When you get this far down the line, you're not going to have a gimme game. We're happy to be where we're at and we're going to take it and run with it.

Every game out is going to be a challenge. There's not going to be any easy, gimme games by any means.

It took some guts to do what they did, and I feel very thankful that they believed in me and they stood behind me and have given us what we need to be successful here.

How can a team be flat when you know what you have on the line? We know what this game means. We know what every game means. We're not going to come out flat on Sept. 21 when we're a game and a half out. They came out, they jumped on us, they never let us up. We scored three. They answered back. They kept their foot on our neck and never let us breathe. That's what the game was today.

I'm happy because I'm not in Detroit. I never have to live in Detroit.

We still only had 10 turnovers for the game. They were magnified as far as when they happened a little bit. When you're playing well, they try to throw everything at you. From that standpoint, as I say, the more things that are thrown at you, the better prepared you are come playoff time.