But you won't hear any excuses in here. We're going to hold ourselves accountable. We'll look in the mirror and do what we have to do to get headed back in the right direction.

It helps us a lot ? and not just because of the enthusiasm it gives us. It causes problems for the opponent. They have to call timeouts. They have false starts. All those things are very big.

I haven't even thought about (preventing the Panthers from making the playoffs). They could still get in even if they lost to us. That is not motivating me. On Sunday, that will be the last thing I'm thinking about.

I'll be dead honest with you. I've been asked that question a lot this season, even when we were 6-2 and playing really well. You know, 'What about the opportunity to have back-to-back winning seasons?' That didn't mean anything to me at the time because that wasn't my goal or the team's goal. But right now, I have a different perspective.

I need to see an injury report on my quarterback,

It's very tough to swallow. I love this game with all my heart. I put so much into it. To come up short, it hurts. It hurts bad.

Don't ask me for tickets. I'm tapped out. Everyone in this locker room is, too.

It's going to be hard to watch (the playoffs). It makes me sick to my stomach.

It wasn't pretty today, ... That's for sure. There were so many mistakes out there. A lot of it, I think, was on us, the linebackers. We've just got to get better.

They pretty much did anything they wanted to with us. They threw the kitchen sink at us.