Ernie Hughes
Ernie Hughes
Ernest Loyal Hughes Jr. is a former American football center who played five seasons in the National Football Leaguewith the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants. He was drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended Capital High School in Boise, Idaho...
feeling good pivotal relief special teams tony
When Tony snagged that ball, it was a relief and a good feeling for our team. I thought our special teams play was pivotal in our win.
buck cut forced found great inside
The play was a buck sweep. They forced it inside and Will made a great cut and found a seam to the end zone.
bad couple downs extra field kept return yards
Those punt return yards were big for us because they kept us out of bad field positions. That yardage was like a couple of extra first downs and boosted our offense.
guys heart kept proud
I'm so proud of our guys. Our guys wouldn't give in. They kept fighting. It was about heart and guts.
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I just couldn't ask for a better effort.
against backs defense fold good job keeping stepped time
If we were going to fold our tents, that was a time to do it, but we didn't. We stepped up when our backs were against the wall. Our defense did a good job of keeping them out of the end zone.