Ron Rivera Presser: Washington defeats the Buccaneers 29-19

What. A. Win.

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— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) November 14, 2021

LIVE: Coach Rivera speaks to the media after the win https://t.co/CUbs0N1nQL

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) November 14, 2021

“There’s some concern.” Ron Rivera said about Chase Young’s injury. Mentioned potential ACL, but waiting on test to come back

— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) November 14, 2021

On the final drive, Rivera can think of “maybe one or two” drives that have lasted more than 10 minutes. He was impressed with Turner’s play calling and how he stuck to the run.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

Ron Rivera said one of the things Scott Turner did was stick to the run. He knows the Bucs are stout, but they didn’t quit on it and kept the plan balanced

— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) November 14, 2021

Rivera said you really see the leadership of the defensive line. The interior tackles, Jon Allen, Daron Payne, Ioannidis and others have really come on and played well.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

The thing that sticks out to Rivera about his players: their resiliency

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

Washington was without Montez Sweat and Chase Young down the stretch. He was pleased with the way several players performed in their absence like defensive ends Toohill, Shaka Toney and James Smith-Williams

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

Rivera: Bobby McCain has gotten much more comfortable with the scheme over the last few weeks.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

Kam Curl is very important to what we do, Rivera said.

Curl delivered the hit that resulted in the first INT by WJ3 and led the team with eight tackles.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

Rivera: “Now we have a chance to build on something. It gives us confidence going forward”

— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) November 14, 2021

Ron Rivera on what this win means for Washington: “Getting off the schneid is a big deal. Now we have a chance to build off this.”

— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) November 14, 2021

Ron always insists his teams get better as they go along. Today was a hell of a start toward doing that again pic.twitter.com/Eh75WDjXnt

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) November 14, 2021

WFT Ron Rivera “We still have ways to go but this is a huge step for us.” @wusa9 #WashingtonFootball

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— Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) November 14, 2021

Ron Rivera said they had Taylor Heinicke kneel on the final 2-point conversion up 10 since the Bucs could return a turnover back for two points. That would mean a TD + 2-point conversion would tie the game.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) November 14, 2021

Rivera: “our guys have improved incrementally the last few weeks… this is the culmination of it.”

— John Keim (@john_keim) November 14, 2021

Rivera said on the last two fourth down calls they were easy decisions. He liked that OC Scott Turner was confident in the call he had both times. Both worked.

— John Keim (@john_keim) November 14, 2021

LIVE: WR Terry McLaurin speaks to the media after the win https://t.co/yV3kD2lAsn

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) November 14, 2021

Terry McLaurin addressing the media. On his third and 5 on the final drive, he said he’s very fortunate to be trusted to make a play like that. McLaurin caught six of his eight targets for 59 yards.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

Terry McLaurin is “very thankful” that Washington and Taylor trusted him on that last catch. Says of Tampa: “They were hittin. Hit-hittin.” Didn’t hit him hard enough on that sequence though pic.twitter.com/ACMcrguPfJ

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) November 14, 2021

Terry McLaurin on if he expected this win: “I can’t quite say I did, but coming off the bye week, everybody felt good mentally and physically. This game was more about resilience.”

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 14, 2021

McLaurin: The game ended in our hands, and that’s the standard we want to build going forward.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

Terry: “It shows what we can do if we play four quarters.”

— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) November 14, 2021

“It’s hard to see a guy go down like that. He’s a leader for us. He’s the guy who breaks us down in the circle. It’s hard to replace a guy like that.” Terry McLaurin on Chase Young injury. @youngchase907 @TheTerry_25 @wusa9 #Washingtonfootball

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— Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) November 14, 2021

LIVE: QB Taylor Heinicke speaks to the media after the win https://t.co/X1piPDSSlo

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) November 14, 2021

Heinicke on the win: pic.twitter.com/gi6K7ldPH1

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) November 14, 2021

Taylor Heinicke said games like today’s are the ones “you dream about as a kid.” Hugely rewarding for him to see Tampa again, but this time beat them pic.twitter.com/YfDfofEHHh

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) November 14, 2021

Taylor: “This game was great overall. For our offense to end it like that, it was huge.” pic.twitter.com/krZlr5m94G

— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) November 14, 2021

Heinicke addressing the media. This is a big win, he said. These are games you dream of as a kid, and it’s an opportunity for us to build

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

Taylor Heinicke has his left hand (non throwing) heavily wrap. Heinicke hit his hand on a helmet. He says he’ll be fine. @wusa9 #WashingtonFootball

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— Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) November 14, 2021

Taylor Heinicke walked into the press room with a huge black club on his hand.

No worries, he says. Hand got cut on the sack by Devin White, and the heavy tape is precautionary pic.twitter.com/D4ivsMMGTd

— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) November 14, 2021

Taylor Heinicke on the final drive. #WashingtonFootball #NFL @SportsJourney pic.twitter.com/10igTOnPG5

— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewis) November 14, 2021

Taylor Heinicke on the last drive: “For our offense to have the ball there — 10 minutes left, up by 4 — and to go 19 plays and go down there and end it like that, it’s huge for us, especially with how it’s been going the last 4 weeks. It’s definitely something to build off of.”

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 14, 2021

Taylor Heinicke got emotional in the post-game presser: “… It’s the moment I dreamt of last year when I wasn’t playing. I always told myself, ‘If I get another chance to play, I’m gonna go out there and do something great.’” pic.twitter.com/EKUJbOluK9

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 14, 2021

Taylor Heinicke gets emotional talking about how this time last year he was out of football. The playoff game, this game and every time he drives to the facility, these are the moments he dreams about.

All he wants to do, he said, is play football pic.twitter.com/7Y6lBOtFM1

— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) November 14, 2021

Taylor Heinicke choked up briefly when asked why he balls out vs. Tom Brady: ‘These are the games you dream of as a kid. It’s a moment I dreamt of last year when I wasn’t playing. I told myself if i get another chance to play I’ll do something great… It means a lot to me.”

— John Keim (@john_keim) November 14, 2021

QB Taylor Heinicke on facing old friend Cam Newton in Carolina next Sunday: “That ones going to be fun. He’s like the God of Charlotte.”

— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) November 14, 2021

Bobby McCain at the podium. The defense played well, he said, and the unit has to build off it.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

Bobby McCain confirms Chase Young gave a speech to teammates at halftime. “We know he wanted to be out there,” McCain said.

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) November 14, 2021

Chase Young gave a speech to his defensive teammates at halftime. Bobby McCain said the message was just to keep playing. Also said that seeing Young walk off the field gave them a “sense of hope.”

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) November 14, 2021

Bobby McCain said that getting off the field on 3rd down was huge. pic.twitter.com/t3k7hD6Ny8

— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) November 14, 2021

Third downs were the biggest example of how much the defense turned around against the Bucs. Tampa Bay was 4-of-10 on third downs.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

Bobby McCain: “We were more desperate than Tampa Bay was. We knew it; they knew it. They came out kind of flat. We wanted that win worse than they did.”

— John Keim (@john_keim) November 14, 2021

Bobby McCain: “We wanted this win more than they did.” Said the team had tremendous energy in the building after coming out of the bye pic.twitter.com/m82qv48MEs

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) November 14, 2021

Bobby McCain felt disrespected by TB taking the ball to start the game. “That makes you know they think you ain’t shit”

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) November 14, 2021

DeAndre Carter on what felt different today. pic.twitter.com/MoCCynZcuf

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) November 14, 2021

DeAndre Carter called Washington’s final drive to keep Tom Brady off the field a “Grown man drive”@wusa9 #WashingtonFootball

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— Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) November 14, 2021

DeAndre Carter is wearing a sweatshirt that says “Tap In” and now I got Saweetie stuck in my head.

But he did say Taylor Heinicke is “a baller” and that Washington’s final drive that spanned 10:26 and finished with Gibson’s 2nd TD, was “a grown-man drive.”

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 14, 2021

Cornelius Lucas on the final March: “I’m glad it was cold today. That would’ve been hell if it was 90 degrees”

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) November 14, 2021

Sounds like “speech” is overstated but Young spoke with his fellow defenders at halftime. Kam Curl said Young was calm despite having just suffered a potentially devastating injury. “Any time Chase talks, we listen,”Curl said.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) November 14, 2021

Antonio Gibson said this was the toughest game of his career in terms of physicality.

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) November 14, 2021