like when they needed it just like the NFC championship game.
All the right people started to step up.
You know, you talk about Aaron Donald
Von Miller, you know, he played really well in the second half
and then
I mean that last Drive Matthew Stafford, I mean career Legacy
on the line career Legacy, going to get going to get
blamed if they lose the game, right? Because he's got two
interceptions even though they weren't egregious.
You said one, wasn't his fault.
Another one was a thirst 14. He just threw. All right. It
didn't cost him anything. It wasn't great. I'm with you. But
man for Stafford to just hang in there with no Run game. No
obj.
Wait, we know, Tyler higbee was in there.
The other tight end Blanton was out. He couldn't play.
I mean they were really undermanned and the fact that
he was so tough
strong-willed here, great decisions, a lot of great
throws into some Tight Windows of Cooper cup. That's why they
got Matt Stafford. If Jared Goff the quarterback. I'm
sorry. I'm not trying to be a jerk. They're not coming back
to win this football
game going on that drive. I know
so nice. I like that for Joy smashing. I like that forth in
one run to Cooper, come. I like that alive. I mean that was big
time. Again. If you're going to go for it in that spot. You'd
better have something you like write a play.
You like. You better be able to trust you guys to get it done.
No doubt Rams were able to and that was part of the drive.
Yeah, they resulted in they dry, when he says that little
controversy. Not much Trey Hendrickson to The Bangles
said, hey, you know,
it happens.
All's near the end zone. There was a sense that, you know, are
they and look, they were letting them play all night.
I know. All of a sudden, the flag start coming out and
turn frustrated Pratt, right? Let's say
all that they wanted. The Bramson scores. So we get one
last Drive of the Bangles and maybe over time. Yeah, but, you
know, look,
you either. They were egregious enough.
Well, the one, the one, this one, especially defensive
holding. Yes. Yes. Okay,
the the pass interference. Well, now that
the Cooper, Cup hit. Yeah, that was amazing held on to that
ball. And that was nullified by a holding penalty. So they did
a do over. There was the interference of gave
the Bengals first and goal or the Rams. Excuse me, for him to go
from the one
followed by the fade to Cooper cup. You had said something
earlier about that fade to Cooper cup and Matt. Casey our
producer pointed out that Eli apple
right before the snap, cheated to the inside. Like film. Study
would suggest Cooper cup runs in N or slant in that setting
not the fade and he did the a did the middle fingers? I am.
And there was, I think so, you know, again, that beside be
interesting to know like what McVeigh says about that play
afterwards, but, you know, I just go back in like, you, you
and me are the same. We got like a Rolodex of like place
of the Year, Cooper cups. Usually not like the jump ball.
Fake guy in the corner of the end zone. He is usually these
got across her back
crosses the middle of the field, right? I would bet you
that was a tendency breaker. I would bet you that Eli Apple at
the last second cheated in because that's probably what he
was coached to do and of course, Stafford and made
the great play, but and you
Need whatever Edge. You can get. If you're going to go
one-on-one against Cooper, come down something away. You're in
a tough spot. You're in a tough spot. That's right. It's
the best receiver in football. This year. They left you wanna
Island, you know, they're inches away from
scoring a touchdown, running the ball up the middle. So they
got extra people on defense trying to stop the run. The
quarterback sneak that compromises the guys on
the edge. That was a big deal. No doubt about it, the flag thing.
Like, what's your thoughts? Just all over all, like they
swallowed the flags all game, The Whistle the flag goes. So
stay that way the rest of the game, right? That's what's
annoying.
And it by T. Higgins. Should have been pass interference
on the long touchdown. Right? But they were calling him at
that point. Right? The one where he got open and Jalen
Ramsey was complaining the officials after I guess his
facemask rap. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
It just when the season is on the line and that kind of stuff
happens and that people who say ha ha. No ha ha. Yeah.
I grabbed his walkie-talkie
Ryan. Yep, look, there's been enough. Incompetence and enough
questions that
it's not ridiculous. Know. What's amazing. Is it all year
but I just don't think that they I just I don't think that
they
they really don't care. They don't care, not just
incompetence. That's right. This is the easiest
explanation. I had no problem with either Cooper cup pass
interference calls. I didn't the one each cross it over
the middle again. He's making a move on a linebacker. The
linebacker put his hand on his chest. He grabs his jersey
a little bit as
he's going by and then he even has the balls coming and being
delivered in the air, makes contact with him again.
And of course, that last one, in the little out route was,
I thought even worse, really? It turns our expectations. On
their head though, because we would expect the flags to be
tucked deeper into the pockets late. Yeah, game like that. No,
no
game long ride and all of a sudden its flag Fest, you
establish a rhythm of pattern of trend and then it's defied
with the championship. Right. On the line, Cooper cup was
the MVP with eight catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns,
Aaron Donald could have made a great case for it. He had come
down tax. Plus he made the play then end of the game and get
a sack, but he didn't get to say upright. He destroyed it and
Right. Came flying out as Joe burrow, got rid of it before he
got tagged on. Let's hear a little bit from the great.
Errand on Ernesto. Has done there. It is. How I thought
that was a fumble at first. I'd amazing. He got
rid of that ball. Yeah. So there it is. Aaron, Donald
says, give me my ring. I want my ring. Let's see him do it.
He did it after the win over the 49ers and he has his ring.
Look at that. They're good at and
I don't know how Borough got rid of it. Not that it matters
at that point. It's not like anybody's gonna catch. It was
fourth down before we go on.
It was
fourth and one from the 49, right? That's a 66 yard field
goal for that Fierce, right?
I'm at 66 yards.
I think they did the right thing going over the right
play. I love the play on Third and one the inside run to
somebody's a I don't get that ball. Where you go make shots.
What are you doing? Yeah,
supposedly. They use peer on in those situation, but
that's right. Maybe sneak Joe in for that play. If you're
going to run it, that was kind of odd to me, but I don't think
you try 66 yard field goal. Then. I don't think so either.
And
you're going to get you're going to get crucified for that
at the ball, you know, ends up being five yards, short doesn't
even get to the cross. Barbara's ago. I mean, we NFL
record Super Bowl,
they just they wanted to get one and it's one yard. It's
a it exactly right. They wanted to get one more little chunk of
yards, 510 yards and I think they probably would have been
comfortable. McPherson
is an incredible
psychological experiment. I know, Matt Casey our producer
here. I'm on the sideline before the game.
He's talking to me and I mean, he's the most relaxed guy ever
and talking to me so casually and carefree that I'm
Turley double checking to make sure it's MacPherson because
I'm like, this guy
doesn't even care.
He was, he was he wanted? I swear. He was getting ready to
come up on the desk with me and Maria and be like you guys want
me to host the segment with you on the show.
He was so relaxed. So cool.
Look at him. He is he's a character.
I literally had to give him like, Hey, dude, I gotta go and
like do a TV show. I'll see you later. And he was like, all
right, man, cool. I'll see you. Nice hot, it is. Yeah, and he
did say wanted to watch the halftime show and it's amazing.
There he is. But
even with all of his confidence, 66 may have been
too much to ask for. So instead. They go for it. Aaron
Donald F Supply. Upright and nails down the