Dolphins 32, Jets 26
JONNU SMITH: I'd like to thank the Lord for propelling me to be prepared for any moment. Didn't blink first, second, third quarter. Individually probably wasn't the game I've been having the past few weeks. Didn't blink at all. Just was excited, continuing to have excitement about our offensive success going forward, and when my time comes, just got to be there to make the play when it counts. Just extremely -- I love this team, man, the resolve we got, no blink, no flinching. Just beyond proud of this team as far as getting that group together like we did today.
Q. All three of your catches came on that final drive. Talk about how that came about. Did you ask for the ball there?
JONNU SMITH: You know, I'm kind of in my gear throughout the game, but he's got a job to do, and he does a damn good job. So I'll just continue trusting him. Whenever my ops come, just capitalize off them. We each individually got to have that mindset. It may not be today. Every week it's the NFL, guys are good, and we've got so many talented guys on this team, so ops are precious. When it comes your time to make an op, make it count.
Q. Is this your first overtime touchdown?
JONNU SMITH: Yeah, first overtime touchdown.
Q. Talk about that moment. You looked like you were going nuts. How crazy was that feeling for you?
JONNU SMITH: Man, I've been extremely blessed, man. I'm a blessed man. Things don't happen overnight. Obviously you guys see the result, you don't see the work that's put in, the progress. That's what I hang my hat on. I know what I've been blessed with. I'm not going to let this ability go to waste. I've got so much more to improve on and so much better I can be as a player in this business, and I'm just trying to reach for that each and every day. You can never attain perfection. For me, that's what keeps me driving, to know that the sky's the limit. I've just got so much more out there for me. But I saw this moment, I envisioned this moment. It's a process of putting in the work, seeing it, believing in it, having faith. You can never know when a time can be your time that the team really needs you.
Again, just beyond excited to be a part of this team.
Q. Were you trying to play it cool at first after the touchdown was scored?
JONNU SMITH: I honestly don't even remember what happened. I'm being honest. I remember catching the ball, just securing it, know I kind of had to extend out, kind of had my hands underneath it, and I was not letting nothing take this ball out of my hands. When I knew I secured the catch coming down, everything went blank after that, so y'all got to tell me what happened after that. But I remember going crazy, taking my hat off, my helmet off, my cap, my wave cap came off and I just went crazy, just celebrating with my teammates and hugging my guys, embracing them. That's what makes this so special.
I love the fans, man. I love the city of Miami. I do. Unfortunately they're not in this building with us every day, so they can't really relate to how those moments really feel. Those moments right there are precious because we know the work that was put in and we know the adversity that we faced during the season and we know when our backs was against the wall and we fought and came out fighting and it didn't go the way that it went today.
So to feel that, to feel that and embrace my teammates, embrace my brothers, that we've been grinding for so long, for so many months now, it's a feeling I can't even describe.
Q. Was it a momentum thing? After the first catch, it just kind of had the feel you were going to march down the field. Did you feel that momentum really on your side?
JONNU SMITH: When my number is called, I know it's called for a spark. I know it's called for a spark, to get us going. Everybody has got different roles in this league. I'm just embracing mine.
I knew I had to make a play. It was overtime. We've all got to make plays, don't get me wrong, but my number is called, especially on those screen plays, there's only one guy getting that ball. It's not like two guys -- he has a progression to go through, waiting for guys to get open. It's you, and go to work.
Just getting those type of plays going, getting the momentum going when your number is called, got to answer.
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