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Jacoby Brissett – November 7, 2021 (Postgame)

Sunday, November 7, 2021
Postgame – Houston

QB Jacoby Brissett

Q: What does it mean to you to lead this team to a win for the first time in a long time?

JACOBY BRISSETT: Yeah it’s awesome, we definitely needed one. I think we did a good job in all three phases of the game. Came out and played well in certain spots of the game. Hats off to us. They came out and played well, too, and really made it a 60-minute game like we knew it would be, and we just made a couple more plays than they did.

Q: Jacoby, when did you have an idea it was going to be your week?

JACOBY BRISSETT: We knew going into Wednesday that it was a possibility that I might play. Just preparing, obviously, like I’m the starter no matter what, and then got the call. Or call — he just told me. He didn’t call me. (laughter)

Q: The plays from Mike Gesicki, when you were throwing that and he hauls in that one-handed catch, is it just confidence that he’s going to sky like that and bring it down?

JACOBY BRISSETT: For sure. Me coming here I knew that we had a tight end that can make plays like that. And it’s no surprise because when you watch him in practice and on the side every time when the defense is going, he is practicing those catches, and he is making those plays. It’s no surprise. Obviously, it’s crazy when he does it in the game, but not to say that we expect those plays from Mike (Gesicki), but it’s the reason why his hard work is paying off in those times.

Q: So the confidence is there when you are throwing it like that, that more than likely he’s going to haul it in.

JACOBY BRISSETT: Yes, for sure.

Q: When you do get that – not the call but you do get the confirmation from Coach Flores that you are starting, what are the immediate thoughts that go through your head?

JACOBY BRISSETT: This is what I worked for. Pretty much that’s it. Then just go do what I do.

Q: Is there sort of a feeling as much as you want to celebrate this with the game coming up in just four days, is there a bit of a feeling of, hey, we can’t do this five-turnover thing against Baltimore?

JACOBY BRISSETT: Oh no. Hell no. For sure. You can answer that question. Obviously, but it’s still a win in the NFL, which is hard to do, so we should be happy about that. Obviously, it’s a short week and then we just got to find a way to bounce back tomorrow. Watch the film and get better from there.

Q: Do you expect then to start Thursday versus the Ravens?

JACOBY BRISSETT: I’ll three-way you in if I get the call. (laughter)

Q: What did Brian tell you guys after the win?

JACOBY BRISSETT: Who is Brian?

Q: Coach Flores.

JACOBY BRISSETT: … (laughter) Coach Flo. He said, good job on the win. Short week. Get ready to turn the page tomorrow.

Q: What was it like to watch the defense step up time and time again?

JACOBY BRISSETT: It was awesome and the thing is they’ve been doing it a lot this year. It was good that we were able to make another play to help reward those guys. I thought they did a great job getting us the ball with short fields. At the end of the second quarter was big. That was pretty much –not saying it’s the game, but it was the swing in the game to springboard us into being comfortable and – not comfortable, but being able to play football in the second half.

Q: What have you learned about this team personally that helped get the win today and is going to help you on Thursday?

JACOBY BRISSETT: That we’re together. There’s no quit in this team no matter what. You know, we got a bunch of guys that want to go out there and win and want to play their best, and as hard as it is to say, obviously, turning the ball over and some of the other mistakes, but guys are straining to do the right thing and make those plays, and at some point they’re going to start a flow, which they did today. Obviously, we got a win, so they flowed enough over the cup for us to win. We’re going to start to clean up a lot of those errors and mistakes, and then more plays will be made.

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