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Jaelan Phillips – December 14, 2022 Download PDF version

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

LB Jaelan Phillips

(With QB Josh Allen back there, they pose what could be a four-headed monster running. How difficult of a challenge is that?) – “You’ve just got to be aware. You’ve got to read your keys, trust your eyes and just play relentlessly. I think that’s all it comes down to is who wants it more essentially.”

(Those on the outside are putting a lot of weight on this game considering you’re coming off of two straight losses. How do you guys view this game? It’s not do or die, but how do you view this game?) – “I think that’s kind of how you’ve got to view it. It’s a one-game season essentially right now. We’ve got to look at each upcoming game and prepare for those games and just realize that it’s important for us to win all these games, especially in this time of year.”

(You’ve been involved during the season giving back to the community. During the holidays, a lot of you are involved doing that. Why is that important to you during the Christmas time to be around kids and to give back to the community?) – “I think that especially during the holidays, there’s a lot of families who need a little bit of extra cheer and who maybe can’t provide that for their kids. So I think that’s where we come in and try to help them do that and just serve as a beacon of hope in these times.”

(If I told you that tomorrow I’m going to be talking to Santa Claus and if I could give a message from you, what gift would you like this holiday season?) – “Fins Win. That’s what I want. A Fins win.”

(What was your favorite holiday moment growing up as a child, and what was your favorite gift you received?) – “I remember I got an Xbox when I was 10 years old, and that was the craziest thing. My dad kept telling me that he wasn’t going to get me one, and then he surprised us with it. Or Santa did. (laughter)”

(What did you learn from your win against Buffalo way back when in September?) – “I just learned how gritty our team was. When we come together and we play for each other and we execute the plan like we’re suppose to, I think we’re a really, really talented team. I’m excited for this week.”

(How are you guys feeling with the long flight, quick turnaround, short week?) – “I’m well rested now. I’m ready to go. Let’s get it happening.”

(What’s the key to turning it on, on gameday? You guys aren’t really going full speed and it’s late in the season. How do you flip that switch?) – “I don’t think it’s a complete 180. We still get our workouts in. We still do conditioning. We’re still active during the week. It’s not necessarily a flip, but we’re always ready.”

(Trying to get to QB Josh Allen, how big of a challenge is that for you?) – “We all know that Josh is a really great athlete, a great quarterback, so we’re really going to have to have rush lane integrity. That’s going to be important for us.”

(The first time that this rivalry maybe is as fiery as it’s been in a long time going into Buffalo in that environment. Have you guys talked about how to manage the crowd?) – “The crowd is just noise honestly. We’re so focused on the game that sometimes it’s hard to remember that you’re out there in front of thousands of people. We just do the same thing we always do.”

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