Jaguars 31, Chargers 30
Q. Riley, talk a little bit about the way you've kicked since the Kansas City game. I'm wondering, was it just the positive stuff going through your mind when you got to the point when you know you're going to go out there and try it, and did Logan say anything reassuring to you in any way or any other teammates before you kicked it?
RILEY PATTERSON: Well, Logan, after I got him away from the ref, he said, oh, just like a Wednesday practice, which I had no idea. He told me afterwards; I couldn't hear a thing he was saying. I was kind of locked in at that point. But I had no doubt, all the faith in the world, everybody on the line, Ross, Logan, perfect snap, perfect hold, and it was really pretty flawless. It was awesome.
Q. At what point -- you're down 27-0 at half or just before half. At what point did you feel like, oh, I've got a shot, this might come down to me to kick a field goal to win this thing?
RILEY PATTERSON: Yeah, when we got about 10 points down, I was like, okay, well, we have an opportunity to maybe tie this up with a field goal going into overtime. We ended up getting that two-point conversion out of in a where, and I'm like, wow, we could win this on a field goal. But at the same time, we're professionals and try not to think too far ahead, just kind of stay in the zone and keep my heartbeat down and stay locked in as much as I can.
Q. Do you remember the last time you had to kick something like that in that moment, where moving on was important, not just another game, but this is playoffs, anything as important as this?
RILEY PATTERSON: Cowboys' game was definitely a big game, and I think we really needed that game, so putting that one into overtime, that field goal was really big.
But to win it, back in college against Houston my senior year. Last game at home, that was a big moment, and that was kind of our rival, so that was huge. That was a lot of fun.
This is pretty sweet, though. Playoff game at home, like it doesn't get much better than that. You dream of stuff like this as a kicker.
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