They've never given up on me, ... We didn't want to win it like we did in 2002. We won it right this time.

I guess if you're not going to win the championship, you're better off taking the opportunity to win a Brickyard or a Daytona 500 than you are to make the Chase and then fizzle out.

Freedom is never given; it is won.

Even though we won, we felt like we could have done a lot more. But it was still a win. It wasn't our best win, but it beats a good loss. We have high expectations.

To win in Baltimore is a special deal, because we haven't won here often,'' McNair said.

This was a game we had to win. They were struggling. We were struggling. We hadn't won on the road yet, and this was our best chance.