There were some moments on the field when we looked pretty good. But overall, we didn't play 80 minutes of soccer.

He wanted to play hard. He gives it all he's got. That's why I've got to sub him pretty frequently, because he plays hard.

It was pretty hard (to win). We just played a little better than they did in a few key moments and got some offensive rebounds.

I'm totally speechless. We didn't play very well at times, but when it came down to crucial moments when we had to execute, we did. Just a great team effort.

I would have been ecstatic to play this year. And I'm disappointed that I'm not. But also, at those moments when I separate the emotion from it all, I think this is probably the right thing to do, not only for myself and my career, but also for the Vikings.

Knowing the last moments, the last thoughts, the last words was pretty hard to take,