We were playing not to lose. Whenever we play not to lose, it means that guys aren't being aggressive. It means we're slowing things down.

I knew something bad happened because I hit him pretty hard. I didn't know exactly what happened, though; all I felt was him lying on me.

I kind of knew something happened, because I hit him hard. And when I tripped I couldn't control myself, and he's just standing there.

[Green said yesterday he assumed he would not play until Oct. 16 at Dallas, with a bye week following the Rams game.] It's frustrating, because I know I can help this team, help us stop the run, ... But coach is doing what he thinks is best and you have to respect him for that. He wants to wait until I'm 100 percent.

I couldn't believe it was going to be a close play, and all of sudden he (catcher Johnny Estrada) had the ball before I even started sliding. It was a great play on their part.

We usually shoot the ball better than we shot tonight. We normally make those (shots). When you play a team who makes shots and you don't, you can't really be mad at that.