You could look at it that way. As good as they are, we did contain them as best we could for three quarters. But we didn't make the plays we needed to toward the end of the game.

He stepped up to the plate and did what he had to do without overdoing it and using it as a platform for whatever reasons -- PR purposes or whatever. I really respect that.

I realized how much I missed it. I want my teammates to understand that as long as I'm able to be out there, even if it's on a leg and a half, I want to be out there. I still feel like we can better our record from last year, so that's our goal.

I'm very disappointed in a lot of ways. Because I know we're a lot better than what we showed out there on the field. I think we just have to trust in what we're doing. It's all about consistency. You can't take any plays off in this league.

It's always good to see Jerry. But it's normal now. He's been gone for a while. It doesn't feel as weird to see him on the other side of that line now. The years pile up. I can't believe I've been here 12 years, so his longevity speaks for itself.

I told the offensive line they played really well after the game. They just kept grinding on them.

There's a lot of reasons to be optimistic. I think we're headed in the right direction. It doesn't happen overnight, but we're going the right way.

That's just one game, and to sit here and say we've arrived, I can't say that, because we haven't,

As players, we all stood back, took one knee and prayed for Thomas.

I still enjoy playing and I still have a desire to play.