>> reporter: j.j. rush was dead. his ex-wife cara ryan killed him. in self-defense, she said. w she set about telling the detectives about the real j.j. same thing she told us. not a pretty picture, she said. >> right after we got married, the compulsive gambling became the big issue. and there were days where he could go from sundown to sunup. and there's no windows in the casino, so, he would just lose all track of time. >> reporter: did you go with him? >> i did, and i didn't like it. >> reporter: cara was a school teacher, remember. and one day, she said, she got a nasty letter from the florida department of education. >> the state was going to pull my teaching certificate, because he hadn't paid my student loans. >> reporter: he paid the bills in the early days of their marriage, she said. >> so, i started looking at the accounts, thinking, what's going on here? i don't understand. >> reporter: what was going on, cara said, was they were broke. >> i felt really betrayed and lied to and hurt. >> reporter: so, she said, she laid down the law. took over the financial stuff. a

j.j., is this why you rushed back? >> this is why you come back. i don't know if i meant to come back this time, but this feeling these emotions these fans, these players, deshaun watson, all the guys on the team, that's why you come back. >> lisa: your guys were down 16-0. then your sack. what changed? >> spark. energy. all you need is a little bit of spark. er never out of the game when you have deshaun watson as your quarterback. >> lisa: what were you guys saying to each other when you scored the 19 unanswered. >> all we needed was a play to start it. we have a ton of talent, a ton of guys who know what they're doing and one hell of a quarterback. >> >> lisa: you sure do. i didn't know you were behind me. how did you escape that sack? >> just never quit. kevin johnson was here last year. he knew the signal. i managed. it's dor die right now. i just had to make a play. i told the guys before the game, i said, i put a card in their locker. i said, let's be great today. somebody had to be great. why not me? >> lisa: did you see taiwan jones make t