 of what he provided for you today and no turnovers? He provided, yeah. I mean, he kept the offense and rhythm. We wanted to be aggressive, and he certainly executed the plan. And it helps. He got a lot of experience, and you could feel it. And we got into a lot of drives, and a lot of guys contributed. And I thought he did a phenomenal job today. Could you speak to your defense and the six sacks that they had as they got after Gardner and Schu today? It helps when you've got really smart players, because the opening drive, they converted the first third and long, and they got a little no huddle. And there was a DPI, and then they got the ball in there. And a couple of things tweaked in game. I thought those guys, you know, Ryan and Jerry and Jack, and the players started throwing different looks, made them hold an extra tick, give or take. And the guys played really well up front. And the same thing with situational football as a team, that's been a thing that's kind of stopped us a little bit, not handling into half. You know, when you defer, in the middle eight, everyone will look at it. And we were able to do that. We were able to get points right before. I mean, there was a minor clock issue, but we were going to run in timeout, so we had to kick off what you didn't want. But we got what we needed, and then came back and got the touchdown. And those are, that's what you want. When you talk about doubling up, double possessions, that's a 10 point swing. And that's how you can win games if you can control those situations. And everybody was in tune in all three phases. It was a good team win. And how much, how big was this win for you in the bigger playoff and division title picture? Well, we just, you know, you know how the season goes. I mean, just the focus was, we needed to get that win. You know, you want to be relevant late in the year. Obviously, you know, it's good to win this time of year and be in it. And, you know, we got to get ready. Obviously, tomorrow's Christmas and other things around the holiday season, but we got to get back to work and get ready for Chicago. It seemed like you guys were maybe a little bit more intent on throwing the ball early today. Was that by design or? Well, that game we've tried that too. It's just, you know, it's whether it's getting, sometimes it's that first third down, you know? It's been our intent in a couple of games that maybe I've gone that way. But certainly when we were able to convert, stayed into the drive, stayed aggressive. And, you know, we kind of mixed a match throughout the game. I thought the guys did a great job. Coaches and players, all. You've talked a lot about your offense throughout, really, the course of the year. And it seemed like maybe this was the most in flow. It seemed like the most of the year. You know, obviously you want to get touchdowns late, but you also want to play the situation. So the last two red zone drives, you know, say you got a little conservative, but you're making them use timeouts. You wanted to be aggressive, but I didn't want to, you know, that's, you know, that's the stuff that as a coach, you're, you know, once you had touchdowns there, but you're playing the long game there, you know, and you don't pop a run. So, you know, still able to get points, but that's something that we can continue to work on. But you're right, Mike, when we needed to play, guys made them and it was different guys. I mean, the John who played on the screen, you know, third and long, you know, that keeps drives. That gets points on the board. There's so many little plays right there. You know, they were sort of bringing a lot of pressure. We make an adjustment to, hey, when this happens, we got to get outside. And it's the underrated things like Matt Collins and Cadero Hodge gets the play started. One of those, you know, unfortunately Jake, Jake went out. He could have come back in the game. We'll have more on Jake Matthews later, but he could have come back in. But those are the plays that help you win. And so there's a team effort. It'll always be a team game. And proud to get to coach those guys. And the last time you showed up with Adam Asash, you said it was like a three AM impulse decision. That's one of the most impulsive. I had to change momentum, but, you know, clean up, church myself up for the holidays. Should have a jacket like Led's got. Is there any way to compare joy versus relief right now from your standpoint to get away? Jeff, that's a great question. And sometimes in the NFL, you probably heard me say it. I know a lot of coaches that raise me. Sometimes, you know, winning is a relief. But you know, I kind of, what's been good is when you're in these, you see the response from the team. You know, that's why you love this game. And it's kind of refreshing sometimes. Jeff, you go back and you kind of think of things. And I was, you don't want to lose that joy. So I would say it's more joy, but certainly sometimes it can feel like relief. And you don't want to lose that perspective. And I think that's been a great thing is that perspective. And there's certainly a lot of joy in that locker room and for myself personally, for those players. It's not about me. It's about the players, the staff and the organization and the fans out here today. They were phenomenal. And also you have a lot of family here today at the game. What does that mean to you to? They show up and, you know, they're huge Falcon supporters. And there's a lot of people in the crowd. I mean, it's, at least they didn't go the other way. So at least they still showed up. It'd be a bad thing if your family stops texting or calling you and then show up. Or you said you could feel Taylor's experience out there today, is that on the field, during the plays, or off the field? There's everything. There's a lot of reps that we've talked about before. It's a tough position to play. Even the little things, like the subjectivity of when you're in that situation before the half, all you're doing there is you're just trying to get time off there. I mean, you could take a shot, but nobody's going to give you that. You can throw a Hail Mary, but you wouldn't. That's probably not. Or you can get maybe 10 more yards to give or take. Nobody's going to heat you up right there. So you're just trying to end the half with the field goal. But him being aware, didn't really never realize that the clock was set. But when the vet looks up, he knew it, that's what you want. And you just play the long game. And the only thing that was different, we had to kick off. And they went for the kneel. But just the presence of mind, just being in all those situations, understanding, hey, check downs are good here. Seeing what they're playing and coming back, like, you don't need to be greedy here. Those are just a better thing. That's not a shot at any young player, but that's what helps. Arthur, I think you only had two, three in outs today. When you talk about building momentum on offense how critical was that, especially early on getting Taylor in a rhythm? Yeah, it's any team I've been a part of. I mean, that's the key to offense. A lot of times it's that first third down. It's funny how energy and momentum work is like cliches that sounds, but it is true. You get in those drives, and it's different sometimes. You get stalled out on one, and then maybe they score. And it just may take forever to get the ball back. But it just keeps the energy up. And those guys did a good job today. I know you said you felt a lot of joy, maybe a little bit of relief. But how much of this can help confidence just of the team moving forward in these final games trying to make this playoff push? Yeah, I think you see the way these guys play every week. I've had a ton of confidence all year. Like I had a ton of confidence going into this game. And just the way we worked all week, because you can feel it. Sometimes you feel the teams have been on. Sometimes you can start to feel people look to the other side. But this team, I mean, you see the energy we had all week. And it's given me a lot of confidence all year. Well, he's just very good about Jesse Bates and his career, new career high, sixth in the reception for him. I mean, he continues to just play great this season. You know, you want to make sure when you add guys and guys that may not have been here to get that contract that you've got to have the right guys. There's always risk in every move you make. We're very confident. We had a lot of carryover. Steve Jackson, I'm with Cincinnati. You know, a lot of people, Steve's one of the best, most honest people I've ever worked with. Those are the people who've kind of pumped people up and then the scouting that goes into it. And it really is about fit and chemistry, about what you want to do schematically. Because if you don't have a plan for that, then you're not going to give them the best chance to be successful. And Jesse's coming here. And yeah, he's a terrific football player clearly and a great teammate. And just very fortunate we were able to get him. Coach, it's week 16. And today is the first day that your defense has allowed a rushing touchdown to an opposing running back. What does that stat say about that unit? Well, I'll just play it. They've been stouting as a run. And sometimes if you're certain, certain coverages, some teams get to check with me. So they pick the ball up more if you're showing lighter. And it's kind of become a common thing in the NFL. So that's the game you're playing. So sometimes you see teams that, you know, depending on what we're playing, they try to check to pass. So it's a combination of a lot of things. They bow it up and we haven't given a lot of explosive runs all year. And been really good in the red zone. And then today, you know, situation, like I said, the offense, defense, special teams all playing momentum off each other. And then can you walk us through the decision to use that timeout after the spiking of the ball with 10 seconds left there at the end of the first half? Because we were just going to run it, or we were going to run like a spread out just to milk the clock. So that's what I'm saying. There was a miscommunication about the play being set. And that's why there was no, they were still in the huddle. And that's where Taylor had the variance. And I'm asking a pump it, never set it. And they're not criticizing. So I'm not trying to get, I promise you I'm not trying to get fine. So this isn't a criticism. I'm just letting you know what happened. Because so the risk of war there, so why even have a, you know, we certainly won't get to take the five-yard penalty. That's what happened. But we were just going to run it, or we had talked about doing the sprint out, called a long foul ball, just so we could kick the field goal and not have to kick off. That was all that was going on. And I got to do a better job, not showing my frustration. Well, it'd be better now, I guess. But the kids are fired up and be a joyful morning to spend with my kids. Thank you. Oh, sorry. Sorry. You spoke about wanting to be relevant late in the season. You guys had already seen what happened with New Orleans on Thursday. And depending on what happens with Tampa Bay, Jacksonville could be another three-way tile. What's it been like going through the NSC South this season? Well, it's every year. I mean, what it looks like sometimes in Thanksgiving and certainly changes in middle of December. That's what makes this league so fond to be a fan of. I mean, it's the most competitive professional league in the world, in my opinion. It's a week to week, everything changes. So with the end of the day, when you get caught up and you obviously want to control your own destiny, and if you can't, obviously you need help. But then nothing matters if you don't take care of your own games. And so it was a step in the right direction getting this win today. Thank you. All right, Taylor, could you take us through the game and a couple touchdowns, five field goals for the offense today? Yeah, I thought we played a pretty clean game. That's what we're trying to do. Obviously the story of the season so far has been turnovers and self-inflicted wounds. And that was kind of our message this week. Hey, let's not beat ourselves. Let's make them go beat us. So I thought we played a really clean game. I tried to get the ball in my hands quick, let those playmakers do their thing. Obviously, you want to kind of punch it in a little bit more when you get down there, but a win's a win. So we're happy with it. The opening drive, you got a big run by Bijan and then the touchdown pass to Kyle. What did you see on that play? Yeah, obviously Bijan having a big run. It's awesome, getting a lot of juice going. And then the play was that we had a curl. They made a little corner behind it. And I saw the corner take that curl slash out. And I saw a big area for Kyle in the end zone. So kind of just lay it out in the area and let them go get it. But that's how we want to start. We want to come out and start fast, put some points on the board, and go from there. So from start to finish, I thought we played really well. In complementary football wise, how big was to get that field goal right before the half and then come out, get the fumble recovered, and then go on a touchdown drive there? Yeah, it's huge. Again, Art talks about the middle eight all the time. And you can win and lose games. That middle eight right there, half time. So again, going down there, getting those three points. And then coming up back on the second half and scoring a touchdown, it's huge for us. That's a 10 point swing. And it helps all phases of the game. Obviously, I fumbled that first snap. Wasn't a good feeling, but we rallied and got through it. And the block, I think the play was shortly after that, where you got a block for Bujon on that play and got the sidelines going over there. Just trying to play some football there. Yeah, I didn't really anticipate blocking today. But I hand the ball off and carried out my fake and saw he was reversing field. So I've said this before, every time I go out there, I kind of play like it's my last play, like it's my last game. Playing the end of the field is a very special opportunity. And when you get your number called, it's special. So when I go out there, I leave it all in the field. And that's what happens to be a corner right there. And I hope it looked better than it felt. Haven't seen it yet. But anything to get the guys going, a lot of juice. That was cool. At this point in the season with y'all's record coming in, this team felt like it might be getting a little tight coming down the stretch. You made a point of saying, you're not going to play that way anymore in your career. Regardless of the scenario, do you think that that helped this offense a little bit? That we're just going to go wing it and see what happens? Maybe. And again, I wouldn't say wing it. I know what you're trying to say. But there's a certain feeling you get when you just have that freedom. When you kind of just, in your head, just say, hey, man, what's the worst that can happen? A loss. But if you're going to lose, why do it uptight? Go out there and just let it all in the field. Again, there's not a play where you want to look back and be like, I wish I did this or that. I just go out there and play, see what you see, react. This game's supposed to be fun. That's why we started playing it. So I think the guys had some Jews coming out there today and we played a good game. Taylor, I didn't do my research yet. Have you ever started a game on Christmas Eve before? And then how did it feel to know that Christmas is tomorrow and you guys got to win? Yeah, the last two years I started on Christmas Eve and they've been awful. Two years ago, we went to Dallas and got beat by like 40. Last year, we went to San Fran and I got benched. So maybe a third time's a charm. But no, it's just great. We enjoy our holidays with the win. With the up and down season we've had, this is really special. So everyone's excited. Taylor, congratulations. I apologize that this has already been asked. Was there anything for you that felt different from the games against the Vikings and Cardinals that you started versus today? No, no. I just think all three phases showed up today. We played really good complementary football. We were never really backed up other than that one, I think that's our second drive, and we got out of it. Obviously we didn't go down and score anything, but we got, I think, to the 30 yard line and punted it and put them inside the 20, which is huge. That's just things that we don't talk about. That's just huge, complementary football. So the defense did a great job, especially seems a good job, and then offense, we kept moving the ball. It was a true team game today. So do you get specialty Jordans today? Oh yeah, I'll be posting some Jordans on Instagram late at night, I'll have to pick which ones I want, but I gotta keep the traditional life. In all seriousness, was there something that you sensed that may be different for you today than the first two starts you had here? You said something that Art said to me? No, was there something that you sensed that was different today versus the first two starts that you played here for yourself? No, I feel like I have the same mindset going into those other two games. Go out there, have fun, play with passion. When you do that, I think it's when you play your best. There are various odds-makers or whatever, New York Times, for instance, had said last week's loss dropped the Falcons' playoff chances to 8%. Now you guys might be in another three-way tie, depending on what happens with the last game today. Do you pay attention to that kind of thing and what has it been like for you guys in the locker room going through this crazy season in this division? Well, the cool thing about this locker room is, I don't, if we were 12 and four or four and 12, I don't think it would change a thing. The guys in there love playing ball, and we approach work every day the same. Go out there, we work hard, we care about each other, so I mean, I would also be lying to you if I told you we don't pay attention to it, obviously we do. But again, it's something that you kind of keep in the back of your head, but you just go out there and play. You can't pay too much attention to it. At the end of the day, if you go out there and win, everything else will take care of itself. Our main focus is just doing our job and getting a win. I don't know if I can say this out loud, but obviously we're rooting for the Jags. Hopefully they get the job done. And we'll go from there, but we're just excited about this win. Get back on Tuesday and get ready for Chicago. Anything else? Thanks guys.