I think it will give the people of the Gulf Coast and the people of New Orleans a lift. A number of players in here, including myself, visited some evacuees in San Antonio and they told us outright, 'You guys are playing for us, you represent us. Do well.'

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We knew what this game represented, ... Once the game started, I think the players had our minds on football and the aspects of what we had to do to get the job done. I'm thinking about place-kicking and doing the best job that I can. But when the buzzer sounded and the game was over, I kind of realized what this game had meant to a lot of people.

250

We knew what this game represented, ... I knew I wasn't just kicking for this team or myself.

239

I know there's a lot of people around the country, especially the Gulf south area, that are pretty excited right now.

205

The evacuees we talked to communicated to us that the better we do, the better they will feel.

184

We feel an obligation to the people of the Gulf Coast, ... We're representing the fortitude and perseverance and strength of those people who are trying to piece their lives back together.

147

To be honest with you, you hope most games are won by two or three touchdowns and you cruise on through. But as a placekicker, you understand this situation might come.

136

Just because of what the game represented to so many people.

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