 You've had a couple days now to think about finally getting a chance to make your first playoff game. Thoughts about that, and how much are you looking forward to having this chance? That's exciting. It's a big opportunity for us. Obviously a huge challenge on the road. But we're all excited for the opportunity and looking forward to taking advantage of the week. A lot of guys on the season then say they don't watch for playoff football. They just swear football off for the next year. Have you watched during the course of your career? And did you think love to do this one day? I didn't miss. I definitely didn't sit down and watch a bunch of them. But yeah, it's always something that I wanted to be doing my whole career. Have there been moments along the way where you thought, I can't believe I haven't experienced this yet? I don't know if it's that thought, but it's the thought of I want to be playing. I want to be playing in January and competing for a championship. What do you anticipate the intensity level being like? And do you anticipate there being a raised intensity? I would imagine. It's a playoff, so everything kind of amps up a little bit. There's no prepare for next week if you lose. It's win and move on or a lose and go home. And obviously, everyone wants to keep playing. So I definitely expect it to be an intense game. And we're going to have to go out and be just as intense if not more intense than the other team. What are some of the things that you do to keep that even kill? No, you could get too amped up and overthrow and not be as accurate as possible. I think just sticking true to what's got me to this point, being prepared, going into the game, being fully prepared for the situations that can arise, make the adjustments within the game. This is a team that obviously plays at a very high level on defense and always will throw something at you that you haven't seen on tape or change something up on you. So you have to be able to adjust within the game. But at the end of the day, it's football. Just got to go play and execute. All right, how much is this between playing at New England versus a typical road game? I mean, I don't know if there is a difference. Obviously, it's a place that they've played well at in the past. But at the end of the day, it's football. It's a road environment. It's going to be going to be loud. And we have to be ready to go. You've got part of four wins against them, which is a high number for a quarterback in this league. What can you draw off of that? Every team is different. Obviously, how they played last year, how they played in the past has been different than how they're playing this year. So at least defensively. So I can't really speak on things in the past. But obviously, it's a team that's well coached. They're going to go out and execute their defense, their offense, the way that they're coached to. And they're not going to beat themselves. You have to go out and outperform them and execute your own plan. They're obviously very good at getting their hands on the football in the secondary. Does that temper the chances you can take down the field? So I think you guys have to be calculated. And trust your guys. Like I said, I've been building the trust of my receivers over the course of the season. They're going to play tight covers. They've been doing it all year. They're a really good group. They're physical. They get their hands on receivers. They get their hands on football. So they're going to have to be smart with the football. No one to put the ball in the right spot and be accurate. What's that a spot you've been trying for? And running and using play action to set up the pass. How do you feel like you guys have done when you've had to use the pass to set up the run? It hasn't come up a whole lot this year, just because the way we're kind of built. So obviously, we have a plan for that. But we'll just kind of see how the game goes. Satisfying has it been, Ryan, to not settle for field goals almost all the time. You guys have been so good about punching it in once it got in the red zone. What's that been like and what do you attribute it to? Well, it's been huge. I think the more times you can score touchdowns you get in the red zone. Then you're going to win a lot more games. Getting seven instead of three. So something we want to continue to do. Obviously, this team is good in the red zone. And they make it tough on you. So we're going to have to be really good and disciplined with what we're doing and mix in place. Is your new kicker giving you a hard time at all? Would he like to maybe kick a field goal every now and then? He hasn't. He hasn't. I'll keep trying to put seven up. And if we have to use them, then we'll have to use them. What's the mood change been like, I guess, in the building coming off of Sunday? And is it the dramatic difference maybe now that you kind of mentioned a win or go home scenario? I don't think it's dramatic difference. I think this team has been really good throughout the whole year of coming to work each and every day and trying to do everything we can to get better. So obviously, there's an intensity and a focus, but it's not a dramatic difference. We're trying to be locked in at each and every week. How much easier has it made your job this year to have just the sheer number of offensive weapons that you guys do? It's huge. Being able to spread the ball around, not only our backs out of the backfield are a tight end group, a receiving group. I had different guys step up at different times in the receiving group. So the more we can kind of spread the ball around and create matchups all across the field, it's tough for teams to take away one guy. And this league legacy greatness are defined in January and February. How much of that weighs on you? How much pressure is there knowing that this is a chance to make your long term mark? It's not a pressure. I think I'm just trying to find a way to win one game. And then we'll handle the next one after that. Just do everything we can this week to beat the Patriots. And then whatever happens after that happens. Someone in text me during the game on Sunday and said, Tana Hill looks like he's having the most fun he's ever had on a football field. Is that true and why? I've had a lot of fun this year. I don't know if it's the most fun. I've had a lot of fun my whole career playing football. I love playing the game. I love competing and I love winning. So obviously we won some games this year, so that's always fun. But I enjoy every time I get to step out there and compete. I love the guys in this team, the way we compete, the way we believe in each other. And yeah, I'm going to keep enjoying every time I get to step foot on the field. What is it about this team as a whole that gives you and maybe the rest of the locker room confidence that you do have the ability to maybe go on a run? I think our ability to find a way to win throughout the season. The ups and the downs, the adversity we face, different types of adversity throughout the games. And almost consistently, we tried and found a way to come out with a win, whether it was special teams making a place, offense going into two-minute, defense coming up with a huge stop with a goal line. Somebody on the team stepped up and made a play. And I think that belief has been built through actions. It's been built through seeing it happen. So obviously, just need to keep going. Along those lines, you guys have had a lot of chunk plays this year. Has that kind of become the expectation of this offense to get those type of chunk plays a lot? Every game is different. Obviously, they'll try to limit it. That's their whole thing of defense is they're going to try to limit your chunk plays and make you march down the field. So you want to make those plays happen. But if they're not there, then we're going to have to be methodical and march it down. Just kind of depends how the game goes. Anything to you that you've finished as the league's host running your pass for the season and maybe who told you that was the case? I'm assuming you realize that. It's cool. I think Robbie told me after the game. Definitely an honor, but not something I was focused on, just trying to get wins. And that was kind of a byproduct of the full team effort and throwing the football. So yeah, not something I focused on, but it's a cool honor. Testing your play-by-play memory here. Any chance you remember anything about your first play from scrimmage as the starter? You threw a deep ball to Giannu up the right side against the Charger. You remember anything about that? Yeah, it was through a back shoulder to Giannu on a crossing route, and linebacker was trying to cut him off underneath and was able to get him football. What do you feel like right there at the beginning of your term as the starter to get it going right out of the gate? Didn't think a whole lot of it, honestly. Just first play of the game and big chunk play and got us going. So yeah, not a lot to say I was glad to make a play. Feel like years ago or for everything that's transpired? Yeah, the season's long. You look back, we look back at tape from earlier in the year. I think about games from earlier in the year, and it seems like it was years ago, but then the weeks go by so fast. So it's kind of a weird oxymoron that the season's long, but the weeks go by extremely fast. Ryan, as a competitor, obviously you're not going against Tom Brady on the field. But as a quarterback, you look forward to going up against a guy who, you know, six Super Bowl rings, and he's got all the post-season records for a quarterback? I love playing these guys. Just their team as a whole. They're a quality team through and through. And like I said, they're going to make you go out and play well to win. They're not going to give you anything. And as a competitor, you love that. You love having to go earn a victory. So I'm looking forward to it. What stood out about the way that Miami was able to exploit them last week? They came out and they played well. They played physical. They made some plays when it counted. And I think we're going to have to do the same if we want to come away with a win. Learned anything from the practices against them back in August, the personnel that they have, or guys potentially that you faced then that would help you on Saturday? Yeah, every team kind of evolves a little bit, but they have the same guys playing. And they're a good group, good group through and through. Big at the linebacker position. Deep at the linebacker position. They'll move those guys all around and create all types of different personnel problems for us up front. On the back end, they're physical. Like I said, they do a really good job of staying tight and playing a lot of man coverage. But they stay tight and make it tough on you. So we have a ton of respect for them. You make it to midnight tonight? No shot. No shot. I'll be fast asleep. You played several games in the AFC East taking Stephon Gilmore. What challenge does he give whoever they put him against on Saturday? He's a quality player, man. He's really good. He's physical. He stays tight and man coverage. He transitions really well. And then he has good ball skills. So he kind of has the complete package, everything you're looking for in a corner. And he's been playing great for him. Brian, how has AJ elevated his game the last six weeks or so to go from a guy who showed us a bunch of flashes earlier to now a guy who's flashing every week, it seems? He's consistent. I think he's stayed true to the course, came in with a growth mindset, like Art's spoken about, that comes to work every day and tries to figure out a way how he can get better. I think his role has expanded, obviously, the more place he's made and the more he's shown to do well. And I just want to keep that going. As a quarterback, Brian, when you watch Brady, what do you see? A guy that's consistent. He's a guy who's been doing it for a long, long time at a very high level. So he's won a lot of games and obviously have a ton of respect for him. Thank you, Ryan. Thank you.