[Jerome Bettis has scored 10 touchdowns this year, earning him a $100,000 bonus, But he was stopped for no gain on three runs from the Cleveland 1 in the fourth quarter, the first time he has failed to score this season in short-yardage situations. Before the game, Browns Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown called Bettis aside for a chat.] He just told me to keep it up, keep working hard, and he liked my style, ... He said we would talk in the off-season. Whenever the greatest of all-time tells you that, that's a compliment. |
After Ben got hurt, I told Charlie, 'When you give me the ball, look it all the way into my body,' ... 'Just look it into me. I'll do the rest.' |
Because I'm in the game, it gives me a medium to really talk about Detroit. I think it's great. If I'm the ambassador, I'm willing to carry that flag because I love the city. |
Because of my size, I probably shouldn't be able to do some of the things I'm able to do. I just want to be remembered as a running back who was abnormal but had good feet, loved to play the game and did it right. |
Ben blew it when he dove in. He was supposed to go down at the half-inch line. |
Bill deserves a lot of credit for this. |
Bowling was my first love. Beating my mother for the first time when I was 13 or 14 was a major accomplishment. I had big glasses. I was a pretty smart kid, maybe nerdy, but I always had a good street sense. |
But it's going to be a tough game at Denver. We're not looking at Detroit, we're looking at Denver. |
But that's nothing new. We're going to be a running team whether it's Ben or Tommy or Charlie at quarterback. And we'll still throw the football, too. |
Coach Weis does a great job of getting former guys back and that's important because we are part of this university. Before, you just didn't know where you fit in. |
Composed, in control, our leader. He's our guy. |
Denver has been underrated all year and so have we. That makes for a really great game. |
Denver's been underrated all year and so have we, and that makes for a really great game. |
Detroit was always in the back of my mind since we lost in the AFC championship game last year. I thought we could get there and I knew if we didn't turn the ball over we had a great chance. |
Detroit, you are incredible. Pittsburgh here we come. |