We talked about it all week, how this could be the game that we throw it 50 times, and I think we almost did,

We didn't throw the ball to him at all. That's partially my fault. We didn't get around to calling plays for him because we had too much other stuff going on.

I feel like I'm getting the reps I need to prepare myself for the season. Each week I'm feeling more comfortable and getting better.

We had our chances in the second half to make it a one-possession game and we didn't do it.

You enter the game and see what kind of game plan they have for you defensively. If they bring a bunch of guys down in the box that you figure are going to pressure a lot, there are big holes in the defense to take advantage. I felt like we were able to do that today.

Obviously if Gates turns out missing the first game because of this, that's disappointing for everyone in this locker room because he is big part of our team and we don't want to see that happen.