I watched Ward wrestle before and knew what he liked to do. I had a game plan and followed it. I stayed in good position.

Even then I watched him, ... I knew he was a game champion and that he wasn't going to go out like a dog. He went out fighting. Even after that last knockdown he was willing to get up.

I was very happy with the finish. We followed our game plan to the tee. It was the best team effort of the season. Everybody contributed their best throughout all three rounds.

We talked about it all week. We knew Randle El is an ex-quarterback. We knew Ward is an ex-quarterback. We already knew they had a lot of trick plays up their sleeves, so we had to be aware of it. On that play right there it just got one on us. They got a couple of big plays on us, and sometimes that's all it takes.

I didn't know much about this new electronic scene. I knew it was going on, but I hadn't really followed it or paid any particular attention to it.

We knew we had something special. He's an arresting singer who invokes such great passion. The game plan was to utilize the amazing story in the UK and build a foundation from the ground up, getting the Anglophiles and core music fans and tastemakers first and letting the power of the album spread virally. It was a slow build.