It wasn't bad from the air-conditioned press box, but how bad was the heat down there on the field?
It was pretty hot. We are used to playing on that luscious Lambeau (field) grass. That turf is definitely a little bit warmer. That's the circumstance and that's where we got to play. We made the best of it, and we came out with the W.
You've been in Brazil, your quarterback's been out, you guys are now sitting at 2-1. What does that say about when you look at the large view of this?
I think that first game was hard for us. Obviously, you want to come out and start the season strong. I think, for this young team, it motivated us to come back the last two weeks, especially under Malik (Willis). He's done a great job taking this whole team on his back and being a great leader. We are all falling right behind him. It feels great these last two weeks to start building some momentum going into the rest of the season. This is a great feeling. I am super happy right now.
At the end you were up a couple scores, they were in need to pass mode. What are you guys as a defense thinking when the sacks start to pile up, the takeaways start to pile up, and you're playing with a lead?
We are just trying to close a game out. Continue to affect the game as much as possible, continue to make impact plays. I'm not sure what the record is, I think. I think the single-game record is 10 sacks? Nine. Some people started mentioning it. We were getting close, so we were trying to get after that. Unfortunately, I think we were one or two away. Again, just don't fall short. We have seen that in the past where you don't put your foot on the pedal all the way through. This is the NFL, these are both good teams. You never know how it's going to play out. Just finish four quarters, and we did that today.
As hot as it was, was there a sense, "I want the game to go a little bit further to get a few more of those big plays?"
Yeah, I think we all wanted a little bit more out there. This is the fun part of football when you get to go out there and just enjoy it. You looked up and down the sideline and everyone has a smile on their face. This is a really good feeling.
