Ray Lewis, Ed Reed — you look at what they accomplished last year and it's a great opportunity for us. I'm just looking forward to going out there against those guys. |
So I don't have concerns, but we can't be worrying about that. |
Some of the families weren't able to make it out because a lot of airlines cancelled flights. Families had to pack up in cars and head westbound and northbound. |
Sometimes we got caught up into the hype that we are a running team, and that would cause us to do a lot of stuff. Now we're looking at playing smart and taking what's available. |
That was a great rebound. His basketball IQ is great. That was one where we knew we had the game. |
That was huge, ... If that guys scores, that would have taken a lot of air out of us. |
That's the difference in every ball game. We didn't do that today. |
The Civil War is a big game. Regardless of the records going into the game, it's definitely going to be a dogfight. |
The team camaraderie we built, guys knowing their roles and not expecting too much from themselves, has helped. Guys are not getting ahead of themselves and they're understanding what's expected of them at every position. It's made everybody's job easier. That's what's made us a better football team. |
The traveling has taken a toll on us. [Sunday] we felt great because we didn't travel. |
The two games we won, we played mistake-free football, |
They came out and closed down a lot of things. They're definitely a good defensive team. You know you've got to knock down shots when you get open looks. |
They made this seem like the Super Bowl, |
They were excited about us being here and they embraced us. We thank them for it. |
They were just bringing it. They brought pressure, and we couldn't escape it. I had to keep throwing it away. That's the most pressure I've seen in a while. It was a great scheme. We didn't respond well and they limited our big-play opportunities. We didn't get back into it until the fourth quarter, and that was way too late. |