What kept us going was our defense came up with some big plays. We had good field position and all those factors worked together for us.

He's a good ball player. He's getting his timing down on defense as a free safety, and there should be some good opportunities to come up with some plays this week because (Jaguar quarterback Robert Benjamin) throws a lot of passes down there.

We played three good teams that made us better. We put things together and gave a more consistent effort. I was pleased with our preparation leading up to this game.

We wanted to have our defense generate some offense for us. We scored 23 points [in the first half Wednesday night] against St. Louis. ... We wanted our defense to create some opportunities for us and it did. And I think that got us off to a terrific start.

In the second half, they (the Falcons) played more of a man-to-man defense. So that helped us out because it gave us more looks to the basket.

Again, it's the experience factor. He didn't play tailback last year, so it takes time.