We got a little bit disjointed, a little bit distracted.

I'm a gambling man and would have a punt on Bernie,

Either he's going to be in uniform doing some damage or he's going to be on the sidelines calling out our plays like he did when we played them in the preseason, ... I'm hoping that he's not anywhere to be seen. He's a heck of a player and I hope that he takes another day off.

We started as if we were on a qualifying lap but we got a puncture near the end but we got it home.

We started as if we were on a qualifying lap, got a puncture near the end but we got it home,

We played hard, but they played harder. They made plays and we couldn't make plays at the offensive end. I thought we competed very hard, but we couldn't keep up with their offense.