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Tua Tagovailoa (Postgame) – September 18, 2022 Download PDF version

Sunday, September 18, 2022

QB Tua Tagovailoa (transcribed by the Baltimore Ravens)

(on the last time he was in a game like this) “I can’t remember. I would say probably college that I can vividly remember. The game against LSU and Alabama, that’s probably the last game.”

(on what it feels like when the offense is doing what it did today) “It feels good. I think you look at the first half; we couldn’t stick to our rhythm. You know, for me, I wanted big plays. And big plays now. And so, really, the second half we came in and played the way we wanted to. That’s what I’d say about that.”

(on what he was thinking in the fourth quarter after throwing touchdown after touchdown) “It felt good. We were executing on all cylinders. And then there were times when we didn’t execute, and no one panicked. Everyone just came back into the huddle, and we regrouped, and we went back out there and tried to execute whatever play we were given.”

(on the protection he received from his offensive line) “I think they did a tremendous job. They did a tremendous job from the first quarter to the end of the game. There were just some miscommunications that we had here and there, but we got that cleaned up. You know, they did a great job, and I think what’s overlooked is the run game. I think we did really good in the run game as well. We wanted to run the ball, we wanted to throw the ball, but you know, we had to make some big plays when we needed it to happen. So, that’s what we did.”

(on what having a game like this does for his confidence) “I would say I’m always confident in what I can do, confident in myself. But I think that just shows the resiliency of our team. It brings all our confidence up, confidence in one another, confidence that if the offense has a turnover that the defense is going to get us the ball back and vice versa.”

(on when he knew that WR Tyreek Hill was going to come back into the game) “I’m going to be honest, I didn’t know that we weren’t going to have Tyreek [Hill], or that we didn’t have Tyreek [Hill] out there for the first couple of snaps. I just found out that he had cramps, but you know, big time players make big time plays in big time games. And that’s what Tyreek [Hill] did when he came in.”

(on the 60-yard touchdown pass to WR Tyreek Hill) “Well, Tyreek [Hill] was first in the progression, but I think that they busted their coverage. They were all up, it looked like it was going to be a zero look, and then they dropped out, and so I think that might have just been an error. We found that and took advantage of it.”

(on how Head Coach Mike McDaniel kept the team where they needed to be through the ups and downs) “Mike told us this in our team meeting, that this is going to be a great opportunity for us. That if we do ever get down against these guys, we know that you’re not looking to put your head down. We’re always going to be in the game and just play one play at a time. And Mike is always going to say this, this is kind of like the mindset for our team, is that adversity is opportunity. And that’s how we played.”

(on what was said when the team was down 35-14) “I mean, we were playing normal football still. We weren’t doing anything out of the ordinary until they did give us opportunities to take shots down the field. Then that’s what we did. But normal play calls.” 

(on if he’s had time to process what he did on the field) “Well, yeah, you know, I would say I processed what we did out there. That’s a big win. That’s tough to come into a hostile environment and beat a really good team. We’ll go and enjoy it on the plane, and then when we get back home, back to work.” 

(on how big of a game this was for him personally) “I would say for me, every game is a big game. I want to do good every time I go out there. I don’t want to throw interceptions; I want to throw touchdowns. I want to put our team in the best situation that I possibly can, but you know we’ve got to be real. You know those guys on the other side of the ball get paid, too. And they’re really good players. And all I can do is go out there and do what we’ve done throughout practice. Just going to play football and hope we can bring home wins.”

(on if he is aware of what QB Lamar Jackson is doing on the other side of the field) “Oh my gosh, yeah. Oh, my goodness, of course. I mean, how can you not watch someone like that? You know he had a great game as well. But, yeah, I would say the resiliency of our team had shown coming out of halftime, and with that big deficit of a lead that they had.”

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