Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient.

Belichick said. ''There were a lot of calls in that game I'd have a hard time explaining.

Today they just played better than us.

We all were where we were supposed to be.

Rodney's always been a big defender for us, helping us out there but we don't have Rodney now. I don't know what Rodney could have done out there today to change it.

I went in at halftime, and you could just tell that he was hurting, ... He had tears in his eyes because he loves the game so much, and to go down and know that you might not be able to play, it hurts.

It hurts, but you've got to move on and keep playing. The season can't shut down because someone gets hurt.

Nobody can replace those guys. We've just got to try to do the best we can with what we've got.

I went in at halftime and you could just tell he was hurt. He had tears in his eyes because he loves the game so much. To go down like that and know that you might not be able to play, it hurts.

This is when we need it right now, both physically and mentally. We have a lot of guys who really need it.