Tee Higgins on Cincinnati Bengals WIN Over Buffalo Bills
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00:00 Obviously I know you always care about the wins first, but
00:03 for you to have eight catches over 100 yards today.
00:06 >> Shit, it's about time.
00:09 It's about time.
00:10 >> But in all seriousness, you've been through a lot this season.
00:13 There have been recovery from injury and then what that did to you,
00:18 it took off your game for a little bit.
00:20 Was it good for you to feel like you had a side for performance and
00:24 have a impact on the team?
00:25 >> Yeah, for sure, for sure.
00:27 I was due for one and I'm glad it came at the right time.
00:33 And I couldn't ask for a better moment, so.
00:35 >> What were you seeing out there?
00:37 Were you able to get to a groove?
00:38 Was it you, something that we're doing to you?
00:42 >> Two, I wanna say when I got started but off the scrambles.
00:47 Joe, he liked to make plays with his feet.
00:48 So man, I seen him coming out the box, it was my job to get open.
00:52 I ain't put the ball perfect and I was able to make a play.
00:56 >> How good does it feel for this team to have won four straight and
00:59 kind of proving to everyone again that you guys are a championship contender?
01:02 >> Yeah, man, it's good for us.
01:04 Not only because we, not trying to say we're trying to prove to everybody, but
01:09 it's good for the team to boost our confidence and hopefully we keep it going.
01:14 >> You guys have done it before, but
01:15 when you win the toss and take the ball right off the bat,
01:17 is there a different energy, a different urgency?
01:19 >> Yeah, man, you gotta come out and be ready to go.
01:23 Ain't no waiting around.
01:24 Like when the defense is starting off, even though defense can give us a big
01:28 boost like they always do, but man, when we start off with the ball,
01:32 we come out with some juice.
01:33 >> Four straight games with an opening drive touchdown, what's changed?
01:36 If you guys were struggling early before that.
01:39 >> Yeah, one more time.
01:41 >> Four straight games with an opening drive touchdown.
01:43 >> Yeah. >> Well, I mean,
01:44 what changed for you guys?
01:44 Cuz it was the first quarters were kind of rough.
01:46 >> Man, it starts off in practice, man.
01:48 We got that mindset starting in practice.
01:49 You gotta come out and be who we are and execute.
01:52 And we was able to do that, four straight games and
01:55 come out with a touchdown the first round.
01:57 >> Seems like you guys like to go for the kill shot when it makes sense to run.
02:01 Joe Burrow is throwing deep to Tyler Boyd with the game on the line.
02:04 What does it take to make a throw like that?
02:06 >> Man, it takes a lot of poise.
02:08 And we called that play thinking they was gonna play a little bit off coverage,
02:13 but he saw the right thing and put a perfect ball to TB and TB made a play.
02:18 >> I see your defense create turnovers the last two games, now two.
02:23 >> Man, hats off to them guys.
02:25 It feels good to go out, come off the field and then go right back on the field
02:29 because they create turnovers.
02:31 I mean, those guys are unbelievable.
02:33 >> Go ahead.
02:34 >> I was just gonna say, midway through this season,
02:37 how would you kind of grade what you've done as a team and where you wanna go?
02:41 >> Yeah, there's a lot more out there for us.
02:46 I feel like we still haven't got to our peak yet and
02:49 I feel like we still gotta keep going and I'm pretty sure we'll reach it.
02:52 >> What did you think of the side ends tonight?
02:54 >> Man, they balled out, man.
02:55 I'm so happy for them guys.
02:58 Just like I was due, they was due.
02:59 And it couldn't happen at the better moment for them and I'm proud of them.
03:03 Drew with the touchdown, it was a big touchdown.
03:07 And man, just so happy for him.
03:08 >> How would you just describe this scene in here right after the game?
03:12 I mean, with you guys coming off wins over the Niners and then the Bills, how happy.
03:18 >> See, nothing but smiles.
03:19 Nothing but smiles.
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03:23 >> Not only have you scored on the opening drive the last four,
03:26 you've scored on your first two drives in the last four.
03:30 How big is that in just setting the tone in these games?
03:33 >> Man, that's huge, especially when the defense go out there and
03:35 get a stop and we can go up.
03:37 That's huge, man.
03:39 That's what we're looking forward to do each and every single game.
03:42 >> You got four straight wins, but
03:43 the last two are clearly against two of the best teams in the NFL.
03:46 Do you feel like these last two weeks have reestablished where the Bengals are in
03:51 the pecking order of things?
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03:54 >> I mean, yeah.
03:55 But like I said, we still got a lot more work to do.
03:59 So we're gonna come in here tomorrow, go over the film,
04:01 go over the stuff that we did wrong.
04:03 And correct those things in practice this week and get ready for Houston.
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