I told them we had 98 yards to go, but I didn't know it would take 16 pays to get all of it. We executed up and down the field. The run game, the pass game and protection were great.

At this point I anticipate he'll be out for the season,'' Edwards said of Pennington.

I figured there'd be a lot of phone calls, a lot of interest and stories. But I'm preparing for just another game, another chance to put a 'W' on the board.

With my contract situation and the team moving in a new direction, it was pretty much a done deal.

There were times I thought we were a little bit more conservative than we could have been, especially in the games that we played well early on and got out to big leads. I felt that sometimes we allowed teams to get back into it because we did pull the reins back a little bit.

The position is a test of your patience. You can't relax. You can't ever feel like you're never going to get that chance. You always have to expect it's going to happen next week or next play. You always have to be prepared.