Falcons’ Patterson: ‘We got the win. That’s all that matters’

LONDON — Here’s what Falcons running backs Cordarrelle Patterson and Mike Davis had to say after the 27-20 win over the Jets:

Q. How it felt to close out the game with the final drive on offense.

CORDARRELLE PATTERSON: I mean, he’s the one that scored. I think he should answer that.

MIKE DAVIS: I mean, it feels good. This guy here is a playmaker. I’m trying to be like him when I grow up (laughter).

Q. What is says about the team responding and scoring points when they needed it the most.

CORDARRELLE PATTERSON: At the end of the day we got the win. That’s all that matters. Don’t care if we win by our point or 100 points. Our whole mindset was get a win going into the bye week and that’s what we did.

Q. How they would rate the Tottenham experience.

CORDARRELLE PATTERSON: This is my third time [playing in London]. It’s fun. I loved it. I want to come back every week.

MIKE DAVIS: I love it, too. This is my third time as well. Every off-season I come here. I love London.

Q. Mike, what did you end up doing last night?

MIKE DAVIS: To be truthful, we ended up at a spot, ended up at Five Guys. I was supposed to pay for everything. They had already paid for theirs.

CORDARRELLE PATTERSON: When Mike say he paying for something, do not believe it. Do not believe it. He never pays (laughter).

MIKE DAVIS: I took them boys to Ruth’s Chris.

Q. Cordarrelle, what do you think of Kyle today getting his first career touchdown?

CORDARRELLE PATTERSON: We all know what Kyle can do. Like coach always say, he expects stuff like that from Kyle. We do too. He was the fourth overall pick. He got every asset. He got good speed, hands, routes.

Stuff like that happen to Kyle, we want it to happen every week. We just proud of the guy. He’s been coming each and every week. He’s doing everything he can. There’s a lot on his plate, but it comes with the territory.

We always got his back. We support him. We just hope he continue to do that.”

Q. Have you been able to soak up any of the big sports in England, football ...

CORDARRELLE PATTERSON: Every time we get there, they never give us time to do anything. Always the coach’s fault. We got to blame them for not giving us a lot of time to watch them.

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Q. Coming to London, is it like a bowl game in college?

MIKE DAVIS: Heck, no. No (laughter).

Q. The NFL might start moving to Germany next year, maybe other countries around Europe. How do you feel about that? Proud the American game is going global? Any other countries you’d like to play?

MIKE DAVIS: That would be lit. That would be really lit. I really think that would be fun. I mean, players really love coming to London. I think we’re playing in Mexico City, as well. For us to get a game in Germany, that would be a great experience.

Q. Any other countries you want to play in?

CORDARRELLE PATTERSON: Every country. Should be a different game every week in a different country.

MIKE DAVIS: If we could play a game in Turks and Caicos, I’m pretty sure CP would love that.

Q. What do you make of the UK-based fans for the NFL?

CORDARRELLE PATTERSON: It was awesome out there, man. I was out there earlier throwing the football with everybody. That’s probably my best crowd I had. Everybody was excited. When they’RE doing stuff like that, just making my job more easier for me.

MIKE DAVIS: Yeah, 65,000 fans? that’s insane.

CORDARRELLE PATTERSON: 65?

KYLE PITTS, TIGHT END

Atlanta Falcons Tight End Kyle Pitts

Q. Where he will put the ball from his first-career touchdown.

KYLE PITTS: Probably go in my basement, in a case.

Q. Take me through your touchdown.

KYLE PITTS: It was just a play. I was manned up at the end. I have been waiting on that all week. Like I said, man-on-man, I made the play.

Q. To get the last drive started, walk us through that play.

KYLE PITTS: Just was like a play-action play. Matt took a chance on me and threw the ball down the field.

Q. Matt was crediting you with staying ready, learning. How has that been for you, seeing big-time results today?

KYLE PITTS: Yeah, that’s just something he’s been preaching, staying the course every day, day-by-day, try to be the best player I can be. The preparation will come out during the game.

Q. How does it feel to put one of these games together?

KYLE PITTS: It definitely is exciting for myself and the team. The team we have is a great team. We’re going to get things rolling.

Q. With Calvin and Russell out, needing somebody to step forward, do you feel it was you today?

KYLE PITTS: I’m pretty blessed. I’ll be ready for those other guys to come back.

Q. Seemed like you had a big group over there that you went and said Hi to up in the stands after the game. Who all was there?

KYLE PITTS: My family, mom, dad, sister, girlfriend and my cousin.

Q. That’s a lot of people to come across an ocean. What does that mean to have them here and make your first touchdown in front of that group?

KYLE PITTS: It means a lot. That’s my support system. To be able to do that in front of them, even better for myself.

Q. Is there kind of a sense of relief to get that big first game out of the way, the first touchdown on the boards?

KYLE PITTS: Yeah, I would say it’s a relief just to be able to start there, know that it can go higher from here. Reset next weekend, go to Miami and have a better game.

Q. What he saw from the defense on the first play of the final offensive drive.

KYLE PITTS: I’ve seen it on tape. I was pretty excited when they came out like that.

Q. What do you make of the experience and the UK fans?

KYLE PITTS: It was definitely a great environment, great time. Got to go out and see the town, eat some different food, see some different places. It was a great time.

Q. Obviously early in your rookie season, how different was the preparation for you for a game like this versus a regular one?

KYLE PITTS: Just having to get off that flight and then going to practice, staying the course, sharpen our details in practice, being able to go out and perform the best we can.

JAYLINN HAWKINS, SAFETY

Atlanta Falcons Safety Jaylinn Hawkins

Q. Can you discuss the overall play of the defense. How do you feel the unit played today with so many guys stepping up?

JAYLINN HAWKINS: Man, it felt awesome just being out there with the guys, man. I felt we handled our 1-11. Started early this week in practice. Everybody went out there and executed practice hard.

Details was a big thing. Coach put heavy emphasis on details this week. We all just listened. Having the older guys, even though Erik [Harris] is out, Erik is still a great leader, help us out on the back end. Having Duron [Harmon] out there, he’s a great leader as well. We all just held each other accountable. The outcome is the outcome.

Q. What happened on his interception.

JAYLINN HAWKINS: Man, just a great collective effort. Good rush for one. I got to thank the guys up front because they do their stuff.

Then A.J. had a great re-route on a receiver, which was nice. Helped me out. Looked at the quarterback. Just trusted my instincts and did my job.

Q. Richie Grant and Darren Hall, both guys are rookies, now they have to play a lot.

JAYLINN HAWKINS: They stepped up, good. Put some good things on tape. I trust them. They my dogs, man. They work hard. Like I said, it all started in practice. They had a good week of practice as well. Very detailed. They pushed themselves.

Q. How the win will help make the flight back a good one.

JAYLINN HAWKINS: It will be a great flight back, man. That’s a long-ass flight. Take the W (laughter).

It’s good coming home with a dub. Still have work to do. Enjoy today, Monday come back and watch the film, make some corrections and off to the next.

Q. Nice to see you wear your Tottenham jersey. How was the stadium?

JAYLINN HAWKINS: 15 out of 10. The stadium was crazy. I walked in, I was like, Whoa. Didn’t even expect it to be that big, that many fans, man. The crowd was just great. The opening ceremony was great. Everything was just like very dope. Probably one of the best stadiums I played in besides the home stadium, our crib, the Falcons stadium.

It was an awesome stadium, great experience, great experience.

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