What a Sunday it was in the NFL.
Eight of the 12 Week 11 games prior to the Sunday night game were decided by one score. Six of those one-score games were divisional matchups, with the week’s other two divisional matchups ending in blowouts.
With all of those tight games between divisional opponents, you can only imagine how intense and emotional some of the postgame scenes were across the league. So, let’s take a look at some of the best postgame locker room speeches and celebrations from around the NFL.
Sean McVay barges into Rams’ locker room and gets right into his message
It didn’t take long for Rams head coach Sean McVay to address his team following their 21-19 win over the Seahawks on Sunday. As soon as he entered his team’s locker room, he had something to say.
“How about that f—ing defense? How about that f—ing defense? Four interceptions,” McVay yelled as he jumped around with his Rams squad.
McVay shouted out the three Rams players who recorded interceptions in the win. He also shouted out Davante Adams for getting his 1,000th career reception before crediting the whole team on getting the win.
“Never take for granted finding a way,” McVay said. “Just being able to be so f—ing resilient defensively. What a blessing offensively for us to be able to learn from this and continue to grow. But man, this group is continuing to find different ways to win. Can’t say enough about it.”
Bears learning from past mistakes, and Ben Johnson looking forward to fixing errors
Remember when the Bears blew a double-digit lead to the Vikings and lost in Week 1? The script nearly called for an encore on Sunday, with Minnesota coming back from a 16-3 deficit to take a 17-16 lead in the final minute. But the Bears were able to get into field goal range on the ensuing kickoff return, with kicker Cairo Santos nailing a field goal at the buzzer for the win.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson couldn’t help but remark about the similarities between Sunday’s game and the Week 1 matchup, focusing on the different result.
“How similar was that to the first game we played against those guys, where you get the lead, and it gets a little bit sideways in there? We learned from that, and it took all three phases there at the end for us to win,” Johnson told his team. “We’ve got so much to tighten up, I can’t wait to watch with you guys. But it’s going to be after a Victory Monday.”
After dishing out game balls to Santos, returner Devin Duvernay for his late-game kickoff return and team president Kevin Warren, Johnson ended his speech with the same breakdown that he always gives his Bears squad.
Bills HC Sean McDermott, GM Brandon Beane awarded game balls
Following the Bills’ 44-32 win over the Buccaneers, head coach Sean McDermott praised his guys for their “toughness, grit and playing together as a team.”
Team owner Terry Pegula then surprised McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane with game balls in honor of the pair winning their 100th game together with the franchise on Sunday.
“So many guys making plays”
For the second straight week, the Texans needed to pick up a win without their starting quarterback, C.J. Stroud. And, they did so, again, on Sunday, defeating the Titans, 16-13, with a game-winning field goal.
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans credited his squad for the team effort to get the job done.
“Every win is a pretty win,” Ryans said. “Outstanding job by you. Way to come in and fight, find a way to win. So many guys making plays. Will [Anderson], the play you made right there to take the ball, great job by you. …
“I love the way we fought. We can win any type of way. It doesn’t matter. Just finish with the dub.”
Bryce Young dances the night away while Dave Canales takes accountability.
After setting a franchise record for the most passing yards in a game in the Panthers’ overtime win over the Falcons, Bryce Young made the locker room his personal dance floor.
Young’s dancing came after head coach Dave Canales took accountability, as he felt he had nearly lost his team the game.
“This is your team,” Canales said. “I tried to mess it up for you a couple of times, but you wouldn’t let it happen. It didn’t matter. You just kept playing ball. You just went to the next series guys. We had some trashy stuff in there, didn’t we? And we had some beautiful stuff happen.”
Dolphins get a “grown man” win in Spain
Mike McDaniel has helped the Dolphins win three of their last four games, including an overtime win over the Commanders in Spain on Sunday. The Dolphins’ head coach couldn’t hold in his excitement in his post-game speech.
“Grown man win,” McDaniel told his team. “We needed one of those. That was real ball that really tested our f—ing faith in each other. Nobody f—king blinked.”
Packers do “whatever the f— it takes” to beat Giants
The Packers’ losing streak was nearly pushed to three games as the Giants put up a fight but, ultimately, fell short, 27-20. That led to a speech from Packers head coach Matt LaFleur where it sounded like he got the monkey off his back.
“We came into this game and said whatever the f— it takes,” LaFleur told his team. “It took 60 minutes, and we found a f—ing way and that’s all that matters. Give it up to yourself, men. Adversity, it hits every week in this league.”
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