On weathering the first quarter storm and on what he said to his teammates following that start:
"Just keep going, keep going. That's all we can do. We just keep finding different ways to shoot ourselves in the foot. Last week we came out hot. Was able to score on those first couple of drives. That was a big part of the momentum that we were able to carry throughout that whole game to give you the confidence to come up with the win. So, it's hard to come out and start like that and then expect to get going. That's the mindset you gotta have. You got to get back out there and clean up those mistakes and get a better start to that game."
On if the turnovers and penalties sum up the game for the offense:
"It's all year. Can't happen. Got to take care of the football. Can't jump offsides first play of the game and put us in a tough spot just to start it off. So that's been the theme, and we got to fix it."
On how difficult it is to continue a rhythm with the opening game script after early penalties:
"Yeah, I mean, it takes you off the script. We felt really good about that opening script, and we didn't even really get to a lot of those plays till the second half. Puts a wrinkle in things and changes what you always have in mind, the coaches had of how we see that first drive going. You can't operate like that and expect to succeed very much. So just got to be better. Can't keep shooting ourselves in the foot."
On not capitalizing with touchdowns in the red zone after cutting into the early 28-point deficit:
"Anytime we felt like we got our job going, got somewhat of a rhythm, and weren't hurting ourselves, we knew we could move the ball on them. We were running the ball well. Schemes that we had dialed up for the most part were hitting, and then we just kind of got caught in that spot of having to throw the ball a little more in that second half. Anytime we feel like we had the ball, we were moving it. We were ready to clean up a lot of those mistakes in the second half, minus the drops and some missed throws. So, there's a different side of it that we have to address eventually and get better in that way. But yeah, just in the red zone getting touchdowns instead of field goals. There, with the snap on the other drive to take three instead of six. That could've been a big one, could've been a touchdown that play. There are things to clean up, things to get better at. I'm proud of how we came out in that second half, but credit to them, that's a great team, and they came out and proved it right away."
On if today felt like a reversion following the win last week against Houston:
"Not a reversion, you know, just a missed opportunity to get better instead of building off that. So, we're not going to let it kick us back down the hill. We've already come so far, and we know that. We just got to keep doing the right things and do them on Sunday. We had a good week of practice but just didn't transition to the field."
