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Max original series Hard Knocks: AFC North premiered December 3rd, 2024.

#HardKnocksAFCNorth was the first divisional iteration.






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Lamar Jackson

Lamar Jackson is having an MVP-caliber season in Baltimore, Maryland.

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“These guys are more aggressive. That was perfect, boy. It’s gonna be a game. You know, there’s two great running backs. I knew Saquon from high school. We was in the all-star game together. He jumped over somebody head. So I pretty much seen him you know, before I even got to the league, college, anything. You know, I’ve been knowing about Saquon. He looked like that boy. I don’t even think I’ve seen that in movies, bro. Oh, man, we going against one of the best teams in the league. We’ve got to go in, you know, just locked in, and just play like Ravens, man. That’s all we can do.” — Lamar Jackson


Mike Tomlin

“Good morning! Man, we’ve got a great day planned for you today. I’m gonna outline what we’re going to do and why. Man, let’s get back to business. We got run over and through this group, particularly as this road gets narrow. And we determine who is elite and who isn’t. To me, man, that a lot of it boils down to this right here. Where are you mentall in terms of the things that it is you need to do to secure victory? Your approach to business on a day to day basis. Are you thriving or surviving? When the shit gets difficult in practice or in game, do you thrive or survive? You’ve got your head buried in the sand if you don’t think there’s tangible reasons why these things happen. And if you’re lacking in that mental toughness area, if you are a survivor, then y’all ass better grow and grow quicker. And so that’s what I’m talking about when I’m talking about back to business. And our business is winning.”

“Competitive. Come on, Russ. Stay hot today. Their head coach, Mike Tomlin, has never had a losing season. And their quarterback has already won a Super Bowl.”

“Mink, what up? I-I think part of the guys understanding the issue is us having a conversation with them. We’re losing a lot of bolts and nails to change calls these days. Yeah. Because of the dog rush. Yeah. But doesn’t it feel like we’re losing a lot of them? I– it’s been an issue for us in the red zone, um, but it could be an open grass issue as well. It’s like Brett Favre in Minnesota, man. Anybody around Joe Burrow gonna get a job. We’re playing any form of Tampa, in a got-to-have-it moment, man, we better have an athlete playing from depth, because he gonna take the middle of the field open. This son of a bitch is dangerous. That dude feels the rush. His eyes are downfield. Better be real conscious of your four-man rush. He lets that downhill escape lane on you, he might take off like he did for 50 on somebody recently.”

“Critical. We got to keep his ass guessing for four quarters. This boy flat and friendly, isn’t he? Friendly as hell. Run the grass. Man, this is disgusting. Five touchdowns against Baltimore in two games? Yeah. He threw him a toothpick, man. He went 70. But if they sitting a room right now, man, they’re playing us to roll the corners up on them. Minkah always talking crazy to him, you know. Mm-mm. We gotta whip this guy’s ass, man. We gotta coexist with these people, and they gotta hate us.”

“The history of this series, man, the shit runs deep in the North. These intimate divisional relationships. We know us. They know them. That’s how it goes down. They play us a certain way. There’s a rhythm to it. Man, I stood in front of this group and I talked about Lamar Jackson playing. I think it’s important that we map out what our Joe Burrow plan is. He is red hot. Chase can’t have a good day, man. Man, this guy is different, man. He’s the best in the business right now. And so it’s doubly important that we minimize this damn guy. Ain’t no doubt. How about this guy? Brown, their new featured runner. We will not be distracted by Joe Burrow and company to the point where this guy is sneaking up on us. Man, we’ve got to establish a relationship with this guy. He might not know your name today. He better know your name on Monday morning.”

“There’s some dues in Cincinnati sitting in their room to combat the talents of some of you people. There’s a reason why Orlando Brown is in Cincinnati. ‘Cause in 2022, man, Alex Highsmith walked an absolute dog on this dude. Herbig, we got Orlando brown this week. And so let’s work. That’s how business gets done in divisional play, man. It ain’t personal, man. It’s about us engineering victory.”

“Good morning, men, happy Thanksgiving. I’d like to open my home up to anyone and everyone in here. All right, let’s live that life, baby. Let’s go, baby. Let’s live that life, man. Go do it. Gotta go do it. Let’s go do it. Hey bro, it can’t define us today. I need you to stay with me. Hey, this shit ain’t gonna decide the outcome of the game. It ain’t gonna decide the outcome of the game. Look at me. You all right? All right. Let’s go.”


John Harbaugh

“All right, we’re gonna go here. We’re gonna really roll, okay? Because hey, we got– we got to go. All right? We got a short week. We got a lot to do. We’re a half game behind in the division. We know what’s in front of us. Five regular season games to go. Stay focused. 1 and 0 mindset. 1 and 0, good meeting. 1 and 0 good– take a good note. 1 and 0, make sure I got this defense down. I’m talking football, man. This is my game. I’m playing. I’m showing. I’m helping. I’m doing my part. I’m playing ball ’cause I’m a great player. When things get tough in a long season, that is designed to weed out the not real contenders, embrace it.”

“They’re all knock down, drag out battles. All right, offense is up.”

“I’m freezing. I’m always freezing. No, I’m good. I got layers. I got layers on. No, I’m good. I’m good. I would never take the jacket off your back. You’d never hear the end of it. There you go. There you go. I know you would. I don’t doubt that for a second. I know you would. Give me your reading glasses every now and then when I need them. We’ve had about 17 Turkey Days together now. 17. It’s a lot of turkey days. Yeah. Very grateful for you.”

“Here we go, 8. Let’s have a day. Let’s have a day, huh? Let’s have a day. When I drive in and I know Lamar’s in there eating breakfast and getting ready for practice, it makes me feel real happy inside. Hey, nice job. That’s a great play. Nice job, man. Nice job. Lamar’s unique, and we’ve all known that from the beginning. I think we knew that when we drafted him that it was gonna be unique. It was gonna be a journey. And it’s been that and so much more, and so much better. But right now, there’s another level of execution. Nice throw. Golly, Lamar. That’s– that’s a hell of a job, 8. I mean, that’s– nothing you can do. Running out to cover three? That was beautiful. Another level of being dialed in. I mean, I can see it in his eyes. I can see it in the way he carries himself. See it in the way he practices. See it in the way he plays. He’s a believer in this team, and he’s a believer in himself.”


Zac Taylor

“All right, good afternoon, guys. Welcome back. Hope everybody’s refreshed. We’ve got to play our best football in December, okay? We always say that going into the season, because these games are gonna come down to anyone in this room making any play in any phase. How do I do my part? Creating turnovers, sacks, being the turning point in the game. You’ve got to put yourself in that position in meetings, practice. If this play comes down to me, in that moment, am I ready to go? Am I prepared to take advantage?”

“Physical. Anybody have an idea what the weather’s gonna be Sunday at 1:00? Cold, okay? 25 or below. Okay? You can’t play– you can’t play in this division in December without it being cold weather. It’s not right. Can’t be above 30 degrees, so buckle up. Get your mind right. I mean, we’ve been in some close games and unfortunately, we haven’t closed them out. There’s still a lot of opportunity to get this season turned around, starting with the Pittsburgh Steelers.”

“We’ve had success because we’re one of the teams that refuses to play their game. We’re just getting it back under center, and handing the ball off and trying to play action. We’re gonna attack these guys in the air. This game means something to everybody. It’s an awesome opportunity to get back on track with the home divisional win versus the Pittsburgh Steelers to go out and finish out, and have a great December. That’s all I got. Get a break.”

“Uh, you had to remind me it was Thanksgiving, actually.”

“All right, good evening, fellas. Hey, tremendous opportunity in front of us tomorrow. If you were gonna draw it up any differently, I wouldn’t– I wouldn’t change a thing. Okay? New season, coming out of the bye. We know how important this next month’s gonna be. If you said you get to pick the game and the location, I would pick Pittsburgh Steelers in Cincinnati, okay, because this game means something to our fan base, our organization, everybody in this room. It’s a tremendous opportunity to kick start this end of the season to get us where we want to go.”

“When I show the tape next Saturday night after the win, I just want one play of each guy in this room. Find a way on the tape. This crowd is gonna feed off you tomorrow. You’re gonna feed off this crowd. Give them something early to cheer about. You’re gonna have everybody at your back, man. It’s us against them. Use it.”


Kevin Stefanski

“All right, morning, guys. Good morning, guys. Let’s zoom out, okay? Let’s zoom out. Who wants to be in the playoffs? Raise your hand. Guess what? You’re in the fucking playoffs. Look at that board. Look at it. Okay, our division here, here, here. Good AFC team. Good AFC team. You want to be in the playoffs? Congratulations. You made it to the playoffs. As such, our preparation has to be on point. All right, how do we go 1 and 0? Victorious warriors win first, and then go to battle.”

“You know it’s gonna be hard in the run game. You know it’s gonna be gang tackling. All right, hey, fellas, there is no detail too small. All right? So when I say I’m gonna be on your ass, coaches are being on your ass, we’re trying to win football games when that margin is like that. Okay? So everything matters.”


Joe Burrow

“AFC North football is always tough. Middle open, Ja’Marr.”

“What’s up, guys? Hopefully we have a holiday game next year. I’ve always wanted to play on the holidays. My body feels great. I’ve been feeling pretty good. By Tuesday, I’ve been feeling pretty good. Monday’s been a little tough after some games, but for the most part, I’ve been feeling pretty dang good.”

“Frustrating. You know, it just feels like we haven’t made the plays to win the games down the stretch. Every game has been tight. We’re 4 and 7. That’s not great, obviously. We have room for maybe one more loss to potentially get into the playoffs, but, um, I don’t think you can think big picture right now. I think we just have to take it one week at a time.”

“Have I told you I bought a Batmobile? I don’t get it for like a year, but I bought it. I think I got to go all in and go for like, an expensive Batsuit. Suit, yeah. What if i wore it to every game? I just wore the full Batsuit, Batmobile, to every game. Might go crazy on Halloween. Then I– you know. 500 and 7 touchdowns… Tee in the corner with the cape.”

“That felt good. That was the one.”


Cam Heyward

“It is a gauntlet like no other.”

“Ew. Sweet potato pie, boy. Sweet potato pie. Yes, it does. You’re wild. With whipped cream? Sweet potato pie. He not even like that. Got hands like that. I showed him how to catch that. Crazy. Stay out my way. Little man. Oh, man. Almost 10 years. But it was always different ’cause, like, my dad passed when I was seven or– yeah, almost 17. And so it was always tougher for him. He was still a youngin’.”

“Connor, did you see the, um, Detroit game? Crazy. Tons to be thankful for. It’s cool to watch him play. Like, seeing him play, and seeing him go through everything I went through as a young dude like, I can’t tell him all the secrets. Yeah. I do tell you to chill. You just don’t listen to me. No, you don’t. You don’t listen to me at all. No, you don’t. So me and Connor have been together on the same team for three years. Before that, we had never played together. Like, I left to go to college when he was seven years old, so I’m just still learning him. Dang, bro. You gonna grab all those mashed potatoes? But growing up, though, it was– we kept it pretty small. It was just me, Connor, Corey, and my mom. Yeah. We would always come up to Pittsburgh. Thank you, Allie. Thank you so much. I appreciate everybody. Thank you. Of course. Especially after a long 10 days since we played. Better be ready. Connor better be ready.”

“Yeah.”


Myles Garrett

“AFC North football in unpredictable.”

“Looked like Shelby did that. He just loves the game of football, all right? What do you think about the passion and intensity? This is your joy for the game. That’s what you see in this guy, right here. I’m a predator. I don’t get circled. I do the circling. Did you see what I had to go through to get that sack fumble? Two dudes like, waiting on me.”

“It’s been ups and downs, like every season. Unfortunately, there have been a couple more downs than highs– but still have a lot of time left to change that around.”


Ja’Marr Chase

“Yeah, I have. Pretty cool picture. Oh. Whoo! Go.”

“Did you get it yet, though? Oh the real one? That shit gonna be crazy. That shit gonna be crazy. You got to go to the ‘Adventures of Batman’ where he had the shitty ass, uh, eye thing on. The suit and all? That shit gonna be funny as hell, though. I ain’t gonna lie. That shit gonna be hilarious. He hop out that bitch with a cape on, bro. Well, shit, I mean, yeah. I would be like, yeah, whatever, bitch. You’re getting two, yeah. Yeah. You gonna get lost in that bitch. It’s so dark in that fucker.”


Russell Wilson

“Come on, 1-4. Put on a show, boy. You know what to do. Green 18, set! Good throw. It’s everything because they’re so afraid of the go balls, and all that stuff. When you run off the ball like that, you create all that space for you.”

“Let’s go. Let’s go do it. Gotta love. Gotta love it. Pass interference all day.”


Derrick Henry

“I thought it was crazy, like everybody else. You’ve never seen it before. It’s a hell of a play.”


Tee Higgins

“I’d wear that bitch to the club. Get out that Batmobile, park right in front– with the cape. Right side is dead.”


Kyle Hamilton

“What am I doing for Thanksgiving tomorrow? Football.”

Roquan Smith

“You want mac and cheese? Oh, look at my little man right here. I like that helmet.”


Narrator

“Forget snowflakes. If you want unique, head to the AFC North. There’s no place like it. No other division is as close culturally or geographically. Even their history is intertwined. Tough towns sporting tough teams. And a whole lot of bad blood. Every division winner goes to the playoffs. Right now, the Steelers are on top. But the most critical six weeks of the season lie ahead. Then there’s that punch you in the mouth defense. Hard on the Steelers’ heels are the Baltimore Ravens. Not only do they have a royal running back– their quarterback is a two-time league MVP, and may be on his way to winning it again. The only quarterback in the NFL with as many touchdowns as Lamar Jackson is the Bengals’ Joe Burrow.”

“Cincinnati has plenty of weapons– but even more worries. Among them, too many last-second losses. Not much has gone the Browns’ way this season. Still– sure enough, the Browns’ last game was their best. An upset of the first place Steelers. Blood feuds don’t care about records.”

“Losing to a last place team can sting, the king of stumble that can derail a season. Mike Tomlin isn’t about to let that happen. He’s already in the lab with his staff and all-pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Winning the division is the big picture, but it’s the granular details that make it possible.”

“Getting his defense sorted out is crucial. Six days from now, the Steelers will head to Cincinnati to face Joe Burrow and the dangerous Bengals offense.”

“It’s been a long time coming. For Joe Burrow and the Bengals, it hasn’t exactly been a feel-good season.”

“Ja’Marr Chase has great hands, but he doesn’t have the team’s best wheels. The dynamic duo of Burrow and Chase making the passing game look as simple as pitch and catch. But the Bengals don’t have time to play around. They’ve got to start stacking wins.”

“December football is different. As the number of games decrease, the stakes increase. John Harbaugh as been the Ravens’ head coach for 17 years, and the thought of missing the playoffs makes his blood run cold. No glasses needed to read this week’s headlines. Harbaugh is facing the team that gave him his start in the NFL. In 2007, he was a 45-year-old assistant for the Eagles. A year later, he was named the Ravens head coach. He’s been there ever since.”

“Gratitude is essential to true happiness, and a few head coaches have more to be thankful for than Harbaugh, because one of his players might be the game’s best.”

“The sky’s the limit for Lamar Jackson. But this week, his team will face a running back whose ups seem boundless. The grounds crew weren’t the only ones working hard last time the Browns took the field. Myles Garrett cleaned up, taking another step in pursuit of his second straight Defensive Player of the Year Award.”

“Jameis Winston gets it. Nearly a decade ago, he was the first pick in the NFL draft. But he hasn’t been a starter for years. Now, with Deshaun Watson injured, Winston is having a moment, and his teammates are buying in. Winston and the Browns haven’t given up on their season. Monday night, they’ll try to make it two wins in a row by beating the Broncos.”

“Thanksgiving week has a way of focusing teams, getting to the very heart of the matter. Seems as easy as pie, but it’s not. For Steelers captain Cam Heyward, calling it like it is comes naturally, especially when talking about teammate and little brother Connor.”

“It’s Thanksgiving week. Time to be generous. December means the playoff push, the most critical stretch of the season. But today, football comes second. Thursday night was for family and friends. Saturday night is for finding focus, and the chance for a young player to find his voice.”

“The Steelers begin the game amped up, but high intensity is no guarantee of a fast start. Knowing what’s coming and stopping it aren’t the same thing.”


AFC North Archival footage

“The Browns are indeed coming to Baltimore. Baltimore week, baby. They don’t like us, and we damn for sure don’t like them. There’s some hitting, there’s some jawing, and there’s everything we thought there would be. Kimo von Oelhoffen hit him right in the knee. Carson Palmer is writhing in pain. Don’t live in Cleveland. You live in Cincinatti. They will beat the Steelers in the opening round of the playoffs.”

“Happy Turkey Day! Have a good one, all right, buddy?”


Broadcasters / Journalists

“Russell Wilson, beautiful throw. Classic AFC North battle belongs to Pittsburgh. King Henry looks good in the Ravens purple. Scoops it in, vacuums it home. And the throws it in the end zone. Caught! Caught for a touchdown. Absolutely amazing! Touchdown! Ja’Marr Chase. The Ravens beat the Bengals in overtime. Deshaun Watson is out with the Achilles injury. Browns win!”

“Ja’Marr Chase does it again!”

“Have you seen the picture of you and Minak going viral? What did you think when you saw the picture out there?”

“If I asked you to summarize the first 11 games, your answer would be…? It looks like the Bengals will go for 2 to try and win the game. Burrow catches the shotgun snap. Looking, throwing, incomplete. Yet another brutally heartbreaking defeat.”

“Lamar keeps it. Read option, right side. Gets around the edge. He’s at the 5, he’s in! Touchdown, Lamar! I mean, he was up there. Barkley spins. He hurdles a guy backwards. What did you think when you saw Saquon’s reverse hurdle? Wilson under pressure, Wilson goes down. Myles Garrett, hello! Myles Garrett. What a show is he putting on.”

“Here, under pressure, loses the ball. Stripped, and the Browns are there to get it. Myles Garrett came in. He extracted it. And there goes your defensive player of the year. Tell him that they’re 2 and 8 and this game doesn’t matter. That’s passion.”

“We are getting set for the Bengals and the Steelers today on a cold day in Cincinnati. The 8 and 3 Steelers coming off a bit of a mini bye, 10 days since they lost against Cleveland, visiting the 4 and 7 Cincinnati Bengals. Desperation time for a very dangerous Bengals team, trying to cling to their playoff hopes.”

“Cincinnati Bengals! Third down and 3, Wilson intercepted! It’s picked off by Taylor-Britt. Working the sideline, Taylor-Britt could go, and does! Touchdown, Bengals! Huge play on the opening defensive possession for Cincinnati. You see Cam Taylor-Britt, who struggled recently. But on that play, he gets physical with George Pickens early. Pickens goes to the ground. The football wasn’t out yet, but I think it’s illegal use of hands on the defense.”


Browns / Steelers / Ravens / Bengals / Cleveland / Cincinnati / Pittsburgh

“Morning. Good morning! Good morning. Damn right.”

“I believe this is what we play football for.”

“Yeah. They’re speeding us. They’re getting us in speed. We just don’t get a lot of boots in the field. Right. Right. It shows up more here because the ball’s out quicker, and you’re not waiting for things to get– and matriculate down the field. So whoever has these guys, they got to slow down. They can’t be as fast in the run game. Yes, it could be.”

“Our ability to show one thing pre-snap and play something different post-snap is gonna be critical. This is a bang 8 by Ja’Marr. Look how flat he is. Full speed out of that break. He seems to have his creative freedom to just be vertical outside, be vertical and deep running posts and– yeah. One is everywhere in all these concepts. The one that was most impressive, in my opinion, was when Burrow stepped up and he hit him on the dig, and he just split everybody. ‘Cause I was like, they gotta tackle him. That was crazy. He don’t like Chase.”

“How’s the body feeling? Have you?”

“Looking– looking where we’re at, we’re not– we’re not where we want to be. Okay? But it could be worse. Okay? We’re still in this thing. Okay? So what did I say before? Positive energy. Right? We got to be the group, the unit that what? Keeps everybody going, has optimism.”

“Cold. With Joe Burrow at quarterback, you know, we can’t be four independent contractors. We got to work together. We talk about the integrity of the pocket. We’ve got to not let him step up, and we can’t let him get outside to his right, our left. Certainly have to do a great job of keeping Russell in the pocket. When he extends plays, that’s when he’s at his best. The momentum of the team really gets driven by 14 because if he creates big plays, it kind of sparks their offense.”

“Yeah, I know who he’s looking for first. His first read is always gonna be 14. One on one, he gonna take the shot and just try to keep space between you at 14. He’s a great contested catch guy. Third and 1, Mike Tomlin didn’t care. He don’t want the first. He want to flip the field. He wants the momentum. Minkah Fitzpatrick, aware player, veteran player. You guys know him, right? Receivers, expect it. That guy’s coming for you. Try and take your head off. Um, they’re not a big fake team. But anybody gets desperate, you know, will do crazy shit. So–“

“I know one thing for sure. All right? They got a coach that’s been doing it a long time that’s standing in front of his room right now, preaching that they’re gonna come into our stadium and be the more physical team. It can’t happen.”

“Are you cold? You can have my jacket. I can have somebody run inside and get you a better jacket. Ready, set!Hey, Jordan. Yeah. Let Charlie get these snaps. Charlie! Charlie’s in, Nick. But I would give you the jacket off my back. You know that? I’d give you my hat, my jacket… I’d give you my sweatshirt. How about that? Yeah, a lot of eating. Got to be grateful, baby. Got to be grateful. Do your thing.”

“Yeah, there you go! Y’all got to get Ali to do the back hurdle. He snapped. I’ve never seen that before, ever. I didn’t even see that in street ball. I never seen that, street ball. Start fast, finish strong. It’s gonna be a great-ass atmosphere. I’ve been here a long time. I can’t remember a regular season game that’s gonna have as much hype and anticipation. Smash mouth football. That’s what it’s coming down to. All right, being physical, it starts up front. This is what it is. They think they a bully. A bully coming to town. We got to bully the bully, supposedly. We the bullies. That’s what it is. That’s what type of game it’s gonna be. Get your mind ready for it.”

“Hey. I forgot to give y’all a shout-out. Y’all made that field one of the best fields to play on, in that snow. I appreciate your men. You had your men swiping the lines, blow drying the field. Like, thank y’all. I appreciate y’all. I appreciate y’all. Okay?”

“Myles, congratulations on three sacks the other day– the other night for us. All right? Also, my man is 1 and 1/2 sacks away from 100 sacks. Quarterback’s feet, arms, their vision we’re assaulted all night long. Now, there are some people out there that say it was Myles. Then there’s some people out there that says it was Shelby. Both of y’all are hitting him at the same time. Both of y’all are hitting him at the same time. Okay? Myles’ hand is here. Shelby’s hand is here. You know that’s what they did upstairs. They said, ‘eh, Myles.’ My God. They said, ‘Myles Garrett is having a night!'”

“Here we have a guy that just loves football. Oh! Oh, shit. You know, sack fumble. I got– I was getting jumped on the duo block. So– hold on. Attababy, Myles! Hey, Rome. You saw that throw to Pete? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That’s why like when you skinny, you gonna beat them. Cop car. Cop car. Cop car. You know what you got? Good job, boy. Good shot. Good timing. White 80. Set, hut! Yes! Yes! Do you– do your little thing. Do your thing. On the moped. On the moped, but don’t leave your quarterback hanging, ’cause I threw it. Okay? Good job.”

“All right, gun, drunk, right, whip. Let’s get this one. Gun, dunk, right, whip, three scram lick, Y beach H bow tie. All right. Gun, dunk, right, whip. Three scram lick, Y beach H bow tie. On one. Boom, boom, boom. Perfect. Good. Good. Protect the damn quarterback, okay? Everybody wants to sack the fucking quarterback. That’s what the defense wants to do. We’re gonna take pride in protecting the quarterback. No one fucks with the chief. Nobody! Now, Chief, this is how you can help us. Get through your reads and get the fucking ball out. Right? You do a really good job with that. It’s impressive. Set the protections the right way. When you got to flipper it, be on your shit. Be on your shit. Okay? Whatever you say, we’re gonna do. I promise you, okay? And you guys back this fucker up. You fight your asses off. You fight your asses off. We’re not going to fucking Denver to go skiing! We’re going to win the game on Monday Night Football in front of the fucking world. We’re on Thursday Night Football last week. We balled out. We’re going to Monday Night Football this week to ball the fuck out. Okay? We are pros. This is what we fucking do. This is our choice. This is our life. This is every minute of our day, right now. Lock it in. Go to Denver. Pitch a fucking fit. Pitch a fit. Okay? 99’s in the A-gap? Fuck him up! Went toe-to-toe with really good teams this year. And the harder we play, the better results we’ve had. That’s the truth. Make it a grimy fight. Back down to nobody. Nobody! Okay? Nobody.”

“Okay. Sweet potato pie or pumpkin pie? Apple pie. Apple. Okay. Between those sweet potatoes. Okay. Let’s say– we got– we got pumpkin pie or sweet potato pie. I’m a sweet potato pie. Apple. Apple. Apple. Apple pie. I’m a big pumpkin pie guy. Sweet potato don’t go in dessert. Pumpkin pie with vanilla ice cream. Green 18, Green 18, hut. You suck. Hey, what’s the age gap between you and Connor?”

“Would you like a ham or a turkey? I’ll take the ham. You want the ham? Yeah, baby. You want that one? All right. Thank you, and good luck! Thank you. I appreciate it. I’m so glad we won! Go Browns! Go Browns! Set, hit! Yeah. I didn’t watch– I didn’t watch– I didn’t watch the end part. He’d be trying to tell me to chill, but– no. I listen. I listen. I do. I listen. And, like, I feel like our Thanksgiving were always on the go, whether it was coming up to Pittsburgh to see our grandparents. No. Yeah. I think we should thank Allie for everything she did. Thank you, Allie. Team effort. Thank you, everybody. It is a team effort. Cameron did get up at 4:50 this morning to get the turkey ready for me. Oh, Cam. I heard that alarm. All right. Are y’all ready for the Bengals this week? I am. You hear him? You guys. Can you write the stuffing recipe down for me?”

“All right. Dunbar made me do this shit. You ready. So what I’m going to say is, remember what you got here. Um, for me, I had a bad week mentally, physically, and I was down. Then this morning, driving in, you know, just feeling what the hell I’m coming here to do today is what I’ve been dreaming about my whole life. So there’s no way you can be mad out there tomorrow. Make sure you go out there and communicate, talk with each other, have fun, and let’s kick these boys’ ass. That’s my dog. Hey, baby.”

“Good evening. Hardest thing for us is 60 minutes, fellas. 60 minutes of hell, fellas. Show these guys what a man plays like with his back against the wall and nothing to lose. Yes, sir. Hey, you! Fight all day. Fight all game. All fucking day. You know they’re coming right back to him. Go get you another.”


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