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Melvin Ingram – September 19, 2022 Download PDF version

Monday, September 19, 2022

LB Melvin Ingram

(What was that plane ride like?) – “A regular plane ride. Just get home.”

(Just as quiet?) – “It wasn’t quiet. We were talking, but it was a regular plane ride.”

(You’ve played with great quarterbacks obviously – Ben Roethlisberger in his later years and Patrick Mahomes last year and obviously the San Diego days. Did QB Tua Tagovailoa yesterday even raise your expectations of how good he can be? I know you had confidence in him as your teammate but did it raise your level of ‘oh my goodness, this guy could be really good?’) – “No. I’ve always had confidence in him. I’m not going to let one game come out and be like ‘Oh, he can be this good.’ No, we always knew he could be good. We’re not going let one game define that. He went out and did what we all knew he could do, and we all expect him to do. It’s not raising no confidence. He was just out there playing his game.”

(What did you think about the defense in the fourth quarter? The first half definitely didn’t go your way but especially on that fourth-and-1 stop and that whole fourth quarter, what did you think about the way the defense played?) – “I think we played good. I think we got some areas we can clean up, but we definitely played good. We’re just out there trying to make plays to get the offense the ball back.”

(Any big plans for the off day?) – “No. Chill and get back to drawing board. We got Buffalo coming in here. I’ll go in and watch some film, get some body work done and get ready to go.”

(What excites you most about going up against a team like Buffalo just because they are the Super Bowl favorites?) – “I didn’t even know they were the Super Bowl favorites. I wouldn’t say nothing excites me. They are just another team on our schedule. And when you got another team on your schedule, you got to go in and prepare and get ready to try to win a football game. I wouldn’t say nothing excites me more about playing them.”

(How quickly do you have to turn the page after such a big win in terms of the opponent you’ll be facing? How quickly do you start thinking ‘Ok, that’s over, now it’s Buffalo?’) – “Twenty-four hour rule. Win or lose, it’s a 24-hour rule. Never get too high, never get too low.”

(What’s the challenge you’re rushing the passer with a good running quarterback you’ll have a second in a row with Josh Allen? What’s that extra challenge as opposed to a guy who stands in the pocket more?) – “It’s definitely a challenge when you got a quarterback that can move around back there and Josh Allen is really one of the best quarterbacks in this league right now as far as running and throwing. He does it all. You got to try to just cancel out every phase really. You got to have good rush lanes and try to play complementary football.”

(What’s your attitude on regular season games? Are there games that you circle whether it is a division game or a team that you used to play against?) – “No, I circle every game. (laughter) They all mean the same really. I circle every game.”

(Will you watch the Buffalo game tonight?) – “I watch football every day. It isn’t just because Buffalo is playing. I always watch football.”

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