'We showed what we can do': DJ Turner II talks with WLWT after early evening prevail upon Goliaths




EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —
The New York Monsters had little issue driving the ball against Cincinnati's safeguard in the last part on Sunday, yet they couldn't complete their drives.


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Of their five last part drives, three went for something like 10 plays or more. It was that third play, a 10-play, 53-yard drive with the Monsters somewhere near just three, where second-year cornerback DJ Turner II made his stamp on the game.


Covering Darius Slayton on a shallow intersection course, Turner followed the Coppery item impeccably, getting a hand in the passing path from Daniel Jones at the specific perfect opportunity to thump an eventual fourth down transformation away, and set the ball back in Joe Tunnel's hands.



Five plays later, Pursue Brown chilled the game with a 30-yard score rush, giving the Bengals their conclusive 17-7 lead.


After the game, Turner joined WLWT's Charlie Clifford and Olivia Beam on the field from MetLife Arena to discuss the success, as well as Turner's upgraded job without any Dax Slope, who is out until the end of the year with an upper leg tendon injury.


"We got to continue onward, regardless. Be ready, remain prepared," Turner said of how he arranged to assume control over the gig. "That is fundamentally my mentality I had all through camp and all through the season up to this point."


Following last weeks misfortune to Baltimore, the Bengals had a players-just gathering. Turner says it was tied in with pulling together and reminding each other what they're prepared to do.


"We got over here and showed what we can do, on Sunday night. It's ideal to have player-driven groups, and that is precisely exact thing we needed to do. We came in and showed what we can do."


What they did was hold the Goliaths to 309 complete yards, the least by the protection since Week 2 at Kansas City, and seven focuses.


To hear Turner's full remarks with Charlie and Olivia, go to the video player at the highest point of this story.