Head Coach Mike Vrabel
On how it was getting into the playoffs with a win like this: “I think it was good to be in a game like this where we battled, and it was tied, and we got down, and momentum kind of shifted the other way, then our guys battled back. We got stops. Offense continued to attack. Our quarterback battled. Our receivers came through and the runners. I felt like it was a big team win. It’s a huge team win.”
On the winning touchdown drive after being in the same position as last week: “I think that you learn from that and again, you still have opportunities. They pressured us, and we were able to hit a play against the pressure. So, I think if you learn from those things, and hopefully, we learned from whatever happened last week and our ability to execute in critical situations. Then we talked about all week, just the ball security and our ability to hammer it out. I thought we tried at times and we got a couple. So, I think we talked about being able to get turnovers.”
On WR Stefon Diggs’ performance in tonight’s game: “We talk about opportunities this whole year, and you know somebody, that receiving room, and I get the nature of the receivers in this league. I understand. I’ve been around this league for a while, and they all want the ball. That’s what they are supposed to do. When they don’t get it, they have to understand that they will get it. He took advantage of his opportunities, came through with contested catches, third-down conversions. It was great to see.”
On Drake Maye’s performance: “I just thought gritty. I mean he got hit. He got hit. They pressured him, or they got home when they didn’t. He just kept getting up and battling. He didn’t flinch. I think it was important for all of us to have that game, the entire team.”
On whether they changed defending the Ravens’ offense after losing QB Lamar Jackson: “They are talented. They still have good players. The offense never really changed. We were trying to get stops. We lost guys, too. We didn’t lose an MVP, but we lost plenty of guys. We know how good Lamar [Jackson] is. But still they were able to hit some plays on us. Give Tyler [Huntley] a lot of credit. He’s a great kid. He’s a great quarterback, having spent some time with him in Cleveland. It was obviously a challenge the entire game.”
