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Emmanuel Ogbah – November 8, 2020 (Postgame)

Sunday, November 8, 2020
Postgame – Arizona

DE Emmanuel Ogbah

(Is this your thing now, you’re just going to create a sack fumble for a touchdown every single week?) – “If that’s what it takes to win games, then I’m down to do it. (laughter)”

(This is obviously a breakthrough season for you with the production we’ve seen. Do you feel like you’re playing the best football of your career, and if so what’s gotten you to this point?) – “Like I said before, it takes trust. The coaches trust me, my teammates trust me. They put me in the right position to make plays, and I’m blessed and grateful for that.”

(Can you take us to the feel of the locker room? This felt like a playoff-type atmosphere. Do you guys feel like you guys are in the mix playing as a playoff team?) – “We’re just taking it one step at a time. We got to grind out those tough wins and they’re a good football team. We just came out there and did good.”

(How much pride does this defense take in creating big plays and then watching the offense go out on the field and being able to capitalize. It’s just such really nice complimentary football you guys are playing and I’m just curious about the defense’s pride in kind of that style of football?) – “I like to say all phases work together. When offense is down, the defense has got to pick them up. When the defense is down, the offense has got to pick the. up. We work hand-in-hand. Also special teams, too, has been big for us. I’m just grateful to have teammates that trust each other and just go out there and play for each other.”

(How much of a challenge was Cardinals QB Kyler Murray to defend and what can you say about that drive there on that third down when you guys stopped them?) – “Kyler Murray is a really good player and real shifty, so it’s kind of hard to just square up and tackle him. So you kind have to take your shot every time. They are a good team, and we just came out there on top.”

(Last week during QB Tua Tagovailoa’s first start it maybe didn’t look like you guys had a player you could depend on to score the football, and now this week it seemed like Tua is very dependable offensively for you guys. How do you play, and how do you guys continue to play knowing that you guys have a quarterback on the other side that can score the football for you guys?) – “Like I said, we all trust each other. We’re all rooting for each other. Like I said, (if) the offense is down, the defense has got to pick them up. When the special teams is down, offense has got to pick them up. So we just did our best. All props to Tua (Tagovailoa), he came out there and balled for us when we needed him. I’m grateful for that.”

(You’re the first guy since former DE Cameron Wake to have a full sack in five straight games which is kind of cool. I know each person is their own person, but it’s a coincidence that you both wear No. 91 and he’s obviously a Dolphins legend. I don’t know if I’ve ever asked you about Wake, but what do you think of him and trying to live up to some of his accomplishments?) – “I used to watch a bunch of (Cameron) Wake highlights before games, so I’m real familiar with Wake. But it’s just a blessing that I’m in the right position to make plays and grateful the coaches put me in the right positions to make plays, and I’m just happy to be out here balling for them.”  

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