After Hours with Amy Lawrence PODCAST: Hour 1

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They're so sharp. Especially in the wake of a thrilling Sunday. And an incredible Saturday night battle between the Packers and the Niners. Plus the Ravens. Flexing their muscles in the AFC will host the championship game. But what I'm thinking of tonight, even before we launch into all the various entertaining elements of this football weekend.

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. And it is agony for a fan base like the Buffalo Bills that now once again come up short. For the third time in four years, their playoff run ended by the Kansas City Chiefs. And as much as you can look back to seven weeks ago and say, oh the Bills weren't even supposed to be here. They played their way in.

All of that is true. They nearly played their way out and then they played their way in. But that doesn't make it any better. They finally, finally had the game on their field. And there was no Cincinnati Bengals to contend with, right? So they've run into Cincinnati. They've run into Kansas City. These two teams that have had also championship caliber teams at the same time as Buffalo's window is wide open.

It's never just about you, your team in a vacuum. You always have to contend with the other teams that are playing in their windows, in their championship windows. And for Buffalo, the top competitors. I suppose you could throw Miami in the mix the last couple of years, but Buffalo has maintained its AFC East championships. The top two contenders for Buffalo have been Kansas City and Cincinnati. The Bengals didn't make the playoffs.

Joe Burrows nursing another season ending injury. And they finally had the Chiefs in their own stadium. A crowd that was on edge, but was feeling confident.

Just wanting to take that next step back to the AFC championship game. Playing their best football of the year. Playing from a position of strength.

From a position of strength. If it was ever going to be their year, this was it. And it had to feel like the way they established the run early on. They were going to get the best of that Chiefs defense and they did. They did for a good portion of the game, probably the first three quarters. But early on establishing the run, playing that ball control game. I don't know if you guys had a chance to look at the final stats, team stats. But Buffalo dominated time of possession.

An extra 14 minutes with the football. Played turnover free, though they nearly had a couple balls that were lost. But turnover free football, 182 yards rushing.

Do you know the thought that kept going through my head on Sunday? When did Buffalo become the AFC's latest power running team? But 182 yards rushing, nearly as many yards as they had passing. That's unheard of in the Josh Allen era.

They've tried to do it. They've tried to establish the run, but have been inconsistent at best, unsuccessful at worst. But since they got on this run, James Cook has had an established presence and they established him early.

And then Josh Allen. We've talked about him. He's a tank. He's a brute. He likes to run. He doesn't like to slide. Have you noticed the officials being more judicious with their flags when it comes to late hits or contact with the quarterback because Josh Allen's starting to hedge on his slides.

That's how confident he is. So 182 yards rushing, 186 yards passing. Again, rare for these Buffalo Bills, even though Josh has always been a running QB. Their numbers on third and fourth down? Well, other than the failed fake punt with the Chiefs having just 10 men on the field. Nine for 17 on third and fourth down. Including their last drive.

Converting a big fourth and three. They had more first downs in addition to those conversions. And they were able to put themselves in position multiple times. Kept Patrick Mahomes on the sidelines. Kept the pressure on the Chiefs defense. Forced to fumble at the goal line.

Time running out. They've got the ball in the hands of Josh Allen and a massive raucous electric crowd surrounding them. Moving their way downfield, moving their way downfield.

Methodically, that last drive was a march. And at times it looked like the Chiefs had a whole lot of nothing. They didn't sack Josh Allen. They barely hit Josh Allen.

Same goes for Patrick. When he was able to move the ball around, mix it up. And we know he can chuck it. He did. Picking up, what was it, four first downs on that last offensive drive.

To be fair, it does not come down to a miss field goal. Although I'm still sick for Tyler Bass. And he's sick himself. You'll hear from him momentarily. Jim Nantz hadn't even finished talking about the pressure that Bass has faced and how they like him in these situations. Went from 44 yards. His field goal went... On this... I mean, I don't even know what you would call it.

This arrow to the right. It looked like it was starting straight down the middle and then just veered to the right. It wasn't as close as Scott Norwood's kick, though of course that's the famous phrase the Buffalo Bills fans and football fans know. Everything was set up for the Bills. And yet still couldn't break through.

I don't know about windows. The NFL changes every single year. You've got injuries that always have to factor in. There's a bazillion different ways an NFL season can play out. The Bills, their comeback, their rally in the last six, seven weeks to win the division title and get to this point where they were hosting.

Huge. It felt like something special until it wasn't. Gosh, I know they all hurt Bills fans. But this one, this one's a different kind of suck. It's a different kind of sting.

I'm not even a Bills fan. And I feel it for you. It felt like everything was lining up. Or what's the phrase? Everything was coming up Buffalo.

It's after hours with Amy Lawrence on CBS portraitio. Hope you enjoyed your weekend. Gosh. Certainly is a deep freeze in many parts of the country, including my neighborhood, including western New York. Still lots of snow in the stadium, just hasn't melted much yet. And these two teams in the final game of divisional weekend. The build up, the hype, of course. And it was a thrilling win for the Kansas City Chiefs. Take nothing away from Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, Isaiah Pacheco, that Chiefs defense.

It wasn't pretty. And they gave up a lot of yards. But ultimately the defense coming up with the stops when they had to have them. And so the Chiefs end Buffalo's run for the third time in the last four years. And reach a sixth straight AFC championship game.

That's crazy. That's New England Patriots territory. Sixth straight AFC championships. And yet for some reason Bill Belichick still doesn't have a job. Because you know these things happen every day.

Oh my goodness. What consistency. And I've said this before about the Chiefs.

I'll say it again. They are about as impervious to pressure as you can possibly be. Because there is no situation, now including a playoff win on the road. There is no situation that they haven't been in. They're so resilient in these situations and they have so much confidence because their leadership has said it all. Has come back from ten points down in the fourth quarter of a Super Bowl.

Has come back to win with 13 seconds left on the clock in a playoff game against Buffalo. I know a lot of the Chiefs offense has turned over. But a lot of the defense plus Pat and Travis. Even some of the younger guys who were part of the Super Bowl run last year. And then of course that coaching staff led by Andy Reid, Steve Spagnuolo. They've been through it all. They've been through the battles.

And that's why they're such a tough out. So congratulations to the Chiefs. They've got one more road game if they want to get back to the Super Bowl. That'll be in Buffalo next weekend. And of course the Niners will be hosting the Detroit Lions. Are you kidding me? I can't wait to talk about the Lions.

Their game against the Buccaneers. I kind of mindlessly said this to producer Jay earlier when I walked in the building. Who would you rather be right now? Or I guess who would you least rather be?

It's an awkward phrase but. Tyler Bass or Baker Mayfield. So Baker or Bass.

I think I'd say Tyler. As much as Baker is gutted over his late interception. He did himself proud in this game against the Lions. He really did. That interception though. And there were two of them.

But the first one when tipped off the hands of Mike Evans. The way that he brought the Bucks back multiple times was impressive. He gained a lot of new fans.

And as a family member texted me. I think Baker's found a home that seems to be the refrain. So good for Baker Mayfield.

As much as this one stings and as close as they were to getting back to an NFC championship game. Baker was on a prove it contract. And he proved it. This was his fourth team in the last two years. And he's finally found a new home and a fresh start. And the Bucks including Todd Bowles. Want him to remain as the starting QB for the Buccaneers.

So good for Baker. But man, gut wrenching late pick. However, take nothing away from the Lions incredible, incredible performance. I can understand why the game's average ticket prices were twelve hundred dollars five days ago.

Not something I could afford on a radio budget for the people who were there though. Unforgettable experience. Even the Lions asking their fans to quiet down when they were out on offense because it was that loud. There was so much buzz inside Ford Field or inside the stadium.

What a cool moment. One of those where were you when the Lions finally went on a run to get back to the NFC championship. You know, they've never been to a Super Bowl. They won an NFL title. An NFL championship, they call it, going back to the 50s.

They've once before been within a game of the Super Bowl, but they've never been to the Super Bowl. Crazy stuff. I love it when you have franchises that finally reach the promised land after years of futility.

Those are my favorite stories in sports. And as much as we could have seen this coming. Some success.

I mean, going back to the end of last year when they surged in the second half and then knocked the Packers out of the playoffs. It's been a long road and a long time for Lions fans. So I'd love to hear from you. I feel wind underneath my freaking wings.

Me too. On Twitter, a law radio on our Facebook page to. Football fans, how you feeling? That's the question. It's an easy question. Dish, will you?

We provide free therapy. Always post divisional weekend. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Now, at some point when he gets off the team plane in Kansas City. Josh Klingler, who is the sideline reporter for Chiefs Radio, along with Mitch Holtus and Dana Hughes, who've both been on the show themselves. Josh will join us to go over all the twists and turns. I'm telling you what. It was the type of momentum swings that give you whiplash. One team's got it. No, the other team's got it. No, the other team's got it. After five consecutive touchdowns around halftime, around the one quick kneel down at halftime. The game had no more points.

It ground to this halt offensively and yet still so dramatic. Yes, you will hear from Tyler Bass. There's a lot to get to and I'd love to hear from you. On Twitter, ALawRadio or AfterHourCBS, our Facebook page is open and available. Our phone number 855-212-4227.

That's 855-212-4CBS. I got to be careful, though, because after Michigan won the national championship, a very angry fan called from Ann Arbor and let her rip here on the show. So we'll have to have our dump button ready. I know we've got fans listening in Buffalo and Kansas City as well as in Tampa and Baltimore and Detroit on the ticket. So, yeah, good good weekend of football. It built up to its climax in Buffalo, and that's where we'll start coming up next. It's After Hours with Amy Lawrence on CBS Sports Radio.

You are listening to the After Hours podcast. Gets the shotgun snap, trips back three, running to the near side, running to the numbers, throws on the run to the pylon, caught by Shakir. Touchdown! Touchdown!

Shakir on the near side, pylon at the goal line. Touchdown Buffalo! Goal to go at the four yard line for the Chiefs, trailing 24 to 20. Pacheco running back, Chiefs will use the shotgun.

Left is Harden, they give it off to Pacheco, slamming on the left side, angling into the end zone. Touchdown! Kansas City, pop, goggles the sweet neck through the end zone, and the Chiefs are back in front 26 to 24. Off the field, on the money, and after hours, it's time to talk football with Amy Lawrence. We had some high octane offense in Buffalo. Chiefs and Bills with five straight touchdown drives around halftime and five lead changes. Hold on to your butts.

I don't know who said that, but I'm sure it's a thing. It's After Hours with Amy Lawrence here on CBS Sports Radio. We're going to get to the Detroit Lions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coming up following the update, but we want to squeeze in some of what we got in the late stages between Chiefs and Bills. It's funny because I had taken my notes for the other three games, and I'd started my note card on Chiefs and Bills. And then as they're going touchdown, touchdown, touchdown, touchdown, touchdown, I'm thinking, all right, I better wait and see what the theme is and how this plays out. Of course, at the end, I don't want to say it doesn't matter that there were five straight touchdown drives because certainly it does. It was very entertaining, a duel between these two offenses, the pressure put on the defenses, but ultimately what people will be talking about is a fourth quarter that was nothing like the first three quarters.

So you're here with Kevin Harlan on Westwood One and then with Mitch Holtus on the Chiefs radio network that Kansas City takes a 27-24 edge early in the fourth quarter. And that's the Isaiah Pacheco rushing touchdown. But even as much as we hailed Pacheco, and we should because he was incredible again in this game. He's been so good for the Chiefs early in his career.

Patrick Mahomes never got sacked, neither did Josh Allen. The number of times that once again he was extending plays and really moving the pocket around as much as he could, sidestepping pressure and then throwing either on his back foot or off balance or on the run. He and Josh are so good at that.

They're so strong. And they got into the red zone for that Pacheco touchdown on the deep shot by Mahomes to Marquez Valdez scaling. He can turn any receiver into a world beater now and then.

Same thing with Josh. So that 32-yard shot got them into the red zone and then Pacheco finished it off. And Mahomes ended up with a couple of passing touchdowns, both to Travis Kelce and just over 200 yards. So then Buffalo, feeling a sense of urgency in the fourth quarter, tries a fake punt on the next drive. And you see who it was?

A direct snap to Damar Hamlin. But even though the Chiefs, according to and I never saw them go back for the replay, so I couldn't count them myself. But even though the Chiefs had 10 men on the field, they were missing a guy out there. They still snuffed it out. Snuffed it out.

They snuffed it out. They stuffed it and they were able to get incredible field position, making sure that the Bills did not convert on that fake punt. Except Kansas City turns around and a couple snaps later, actually it might have been two snaps later, fumbles away their chance to put a vice grip on this game. With Mikol Hardman's fumble through the corner of the end zone, now you remember that's a touchback. I hate that rule.

A lot of people hate the rule, but that's the rule. He is inches away from scoring a touchdown. Jordan Poyer rips the ball away. And because it's fumbled forward through the corner of the end zone, essentially around the pylon and then out the side, it's a touchback for Buffalo. So within, what, 30 seconds, you've got these wild swings from Buffalo stuffed on a fake punt, to Kansas City about to score, to Buffalo getting the ball back on the 20-yard line.

Gosh, what did I say about whiplash? And I can imagine it left many of you emotional. So how are you feeling after this divisional weekend?

We'd love to hear from you and hear you dish on Twitter, After Hours, CBS, and then also on our Facebook page. So ultimately those mistakes by each team, now there were missed opportunities, but they didn't end up costing points. However, before you rip Tyler Bass, before you blame the Bills kicker, maybe remember the Bills had multiple opportunities and couldn't get into the end zone. So after back-to-back punts, now we're getting deep into the fourth quarter, and Buffalo starts this methodical march downfield. It's a lot more of the kind of ground and pound, the running the ball. And there were a few short passes, Dalton Kincaid, Dawson Knox, a couple of deep shots by Josh that didn't connect. It's a lot more of that kind of power, strength on strength game to move them down the field. Sixteen plays, four first downs, Josh on the move.

But then they get within striking distance and he feels pressure on one play, has to throw it away, misfires on another ball into the end zone. So credit the Chiefs' defense, in those late stages they did not make it easy, and ultimately they force a field goal by Tyler Bass. One forty-seven to go in the game on fourth down and nine for the Buffalo. Placement down, Bass' kick is up, and the kick is no good! A little prophecy, Tyler Bass has struggled and he just misses the kick. Kansas City will next snap at the thirty-four yard line.

And the Chiefs will take over at the point of the missed kick. Their own thirty-four yard line as Tyler Bass misses this wide to the right. Forty-four yard attempt from the right hash. Snap by Ferguson, hold by Martin, kick by Bass is on the way. And it is no good, no good wide to the right. The kick is unsuccessful, Kansas City will next snap at the thirty-four yard line, first down.

Big time miss by Bass, he struggled a week ago. Watching the kick on replay, it just went wide the whole way, it never came back. It just turned as though there was a magnet pulling it to the right. I thought it was good when it left his foot. And it just kept veering, veering, veering, and it wasn't quite like a shank off the tee.

But a little bit too much spin on that puppy, and it went to the right. And I'm not kidding, and for those of you who watched the game or if you were at the game, I'm sure there were people listening who were at the game. It got deathly quiet inside Highmark Stadium from a roar that wouldn't even allow these guys to talk to each other on the field.

From that to just deathly quiet. It's after hours here on CBS Sports Radio. So all that's left is for the Chiefs to pick up a first down, which they do. And they seal a trip to the sixth consecutive AFC Championship with Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, though this one will be in Buffalo. The Ravens earned the shot. And interestingly, oh I'm sorry, not Buffalo, Baltimore, thank you.

Interestingly enough, it's the one seeds versus the three seeds in both the AFC and the NFC. So let's hear first from Tyler Bass, because he stood in front of his locker and he answered questions. I got to do a better job of getting through to my target. I got to do a better job of playing a little bit more left when you have a left to right.

I've been here long enough to know that you have to do that. I was stressing my line, but I had warm-ups. I hit a good ball, didn't work out, and I feel terrible. I love this team. This one hurts bad. I got to do a better job.

I wish it wouldn't have been put in that situation. You win as a team, you lose as a team. One play doesn't define a game, it doesn't define a season. I know people are going to be out there saying that. I'm not going to be there for him because we execute a couple of plays prior.

I'm probably singing a different tune right now. We have full confidence in Tyler. He's kicked well for us over the years. I thought he came out early and was kicking well. The ball is coming off his foot well. Then the ball started to fade a little bit in some of those extra points.

Then the last kick, as you saw. I appreciate Josh saying we have to pick him up. We have to be there for Tyler.

If we execute a few plays earlier, this is not at all on Tyler. That's true, but I don't believe it ever makes a kicker feel any better. He's got the one job.

Well, okay, he's got a couple of jobs. Kickoffs. Sometimes you've got him involved in holding, blah, blah, blah, whatever. But it's rare that anyone remembers a kicker for anything other than this.

Either you make him or you miss him in those key situations close and late. But it's not on Tyler Bassoli. It would have tied the game. It didn't mean they were going to win. That wasn't a game-winning kick that he missed.

It would have kept them in the game, kept them in the fight. And I'm sure he feels sick over it. He says he feels terrible.

He's got to make those. Has to adjust more for the wins. But Josh is right. The Bills had multiple opportunities in the fourth quarter and couldn't execute. Throws that he missed. Or how about the ball to Stephon Diggs that went right through his hands? There's always plenty of blame and plenty of responsibility to go around.

And it's a good leader who says it's not all on him. And no game ever comes down to this one snap or this one missed kick. But, man, this has got to be tough as Sean McDermott's Bills once again come up short. Extremely disappointed. I mean, you put so much time into this. You put so much time into a season, let alone this game and the preparation for it, and to come out and to not perform the way I'd hoped we would have. It's extremely disappointing and frustrating.

It's the type of situation in our business where you've got to spend the whole offseason thinking about it. But it drives you harder. If that's even possible, it drives you somewhat harder. It drives you harder to come back next season and continue to work at it. Listen, there's only one team at the end of all this that's happy. I can tell you that.

There's only two Super Bowls and there's only one team that's happy. So it's that type of business, and you keep working at it. You realize how hard it is to make it back here. We had to win, what, seven straight, six straight, whatever the hell it was to get back to this point. Not to mention the roster changes every season. So it's always tough.

I don't think it's a big change. I think it's just, again, we've got to find a way to score one more point than they do. Every season, if you don't win, it's a failed season.

That's the nature of the business. There's one happy team at the end of the season, really. When it's not you and you're so close, it sucks. It does, and Josh said more of that at one point at a loss for words in his postgame press conference. However, as much as that's true and it's a platitude, every team feels terrible, except for the one that's the last one standing. It's a heck of a lot different when you get to the AFC Championship and you have one of those final four spots, or if you finally get back to a Super Bowl, which is what the Bills have been gunning for under Sean McDermott. This one's got to hurt because they finally had it on their own field. They finally had the Chiefs right where they wanted them, finally had the crowd in their favor, and the kicker who, as much as he'd struggled in the last, I guess, last week, last couple games, he'd been generally clutch in these situations. And so I feel for him, sick for him, but man, you've got to wonder, what will it take for Buffalo to get over this hump?

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That's too bad. Coming up, a little bit from Detroit, and then we're going to get to Kansas City and its reaction. So Patrick Mahomes playing his first road playoff game. We're waiting on Josh Klingler after he gets off the Chiefs' team plane, but we want to make sure we get to Detroit in this first hour of the show. It's After Hours with Amy Lawrence on CBS Sports Radio.

You are listening to the After Hours Podcast. Goff is going to go empty out of the gun. Third and five for Detroit. Goff back, drifting right, setting, throwing, end zone, wide open, caught, touchdown Detroit Lions, Josh Reynolds. Right to the left of Mayfield and the shotgun, gets the shotgun snap.

Mayfield looks, throws, back left corner of the end zone. It is caught. Cade Otten for the touchdown. Now they threw a flag. I think they're going to say it was pass interference against Godwin. And Baker Mayfield saw the flag and immediately sprints to the officials arguing his case. There is no foul for offensive pass interference. The contact was within one yard of the line of scrimmage, touchdown.

This is After Hours with Amy Lawrence. This was a battle in Detroit at Ford Field. I didn't realize this, though I suppose I could have put it together. First time the Lions have ever hosted two playoff games at home in the same season. Never happened before. They've never been to a Super Bowl before and they've never been to an NFC championship game either. They do have an NFL championship going back to the 50s, so pre-Super Bowl era. But this is a different Lions team. And Dan Campbell, all the way on up to the ownership, have cleaned house and changed the culture and they are primed and ready and a fan base that is rabid.

I see it all over social media. They had to go through the Buccaneers earlier on Sunday. Dan Miller on Lions Radio and then Kevin Coogler with the Bucs touchdown in the second quarter that tied it at 10. And that was so huge, too, because it felt like the Lions had all the momentum and that this could turn into a landslide, but it doesn't. The final 90 seconds of the first half, there's a 90-yard touchdown drive for the Bucs to tie the game at 10. Two huge catches by Mike Evans who, you may remember, dropped the first one that came to him, which I think would have been a first down. But the ball goes through his hands. Oh, yeah, the ball goes through his hands and gets intercepted.

So that was one of his earliest targets. But he settled in and he and Baker had a great connection. Two catches by Evans that go for 27 and 29 yards, and then Kate Otten catches that 2-yard score. It's after hours with Amy Lawrence on CBS Sports Radio. Detroit back in the lead in the third quarter, mixing up the run and the pass and keeping the Bucs defense off balance. Goff turns, gives to Reynolds. Straight ahead to the end zone. Touchdown, Detroit Lions.

13, I see you. Big time running. How about those guys up front dealing with Vitevea, opening it up, and the Lions get the go-ahead score. Moving from our right to left. Arms outstretched. Gets the shotgun snap.

Pressure comes. They set up the screen to White. He's got a block.

White to the 10. He's going to walk in for a Buccaneer touchdown. The Lions brought pressure. Rashad White was the outlet, and Tampa Bay is an extra point from tying it up with 10 seconds to play in the third.

Once again, Dan Miller and Kevin Kugler and dueling touchdowns there for the Lions and the Bucs. So as the Lions go back in front early, this is early in the second half with the Craig Reynolds score. They actually need a fourth down to be able to get that TD. But then Baker Mayfield leads the Bucs with a second touchdown pass, and it goes to Rashad White, end of the third quarter. But man, Detroit seemingly was all gas and no breaks in that second half.

They go then back-to-back touchdowns, so actually three in a row if you include the Craig Reynolds, and Jameer Gibbs just all over the field in that second half. Goff will move in behind center. Offset eye behind him.

Up back Cabinda. Deep back Gibbs. Goff turns. Gibbs to Gibbs. Over the left side. There he goes. Inside to 30.

Inside to 25. Touchdown the Detroit Lions. Turning on the jets. Jameer Gibbs running away from the defenders, and the Lions are back on top. Goff works out of the gun. Montgomery to his left. Lions by seven looking for more.

Six and a half to go. Jared leans in. There's the snap. Jared back. Jared looks. Jared throws.

Right side. It is caught. Touchdown Detroit Lions.

Amen Ross. St. Brown. Jared Goff with the delivery. Fourteen with the catch, and the Lions with an extra point. Get double up their lead with 6.22 to play.

Man, Dan, look. He's dropping dimes, nickels, quarters. Jared is dropping it all out there today. Beautiful pass from number 16. What a drive by the Detroit Lions that time. What a drive.

When they needed it. It was raucous under the roof there at Ford Field. Incredible atmosphere. The white towels.

Of course, we can't call them terrible. There were just a lot of towels that were waving. What a scene.

I'm sure it was electric. I'd love to hear from you if you were at the game. On Twitter, After Hours, CBS, or my Twitter, and then also on our Facebook page. The hype train. And so midway through the fourth quarter, it's a third straight touchdown for Jared Goff and the Lions, and it's Amen Ross, St. Brown that hauls in this nine yarder, and it caps an 89 yard march for the Lions. Now, seemingly, that would put it out of reach with only six minutes to go, except Baker is in a group. He's firing away the kind of passes that made him the number one overall pick, and he has a bunch of quick strikes get him into the end zone, and then it's Mike Evans who has the touchdown for 16 yards. And so they're back within a touchdown.

Now, it's eight points because they miss the two-point conversion. After the defense does its job, forces the punt, two-minute warning, one last Tampa Bay opportunity in Detroit. Mayfield takes him straight to the line with a minute 40. Baker leans in, there's the snap, blitz comes. Mayfield back, loads, throws. Picked up by the Lions!

Yes! He intercepted by the Lions! He intercepted by the Lions! Derek Barnes! Derek Barnes! Derek Barnes!

Oh, baby, 1.33 to go. The Lions are going to San Francisco. Derek Barnes with the interception. Oh, baby, stand up, Fort Field. Look at this. Whoo! Look at this. First career interception for Derek Barnes. Wow.

And how big is that? Yes, man. Yes. Thank you. You guys are unbelievable, man. I'm telling you, we talked about it all year.

This started a long time ago. You're built for this. You're built for this, man. And look what you guys did. You went out there, and the what? It's another team that we knocked off.

It's the next hot team that you knock off. Do you know how hard it is to win in this league in the playoffs? Yes, sir. Do you understand what you're doing right now? What we're capable of? That's two.

All right? That's two. We've got two to go. With a bye in the middle. With a bye in the middle. I'm unbelievably proud of everybody in here, man.

Coaches and players. That's the way to mount up, man. That's not it. That's a difficult team to beat, man. I got one game ball, man. In the game. We need to play Derek Barnes. Any chance that there was Derek Barnes audio?

Okay, good. We'll pull that for next hour. Because this was his first career interception. First career interception off Baker Mayfield over the middle. And as you can imagine, Baker feeling crappy about that throw. But ultimately, he's found a home. So there's that.

He was on a one-year prove it deal, and he did prove it. And it's clear to everyone that the Buccaneers and Baker have now found this marriage of sorts moving forward. Now, how much else changes on the Bucs we shall see. They do have some good young pieces. They seem to play well for Todd Bowles. But this day belongs to the Lions headed to the NFC Championship.

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