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Head Coach Sean McVay

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SEAN McVAY: Okay, guys. First of all, what a unique, weird game that was. What a job by our group to be able to come away with the win. I thought our defense was outstanding. Really when you look at it as a whole, it'll be a great learning opportunity for Puka (Nacua). He's emotional, that's one of the things we love about him but he'll be able to learn from that, but I really thought both defenses controlled the game for the most part. And then there were spurts that we were who we want to be offensively but really when you look at it to start the football game back and forth, not really getting anything going on either side and then for the half to end the way that it did, very uncharacteristic of what we expect of our football team.

Here's what I was really proud of. I was really proud of the way we came out in the second half. They had all the momentum. We did a lot of things to beat ourselves. You're down 13-3 and we found a way to be able to get it tied up after a couple drives apiece. I would have loved for us to punch that one in to come away with the touchdown, but good, long sustained drives. I thought our coaches on offense did a good job making some adjustments to be able to get the edge. Got Kyren (Williams) going a little bit. And then we stalled and Kam Kinchens shows up. Our rush showed up. It felt like Braden Fiske was in the backfield all day. Really all of our (entire) front did an excellent job and then for Jaylen McCollough to come up with another interception. But what I thought was great is that we get the stop in overtime. Really for them -- credit to them for them being able to score, extend the game into overtime and then it goes into overtime. They win the toss. They drive the ball right down the field. They decide to go for it on fourth-and-one in field goal range. Our defense makes a huge stop and a handful of plays, Demarcus Robinson is making a great catch in the endzone from a great ball from Matthew Stafford and when we got that ball in overtime, he said let's keep the ball in number 9's (Matthew Stafford) hand. I thought he had three outstanding completions. What a job on the first play of the drive by Tyler Johnson stepping back to the football.

Got the look we wanted. (Riq) Woolen did a good job of kind of coming off on it, but he stepped back to it, created after the catch. Then we were able to, a couple plays later hit 2-2 on the far sideline on a good, positive play on a little bit of a movement pass and then they decided to bring an all-out pressure. Cooper (Kupp) does a great job of securing the edge for us. We come out. Matthew recognizes it. Demarcus (Robinson) sets that corner route high and making sure I think everybody was on the field. I just want to make sure that was in fact the touchdown, but like you guys have heard me say, there's no style points in this league. I think we want to do some things a lot cleaner. There's going to be a lot of things we can learn from. I give a ton of credit to Mike Macdonald and his staff. I thought they had a really good game plan, especially defensively, to be able to do things that were very different than what we expected but it's our job to adjust and I think we were able to do that in the moments that mattered.

(On how similar this game was to their Week 1 game)

SEAN McVAY: Yeah, it did have a similar feel, but this group has grown and I think you have seen it too. The mental toughness, the physical toughness, especially of this defensive group. You talk about being able to find your identities. Four straight weeks and they've scored now, to be able to get three touchdowns and a safety, it's pretty fun to be around this group and they've got just a contagious energy and enthusiasm and there would be a lot of reasons for them to be upset with what the offense was doing today and I never sensed that and I think that is such a cool thing that's reflective of the caliber of the character of this team and the culture that these guys are building and establishing and we're going to look at this. We're going to try to continue to get better but I'm really proud of the way this group is finding a way to get it done in different ways. To be able to get three in a row is really hard in this league and we know we're going to have a great challenge with our next game on Monday night.

Obviously a division win is huge. Do you move beyond this? Is there anything you can draw back on this game later in the season?

SEAN McVAY: Certainly, there's always going to be learning lessons. I think that's what's great about the NFL. You don't want to dwell too long on it, but you do want to demonstrate all right, hey, we've got the ability to respond and then there's a lot of opportunities for us to play cleaner football. Seemed like every chance we got a good thing going in the run game and then you see a yellow flag and when you look at it, there were holdings. So the answer is yes, we'll absolutely be able to use this to draw on. I think every opportunity that you take the field is a learning opportunity for us, both good and bad and it's all about how you apply for it and continue to move forward and that's what this group will do.

What did you say to Puka after he was ejected?

SEAN McVAY: Just that we're smarter than that. Love him, but I think the biggest thing you know about him, one of the best traits that he has is the emotions and the way that he loves competing with his teammates and doing everything that he can to contribute and also understand how important it is to have what AD (Aaron Donald) used to call that controlled aggression so he'll learn from it. He is exactly the right kind of guy and this is a learning opportunity and we all make mistakes and I'm looking forward to be able to see him respond the way I know he's capable of.

Sean, will you take us through the Tyler Johnson and the Robinson catches, just the play designs in overtime? Were you surprised to see coverage in the last play?

SEAN McVAY: No, I wasn't. A field goal wins it. We were already getting close to that. That was something that they had shown and that a lot of teams will do. The first play, they ended up bringing an internal backer and played a match coverage on the back end. That's exactly what we were looking for and a mesh route down the field. (Riq) Woolen did a nice job of being able to recognize, all right, that's what we were trying to do. He held off as a third player and came off and T.J. (Tyler Johnson) aggressively stepped to the football but great, aggressive throw by Matthew. You can feel that weakside backer got enough depth that he had to lay it over the top. It was a great throw. But to be able to start it off with an aggressive mindset and for the guys to deliver, I thought that got the momentum back like, all right, here we go now. Then a couple plays later, he hit 2-2 like I mentioned and then you're 39 yards out, we were really close to what would be deemed field goal range. A field goal wins it based on us having that second possession and Cooper Kupp deserves a ton of credit. He secures Dodson coming off that edge right there. It allows Matthew to be able to escape that short little motion, prevented that add-on and then when Matthew got out, when he was able to outflank, he recognized there was no top shelf to the coverage. He got behind Woolen and it was a big-time route, a route that Demarcus has caught a lot. A cover zero look, but what a catch, what a finish and what a job by Matthew leading the way.

(Inaudible).

SEAN McVAY: Some good stats you got right there. But it was a dot. He put it right on him and those two and there was a lot of resilience necessary because there's going to be a lot of things when we look at this film and you're saying 'We're better than that' or 'I can be better with some of the decisions' and it's a lot easier to tolerate when you come away with the result that our guys did today.

Sean, the way the second quarter ended, a blocked punt and giving up a touchdown with a minute to go. In real time, can you take us to you and the challenge of not letting those emotions --

SEAN McVAY: I think you want to be what you ask your players to be. You try to be in the moment. You try to be present, control the things you can control and that's doing the right next thing, doing the next right thing, excuse me. So I thought our guys did that. The more that you're in these pressure situations and circumstances and things don't go the way that you want but you show that you're got the ability to be able to have some resolve, some resilience, the ability to respond, there's a callus that's developed and man, we've had a lot of unique experiences that have occurred through the first eight weeks of the season. It's pretty wild. But you don't take anything for granted and what I've really started to enjoy and want to make sure you never take for granted is coming away with the result, the joy in that locker room, the work that it takes to even put yourself in a position to try to be able to go win a game or be able to finish a drive or be able to get a fourth down stop, it is. Or get a punt off, if you will, with a guy that I just met a couple days ago. And so proud of this group, long, long, long way to go but I do think there's a lot of learning lessons and our guys are getting better and there's some things we can get better for as coaches and I'm looking forward to being able to improve for our guys because I thought there's a lot of things that I know I'll look at myself critically and say, man, I got to do a better job putting these guys in the right spots and like I said, tip any cap to Seattle's coaching staff, I thought they did a great job today.

Kam Kinchens has seen his role increase in the last few weeks. What can you say about the way he answered?

SEAN McVAY: He was ready. Kam Curl was a little banged up and he was just ready. Makes a big play on the goal line, really two big plays down deep in tight red zone area territory and I'm going to get him on the team meeting, though. I don't know if he finished. We'll show these guys not finishing all the way in there endzone and if he added to the reel, he's lucky he had the presence to realize what the heck was I doing and get back on it. I didn't see the finish, but I heard about it. And then down in the tight goal line, bringing a zero blitz, being able to fall off when they tried a little RPO (run-pass option) right there. I couldn't see it from my angle but when he came up with it and the smile on that guy's face, it was pretty cool and those are two huge plays that we had to have or I'm not sitting here feeling the way that I do.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 180 yards receiving. What made him tough?

SEAN McVAY: Yeah, I mean, he's a baller and you could see they featured him a little bit with DK (Metcalf) out. He had his opportunities and you could see he and Geno have a good rapport. He can activate all parts of the field and you can really see he's got a great ability to be able to track the ball. He's friendly over the middle and you felt him show up. It's the same things that made him a first-round pick. We were big fans of him coming out and you can see he's starting to come into his own. We just don't like it happening against us.

Speaking of stats, Jaylen McCollough, four interceptions. That's kind of unusual.

SEAN McVAY: Yeah, he's one of these guys -- certain guys are always kind of in the right spot and he's made those plays so good instincts, good awareness, you talk about a guy that has a lot of position flex for us, what he was doing today, what he's been doing in previous games but he's just got that look in his eye. You guys asked me about it in training camp and he's a grown man. I think a lot of guys in this rookie class are that. They're going to continue to get better but I'm really happy for Tank. He did a great job today.

QB Matthew Stafford

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On the game-winning pass.

MATTHEW STAFFORD: Yeah, the last three. I thought T.J. did a great job on the first one, getting in front of Reed there, that was tough, and having the other options, it was great for him to come through and make a big play. And since he ran a great route, from my right to my left, throwing basically a deep comeback off the keeper and he did a great job separating and making that play and the next one -- yeah, I mean I didn't think I was throwing that ball pre-snap but sometimes that those things happen. You get out clean and D-Rob does a hell of a job winning the point and holding them off and catching.

Yeah, I know it's a different situation but when they're bringing that pressure like that and then you're throwing a ball to the top of the route that you're maybe not usually throwing to. It remained me back of post-season 2021. Is there any similarity at all?

MATTHEW STAFFORD: Probably the closest one to it would be last year at the Giants I hit D-Rob on a high corner versus a pressure look. I was talking to Rags, our QB coach trying to figure out the last time I threw a high corner for a walk-off. I think it was my rookie year, first win with the Lions against the Washington team way back in the day to Will Hellick. Love that shout out. Yeah, it's been a while.

When your defense stopped them in overtime, can you describe what kind of pick-me-up that was for the offense?

MATTHEW STAFFORD: They did it the whole day. It was unbelievable. I thought our defense was fantastic. We always talk about making them snap it one more time and they were the epitome of that today, right? A couple times they get down there in the low red. Kam does a hell of a job getting two turnovers, taking one back. Play of the day was him re-recovering his own fumble in the endzone. But eour defense played fantastic. What an up and down game, right? Our defense getting turnovers. We got down there and didn't score a touchdown from the one. We get a punt blocked. It was a crazy one, it was all over the place. It took a lot of mental fortitude and strength and believing in each other to win that and that's what it takes and we have that, so that's great. Yeah, we lose Puka in the game, Rob goes out, all sorts of things we had to overcome and we were able to do it.

Earlier in the season you pointed out that in the Arizona game they had to (inaudible). How does it feel to win one of those games?

MATTHEW STAFFORD: Yeah, I do. I still think the first half on offense, we didn't play well at all. We just missed assignments and physical errors, all the things that can go wrong kind of did and we had to come in here at halftime after losing a little bit of momentum right there at the half. A though little two-minute sequence there really for both sides of the ball. Regroup and understand we're still in the ball game. Got to go out there and make the plays we know we can make and we were able to do that enough in the second half as a team to give us a victory and that's what it takes sometimes. Not every time you're going to come out and play football and the score be 35-32 or whatever it is. It's going to be tough, ground-it-out games especially on the road against a really good team and tough crowd so it was nice to get the win.

All you needed in that situation was a field goal to win it but your attitude -- can you take us through what your attitude is in that situation?

MATTHEW STAFFORD: Yeah, I just want to do whatever I can to help our team win and to be honest with you, that was as good a match-up as we had on that play, but like I said, I wasn't planning on shooting that one out there pre-snap and I got the edge clean. Coop did a hell of a job getting me the edge, had a little bit of time and it just kind of popped and was able to throw it out there and he made a hell of a catch. I heard he caught it one-handed.

Have you seen that?

MATTHEW STAFFORD: I have not but when I threw it, D-Rob's body language I was like oh, no, I underthrew it. I thought I might have underthrown it from his body language, did such a great job holding him off and making a play.

Matthew when something like this happens with Puka, we talked earlier this week about channelling his emotions and learning how to do that. What do you say to him? What was your --

MATTHEW STAFFORD: He's a smart and aware kid. I'm not worried about Puka. Obviously that's not something he wants to do. He doesn't want to not be able to be out there and play with us and all those kinds of things. It's a little bit of a frustrating start to the game and that guy made a hell of a play on that ball, and sometimes emotion gets the best of us, but I got total trust and confidence in his ability to respond and understand those are the things we can't do and as hard as that is sometimes, you have to walk away from those things. You have to do it and I have no problems with how he will be moving forward.

(Inaudible).

MATTHEW STAFFORD: (Laughter) He did. He was one of the first guys to dap me up, so I was cool with that. So fired up for us to get that win, obviously. I'm sure he was sick about not being out there but it'll be good to have him back.

After the last time we were talking about Puka so much and Demarcus kind of made a comment in jest, I'm a pretty good player, too, what's your read on him in terms of --

MATTHEW STAFFORD: I think it's pretty good. That's an understatement. I think D-Rob is a hell of a player and he's a joy to be around. He loves the game of football, loves being a teammate in this locker room. That's first and foremost and when you go out there on Sundays and watch him make the plays that he makes, first touchdown catch, I think the guy fell down, he just dusted him. He's a problem in man-to-man and he does a hell of a job for him so we all feed off of his energy. A lot of times he's a spark plug for us and he was tonight.

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WR Puka Nacua

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(On the how he's feeling about the play that led to his ejection) "I'm feeling glad that we got a dub (win) and a little helpless feeling watching the game by myself off this little screen that you can see back here. Just a learning experience. Being super competitive in between those lines, there were some things said earlier in the game, just letting my emotions get the best of me and reacting instead of responding. I knew the play was down after the interception, he just had some hands on me while I was trying to get off the block, so I just made sure I could defend myself, and get ready to see whatever was happening after the play."

(On what coach McVay said to him) "He just told me it's a learning moment and to be ready to go to practice."

(On what that says about coach) "I know coach trusts me, it's a learning moment for me. Just trying to be more aware of myself in the moment, like he always says, and knowing how to respond vs. how to react."

S Kamren Kinchens

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(On if he thought about downing the football rather than running it out on his interception for a touchdown) "No, there was no thought process behind it. As soon as I caught it, I didn't see anybody in front of me, and it was time to run. I just blanked out and went to running."

(On the end of the play where he dropped the ball before getting to the end zone) "It's crazy because we made a point of emphasis in the meeting on Friday about dropping the ball before you get to the end zone. I wasn't sure if I was in the end zone, but I was thinking most of the time [guys] are running and probably thinking they got into the end zone, so when I dropped the ball, I made sure to run to it and pick it up before I did anything else."

(On what he saw from his perspective on that play and when he knew he was going to score) "When I picked the ball up and didn't see anybody in front of me. And then when I saw [a key block,] I knew there was no one else catching me. And they didn't have DK [Metcalf] on the field so I didn't have to worry about him running me down."

(On his preparation coming into this game) "Big shout out to Coach [Chris] Beake and Coach [Aubrey Pleasant]. Those guys, even though like you said my role was diminished and I kind of had less of a role and less playing time, they told me not to be down on it. You're a rookie, it's going to come with ups and downs. Just get back in the playbook. There was nothing they said that I did wrong. It was just kind of those mental plays that some rookies have. Just stay grinding. We met extra, met more so when my opportunity did come, I was able to shine."

DE Braden Fiske

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(On how he would describe that game) "A whole lot of back and forth. The big thing on defense, we're a young defense and we need to limit some of the dumb mistakes early on. You're jumping offsides and that starts up front with me, Kobie [Turner] and the other guys. But we got it together and we came up in the big moments, and we started to shine."

(On the fourth down stop in overtime) "Same thing, we got a dumb penalty and they got down there. We were all out there talking to each other that we need to buckle up. Let's go. We need to make this stop. We're a young defense, we're coming together. I think that shined tonight. Just the way everyone came together, everyone communicating on the field. It was cool. It was really cool to see that happen for us. We've been working really hard."

(On the pass rush today) "I think it's something thats kind of grown the whole season. The guys that go out there on third downs and rush the passer, I think we've consistently gotten better. It starts in practice. In the meeting room, just communicating, seeing things, and it shined tonight. A year later, Jared Verse is still trying to steal sacks from me."

WR Demarcus Robinson

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(On how he responded to Matthew Stafford's final pass in overtime...) "I just got my release. I usually release inside on that play call to make them think it's low-cross. He [Seahawks CB Riq Woolen] thought it was a run, so I guess Matthew had a great fake with the running back. I was able to get on top of him. I beat by like five yards, and Matthew saw me coming out of his rollout and he gave me a chance. He put it up."

(On the offense's mentality when it has the ball knowing it can win the game on that particular series...) "It's our time, man. The defense did a great job giving us a stop, giving us the ball back. It's our turn to go put points on the board. It was either us score, get a three, three points and end the game or not leave it up to the kicker. We were just trying to get a touchdown so it could be over with."

(On what it feels like to experience a rollercoaster game and season...) "It feels awesome, man. The guys know what we're capable of. We go out every day and train hard just like every other team. The start of our season didn't seem so good, but now we're starting to put weeks together, weeks and weeks. It's looking pretty good for us right now."

WR Cooper Kupp

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(On his reaction to Matthew Stafford in overtime situations) "You just feel good about it. You feel good about 'niner' being able to do something with it and the confidence that we have. It's the urgency for guys that makes guys want to go make plays for him and I know he's going to be back there fighting for us. He continues to do that."

(On what it was like to see his team not get caught up in the mistakes) "It's really cool to see that. A lot of guys are younger, but a lot of guys went through some of the stuff last year. Guys that went through a tough start to the season, having to respond, and what that means for the big picture and how that translates into the small picture; being able to play in and play out, and this next rookie class that comes in has those guys to look at as well. I thought the defense did an unbelievable job today being able to respond. Overall, they continued to fight and continued to put us in positions as an offense and we want to be able to capitalize on that. I thought our guys did a great job."