MATT RYAN, quarterback
On the halfway point of the season
“We’re in the mix, that’s for sure. We’ve got a long way to go. I don’t think we’ve played our best football. I think that’s in front of us. That’s going to be the challenge to everybody, to get back to work tomorrow and make sure that we’ve got the best week of preparation that we’ve had all year, this week. That’s where everybody’s mindset needs to be.”
On tight end Jacob Tamme
“Jacob’s (Tamme) has done a great job for us this entire year. He’s quietly been a huge addition to our roster. He’s a pro’s pro. He’s well-prepared every week. He knows exactly what he needs to do and he makes plays when you give him the opportunity.”
PAUL WORRILOW, linebacker
On the game
“We had a chance to finish at the end of the game. That’s what we preach, finishing, but they out did on that part today. They were the better team for longer.”
On the defense
“We didn’t get the ball for our offense. We were in the hole with turnovers. Anytime that you don’t get the ball back for your offense, that makes it tough to pull it out.”
On the overtime drive
“That’s frustrating. The key to third downs … you want to keep them in the bigger range. When they are moving down the field, anytime they make third down conversions, that’s huge.”
KROY BIERMANN, defensive end
On Tampa Bay’s offense
“They came in and kind of did their thing. That’s their m.o. They played their game. They expect to hit you in the mouth. We didn’t bring out stuff today and they did.”
On rebounding
“We have to go back to work. Fix the small things. Pay attention to details and get ready for our next opponent.”
ADRIAN CLAYBORN, defensive tackle/end
On Tampa’s last drive
“Man, they get paid like we do. I mean, their job was to get the first downs and they did it. We’ll learn from it.”
On the tough day
“We came back, but we should have never been in that position to be down that much. The defense has to get the ball out and the offense can’t do what they did. On defense, we have to do better.”
On moving forward
“Watch the film. It’s another week. We have a lot more to the season left. We are only halfway through (the season).”
PHILLIPS ADAMS, cornerback
On rebounding
"We just have to keep on grinding. Find out what you did wrong and get it corrected. Be critical of yourself. Get back to work and get back to lab and work."
KEMAL ISHMAEL, safety
On the game
“It didn’t end the way we wanted it to end, but we played our (behinds) off.”
On the secondary woes
“Man, I think that every body gave it all that they had. Fortunately, with the injuries is always the next man up policy. We’re always ready when we are supposed to play. We battled our (behinds) off.”
On the halfway mark
“We are going to grab the corrections. Find out what happened and move on. We’ll just learn from it. The success is in the struggle.”
RODDY WHITE, wide receiver
On turnovers in the red zone
“We put ourselves in a tough situation today with turnovers down in the red zone. It was unfortunate that we couldn’t get them back. I thought we had a chance to get at least one of them back, but we didn’t. Matt [Ryan] and [Devonta] Freeman were kind of fighting over the ball, so that was unfortunate. I felt like we could have gone down there and scored, but you just can’t turn over the ball. We’re doing a bad job right now of just leaving our defense out there too long. On the offensive side we have to fix some things and just try to hold on to the ball, and keep it away from the other team to give ourselves a chance to win.”
PAUL SOLIAI, Nose tackle
On the defense’s effectiveness:
"We came back hard as you can see on the scoreboard. On the defensive side, we just have to create turnovers and help our offense out."
