I'm not going to talk about a starter at any position for either team.

It's not pressure. I came in wanting to be the starter, but I had to compete for the position. Most of the pressure is off now. I know I'm the guy, and I have to be ready.

I'm not the only one hurting in (the locker room) when I talk to the team. Those guys are very, very disappointed. They realized what was at stake today in regard to the division, we had a chance to get evened up in the division with our NFC record, and the Reggie White scenario was huge for us. There was plenty of motivation.

I've got a few players who were on that team. They don't talk about it much, but I'm sure they're thinking about it. We feel it's our time now. We're ready to go.

As long as we're the ones who have one or two more than the other team, it doesn't matter either way,

I'm not that surprised by their start. They had a good JV team and have a four-year starter at quarterback in Brandon Rouse. You bring those JV kids together with a player like Rouse and you have a good team.