Everything Joe Burrow Had To Say After Beating the Titans

What did you see on the (touchdown) drive to Tee Higgins?

The biggest play of that drive was the third-and-10 to Trenton Irwin hitting that back shoulder throw. That was a throw we worked this week with him. He doesn’t get a lot of opportunities and he continues to make plays when the opportunities present themselves.

What led you all to work on that in practice?

We felt good about what he has been doing and we had about one or two third-down plays where he was in the boundary by himself and running that route, and we were able to execute.

Why has this offense been able to tweak its identity?

Guys stepping up. It was great to get a win like this. This is kind of like how they all were down the stretch last year. Maybe we left a lot on the field on offense, defense stepped up and made the plays in the fourth quarter to go win the game.

What have been the keys for the last four or five games?

Finding completions. The run game starting to show itself. We ran really, really well today against a great front, a great run defense. We were really physical. Protection was awesome. Our offensive line gets better and better and guys are making plays.

Did this game have a grind and your team wanted to make plays is the second half?

Yes, we left a lot on the field the first half and obviously you would like to have those back. We didn’t let that affect the second half. We were able to come out, and I thought for the most part, play well in the second half. In the fourth quarter guys made one on one plays to win the game really.

Is this the type of game successful playoff teams win?

This is the type of games great teams win. It’s not always going to be pretty. It’s the NFL and you are playing really, really good teams on the opposing end. It’s not going to be pretty all the time, but you got to find ways to win and now we are starting to do that.

What was key on getting Tee Higgins going?

Just getting him more opportunities. He just continues to make plays in his one on one opportunities…