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Patriots Postgame Quotes

New England Patriots players comment on their 25-24 win over the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium on Monday, September 14, 2009.

Benjamin Watson, Tight End
(On what the offense's mindset was down the stretch)

"Same as it always is. Coach Belichick does a great job of putting us in situations where we've been there before and we just operated. We just tried to execute and that's what we did."

(On the go-ahead touchdown catch)

"It was just a post, I was just going through the middle, and [Brady] made a great throw. He put it where the defender couldn't see it, only I had a chance at it. It was a great throw."

(On if you have to slow the game down in that kind of situation)

"You have to, you have to slow it down. If you listen to the crowd, if you're worried about what's going on in the game, then you get amped up. You have to just slow it down, make it feel like practice, and go through your steps."

(On if that's where Brady comes in, with his ability to slow it down)

"Yeah, him, Randy [Moss], Kevin [Faulk], all these guys are leaders on our team and we've all been in that situation before. We've all been in tough games – last year, the year before, the year before – and we're going to continue to be in tough games. It just goes down to practice, it goes down to being there before, and it goes down to just doing your job."

Brandon Meriweather, Safety
(On the forced fumble on special teams)

"It was a great team effort. The kickoff team, we've been expecting turnovers all camp. It just came to a point where I got a solid lick and the rest of the team did the rest of the job."

(On if he thought defense and special teams needed to come up big, down 11 late in the game)

"I was just thinking 'When is this team going to actually start playing, play like we do going against each other every day, play like we do in practice.'"

Pierre Woods, Linebacker
(On Ben Watson's two touchdown catches)

"He was great. He was huge, that's all I can say, huge. I'm proud of him."

(On what the linebackers' plan was when Jerod Mayo left the game)

"There wasn't a plan, you just have to step up. Everyone has to play. No mistakes. Correct your mistakes. If you make a mistake, hopefully you can come back and make a big play. That's what happened and we came out with a win. That's what we're out here for, to win. Buffalo played a hell of a game, we just made the plays when they counted."

(On the forced fumble on special teams)

"Huge, huge. We go through situations on special teams all the time and Brandon Meriweather made a huge hit and I just came in after him and tried to get the ball and it came out. We got the ball back for the offense. Steve Gostkowski recovered it. I can't say more about the kicker, man. He was way back there. He was kicking the ball, he came down, and he got the ball. I don't know how many times he's done that before. He's recovered the ball a couple times. But you know what? We got the win and that's what matters."

Stephen Neal, Offensive Line
(On the Patriot's effort in tonight's game)

"The one thing I can guarantee every week is that I am going to go out there and play as hard as I can. However the chips fall after that is how they fall and tonight they fell in our direction. You have to give the Bills credit because they went out there and played their tails off. "

(On if the offensive drives stalling early on in the game frustrated the offense)

"You have to stay calm because the more crazy it gets is when the problems begin to start. If it is not working now then you have to just keep working and hope it will turn around. "

Kevin Faulk, Running Back
(On if the team was beginning to panic when they were down with six minutes left in the game)

"We are coached in situational football and go over it every day. Pretty much every scenario coach Belichick brought up and went over came up during a game in training camp."

(On how critical the Bills' fumble was at the end of the game)

"You never know what would have happened if they didn't fumble, but we caused the fumble and recovered it and the offense did what they needed to do. "

Dan Koppen, Offensive Line
(On if the offensive drives stalling early in the game frustrated the offense)

"No not really. It's about going out there and forgetting about the past and putting it behind you and moving on. We came in with five minutes left and said we are going to go in and score before the two-minute warning and go get the ball back and score again. We made enough plays and were able to do it, but you can't give Buffalo enough credit for how they played tonight and fortunately we made a few more big plays then they did in the end."

(On if he has ever seen a kicker recover the football on his own kick off)

"No I haven't seen it before. There are a lot of crazy things that happened tonight that I haven't seen and it was just good to get a win."

Fred Taylor, Running Back
(On pulling out the victory)

"You have to find a way to make it happen. Overall, it was a team-effort. That's all that matters."

(On what winning tight games means for a team)

"Like I said, it doesn't matter how much you win by; whether it's pretty or ugly. You definitely want to win the game, there's no doubt about it."

(On whether the team comes away with confidence that they can win no matter what)

"You have to always be prepared for different situations. You never know what's going to happen. But to have a win like this - throughout the duration of the season - you have to understand that you have to play the full game. You have to play 60 minutes. You have to have that mindset."

Matt Light, Tackle
(On the offense's strategy at the end of the game)

"They [Buffalo's defense] thrive on turnovers. Their red area is one of the best in the league, so when you get down there you have to score points. We weren't able to do that early on, but once we got into our two-minute mode, it's the mode you have to go in. Everyone's dialed up and they've got their ears pinned back and they're ready to rock and roll. We were able to do a good job of moving the ball, getting first downs, sustaining it, utilizing the clock. We had three and a half minutes and we had to score before the two minute [warning]."

(On Tom Brady being back to lead the offense at the end of the game)

"It's a great feeling to have that rhythm and that aspect of the game back, not that we didn't have it last year. There were times when we had to go into two-minute mode and it was just like that, but he was out there making all the right plays and delivering the ball down field and all those guys were making huge catches. At that point, we were able to hang in there and get the job done. Both sides of the ball fought until the end and I think conditioning played a big part in that game. We were able to finish it."

Adalius Thomas, Linebacker

(On Jerod Mayo leaving the game)

"You try to go out there and win the game for him. It's on your mind, but that's just a part of the game."

(On the defense's strategy in the game's final minutes)

"We need the offense to score some points, score a touchdown, try to get the ball back and try to go three-and-out. They scored and then we went down there and got the ball back. That would definitely be one of the exciting ones we've had since the Baltimore game [in 2007]."

(On stopping the Buffalo offense at the end of the game)

"It's about 60 minutes. There's a small room for error and at the end of the game, you need the ball back and they fumbled the ball. You always want to get the ball back on special teams and it just happened to be our special teams that was out there. It was definitely one of the biggest plays of the game."

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