“It was ugly on offense, but a win’s a win. The offense didn’t show up at all. We left a lot of plays out there. I left a lot of plays out there, but it’s all good. We got a win and we’ll move on to the next round.”
Tatum Bell, running back
“I’m going to go buy my Roethlisberger jersey and go to the nearest bar and start rooting. We really want that home field, because we’re probably the toughest team right now in the NFL playing at home.”
Ashley Lelie, wide receiver, on Denver’s home advantage should Pittsburgh knock off Indianapolis for AFC Championship game.
“We have to maintain our focus and not get caught up in the excitement of this victory. We have two more games in front of us that we’re counting on. … Who’s next, that’s what matters to me.”
Gerard Warren, defensive tackle
“To be honest, this is something we expected. We’re a very confident team. The only people who believed we could win this game are the people in this locker room.”
Al Wilson, linebacker
“To get to the highest level it’s all about field position, that’s why special teams play a huge part of the game. It’s one of the teams that are overlooked in a lot of ways, and our special teams came up big all night for us. It was just a team win, guys laced it up and went out and played for each other. That’s all that mattered.”
Mike Anderson, running back
“It’s been unbelievably awesome. The toughest part was seeing them on their sideline celebrating and congratulating each other. Because you practice so long and you work so long and it comes down to a game like this and some turnovers. It’s hard. You realize that maybe you should put more work in. Congratulations to them, but at the same time it stings a lot.”
Christian Fauria, tight end, on past Pats’ titles
“It’s so hard because I know all of these guys. All of the time and the work that we put together, and for it to end like this. It just didn’t end right for us.”
Deion Branch, wide receiver, on how he felt as the final seconds ticked down
“Each and every play is going to be on my mind for the entire offseason. I didn’t give my team a chance to make a comeback when we were playing better in the second half.”
Troy Brown, wide receiver, on the hurt of losing
“When you say, ‘We beat ourselves,’ you’re not giving the other team enough credit, and I think Denver deserves a lot of credit. They have a good coaching staff and some good players on both sides of the ball. We did make a lot of mistakes in the game, but in a way they forced them. We didn’t rise to the occasion to make a difference.”
Richard Seymour, defensive end
