Henry H. writes, Kevin, I was glad to hear your positive about the loss Sunday night to Denver.

The way they played gave me hope that next year will be different.

Do you guys agree?

Did the way they play Sunday night nearly knocking off one of the best teams in the league

and certainly the best or second best

defensive team in the league.

The way they played offensively, 400 plus yards.

They ran 85 plays in the game against Denver.

31st downs.

High percentage of third down conversions against the number one third-down defense in the league.

Did it give you hope that maybe, you know, seeing a few players back out there and seeing how they looked against a really good team versus the way they looked the last time they played a really good team, Detroit, Seattle?

Did it change your view about next year? Or did it

uplift your spirit about next year? I'm pumped about the rest of the way. I'm sorry, but it's

December 2nd. There are five games left in this NFL season. We've got more than a month left

of this season, which goes by too quickly and we don't cherish the moments.

And I know that it's disappointing.

Look, there was a time, all right, and our first caller, Kevin and Arlington is going to

understand this.

And you can put Kevin up for a second.

There was a time when people like Kevin and I were so used to the playoffs being a given that when they

weren't, it was like shocking. It was like, oh my God, it's late December and they actually

have nothing to play for. It was such a rare feeling to have, but we've gotten used to that feeling. So I don't want the last third

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