 Mike losing your left tackle this week to protect Ryan and get off to the start that you all did how important was that to be able to stack up 24 points in the first half? Yeah it was amazing you know I mean it was great that's what the expectations are converted there at the end where we are able to get a stop punt and and get some points there that's kind of what we were looking for we wanted to take the ball went down scored you know and then just could never get anything going in the second half and the momentum you know really just switched and they were you know able to to convert you know hit X plays or whatever it may be but now we got to finish better but I love the way they compete and fought you know give give the Raiders a lot of credit but it but I gotta you know give our guys a lot of credit to. Did you sense a different like sense of urgency or aggressiveness from Derrick Henry running the football today? I mean I think that's just what we expect and I think that that's what we expect and you know Ryan did a nice job getting them the football when they got out of there and Derrick was able to secure it turn and and pick up some nice yardage and you know we were able to check it down to him you know I thought he ran hard I thought he ran with a purpose and but that that's what the expectations are for for us with Derrick and Derrick for himself I know that you know he wants to be that type of player. Find a way to make a play you know find a way to make a play they did you know give them a lot of credit the way they competed you know a couple times we had it but in this game it's not over and even you know hoop going out there and going to get the football there on the the onside kick is huge as well but you know Dylan was able to make a play there at the end you know just a couple weeks ago he wished he had probably a play you know opportunity at that same play and it was cool to see him be able to tip that ball and help us win. How big was Bayer's interception to turn him away in the red zone? Yeah I thought it was you know a good change up and you know change the look on them and you know just try to get it back in there and we're lucky that they tipped it up and had some bodies there and you know those are being able to stop them in the red zone was was a huge part of today. In the second half might you talk about the offense anything in particular that was? I mean we'll just have to look you know I mean we kind of got behind the chains a little bit and you know they they brought some different looks and again we had to be you know anticipating some things would change at half-time and we just weren't able to make productive plays on first down and extend some drives and then obviously to turn over there but you know we battled through. With the red zone D success that you alluded to what what does it take to have that the kind of success that you guys had? Well I think it takes some discipline you know I mean we kind of had who we had and you know we were trying to take a couple guys away but did that you know but to be able to get down in the red zone and force some turnovers and not panic which is fantastic you know hold them to some field goals and get a turnover you know it's going to go a long way this year if we can play red zone defense like that. What did you see from Terrence Mitchell during the week that convinced you you could rely on him as much as you did? Well you know I mean I think that's just the approach that we took last week and prepared him and you know we'll have to see what it looks like this week you know every week is a different week and you know we've got to find some guys that can go out there and and cover and challenge and compete and we'll keep searching and we've got some guys there that we'll give another look to this week. Just trying to get guys ready to play in a game and I'm just trying to get everybody ready on a short turnaround after you know what happened in Buffalo just getting back and making sure that we decided who we were going to go with and then get them ready with the limited amount of reps so we'll evaluate this week Jim. How did you like the way the defense plays? You gave a lot of yards, you're helping to do a couple of field goals and then of course you got to stop. Yeah just the X plays you know the X plays the deep penalties you know the fourth down conversions it's like man it could be it's really good and then it's it's really you know not very good and so we have to figure out what that is is we're relaxing or what but there's some opportunities in there where it looks like defense and it looks like we know what we're doing and then other times there's lapses and we have to eliminate the lapses. How much does that help make play action that much more? It does you know and it does and it helps with protection it helps you know stopping these guys that knew it would be a challenge you know a lot of respect for for Max and Chandler and everybody over there but I think for the most part our guys held up and you know really did a nice job taking care of Ryan and you know the other time he did a nice job stepping up and finding Nick Westbrook I thought on a big conversion. How good was it to get Robert going early because it almost seemed like you passed in order to be able to run at times? Yeah there were some times there you know we just stand balanced early I felt like there was a lot of opportunities there Todd and I and you know Tim Keith put together the run plan so give you know give those guys a credit on a short week you know especially you know getting back late and things kind of complemented each other now we'll have to get back and figure out you know ways to duplicate that you know going forward and especially in the second half. How big of a loss is Taylor for the season and how did you what did you see from Dennis this week getting all those rips? Yeah I mean Dennis was in on the second play of the game and you know did a nice job last week against Buffalo we need everybody so every every injury is as a loss but it's also an opportunity for somebody else and you know I'm sure Dennis had some some plays he'd like back or he competed and I know we'll continue to work with them and get them into our program. How valuable was it the way Ron was getting the ball out so fast with his decision-making? Well being decisive against you know a good front is important you know I thought the receivers for the most part were were pretty decisive had some separation and then helped us in the run game so you can't sit there and hold it all day but I thought that there was a good plan to take away those guys and and give us a chance to throw the football. Anything that led you in particular to throwing the ball so often to Derek today? I think just was there I think Ryan was just doing a nice job of taking you know what was there they were getting out there and the umbrella was opening and you know we've had other games where that happens and so staying disciplined and getting it there so those are those are huge plays and you know Derek is just catch it and you know get going forward and fall forward take care of football you know you're looking at nine yards I know it's tough two weeks to start the season how much could I win maybe help build some momentum I think it will help everybody you know I think it'll just help everybody you know losing losing socks especially when you're used to winning and you have high expectations I'm excited for the players I really am I know that they you know probably deserved one earlier in the season and we didn't end up with it but you know you only get what you you know fight for in this league I thought they fought for it today and you know I'm happy for him Ryan how nice to have that start by the offense today and and how nice to see the defense hold it up there in the second half yeah it's huge you know full team win it took everybody today you know we got got rolling there early as offense we're efficient moving the ball we were running the ball well guys are making plays in the past game had plenty of time to throw the ball and then obviously defense there at the end coming up big you know they overcame some things and our defense just hung in there hung in there kept battling and we're able to make the huge play there on the two-point conversion you were getting the ball out quickly how well did it was it you getting the ball out them protecting you you were sacked only once late in the game and Chandler Jones left here with five sacks a year ago yeah it was a kind of combination of the two right I mean it kind of works together if we can win quickly on the outside get the ball then great and then if it takes a few seconds to get through progression and have time to do it you know we're gonna find us somebody open on the backside so I think we had a little of both of that today where you know we got the ball out quickly sometimes then few plays I had to progress to my third fourth read and I was able to do that you're overriding feel it maybe leave here from an offensive standpoint did you guys got off with such a good start or clicking early or maybe some things you need to clean up in the second half yeah it's both you know I think you can you can take a look at it and say it's both of those things we we came out moved move the ball well efficiently scored points early in the game and consistently took advantage of the situation at the end of the half got points at the end of the half which was huge then come out and didn't execute well enough and didn't do things well enough in the second half so we'll take a look at it see exactly what caused it but you know I think we can build on what we did in the first half clean up some things there in the second half we got the ball rolling the right direction and that was our my message all week is just come out find a way to win this one game and we'll get the ball rolling the right direction and build on it the play action it seemed like that was very effective what was kind of keen to be able to find success I had guys getting open you know I think we did a good job giving me a second to throw up front and then we had guys getting open on the back end you know whether it was Traylin Robert Jeff caught one we had guys that were we're hitting their spots and hit them in the right times and when we do that we're usually efficient what led to Derek I don't think he had a catch the first two games and what like five I think today just how plays went was there designed to get him the ball a little bit more today or how did that work we called a couple screens obviously which which gets in the ball but the other ones I think you know they were just soft you know they were dropping out of there kind of taking it taking away some of the down the field throws for us but when they do that it opens up those underneath those underneath check downs and I think Don trail had a big one on third down and then Derek you mentioned had a few of them so you know to have guys who can catch the ball and then you know do something with it when they catch it underneath it's huge always guy who always runs hard but it looked like there was maybe just a little bit extra sense of hammering away for Derek Henry today yeah he was running hard you know I think that's the Derek that we've all come to know and to love is the guy who's you know breaking tackles running through tackles and getting those tough yards so good to see you know Derek's back when he's running like that like how much can you guys really rally around it because it seems like you guys really do well it's huge you know I think you know when you have a muddy run right where there's not a huge hole there it's kind of you know contact adder around the line of scrimmage and he's able to pump his legs off his line is able to push him and he turns into a five six yard run those are huge they'll start to stack up over the course of the game wears down the front you know we stay efficient offensively and in shorter yardage situation so you know it's huge whenever you can know he's running that hard we talk about finish on a daily basis and that's what we like to see is it's the pile going you know down field and when you see that happening you start to build that momentum and a lot of confidence is gained offensively just fine in a way I mean I tough looking back maybe help tough for the first two weeks and how much you hope this is a win that kind of sparks you moving forward well it's huge you know obviously not the way we saw the first two weeks going but proud of the way we responded today we came out we played with an attitude play with an edge and found a way to win at the end of the day that's all we were asking ourselves to do that's all we're asking each other to do and proud of our guys that we did that so you and Robert talking after the interception was that just a matter of miss communication or route issue what happened yeah you know just a little bit timing thing there made an adjustment and you know weren't on the same page he did a great job you know I think he moved around a little bit today had him some on the inside have some on the outside you know had him down the field a couple times on deep crosser he made a big play for us and on the backside route on one on the right side I'm thinking of that he made so he was playing fast he's getting db's on the heels and you know I have a lot of confidence in the ball so of course we want to continue to do that I guess for starters just what a relief is that when you saw the ball falling complete on the fourth down play and then on that kick to recover yeah I mean it was a on a two-point play I was trying to go out there make a play I know I had 83 I was honestly trying to pick the ball off in one hand but it just kind of tipped off my hand but you know just one of those times in the game which you got to make a play you know I think they did a great job of just keeping the ball out I don't know how many plays it was on that last drive it was a lot and you know to end the game and get a W at home it just feels great man that type of feeling in the locker room that's something we want to continue to feel and just keep building on that frustrating was it Kevin's two ways well the X plays you guys gave up today a lot of success inside the 20 kind of why was that why are you guys even like that yeah our red zone defense really showed up today we understand in certain games where you know explosive office they're gonna drive the ball then if you obviously want to we don't want to give up X plays but you know when they get down there you know we have to get a stop and even on the sudden change they would get a stop force field goal so it was big for us as a defense to pretty much get off the field in the red zone because you know obviously our offense kind of started a little bit but you know we kind of put it upon ourselves that you know sometimes when the offense they're not gonna score every job they started out the game three straight touchdowns so they gave us a little bit of cushion to be able to go out there and try to play some good defense I mean you guys were on the field a lot there in the second half of anybody dragging it all towards the end trying to try not mean yeah guys were hurting guys were tired but you know just kept preaching a let's one more play one more play and even you know even though they scored the last at the end of the game just kept preaching hey just one more play all it takes is one play to make and we can win this ball game and that's what it ends up coming down to you know sometimes these games are always gonna be blowouts they're not gonna be you know I was gonna be tired I was gonna come down to a lap possession reference the offense on the field defense we just happen to be out there last and make a play to win the game is it a little frustrating having another one of these second half comebacks and what's happening defense yeah I mean I honestly personally as the defense I feel like we came up big and big in big spots obviously like you said we gave us some ex plays there's some things that we you know we've still got to clean some things up but in the end days feel good to get a win it's very hard to get a W in this league I don't care who you're playing on any given Sunday you can lose or win the game so just big to get a win and we just got to continue to build on that it's about this being your 100th game had a pick and then zone on that that a play at the end I mean how how crazy that you've been in 100 of these now and how good it was to make such an impact in this one yeah just grateful and thankful like I said to get to 100 games it almost feels unbelievable don't even doesn't feel like a hundred games but like you said to get it an exception to make a big play down in the red zone on the goal line and then obviously to make a play at the end of the game definitely a special day for me and I'm just special moment you know these moments I'm a cherish you just never know how many more you're going to get so just happy was able to get a win I was able to make a play to help the team win big time big time when I was super excited obviously watching the game last night you know happy for stock proud of stock man and just those guys battling and obviously nobody gave us a chance to win so we went down there and blow blew them out pretty well so I'm happy for him and I'll be down there Friday night rooting them boys on on our and my jersey retirement ceremony Friday night UTSA who's a good team so gonna be excited for a really good game difficult is it for garlic Terence Mitchell coming in after a few days played a ton of snaps man it's the life of the NFL man it is tough though it really is tough I mean like you said come off the street he was obviously in New England during training camp but to come into a whole new system you know he's lined up on my side for the pretty much the entire game and I'm having to make sure I'm communicating with a lot we run a lot of different defenses man his defense is very complex different situations cost for different defense of different techniques so but like I said he's been in his league a while I know he'll be able to bounce back in but you know it's just tough you know I'm saying but at the end of the day that's something I'm gonna make sure I'm continuing to talk to him like but he's been in league he understands how these things go so I'm sure he's happy that we got a win I was telling to get down on the ground I don't know what he was doing like he caught the ball and I almost thought he was about to keep going I was like bro get on the ground get on the ground he finally dropped to the ground so because I feel like he just stayed up because I was trying to cover him up and I didn't want to get smacked by somebody because he was you know standing up trying to run so happy he finally got to the ground get some satisfaction not only from the the win today but but you're involved in both in the past game and the amount of yardage you were able to get on the ground I was hard winning this league and happy that I was able to contribute um to a great team win and um let this moment will care for it you said the sky isn't falling and it's just a little adversity but the uh sense of urgency kind of increased do you feel that's the way you ran today with the heightened sense of urgency well I was trying to take advantage of plays and go out there and get what I can and she's moving in drives for it so we can score points in the end zone the efficiency of the run game on the whole though Derek does it just come down to improved execution across the board uh yeah I think so I think that's what I've been preaching all week is you know it takes all 11 and us every every man doing their job just so we can have success in the run game and be able to make big plays and you know score touchdowns and do the things we need to do to win every game is a grind I mean how how draining was this one so many big plays you know especially down the stretch what was it like when you saw Hooper recover the outside kick um you know to be happy to get a win like I said it's hard to win in this league and um they make some big plays in their end and you know Happy Hoop was able to catch it so we could you know um get in a victory and be able to get a w how much did the pass game like the throws to use a couple big shots down the field to robber woods how much did the pass game kind of help open up the run game today and provide that balance um you know just I think you know just just being available catching in what we can and you know Ryan making good throws and you know seeing what he sees and you know taking advantage of each play what were your thoughts Derek you guys obviously had a great start a great first half on offense what do you think some of the reasons were it didn't go as well in the in the second half um just an execute um watch the film see what we need to do better uh we just didn't had that same momentum we did in the first half in the second half and you know we just need to be better you know coming in coming up a half and when we're moving the ball and coming in we not really have a much success you got a you got a win what's the challenge with four of the next five on the road and trying to duplicate that success away from here um take it one game at a time um and that's all we can do it's focused on being one or no each week and don't get ready for each opponent um and and getting better on all three phases so yeah just gotta take it one game by the time did the offense miss an opportunity to stamp this one out and put it away um I think we would like to uh finish better in the game better but and we got a W um I think the stuff you you learn from you know as a whole and then continue to work on and get better at it season goes on so yards after contact there did did you feel anything differently today looked like you were getting a ton of them after first hit yeah I wonder if you felt anything to that uh idea um no I'm just trying to run hard finish strong get north and south and break tackles and do what I can to help us move forward this is when you feel like you guys can build off of and you maybe use some momentum going into next week against Andy um and that's all we can do mr w um and got a division opponent so you know just enjoy this one then so next week get ready for Andy some of the guys said that you're playing the way you work today they feed on for that and rally around coming into a game is that something like do you put that on your shoulders to be someone to set the tone for everyone else um that's all I got my sister I've been hearing um you know and hopefully I was able to do that today and I'm glad it gets guys going and you know I'm just trying to do that each and every day I come to work and you know I might hear on Sunday four out of your next five games are on the road how important is it that like you said fix what you need to go back work and take make improvements but also continue that momentum over that long road game stretch yeah I think um I think we'll get too overwhelmed with uh you know the games being on the road I think we just need to stick to you know what we do best and improve watch film um pay attention to the details the little things that coach appreciates about and work on those throughout the week and you know be who we be and required them plays in every game what was your vantage point on the two point play and how much of a relief was it when you saw it hit the ground very confident in the defense um those guys you know have have resiliency and um sure each and every each and every week and we got the guys out there that make plays and you know KB and all the other guys do what they need to do to you know stop that two point