"Brian Eugene Simmons" is a former American college and professional American football/football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of North Carolina, and earned All-American honors. He was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 17th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Bengals and New Orleans Saints of the NFL.

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We didn't make up any special recipes or do any witchcraft before the game. Guys just went out there and played team ball.

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Interceptions don't come without pressure.

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It was nothing but fun, having fun out there. You really like to enjoy yourself while you're playing football. I was really enjoying it today.

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They were in a hurry-up, and that did slow it down and give us a chance to huddle, and we kind of came together as a defense. But you don't want to see that because somebody could get hurt.

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It's big. You get off and you're not behind the eight-ball. The last two years, we've been putting ourselves behind the eight-ball. We've been closing strong, but it was just a too-little, too-late type of thing. You only have a certain amount of games to make your statement, and you can't wait until halfway through the season to do it.

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For us this year, it seems they've been coming in bunches. Once one happens, two or three more are soon to follow. For whatever reason, that's kind of how it's going for us this year.

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Our ultimate goal is to get to Detroit again. I like that stadium. It's a pretty nice stadium.

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Not having a winning season, not going to the playoffs -- we've erased that history. Now at this point, we've got time to go and create a new history. We've already erased all of the bad stuff.

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We've had years around here where the defense was playing well and the offense wasn't playing too well, or vice versa.

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