♪ ♪
>> THE WHOLE ADVERSITY IS AN
OPPORTUNITY THING.
>> Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON
"HARD KNOCKS."
>> THAT IS FROM MY LIFE LESSON.
AND IF YOU ARE TRYING TO DO
ANYTHING IN THIS LEAGUE, BOTTOM
LINE IS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH
SHIT TOGETHER.
>> JEROME BAKER.
>> HUGE LOSS.
>> OH, BOY.
CHUBB IS INJURED.
THEY'VE DEALT WITH SO MANY
INJURIES THIS SEASON.
MIAMI FALLS, 56-19.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
>> DIVISION TITLE ON THE LINE
NEXT WEEK.
♪ ♪
>> MIAMI DOLPHINS.
OKAY, LET ME OPEN THE GATE FOR
YOU AND THE LOBBY IS ON YOUR
RIGHT.
YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> LAST WEEK, THE END RESULT
WASN'T WHAT THEY -- WHAT THE
DREAM WAS FOR THIS IMMEDIATE
TIME.
WE ARE WHAT WE -- WE PUT
TOGETHER EACH AND EVERY DAY.
AND THE CULMINATION OF THAT WILL
BE THE BEST VERSION OF
OURSELVES.
♪ ♪
THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT
THIS TEAM, IT'S JUST THE GUYS
COMING AFTER IT.
THE WORK THAT THIS TEAM DOES ON
A DAY IN AND DAY OUT BASIS.
THE WILLINGNESS TO HAVE THE
HUMILITY TO SAY "HOW CAN I GET
BETTER?"
>> I GOT TO BE BETTER.
HOW TO DO A BETTER JOB COACHING
THE GUYS IN THIS ROOM.
GET IT RIGHT.
>> YOU NEED PEOPLE TO BE LIKE
THAT IN TOUGH TIMES.
♪ YOU REGRET THINGS YOU CAN'T
GET BACK ♪
♪ CHANGE COMING ♪
♪ NOW I CAN'T STOP RUNNING ♪
>> Narrator: IF THERE'S
AN UPSIDE TO LOSING ON
NEW YEAR'S EVE, IT'S THAT
IT'S EASY TO START FRESH THE
DAY AFTER.
A NEW YEAR.
A CHANCE TO CLEAN THINGS UP.
FOR EVERYONE.
♪ ♪
>> FRONT DESK.
>> Narrator: THE DOLPHINS KNOW
WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.
TODAY, THEY'RE GETTING A ROAD
MAP.
♪ ♪
>> WHAT'S UP, FELLOWS?
ALL RIGHT, VERY APPROPRIATE THAT
IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF 2024.
BECAUSE 2023 FINISHED FUCKING
DIFFICULT.
YESTERDAY WAS HARD AS FUCK TO
DEAL WITH.
AND IN TIMES LIKE THIS, IT
EITHER MAKES OR BREAKS IT.
AND I WANT TO RIP THE BAND-AID
OFF BECAUSE HERE IS -- HERE IS
WHAT GOT TO KNOW.
OUR INTENT IS TO BE GREAT.
WELL, INHERENT IN THAT SHIT'S
DIFFICULTY.
LIKE, YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO HAVE
DIFFICULT SHIT TO BE GREAT.
THE REASON WHY WE ARE FRUSTRATED
IS BECAUSE WE HAVE HIGH
EXPECTATIONS THAT WE FUCKING
CREATED.
WE CREATED THAT SHIT.
NO ONE SAID, OH, THE DOLPHINS
ARE X, Y, AND Z.
NO, THEY DID NOT COME ACTUALLY.
SO, WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR US TO
REALIZE ALL OF THIS FRUSTRATION
AND DO WHAT WE'VE DONE ALL YEAR,
WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE IS ALL
OF US BEING TOGETHER,, NO
SPLINTER.
♪ ♪
OUR GOAL FROM THE ONSET WAS THE
AFC EAST.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'VE GOT ONE GAME.
YOU BEAT THE BILLS.
AND YOU ARE THE AFC AFC EAST
CHAMPIONS AND YOU ARE PLAYING AT
HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS.
OUR MIND-SET COLLECTIVELY HAS
NO
TIME FOR ANYTHING ELSE BUT
GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE WE
ARE BEST EQUIPPED TO DO THAT
SHIT, AND WE ARE DOING IT AS A
TEAM.
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER.
EARNING IT FOR NEXT SEVEN.
BRING IT UP.
SPECIAL TEAMS.
>> Narrator: SOLIDARITY.
IT'S WHAT GREAT TEAMS ARE BOUND
BY.
THOUGH, LATELY, MIAMI SEEMS TO
BE HELD TOGETHER MORE BY SUTURES
AND ADHESIVE TAPE.
♪ ♪
LAST WEEK, THEY LOST
BRADLEY CHUBB AND XAVIEN HOWARD,
ADDING TO THEIR ASTONISHING
ONSLAUGHT OF INJURIES.
♪ ♪
>> OH...
>> Narrator: 25 PLAYERS ARE
CURRENTLY ON MIAMI'S INJURY
REPORT.
>> OUT OF A TIGHT SHOT RIGHT
HERE.
>> Narrator: MANY OF THEM WILL
BE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE BIGGEST
GAME OF THE SEASON.
>> WHAT THE REALITY OF IT IS WE
HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THE
DIVISION AT HOME THIS WEEK IN
OUR STADIUM AGAINST A TEAM VERY
SIMILAR, DEFENSE OF STRUCTURE,
TO WHAT WE JUST PLAYED.
>> EMPTY EVERYTHING YOU HAVE
INTO THIS WEEK COME INTO THE
PROCESS YOU HAVE CREATED AND THE
STANDARD THAT WE HAVE SET.
>> Narrator: THEY WON'T BE CLOSE
TO FULL STRENGTH, BUT THERE'S A
CHANCE ONE OF THE DEFENSE'S MOST
IMPORTANT PIECES COULD RETURN.
>> BUFFALO, LAST GAME OF THE
YEAR, I'M JUST HAPPY I'M COMING
BACK.
DEFINITELY EXCITED TO HELP THE
TEAM WIN.
>> YEP, YOU ARE IN.
>> GOOD.
>> Narrator: INSIDE LINEBACKER
JEROME BAKER HAS BEEN REHABBING
HARD TO GET BACK ON THE FIELD
THIS WEEK.
>> SET!
♪ ♪
>> Narrator: HE'S A SIXTH-YEAR
PRO WHO'S LED THE DOLPHINS IN
TACKLES THREE TIMES, WHILE
CALLING THE DEFENSIVE SIGNALS.
>> TWO!
>> Narrator: FIVE WEEKS AGO, HE
WAS INJURED MAKING A TACKLE IN
WASHINGTON.
>> AND JEROME BAKER IS DOWN
AFTER THE PLAY.
>> THAT GUY HAS BEEN SO DURABLE.
JUST DOESN'T MISS ANYTHING.
>> THIS IS THE LONGEST.
I AM PROUD OF MYSELF OF BEING
OUT THERE.
JUST TRY TO STAY HERE, STAY
ACTIVE.
WHEN THEY AT PRACTICE, I USUALLY
GO TO THE WEIGHT ROOM, BE THAT
GUY, NEED SOMEBODY TO TALK TO, I
AM HERE.
>> J.B. BACK THERE!
WE ALL GET IT.
>> SOME DAYS I FEEL AMAZING,
PUSH MYSELF.
SOME DAYS, STAY AT IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO CRAZY HEAVY.
>> YEAH, JUST DO.
>> A LITTLE BIT.
>> YET, KEEP IT THAT WAY.
>> PRETTY MUCH DID EVERYTHING
THAT I POSSIBLY COULD, AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO COME
BACK, RESTRICT ABOVE MY LEG TO
HAVE MY LEG FEEL FASTER.
HYDRO WORKS IN THE WATER, TRYING
TO RUN.
>> 4 MILES PER HOUR, HERE WE GO.
>> WOULD DID EVERYTHING THEY
CAN.
GIVE ME SOME TIME TO HEAL AND
COME BACK STRONGER.
>> TEN SECONDS.
>> WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
GOOD?
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD NEWS.
>> YOU CALLED UP HERE.
>> WE GOT NOTIFICATION YESTERDAY
YESTERDAY, YOU KNOW IT IS A TEAM
GAME, BUT THERE IS ALSO SOME
INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES THAT COME
WITH IT.
TELL YOU GUYS CONGRATS.
PROBE ALL STARTERS.
>> OH, NICE.
>> DAMN.
>> CONGRATS.
>> LET ME SHAKE YOUR HAND.
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> CONGRATS, MAN.
THAT'S AWESOME HERE >> IS THIS
YOUR FIRST TIME, TOO?
>> FIRST TIME.
>> LET'S GO.
>> YOUR FIRST TIME?
>> LET'S GO!
>> MY FIRST TIME, BROTHER.
>> THE WHOLE BACKFIELD.
>> BALL HANDLING SHOULD BE
SMOOTH.
>> A LOT OF GOOD GUYS IN THIS
LEAGUE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
HOW HARD THAT SHIT IS.
>> THEY DON'T JUST HAND THOSE
OUT.
IT'S A REAL ACCOMPLISHMENT.
>> AS THE PRO BALLPLAYERS ON OUR
TEAM, THE BOTTOM LINE IS,
YOU...
ALWAYS CAN DO MORE.
THERE IS A TON OF STUFF THAT HAS
TO GET CLEANED UP.
ALL YOU GUYS CAN SET THE TONE,
AND THEN YOU CAN LET GUYS KNOW.
THIS IS WHAT TIME IT IS.
YOU'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> BET.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> YOU GUYS HAVE HARD
CONVERSATIONS.
DON'T GET BEAT UP.
OR IF YOU NEED ME.
>> WE GOOD.
>> GOOD.
>> FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK OUT
HERE.
>> HELL YEAH.
I LIKE BEING IN IT.
MISSING GAMES IS NOT WHAT I DO.
>> FRESH CUT THAT DAY.
>> NOTHING TO YOU.
PLAYING.
MIGHT AS WELL GET A LITTLE
SUNDAY NIGHT.
>> OKAY.
>> I CAN TELL.
TEAM LIKES HAVING YOU BACK, MAN.
>> HERE WE GO.
GOT IT, SEAN?
LET'S GO, D, LET'S GO!
LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO!
>> Narrator: BAKER'S RETURN TO
THE FIELD IS A WELCOME SIGHT.
STILL, THERE'S A SIMMERING
DISSATISFACTION THAT THIS TEAM
ISN'T WHERE IT SHOULD BE.
MIAMI NEEDS TO HARNESS THAT
EMOTION.
>> VERBALIZE WHAT YOU ARE MOST
MAD ABOUT.
>> OH, HELL NO!
>> YOU WANT TO CUT?
>> TREAT IT LIKE A GAME, WHICH
IS WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
>> GOT TO WORK MYSELF OUT OF IT.
>> GET YOUR FUCKING MINDS RIGHT.
GOT TO GET THEM GOING TODAY.
>> CAN ALWAYS BE --
>> !
LEADER.
>> WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO
FINISH, BOYS.
♪ ♪
>> GO!
GO!
GREAT REP, BUD.
HEY, PHENOMENAL REP.
SO SICK OF THEM EATING ON THAT
SHIT.
HEY, LOCK IN.
YOU KNEW THE STICKS, DOG.
WE NEED THE STICKS, MAN, COME
ON.
31, LET'S GET IT.
PUT YOURSELF IN IT.
FOR THAT YARD, DO WHAT YOU NEED
TO DO.
LET'S FINISH.
I LOVE THE ENERGY OVER HERE.
HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO.
ALL!
DEEPER.
DIG DEEPER.
>> JUST LET YOU KNOW.
>> GOOD COMMUNICATION.
GO, COMMIT.
>> I LIKE WHERE YOUR HEAD IS AT.
>> WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
MOVE ONTO THE NEXT PLAY.
>> GO!
E.R.!
YEAH!
>> RIGHT THERE, THAT WILL GET
RIGHT.
SEED.
>> THERE HASN'T BEEN A WASTE
MOMENT THIS WEEK.
WHATEVER THE FUCK IT TAKES.
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD, YOU
KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> Narrator: WHATEVER IT TAKES.
THAT'S BEEN MIKE McDANIEL'S
PHILOSOPHY SINCE HE PARLAYED HIS
ROLE AS A WALK-ON RECEIVER AT
YALE TO A LONG-SHOT COACHING JOB
WITH THE HOUSTON TEXANS.
>> I GREW UP WANTING TO BE IN
THE NFL.
IT WAS A DREAM OF MINE.
AND I WAS BORDERLINE OBSESSED,
OR NOT BORDERLINE, ACTUALLY
OBSESSED WITH DOING THAT.
AND THEN, AFTER THE COMPLETION
OF COLLEGE, MIKE SHANAHAN OFFERS
ME A COACHING INTERNSHIP.
THAT ONE SEASON, WE GO TO THE
AFC CHAIRMANSHIP GAME, GETS A
HEAD JOB WITH THE
HOUSTON TEXANS, SO THAT I
CAN IMMEDIATELY BECOME A
FULL-TIME PAID ASSISTANT COACH
IN THE NFL, WHICH IS CRAZY.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO BE A
PROFESSIONAL, ADULT MAN.
I WAS KIND OF TURNING INTO A
PARTY BOY AT NIGHT.
THAT RESULTED IN ME GETTING
FIRED, AND THAT WAS ENOUGH TO
CRUMBLE ME.
AND SO, I NEEDED TO LEARN A HARD
LESSON AND GROW UP.
>> Narrator: IT'S A LESSON
McDANIEL WON'T FORGET.
HE KEEPS AN INDEX CARD IN HIS
OFFICE TO GUARANTEE IT.
865.
THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF HIS NFL
EXILE BEFORE GETTING A SECOND
CHANCE.
>> I ORDERED NEW PIZZA.
YOU ARE HAVING A HARD DAY.
>> OH, YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
THIS IS A GOOD ONE.
I HAD A HARD DAY BECAUSE I
THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET AN
INTERVIEW WITH THE
TENNESSEE TITANS.
THAT FELL THROUGH.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
SHE ORDERED ME A PIZZA BECAUSE I
WENT ON A WALK.
AND THEN KYLE SHANAHAN CALLED ME
AND OFFERED ME THE JOB WITH THE
REDSKINS.
SO THEN -- YEAH, THAT WAS GOOD,
GOOD MEMORY.
>> PEPPERONI, EXTRA CHEESE.
>> STABLE.
♪ ♪
WE MOVED FROM CALIFORNIA TO D.C.
THEN WE MOVED TO CLEVELAND.
THEN WE MOVED TO ATLANTA.
AND AFTER YEAR ONE, PEOPLE ON
THE COACHING STAFF IDENTIFIED
THAT I WAS DRINKING TOO OFTEN,
AND I'D ADMITTEDLY SAY I AGREE.
>> Narrator: ALCOHOL NEARLY TOOK
AWAY HIS NFL CAREER FOR KEEPS.
>> ON JANUARY 4TH, 2016, DAN
QUINN AND KYLE SHANAHAN, RAHEEM
MORRIS, ALL SIT ME DOWN
INDEPENDENTLY AND I HAVE TO COME
TELL MY WIFE.
AND TELLING HER EYE REALLY
UNDERCUT ALL OF HER INVESTMENT
INTO ME AND WAS LEAVING OUR
FAMILY VULNERABLE.
AND I REMEMBER LOOKING AT HER,
AND THAT FEELING, IMMEDIATELY, I
WAS LIKE, I HATE EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS.
>> I COULD TELL HE WAS CRUSHED,
AND I -- I JUST -- EVERYTHING HE
HAD WORKED FOR, I THOUGHT IT WAS
GONE.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE
WAS GOING TO BE LIKE, BUT I KNEW
THAT MIKE WOULD DO THE RIGHT
THING AND BE BETTER FROM IT.
>> HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR ME
IN THAT MOMENT,, AND HER
HEARTBREAK AND HER UNCERTAINTY
AND HER FEAR.
>> IT WAS THAT MOMENT THAT I
SAID, "I WILL NEVER DRINK AGAIN."
[HORN SOUNDS]
>> EVERYBODY UP!
>> LET'S BRING IT IN TIGHTER.
LET'S BRING IT TIGHTER.
HEY, SO, THAT WAS A BIG DAY, AND
IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME
PERSONALLY.
YOU GUYS, AND HERE'S WHY.
SO, EIGHT YEARS AGO, TODAY, MY
LIFE WAS PRETTY FUCKED UP, IN
TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, MY WHOLE
LIFE, THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO
DO.
AND I ALMOST LOST MY JOB.
BECAUSE I WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A
PARTY BOY, RIGHT?
WELL, EIGHT YEARS AGO TODAY,
WHEN THINGS SEEMED TERRIBLE OR
THINGS WERE FRUSTRATING, I WENT
FROM HAVING A DRINK A DAY SINCE
I WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 20, TO
BEING SOBER, OKAY, COLD TURKEY,
RIGHT?
[CLAPPING]
I APPRECIATE THAT, GUYS, BUT YOU
SHOULD CLAP FOR YOURSELVES
BECAUSE TODAY IT WAS LIKE
WATCHING THAT EXPERIENCE ALL
OVER AGAIN, AND HERE IS WHY.
SO OFTEN, PEOPLE TALK ALL THAT
SHIT AND PEOPLE WANT THIS THAT
OR THE OTHER, BUT FEW PEOPLE ARE
DUER, OKAY?
AND TODAY WASN'T A PERFECT
PRACTICE.
I COULD GIVE A FUCK.
I KNOW INTENTIONALITY WHEN I SEE
IT.
WELL LET ME JUST LET YOU KNOW,
THAT SHIT RIGHT THERE SEPARATES
YOU FROM THE OPPONENT OFF THE
RIP.
AND WHAT I'M WATCHING IS A GROUP
OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE A
TIGHTER TEAM THAN THEY WERE LAST
WEEK.
AFTER AN EMBARRASSING LOSS.
OKAY?
THAT IS SOME GROWN MAN SHIT.
THAT SEPARATES YOU FROM
EVERYBODY.
THE GIVE-A-FUCK-MATURE, AND YOU
ARE PROVING FOR THE 9 MILLIONTH
TIME IN MY LIFE THAT
ADVERSITY IS AN OPPORTUNITY.
>> Narrator: THERE'S A SENSE OF
URGENCY IN THE AIR TODAY.
AND NOT JUST AT THE DOLPHINS'
FACILITY.
THE TEAM'S SUPERSTAR RECEIVER,
TYREEK HILL, IS MISSING.
CALLED HOME FOR AN EMERGENCY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON FROM THE LOCAL
TEN NEWS ROOM, THIS IS JANINE
SAND WOULD COME AND WE ARE
FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF
SOUTHWEST BRANCHES WHERE YOU CAN
SEE RIGHT NOW FIREFIGHTERS ARE
BATTLING A BLAZE AT A HUGE HOUSE
RIGHT HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SMOKE
BILLOWING FROM THE ROOF AND WE
HAVE JUST LEARNED THIS IS A
HOUSE THAT IS BELONGING TO
BELONGING TO DOLPHINS
WIDE RECEIVER TYREEK HILL.
FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING THIS.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS THICK,
HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ROOF
OF THIS HOUSE IN SOUTHWEST
BRANCHES.
>> ANYBODY TALK TO REEK?
>> I HAVEN'T.
HE ALL RIGHT?
>> I THINK HE IS JUST DOING,
LIKE, INSURANCE STUFF.
YOU KNOW.
>> HEY, DID YOU GUYS TALK TO
TYREEK AT ALL?
>> NO, I CALLED HIM A COUPLE OF
TIMES, BUT HE WASN'T -- HE
WASN'T ANSWERING.
I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
CALLED HIM, AS WELL.
>> SO I JUST SENT HIM A TEXT.
HE DIDN'T TEXT BACK.
DUDE, I WAS LIKE WONDERING IF HE
SLEPT, LIKE, AT HIS HOUSE --
>> NO, DID NOT.
>> HE CAN'T?
>> NO.
SMOKE DAMAGE, WATER DAMAGE.
>> OH, GOT YOU.
I WASN'T SURE.
GLAD NO ONE GOT HURT, THOUGH.
>> YOU KNOW, THAT IS SOMETHING
AS A TEAM WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE
TO COME TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE
WE CAN REACH OUT TO TYREEK AND
BE HUMAN BEINGS WITH HIM, RIGHT,
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS SQUARED
AWAY AND WE CAN DO EVERYTHING WE
POSSIBLY CAN TO HELP OUR
TEAMMATES.
THAT'S THE HUMAN ELEMENT OF THIS
LOCKER ROOM.
I THINK THAT IS WHAT IS SPECIAL
ABOUT THIS LOCKER ROOM, IS WE
ACTUALLY DO CARE ABOUT EACH
OTHER OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
WE'VE BEEN THERE.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER STEP IN BEING
GOOD TEAMMATES AND HUMAN BEINGS
TO ONE ANOTHER.
>> HEY, DREW!
DREW!
CAN WE GET THAT OUT OF HERE,
DREW?
>> I'M THE DIRECTOR OF TEAM
SECURITY, AND IN ONE OR TWO
SENTENCES, I REALLY CAN'T
DESCRIBE EXEC WITH WHAT I DO,
BUT IT INVOLVES A LOT OF
THINGS THAT YOU NEVER IMAGINE.
>> HEY, DREW, WHY DID YOU STOP
THAT HELICOPTER THAT WAS FLYING
OVER US?
I CALLED YOUR NAME, YOU SHOULD
HAVE HANDLED THAT.
NO, YOU DIDN'T HANDLE IT.
YOU SHOULD HAVE HANDLED IT THE
WAY YOU NORMALLY SUPPOSED TO
HANDLE THINGS AROUND HERE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Narrator: DREW BROOKS IS
THE DOLPHINS' NO-FUSS,
NO-QUESTIONS-ASKED PROBLEM
SOLVER.
AND HE'S NEVER VERY FAR FROM HIS
HEAD COACH.
>> DURING THE GAME, I HAVE
BECOME THE GET BACK COACH FOR
COACH McDANIEL.
I THINK HE HAS PERSPECTIVE AND
KEEPS IT FUN.
EVEN IN HIGH STRESS SITUATIONS
DURING THE GAME.
ONE TIME I WAS ON THE BIG
SCREEN, HE WAS LIKE, HEY, LOOK.
>> YOU WERE ON TV.
YOU WERE ON TV.
SHORT.
>> HAVE TIME, HE HAS THIS HABIT
OF SPRINTING, AND THERE
WAS ONE SUNDAY NIGHT GAME, HE MADE
IT A POINT TO SPRINT AWAY FROM
ME.
>> MIAMI 17-3.
THEY GET THE BALL TO START THE
SECOND AT.
GO GET HIM, MIKE!
HOSTILE IN THERE!
>> FASTER THAN I THOUGHT.
THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN IN THE
GAME.
510-12 YEARS ON THEM.
IT IS GREAT.
>> Narrator: LOOKING AFTER
MIKE McDANIEL MEANS BROOKS
DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO TAKE
CARE OF HIMSELF.
>> I'M ON THE SIDELINES.
I SEE MAHOMES IS PROBABLY
8-10 YARDS AWAY FROM ME.
NEXT THING I SEE IS A RED FLAG.
I REMEMBER GETTING OFF THE
GROUND.
THE PAIN IN MY ARM WAS
EXCRUCIATING.
SO I GET OUT OF THERE, AND
ORTHOPEDIC SAYS, TORE YOUR
TRICEPS, WE WILL FIX IT DURING
THE WEEK WHEN WE GET BACK.
SO HERE WE ARE.
AND...
WE GET BACK.
♪ ♪
>> Narrator: HIS MUSCLE IS EASY
TO SEE, BUT GET TO KNOW HIM AND
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND HIS STRENGTH.
IN 2012, DREW'S SON, DILLON, WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH GLIOBLASTOMA.
AN INCURABLE BRAIN TUMOR.
DILLON DIED WITHIN A YEAR.
♪ ♪
>> DURING THE TIME THIS WAS
GOING ON, MY ESCAPE WAS
FOOTBALL.
WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH
SOMETHING AS STRESSFUL AS CANCER
IN GENERAL, LET ALONE YOUR SON,
MY ESCAPE WAS FOOTBALL.
AND TO GET THAT ESCAPE WAS...
KEPT ME GOING, TO BE HONEST WITH
YOU.
SO, JUST TO HAVE THREE HOURS A
WEEK WITH THE TEAM, YOU KNOW, TO
GET THAT ESCAPE WAS, WAS, YOU
KNOW, GOT ME THROUGH A LOT OF
DAYS.
AND STILL DOES.
YOU KNOW, YOU GO THROUGH
SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND GIVE YOU
A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE, LIKE, A
GUY GETS INJURED, HE MAY BE OUT
FOR THE IN NEW MEXICO NEXT
SEASON.
WE LOST THE GAME, YOU KNOW, IT'S
JUST A GAME.
I WOULD SAY LESS THAN 50% OF
THIS BUILDING KNOW IS THAT I A
SON THAT PASSED AWAY.
IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I TALK
ABOUT A LOT, BUT AT TIMES,
PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR IT, JUST TO
INTERJECT THAT PERSPECTIVE.
BECAUSE TOMORROW IS NOT
PROMISED.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
SO JUST DON'T WASTE THAT DAY.
DON'T EVER WASTE A DAY.
>> WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
HOW WE DOING, MAN?
GOT EVERYTHING STRAIGHT?
>> I WISH I COULD SAY THAT.
RIGHT AFTER I LEAVE, I GOT TO GO
TALK TO SOME PEOPLE.
>> WHAT DOES THE HOUSE LOOK
LIKE?
>> I'M DONE, BRO.
>> FOR REAL?
>> A LOT OF DAMAGE AND STUFF?
>> SMOKE DAMAGE, WATER DAMAGE.
UPSTAIRS.
>> FUCK.
>> APPRECIATE IT, BRO.
>> OKAY, SO, IT'S TIME TO GET
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
NOW, OUR GOAL WAS TO WIN THE
AFC EAST, OKAY?
IF YOU ARE TRYING TO WIN THE
DIVISION, YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT
FROM THE TEAM THAT HAS OWNED IT.
>> Narrator: THE BILLS HAVE WON
THE LAST THREE AFC EAST TITLES
WHILE DOMINATING THE DOLPHINS.
>> THE BILLS COME BACK TO THE
PLAYOFFS!
>> Narrator: LED BY JOSH ALLEN,
THEY'VE WON 10 OF THE LAST 11
GAMES.
INCLUDING A 28-POINT WHIPPING
EARLIER THIS SEASON.
>> AN 18-YARD LASER FROM
JOSH ALLEN!
>> Narrator: LAST YEAR, THEY
KNOCKED MIAMI OUT OF THE
PLAYOFFS.
>> YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANGER
FROM OVER A YEAR.
LISTEN, WE ARE AT HOME AND WE
ARE UNDERDOGS.
THAT'S JUST REALITY.
I MEAN, WE ARE IN PLAYOFF
FOOTBALL.
IT IS LIKE THE FIRST ROUND THAT
IS NOT ELIMINATION, IT IS JUST
SEEDING AND WE HAVE A GOAL IN
FRONT OF US.
THE SHIT YOU HAVE DONE THE LAST
MONTH IS FUCKING PHENOMENAL.
YOU TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE
INJURIES GUYS ARE PLAYING WITH,
DIFFERENT POSITIONS, AND LISTEN,
THE TAPE DOESN'T LIE.
OFFENSIVE LINE, WE ARE RIGHT IN
THE DOORS OF YOU GUYS.
YOU ARE IN THE MODE WHERE YOU
ARE FUCKING UP ANYBODY YOU PLAY.
THIS IS NOT HAPPENSTANCE, GOOD
FORTUNE.
AND WE PUNISH A TEAM AND EARNED
SOMETHING MEANINGFUL.
WE ARE GOING TO STRAIN AND
STRESS SO THAT I CAN FEEL YOUR
TRUE FUCKING SELVES, THE ONES
THAT ARE EARNED OF THE SEAT, THE
ONES THAT EARNED 11 WINS.
[HORN SOUNDS]
AND WE GOT TO TAKE A TITLE WE
WANT.
>> YO, BRING IT OUT!
I'D LIKE A GUY THAT HAS MORE
EXPERIENCE PLAYING THE BILLS
THAN I DO TO SHARE WITH YOU
GUYS.
>> I'M GOING TO TELL Y'ALL A
LITTLE PIECE ABOUT ME.
I'VE BEEN HERE SIX YEARS.
I'VE BEAT THE BUFFALO BILLS
PROBABLY TWICE.
JUST TWICE.
THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I COULD HAVE
WENT TO THE PLAYOFFS, THEY
ALWAYS SEND US HOME.
>> THE BUFFALO BILLS DEFEAT THE
MIAMI DOLPHINS AND END THEIR
SEASON.
>> THE BUFFALO BILLS OVER THE
MIAMI DOLPHINS.
>> THE BILLS I WON THIS WILD
CARD GAME OVER THEIR RIVAL
MIAMI.
>> NOW WE HAVE A CHANCE TO GET
IT.
SOMEONE SOMEDAY COME, LET'S GIVE
IT ALL WE'VE GOT.
♪ ♪
>> ON THIS FINAL NIGHT OF THE
NFL REGULAR SEASON, IN THE
STANDS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF
THE AFC EAST.
HOSTED BY THE 11-5
MIAMI DOLPHINS, TAKING ON THEIR
ARRIVAL, THE 10-6 BUFFALO BILLS.
THE WINNER IS THE NUMBER 2 SEED,
PLAY A HOME GAME, AND GIVEN THE
GEOGRAPHY OF MIAMI AND BUFFALO,
THAT IS A BIG DEAL.
>> HOW YOU GUYS DOING?
>> GOOD LUCK.
KICK BUTT.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY TO
DAD?
YOU LOOK VERY HAPPY KNOW MY
ACCOUNTS ON.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
MAN, YOU KNOW.
>> J.T., GOT THE JACKET AND
EVERYTHING ON TONIGHT.
>> BRING IT OUT.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> I MET HER BEFORE, HOW ARE YOU
DOING?
GOOD?
>> HOW IS YOUR ELBOW?
>> IT'S GOOD, MAN.
>> GOOD TO BE BACK.
>> HEY!
>> COME ON, BABY!
COME ON!
Y'ALL GOT THIS.
YOU GOT IT.
AND I'M GLAD HE'S WELL.
[LAUGHS]
>> DUDE!
>> IT'S A BIG GAME.
GET THE HUDDLE TOGETHER.
EVERYBODY TAKE A BREATH AND
LET'S PLAY BALL.
PLAY THE TWO, BOY.
>> FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON.
FOR THE DIVISION TITLE.
OFF WE GO.
DOLPHINS BRING THE HEAT.
THROWS AN INTERCEPTION!
>> YES!
LET'S DO THIS, YOU ARE!
>> LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.
>> YEAH!
YEAH.
>> MIAMI'S DEFENSE IS THE ZONE.
AND WHEN THEY ARE LIKE THIS,
FEELING IT, THEY CAN DO JUST
ABOUT ANYTHING.
>> FOURTH DOWN, THEY ARE GOING
TO GO FOR THIS.
>> BACK TO THROW.
JOSH ALLEN LOOKING.
GETTING SOME PRESSURE.
TRYING TO RUN WITH IT.
THEY'RE TRYING TO RUN HIM DOWN.
JOSH SLIPS IT TOWARD THE
END ZONE TO DAVIS.
INTERCEPTED!
A SECOND END ZONE INTERCEPTION.
DeSHON ELLIOTT COMES AWAY WITH
THIS ONE.
>> JOSH IS GOING TO THROW HIS
FADEAWAY JUMPER WILDLY DOWN INTO
THE END ZONE, AND AGAIN, GREAT
PRESSURE.
>> ZACH SIELER RUNNING HIM DOWN.
>> ZACH SIELER NEVER GAVE UP ON
HIM FROM HIS DEFENSIVE TACKLE
POSITION.
ANOTHER REALLY GOOD PLAY BY THE
MIAMI DOLPHINS DEFENSE.
>> FUCKING YEAH, BOY.
♪ ♪
>> Narrator: TIME TO UNLEASH
MIKE McDANIEL'S GROUND AND POUND
RUNNING ATTACK.
>> OFF TO WILSON IN SPACE.
ALEC INGOLD HELPED LEAD THE WAY.
>> ON THE MIAMI DOLPHINS NOW ARE
TRYING TO ESTABLISH THAT RUNNING
GAME.
>> HEADS TO THE RIGHT.
INSIDE THE TEN.
TOUCHDOWN!
DE'VON ACHANE APPEARED AND MIAMI
SCORES FIRST.
>> AND THAT IS THE MAGIC OF WHAT
THIS OFFENSE IS BECAUSE IF YOU
TAKE A MISSTEP, THEN YOU JUST
CAN'T CATCH UP.
>> I NEED THAT!
I NEED THAT!
>> THAT'S THE KIND OF GAME IT IS
GOING TO BE, HUH?
>> GREAT JOB ON THAT.
>> THAT'S THE KIND OF GAME IT IS
GOING TO BE.
SUSTAINED LONG DRIVES.
>> TAKE WHAT THEY GIVE YOU.
>> SICK ASS THROWS.
>> Narrator: MIDWAY THROUGH THE
SECOND QUARTER, JEROME BAKER
RETURNS TO THE FIELD FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A MONTH.
>> OKAY!
OKAY, ROME!
SHOW THEM WHAT YOU MADE OF,
OKAY, ROME!
>> LET'S PLAY BALL NOW!
>> SET!
USABLE MUSICAL
>> WOO!
THAT'S RIGHT, BABY, THAT'S RIGHT
RIGHT.
OKAY, ROME!
>> DIME BACK!
>> THAT'S MY SON.
MY SON.
YES, YES.
YES, YEAH.
YEAH.
HEY!
[LAUGHS]
THEY GOT THIS.
THEY GOT IT.
COME ON, ROME.
>> 2ND & 7.
MIAMI BRINGING PRESSURE AGAIN.
FADEAWAY SWING.
DIGGS DOWN THERE.
STEFON DIGGS BRINGS IT IN INSIDE
THE 10-YARD LINE!
THE GIVE.
SHORT FIELD.
DRAGS HIS FEET!
TOUCHDOWN!
HE CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
WE WILL HAVE TO CHECK IF HE KEPT
IT SECURE.
>> THAT IS A TOUCH DOWN.
>> WOW.
>> AND THE GAME IS TIED.
>> OKAY.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
FOUR QUARTERS.
>> COME ON.
BACK OUT.
>> WIDE RECEIVER TYREEK HILL
LEFT WEDNESDAY'S PRACTICE AFTER
LEARNING THAT HIS HOUSE WAS ON
FIRE.
>> GLAD THE FAM ALL GOOD FROM
THAT FIRE.
>> FORTUNATELY ALL OF HIS FAMILY
MEMBERS AND HIS PETS WERE SAFE.
>> LET'S GO, TUA.
I NEED YOU ALL UP FRONT, MAN.
>> HERE IS ACHANE.
TOUCHDOWN LAST TIME.
AND HE KEEPS GOING FOR A GAIN OF
TEN.
TUA ON THE FAKE, BRINGS OUT THE
BALL HANDLING.
AND COMPLETING IT TO DERMIS
MITES FOR THE FIRST DOWN.
>> WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE
COMPLEMENTARY PLAYS NOW TO THIS
RUN GAME.
>> 3RD & 3 FOR MIAMI.
FIRES.
THAT'S INSIDE.
INSIDE THE 15-YARD LINE.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> APPRECIATE IT, BOY.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> HEY.
OKAY, BRO, I GOT YOU.
>> IN MOTION.
TAGOVAILOA THROWS.
TOUCHDOWN!
TYREEK HILL!
PUTS MIAMI BACK IN FRONT.
>> NOBODY WANTS TO TRY AND COVER
THIS GUY ONE ON ONE.
HE CAME OUT HERE TO PLAY.
♪ ♪
>> AND HE STICKS THE LANDING.
>> 43 LEFT, MIAMI TAKES THE LEAD
LEAD.
>> GOOD JOB, WREAK.
>> OH, WE GOT YOU.
>> SWITCHED.
>> WE GOT YOU.
>> TWO MINUTE, THIS IS TRYING TO
MAKE A PLAY WITH HIS LEGS.
>> Narrator: KNOWING WHAT'S
COMING AND HOW TO STOP IT ARE
TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
ESPECIALLY WHEN FACING A TALENT
LIKE JOSH ALLEN.
>> IT JUST FEELS LIKE WHEN JOSH
GETS IN THIS MODE, HE IS HAPPY,
HE IS CREATIVE, HE IS LIKE A KID
ON THE SCHOOLYARD.
>> COME ON, DEFENSE!
>> 11 SECONDS OR MAIN.
BALL IS AT THE 11-YARD LINE.
TO GET IN THE END ZONE.
>> SOMEBODY GETS TACKLE BEFORE
YOU GET IN THE END ZONE.
>> RUN ANGLE, I'M GOING TO LET
THEM TOUCH YOU.
>> COME ON, ROME!
>> IT'S A LOT ON THE LINE WITH
THESE TEAMS AND THE TITLE.
ALLEN SWINGS IT INSIDE.
THE GOAL LINE!
ELI APPLE AND JEROME BAKER WERE
THERE.
NOT GOING TO GET A PLAY OFF, AND
HAVE ALL COME TO AN END.
>> LET'S FUCKING GO!
>> THAT WAS MY BABY!
THAT WAS MY BABY!
THAT WAS MY BABY, Y'ALL!
[LAUGHS]
>> OH, HELL AR, CAPTAIN.
>> LET'S FUCKING GO!
>> YES, YES!
THAT WAS MY BABY.
[LAUGHS]
>> AND THE DOLPHINS TAKE A 14-7
LEAD INTO THE HALFTIME
LOCKER ROOM.
>> YOU NOT DONE.
YOU NOT DONE.
>> HEY, OPERATION IS KEY HERE.
LIAM, O-LINE, LET'S GET SET AND
LET'S ROLL WITH THAT.
IT'S RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT AT OUR FINGERTIPS.
LET'S GRAB IT NOW!
LET'S GO!
COME ON!
LET'S DO THIS.
>> BRING IT UP, BRING IT UP,
BRING IT UP.
>> COME ON, FELLAS.
RIGHT HERE.
LET'S GO PICK LET'S DOMINATE AND
LET'S GO GET THAT T-SHIRT.
FINISH ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
>> FINISH!
>> THEY DON'T SCORE POINTS AND
WIN.
HEY, IF THEY DON'T SCORE POINTS,
WE WIN.
THAT SIMPLE.
LET'S DO IT.
>> Narrator: JEROME BAKER LOVES
HIS MOTHER.
BUT DON'T THINK FOR A SECOND
HE'S A MAMA'S BOY.
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
>> OH, SHOOT, I HOPE HE IS NOT
HURT.
OH, DAMN, I HOPE HE IS NOT HURT.
OH, GOSH.
>> MY WRIST.
>> WHAT?
>> MY WRIST.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY GOSH.
OH.
OH, MY GOSH.
>> GOOD JOB.
THAT'S A HELL OF A JOB.
COME BACK INSIDE.
>> CRACKING.
>> IS HE --
>> HE'S GOOD TO.
>> OKAY.
>> HE'S GOOD.
>> JESUS, OKAY.
GOD.
HIM SAFE.
KEEP THEM ALL SAFE.
>> Narrator: THE DOLPHINS'
DEFENSE IS DOING JUST FINE
STOPPING THE BILLS' OFFENSE.
BUT THERE'S NOT MUCH THEY CAN DO
AGAINST BAD LUCK.
>> AND ANDREW VAN GINKEL IS DOWN
FOR MIAMI.
AND THEY HAVE ALREADY LOST A
COUPLE OF EDGE PLAYERS.
AND VAN GINKEL HAS STEPPED INTO
THAT ROLE WITHOUT JAELAN
PHILLIPS AND BRADLEY CHUBB.
THAT WILL BE A HUGE INJURY FOR
THE DOLPHINS.
THEY ARE CHECKING ON VAN GINKEL
RIGHT NOW.
>> WE GOT YOU.
WE GOT YOU.
>> HUDDLE, HUDDLE, HUDDLE,
HUDDLE.
IT DON'T MATTER WHO OUT HERE, WE
GOT A JOB TO DO.
WE GOT A JOB TO DO.
>> WELL, THIS DOLPHIN OFFENSE
GOT TO GET A DRIED TOGETHER.
NO POINTS HERE IN THE
SECOND HALF.
>> 118.
>> GIVES TO ACHANE.
INSIDE FOR ONLY A COUPLE
OF YARDS.
>> Narrator: THE DOLPHINS'
OFFENSE, INTRICATE AND
ACCOMPLISHED, CAN'T FIND
TRACTION.
>> DAMN!
>> Narrator: THEY POUNDED OUT
101 RUSHING YARDS IN THE FIRST
HALF -- BUT MANAGE JUST 7 IN THE
SECOND.
EVEN THEIR HIGH-FLYING PASSING
GAME IS OUT OF WHACK.
>> MIDDLE.
INCOMPLETE.
>> AHAHAHA!
FUCK!
OH, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S NOT IT.
>> AND NOW THE MOMENTUM IS
SHIFTING.
MIAMI THREE DRIVES IN THIS HALF
AND WHAT THIS WILL BE THEIR
THIRD PUNCH.
>> JAKE BAILEY WITH A BIG PUNT,
SENDS DEONTE HARTY.
LOOK OUT, HARTY.
HARTY GOING TO MIDFIELD.
NOBODY IS GOING TO CATCH HIM!
DEONTE HARTY 85 YARDS!
>> THIS RIPS YOU ARE GOT OUT
RIGHT THERE.
>> Narrator: EVERYONE IN THE
STADIUM CAN FEEL IT.
MOMENTUM HAS SWUNG.
>> SET.
>> ALLEN THROWS.
TO THE END ZONE!
BUFFALO TAKES THE LEAD!
>> DAMN.
>> 21-14.
THE BUFFALO BILLS ON TOP OF THE
MIAMI DOLPHINS.
>> LET'S GO, ROME.
COME ON, DEFENSE.
>> WE NEED A STOP.
WE NEED A STOP.
>> Narrator: THIS IS WHEN
CHAMPIONS ARE MADE.
FINDING A WAY TO STOP THAT
FREIGHT TRAIN YOU KNOW IS
COMING.
>> RIGHT.
>> 3:12 IN THE THIRD QUARTER,
3RD DOWN & 13 IT NOW.
GOT TO GET OFF RIGHT HERE.
GOT TO GET OFF THE FIELD.
>> GOING TO PROTECT IT.
GOING TO TAKE IT OFF.
LONG WAY TO GO.
ALLEN GOT THERE!
FIRST DOWN AT THE 48-YARD LINE.
>> OH, I THINK ROME IS HURT.
OH, MY GOSH.
>> Narrator: THE PAIN WILL HAVE
TO WAIT.
RIGHT NOW, THE DOLPHINS' HOPES
OF A DIVISION TITLE REST ON
MAKING A 4TH DOWN STOP.
>> TELL YOUR GUYS WE GET THE
STOCK, WE WILL HAVE IT ABOUT
ONE: 50 COME OKAY?
NO TIME OUTS.
>> MAKE A PLAY.
>> HERE WE GO.
4TH & 1 FROM THE 37.
AND YOUR ODDS OF GETTING THIS
ARE TREMENDOUS.
>> EVERYBODY IN TIGHT.
OVER THE TOP.
THE SPOT IS COMING DOWN THE
36-YARD LINE.
THAT IS WHERE THEY HAVE TO GET
TO.
A SPOT FOR THE DIVISION TITLE.
OR MIAMI KEEPS ITS HOPES ALIVE.
>> WE HAVE TO GET ON.
>> WILL MIAMI GET THERE?
HANDS ON THE BALL WITH ONE LAST
CHANCE.
YES THEY WILL!
SO IT IS MIAMI BALL, AND HERE WE
GO.
>> WHAT'S THE SCORE?
>> 1:53 LEFT, MIAMI WITH NO
TIMEOUTS BUT THEY'VE GOT THE
FOOTBALL.
>> Narrator: MIKE McDANIEL'S
TEAM IS BATTERED AND BRUISED,
BUT EVERYTHING IS STILL WITHIN
REACH.
THEY'VE GOT THE BALL, THE BEST
OFFENSE IN THE GAME, AND ONE
LAST DRIVE TO WIN THE EAST.
>> 118.
SET!
>> TUA.
TYREEK.
SIDELINE.
OUT OF BALANCE AT THE 45.
TUA THROWS.
IT'S COMPLETE.
>> GO, GO, GO!
>> CLOCK CONTINUES TO RUN.
>> TUA STEPPING UP, SLINGING, IN
THE END -- BROKEN UP!
>> AH!
>> TYREEK HILL HAS BEEN LIMPING
OFF THE FIELD A FEW TIMES HERE
TONIGHT.
>> FUCK!
AH!
>> HILL ON THE SIDELINE FOR
2ND & 10 AND 10.
1:17 LEFT AT THE 40-YARD LINE.
>> TUA THROWING -- AND IT'S
INTERCEPTED!
BY RAPP.
AND THAT'S A WRAP ON THE
DIVISION FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS.
CHASE CLAYPOOL WAS THE RECEIVER
IN THAT DIRECTION, IN BECAUSE
TYREEK HILL WAS ON THE SIDELINE.
MIKE McDANIEL FELT LIKE IT WAS
THEIR DIVISION FOR MOST OF THE
YEAR.
AND NOW MIAMI NOT ONLY HAS TO GO
ON THE ROAD, THEY HAVE TO GO TO
ARROWHEAD, TO KANSAS CITY, TO
TAKE ON MAHOMES, KELCE AND THE
CHIEFS.
>> OUT IS A TOUGH ONE.
THAT IS A TOUGH TOUGH LOSS RIGHT
THERE.
>> PROUD OF YOU, BROTHER.
WAY TO FIGHT.
>> JOSH, HEY, WE WILL SEE YOU
GUYS AGAIN, HUH?
>> ALWAYS FUN COMPETING AGAINST
YOU.
>> APPRECIATE YOU, BROTHER.
TAKE CARE.
>> NICE JOB.
>> GREAT GAME.
♪ ♪
>> THIS IS A DIFFERENT HURT.
FOR US TO GO AND PLAY THAT TYPE
OF FOOTBALL GAME, COMPETE WITH
THE GUYS THAT WERE DOWN, AFTER
THE WEEK BEFORE.
THIS TEAM WILL NOT FUCKING TAP
OUT.
ARE HURT, BUT WE CAN EASILY
RECTIFY OUR ALES.
NOTHING WILL BREAK THE MEN IN
THIS ROOM.
NOTHING.
>> Narrator: THERE'S A CERTAIN
TYPE OF TEAM THAT CAN'T BE
BROKEN.
BUST THEM UP, BEAT THEM DOWN,
AND STILL THEY KEEP COMING.
>> Narrator: THE DOLPHINS ARE
HURTING TONIGHT.
NOBODY BUT A MOTHER CARES.
THE POSTSEASON STARTS IN
SIX DAYS.
>> YES, BABY.
>> HEY, MOMMA.
>> HEY, WHERE YOU AT?
>> X-RAY.
I LIKE TO TAKE A SHOWER.
>> WHAT'S WRONG?
WHY YOU GET AN X-RAY?
>> MY WRIST.
>> IS IT OKAY?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY.
>> WHAT'S WRONG, DREW?
>> THE DOLPHINS PEERED JEROME,
UNFORTUNATELY, HE
DISLOCATED HIS WRIST.
>> OH, HE DID?
SO HE IS NOT IN ANY PAIN.
THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIX IT
TOMORROW.
>> WHEN HE SAY FIX IT?
>> ?
>> SURGERY.
>> REALLY?
>> HE DISLOCATED A BONE IN HIS
WRIST.
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
>> HE SAID HE WAS OKAY.
>> HE DIDN'T KNOW.
>> OH, OKAY.
OKAY.
HE'S GOING TO BE OUT THE REST OF
THIS YEAR AND THEN, RIGHT?
>> HE'S GOING TO MISS THE
PLAYOFFS.
>> OKAY.
>> HE WON'T BE ABLE TO FINISH
OUT THE SEASON.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD.
OH.
IT COULD'VE BEEN WORSE.
OH, MY GOD.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
ARE YOU DOING OKAY?
>> YEAH.
>> READY?
AND I CAN DRIVE.
OKAY?
YOU'LL BE FINE.
COME ON.
WANT ME TO DRIVE?
I'M GOING TO DRIVE.
♪ ♪
>> Narrator: ON THE NEXT EPISODE
OF "HARD KNOCKS."
PLAYOFF FOOTBALL.
WHEN THE DOLPHINS HEAD TO
KANSAS CITY TO FACE THE
DEFENDING WORLD CHAMPION CHIEFS.
>> YOU HAVE A CHOICE IN MOMENTS
LIKE THIS.
THE CHOICE IS TO DWELL ON WHAT
ISN'T, WHAT WE COULD HAVE HAD,
OR YOU CAN MAKE THE CHOICE THAT
WE ARE GOING TO GO SEIZE THE
OPPORTUNITY.
THERE'S 12 TEAMS PLAYING THIS
WEEKEND.
OKAY?
WE ARE ONE OF THOSE FUCKING
TEAMS.
WE ARE IN THE TOURNAMENT.
BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMETHING WORTH
FIGHTING FOR.
AND THAT'S THIS ROOM.
♪ ♪