Press Pass | Coach Pederson: "We want to finish this thing the right way."

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

Doug, just your overall thoughts about the game and what it means to you to get a season sweep over the Titans.

Doug Pederson (0:05)

Found a way to win. Proud of the guys, just so happy for them. And coaching staff, the way these guys hang together, they stick together, there's no quit, they keep fighting.

You know, I keep telling them, you know, you never know when the play is coming your way, and when it does, just make it. And you saw at the end there, Antonio Johnson made the play, and you win the game. So there's a lot of good efforts in this game. Defense created a takeaway. You know, offense was effective and good in the red zone today. Just a good team, good team win.

SPEAKER_1 (0:39)

With the way the last two weeks have gone, Doug, is this one particularly emotional?

SPEAKER_3 (0:43)

Did you find it to be an emotional locker room afterwards?

Doug Pederson (0:46)

Yeah, I think it is definitely emotional, the way our season's gone, you know. Obviously, we've talked a lot about this, you know, just the disappointment and the expectation, not where it, you know, is or should be, but anytime you get a chance to win a game, especially against a good football team and division opponents, it's always great. The locker room is excited, probably a little bit of relief, you know, as well, just to get another win.

And, you know, it's part of what we keep talking about every day. We want to finish this thing the right way.

SPEAKER_1 (1:21)

Doug, what more can you say about what Brian Thomas has done this year? I think he tied a record, a rookie record, Randy Moss owned.

Doug Pederson (1:30)

Yeah, I was, you know, I said Randy Moss. I was on the sideline in Green Bay when Randy had a big day in Minnesota against us. I remember that, his rookie season, and, you know, Randy Moss is a heck of a receiver, and, you know, Brian just keeps impressing each week, each week, and can't say enough good things about Brian, and just happy for him, but it just goes to show you, you know, just with him and speaking of Brian, just the way he works, the way he handles himself for a young kid, very impressive, very impressive, Brian.

SPEAKER_3 (2:08)

Coach, can you tell us how you feel about Mac Jones and how he's been playing down the stretch to help you finish the season?

Doug Pederson (2:14)

I thought Mac played, you know, probably, obviously one of his better games today. I thought he did a great job of just putting the ball in play and taking what the defense gave him. And some really good scrambles early in the game to keep us on the field helped us in our third down, you know, conversion rate today.

And the touchdown pass to Brian Thomas and, you know, just doing things that, you know, we ask him to do great performance, you know, by Mac. And he's one of, you know, many guys that really had a hand in this win. But he played really well today.

SPEAKER_4 (2:50)

Coach, you mentioned Brian Thomas coming out to backfield some earlier this week. Just seeing what he can do out of there, just as a pure runner, how much value does that add to the offense?

Doug Pederson (3:00)

Well, it adds a lot, you know, and it's an element of surprise to the defense. Couple times today on little, you know, arounds, you know, different things and giving him the football in space. And guys just did a great job too blocking for him, you know, but anytime you get Brian Thomas, you know, the ball in his hands, it's pretty electric and he does some great things with it. So just want to continue to expand, you know, that role for him, but at the same time be smart and, you know, if it helps the offense and then we're going to do it.

SPEAKER_5 (3:30)

Doug, we know the margin for error is pretty small for you guys. How important was it to play a clean football game pretty much on both sides of the ball?

Doug Pederson (3:38)

Yeah, you know, it's been a minute since we've done that. And really, I think all three phases, you know, even down to the two-minute situations today, both at the end of the half and end of the game, different scenarios there that, you know, stuff we talk about and our players did a great job of execution there.

And like I said, defense came up big, you know, had the takeaway, offense scored, and then the turnover on downs here at the end. So just a complete football game, just excited for all those guys.