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Kenyan Drake – December 9, 2018 (Postgame)

Sunday, December 9, 2018
Postgame – New England

Miami Dolphins RB Kenyan Drake (transcribed by Paige Jefferson and Danny Chavez)

(On the game-winning touchdown.) – “It’s just something that we practiced every Saturday in walkthroughs. Obviously, in a situation (like that), you never know what would happen. It was just by the grace of God we were able to hold our composure and just make a play.”

(Before you scored, was there a time during that run where you thought “Wow! This could really work?”) – ”Until I got in the end zone … I mean honestly, I’m sitting before you all and I still don’t believe it. I just saw it was ‘Gronk’ (Rob Gronkowski) in front of me and I was just like ‘Look, I’ve got somewhere to be.’ So I had to get in the end zone.”

(You said you’ve practiced this a lot obviously but how often does it actually work or look good in practice?) – “The funny thing is it’s a walkthrough. We don’t practice it a ton. They make bets (between) themselves and say “Oh somebody might go the wrong way. Somebody might not get the pitch” The fact that (Coach Gase) called it in this critical situation and put the trust in his players to go out there and make the play, I’m just glad we all took care of our business and we ended up on the right side of that victory ”

(How does Magic City Miracle sound to you?) – “I love it. At the end of the day, I wish this was the end all, the be all; but we have a whole other game to play next week. We are going to enjoy this for 24 hours, but at the end of the day, let’s just take it one game at a time.”

(I know it’s hard to look at the big picture 10 minutes after this craziness but you may have set your season with this play.) – “We are 7-6 right now. We still have an uphill battle. We have to continue to be very gritty, hard-nosed, never-say-die attitude, and continue to get these wins.”

(Describe that celebration for us. What’s it like being in the middle?) – “I threw the ball in the stands so I know I’m going to get a fine from the NFL but I’m going to take that one on the chin. (laughter) To be able to celebrate this with my family, these players in here, these coaches, the fans, the city, it means the world to me.”

(Does this further prove that this is the house of horrors for the Patriots?) – “They have a hard time coming down here and playing down here. Give them all of the credit, they came out and played a great game offensively, defensively, the special teams getting two blocked punts. They put themselves in every situation to win this game but, like I said, we’ve got somewhere to be. We see the bigger picture. God works in mysterious ways so we continue to follow Him and lead the charge.”

(At what point did you see that you had a chance?) – “When I got up ‘Gronk’ (Rob Gronkowski) and I saw nobody else behind me, I knew I couldn’t get caught from behind and ‘Gronk’ was the only person in front of me so I had to get in the end zone.”

(What is the play called when he comes in from the coach? What is it?) – “It’s called Boise.”

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