You have to take care of the football first and foremost, but the effort was outstanding. I cannot tell you that I was disappointed with the kid's effort.

I knew from the get-go that we had to win this. We just saw that this Republican effort to take both the majority and the minority of the legislature had to be stopped.

We hardly talked at all about football.

That game was what football was all about. We went out there and shut them down on offense. It was our first playoff game in a while. At home. New Year's Eve. It was one of those things you dream about as a kid.

Omar does a nice job taking care of the football. We do a good job coaching that ... stressing getting rid of the ball on time and protecting our quarterback. We do a nice job with him inside the system and don't throw a lot of high-risk plays.

We're disappointed in the loss. It was a good effort on our part and we played a good football team. You have to give them credit. They made the plays they had to make to win.