One-on-one with NBC sportscaster Mike Tirica ahead of Bengals playoff game
Updated: January 15, 2023 at 7:11 pm EST
THEY TALKED TO CHRIS COLLINSWORTH AND YOU TALKED TO HIS PARTNER IN CRIME. >> MIKE TIRICO, HE USED TO BE OURS AND HE’S FULL AND MIKE TIRICO, WITH CHRISSY A YEAR AGO FOR THE FIRST GAME OF THE PLAYOFFS AGAINST THE RAIDERS WHEN THEY BREAK 31 YOUR PLAYOFF DRY. AT THIS TIME WE TALKED ABOUT HOW FAR THIS TEAM HAS COME SINCE LAST YEAR. >> IT’S FUN TO SEE, THE BENGALS HAVE BECOME THE TEAM THEY ARE INTERESTED IN NATIONALLY. JOE BURROW HAS BECOME A STAR, PEOPLE STOP AND WATCH. NOT JUST CINCINNATI OR OHIO, BUT NATIONALLY CONCERNED UNTIL THE SUPER BOWL AND THAT IS CHANGING THINGS. >> YOU CAN WATCH HIM PLAY ON THE COURT BUT YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET HIM BEHIND THE SCENES AT SOME OF THESE MEETINGS, OVERALL OPINION OF THE GUY’S CARRY ON AND OFF THE COURT? >> HE IS SO ANNOYING. THAT’S EXACTLY THE SUBJECT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH ZACC TAYLOR. LOOK AT QUARTERBACKS AND TRY TO ASSESS SO MANY THINGS, ARM STRENGTH, RUNNING ABILITY, HANDLING THE FOOTBALL. THERE IS ALSO INTANGIBLE LEADERSHIP WHICH YOU CAN NEVER QUANTIFY DURING AN ASSESSMENT. YOU JUST CAME OUT ABOUT IT AS TIME GOES ON. WE’VE SEEN JOE BURROW AS THE LEADER AND WILLING FACE OF THE FRANCHISE AND SOMEONE WHO REALLY CONNECTS WITH PEOPLE BECAUSE OF HIS ROOTS AND HIS CONNECTIONS TO THE COUNTRY. >> RAVENS AND BENGALS, WITHOUT LAMAR JACKSON, TOUGH DEFENSE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS GAME █ ABOVE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE AREAS YOU’RE LOOKING AT THAT COULD DECIDE THE OUTCOME? >> INTIMATE BALANCE OF THE QUARTERBACK POSITION, UNANIMOUS MVP LEAKS AND CINCINNATI’S BIG ADVANTAGES. THE MORE MY CON, THE MORE TWO THINGS ARE IN THIS GAME. RAVEN’S DEFENSE IS EXCELLENT AND BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS IT’S THE SECOND PART. FAMOUSNESS. THERE IS NO HIDDEN SECRET ABOUT WHAT THE RAVENS ARE DOING WITH THE TIME OR WHAT THE BENGALS ARE DOING WITH THE TIME. EACH SIDE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH SHOULD I CHANGE? DON’T RUN AWAY FROM WHAT WE DO REALLY WELL. FOR THE BENGALS, WHAT WILL BE THROWING THE BALL AND FOR THE RAVENS, IT’S A RETIREMENT. — JOE BURROW. RAVENS HAVE A WAY OF STAYING IN UGLY FOOTBALL GAMES AS ANY TEAM. >> YOU HAVE EXPECTATIONS IN THIS CITY AND YOU LOOK AT THE SQUAD AND YOU MAY HAVE TO PASS THIS GAME AND PLAY BUFFALO ON THE ROAD AND BEAT KANSAS CITY. >> I DON’T THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF NATIONAL ATTENTION ON CINCINNATA. JOE BURROW BELONGS ON MY BALLOT FOR MBP AND CHASE PLAYS AWESOME. ALL THOSE GUYS ARE JUST AS GOOD AS THEY WERE ON DEFENSE AND BREATHE NOISE WHEN THEY NEED TO AND GET THE BASIC CURVEBALL IN THE SECOND HALF LIKE MOST TEAMS
One-on-one with NBC sportscaster Mike Tirica ahead of Bengals playoff game
Updated: January 15, 2023 at 7:11 pm EST
WLWT anchor Mike Dardis spoke with NBC sportscaster Mike Tirica ahead of the Bengals AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night. Watch the interview in the video player above. Tirico was on call when the Bengals snapped their 31-year playoff drought last season against the Las Vegas Raiders. Ahead of this year’s playoff contest, NBC’s play-by-play announcer talked about the upcoming game and how far the Bengals are from that win over the Raiders in January 2022.
WLWT anchor Mike Dardis spoke with NBC sportscaster Mike Tirica ahead of the Bengals AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night.
Watch the interview in the video player above.
Tirico was on call when the Bengals snapped their 31-year playoff winning streak last season against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Ahead of this year’s playoff contest, NBC’s play-by-play announcer talked about the upcoming game and how far the Bengals have come since that win over the Raiders in January 2022.