Our mentality is that no matter who we're playing, you'd better ready to prove yourself every week. Teams that don't have that mentality usually end up with an unpleasant result.

I reminded him of what we said at halftime last week: 'We're going to ride you. Let's go.'

We had emphasized all week long that it was everybody's job in this game to find a way to win. What we put into it is for moments like this -- the satisfaction from accomplishment.

He's a no-maintenance, no-baggage player, on top of being a highly skilled player. That's quite a package for teams.

If something comes out, you had better be ready, no matter how incorrect it might be.

It's about going out there, no matter who you're playing. People try to put hype on it like they did last week, like it was the biggest game ever. No it wasn't. It was the eighth game.