come from behind or tied in the fourth, like 13 times or something like that. I haven't seen the stat yet. That a testament in some ways to you and the offense, did you guys have that ability to sort of zone in when things are tight there in the late going? Yeah, I think that we can handle adversity. We have a resilient group that has a lot of confidence that if there's time on the clock and we're within striking range that we can find a way to get the points and find a way to win. At the end of the day, a lot of games are going to come down to the fourth quarter here in the NFL. So I think you get the confidence from doing it. Like you mentioned, we've had several successful games where we've done that. Man, when you do that, it builds that confidence and gives you something to lean into the next time you're in that situation. You scored 20 in the first quarter so far this year. Why do you think the scripted element of the game plan hasn't paid off? It's tough to say. Sometimes things aren't just going your way. I think that we had some opportunities early in this game, in this past game, and as a group we didn't make the play. So it's definitely something we want to improve upon. With the passing game, so much of the attention has been on Derrick, but how much room for improvement is there to get more yards out of the air? Yeah, no doubt. I mean, I think we did some good things, especially in the second half. Got AJ going a little bit. He's doing a great job getting open, especially across the middle. So something that's always been a part of our offense and something we feel really strongly about. When we can be effective using the play action and getting the ball in AJ and Julio's hands, we're going to be effective. Ryan, for AJ to have the type of game he had, despite having the food poisoning situation, and for a big game like that, maybe what does that say about his ability to rise to the occasion in the biggest moments? Yeah, no doubt. It's a heck of a game by AJ. Obviously, he was dealing with an illness or food poisoning, whatever it may be, and he fought through it. He felt like crap. You could see it on his face, but he went out there and played really well for us, and it made some huge plays. So he played tough, played physical, and made huge plays when he counted. What's your level of trust these days in Nick Westbrook and Keena after he steps in again when Julio couldn't go there in the fourth and was big on that last drive for you? Yeah, no doubt. Nick's been huge for us several times this year. He's a multi-tool. He can play every position in the wide receiver room and knows what to do. So if someone goes down, he has the ability to step in and fill that role. He's tough. He's physical. The long run that Derek had, he had a nice block right at the point of attack and kind of sprung that run. And then you mentioned coming in and making some big catches. He had a huge third down conversion in the fourth quarter and a catch earlier in that drive to get us going. So I have a lot of confidence from the ball to Nick, and he's been crucial to our offense this year. How uncommon is that? Twice, I guess, in 2019. Does that help you at all preparing for this week? And what do you remember about those games? Yeah, I remember a lot about those games. Yeah, we'll go back and look at them, and I'm sure they're going back and look at them as well. It's part of game planning. You try to look at the tape of previous times you played team, especially if the coordinator is the same or the person else is the same. So yeah, it works both ways. We're going to look at what we did, and they're going to look at what they did, and try to build off of that. Nick, people mentioned that he knows all the positions quite often. How, I guess, uncommon would that be that someone would know them as well as he does? It's kind of uncommon for a guy just to be able to insert this play, he's at this position, and the next play he's at a different position. So you're stressed mentally to be able to, okay, not only is it the play, it's formation, where am I lining up if I'm this position or if I'm this position. So there's a lot that goes into it, and it's not easy, so definitely something that he should get credit for. You talk about the trust that you have in that, and obviously I guess that starts on the practice field, but how much do you have to see it in the games in the practice itself? I mean, it helps definitely players make plays in games, obviously, but like you said, it starts on the practice field, and if guys are making plays for me in practice, I feel really confident throwing it to them in the game. Ryan, is there such a thing at all that's coming off of a high of a game like that and really refocusing this week? I mean, does that happen? I know in the past you've seen games like that, where maybe you have a big game like that, and then you come back and you don't show up. I mean, how do you focus this week moving forward? Last week's over. You know, I think that we enjoyed the win. You know, enjoyed it Monday night, a little bit of Tuesday while you watched the tape and make the corrections, and yesterday afternoon we're getting ready for this one. So I have to be able to turn the page. You know, I say it every week, whether it's good or bad, you have to be able to turn the page in this league because each week is independent of the last week. You have to show up every week, so it's going to be crucial for us to come out, have a great week of preparation, and be ready to go on Sunday. The other teams, like certain quarterbacks, they just make their business to target a certain player, but it doesn't seem that way with you. Why do you have that ability just to be able to distribute that ball, and not focus, hey, I've got to go to Olio, I've got to go to AJ. I just try to throw the open guy, you know, whatever the coverage dictates, whatever the progression dictates on the play, however those kind of blend together, right? You know, try to find a good spot for the ball to go to. I have a trust and belief in, you know, pretty much every guy that steps foot out there and is running routes for me. So, you know, I've got to trust those guys to do their jobs and get open, and then I have to do my job and get them to football. It'd be difficult to stay in a rhythm and a flow when you have guys coming in and out with injuries, even with a sort of next man-up mentality. They can make it harder, no doubt. You know, guys have to step in and kind of pick up where the last man left off. But we've seen guys do that. We've seen guys come in. You know, Kendall played big for us. This last game, Taylor goes out and Kendall really stepped in and did a nice job for us on the whole. So, you know, we mentioned Nick earlier, a guy who stepped in and came up big for us. So, yeah, it can make it more difficult, but with that next man-up mentality that this team has, it definitely helps and makes it easier. You talked about going back to the 2019 games and looking at them. Obviously, the championship games, how far this you've got in your career. How often have you thought about that game as you look at it this week? Does it bring back some painful memories? Yeah, no doubt. I mean, it's a huge game, right? It's something where you have a chance to go to the big one and get a ring, you know? So, not being able to do that, you know, hurts, but at the same time, that was two years ago and we're not going to get hung up on what happened two years ago. You try to take it for what it was. Yeah, you remember the situations, you remember the game, but just trying to take the black and white from it and move on and apply it to this week. Relationship, I guess, gone with Todd Downing. Have you seen it develop as the season has gone on? You guys love these questions. I feel like every week I answer questions like this. My relationship with Todd is great. You know, it's started back in February and still going today. I guess I'm just trying to figure out, like, you know, as the season has gone on, have you guys learned anything more about one another or anything like that? Yeah, I mean, obviously, the more time you spend with someone, the better your relationship gives and the more you learn about each other. I feel like we have a great process of putting a game plan together and then on the sideline, it's been great. You know, I've had some ideas. He's had some ideas on the sideline and kind of blend those together and have come up huge for us on the field. I love working with Todd and look forward to continue doing so. Can you check in with Todd? I'll hold you to it. Can you check in, I guess, with Taylor since Monday and maybe how hard is it to see a teammate cart it off like that and then try to immediately snap your finger and try to get ready to play the next down? Yeah, I mean, I've definitely talked to Taylor. I'm glad I was able to speak with him. It seems like he, you know, is going to be okay, obviously. But yeah, it's tough. You know, you see a guy go down and leave the field in a traumatic kind of situation. A guy you love, a guy you call a teammate, a brother, and you see him lying there is tough. And then you have to just snap back in, lock back in and try to rally the guys around Taylor in that situation and punch it in the end zone and get that score for him. So we were able to do that. Our guys kind of kind of snap back in, lock back in and we're able to execute and get that touchdown. So yeah, it's a difficult situation. You hate seeing a guy you love go down and especially leave the field like that. But I was proud of our guys of being able to lock back in and score. After a moment like that, like in the next huddle, do you have to say as a leader, as the QB, do you have to say something to the guys after everyone, you know, obviously witnessed that? Do you feel like you have to say something? Yeah, I did. I mean, I don't know if I felt like I had to. I just felt like it was the right thing. You know, I'm constantly talking to the guys throughout the game, trying to encourage, trying to bring us together, trying to build momentum and score. You know, so just part of what I do.