Deshea Townsend Quotations

We always get along fine; that's never been a problem here. We all get along well. ... We just didn't get it done, and this time we got it done.

We thought we did ourselves a favor by knocking O'Donnell out of the game,

I felt fine (Wednesday), ... I actually told (trainer John) Norwig, 'Don't count me out.' I felt like I was ready to play.

He teaches us to be professionals. He preaches all the time about separating the two things, the fun side of this and the business side of this. We like how he deals with us. This was just another example of why guys like to play for him. He makes this a great atmosphere for all of us. He wants us to be successful.

He is a mad man on the field. But the thing that makes him able to do that on the field are the things that he is able to do in the classroom. The way he studies film, the ins and outs, the little things that people don't see, make him the player that he is.

He is a mad man on the field.

That black looks so good when you're out there playing. I'd rather have the black. If I'm going to the Super Bowl, I want to be wearing the black.

It allows our linebackers to really be a factor. It allows them to rush the quarterback and then drop back into coverage. Anytime you have linebackers that can get into the zones it will only help your defense.

We have one game left, man. And if you're not focused for that one -- The Big One -- there's something wrong with you. We have a lot of guys who this is very new to, mostly all of us. But we have this one big game left. Everything else can wait. Everything else we're thinking about is on the backburner. That's the mindset you have to take into this game.

Those are the kind of plays that do that. Those guys get in there and make some things happen. They get the ball, get the sack, they put the quarterback on the run and maybe he makes a bad choice.

We didn't have any problems getting guys on and off the field the last time we played them. That wasn't a problem at all.

We always want to be on the field. It is another opportunity for us to make a play. We had that opportunity and didn't make it. That's all you can ask for.

Well, with the roll we've been on, it's almost like it would be bad luck to not wear the white jerseys. I'm not sure we want to mess with that.

We've been knocking on this door for years. We decided that it was time to quit knocking. We came here and just kicked it in.

Yes, we saw the tape of the Chargers-Colts game. I don't know if we learned anything from the tape that we didn't already know. We know what we have to do.

This was my third AFC championship game, and to get that far and not make it twice, it really makes you appreciate the opportunity we have. Not just to get back to the AFC championship game, but to have this opportunity now, looking back at the last two times when we didn't make it, there is nothing like the feeling I have right now. You have to really appreciate it. I can't explain the feeling.

What better honor to show a great teammate?

We did all right (defensively) in certain situations. And we had Manning confused at times. He was looking around, wondering what was going on. We made them punt a few times. So, that's what we have to do again.

Ben made the play of the game. In fact, it was the play of the season. I have to admit I was talking to the crowd when Jerome fumbled. I couldn't believe it. All I saw was a guy running to the goal line with nobody in front of him.

Being that I'm also from Mississippi, I've always been a big Steve McNair fan. He's such a great passer. He can really throw the deep ball. Plus, he can run with the football. He's just one of the most intense competitors you'll ever see.

B-Mac made two big plays at the end.

I've been telling the guys all week: 'You have three months to worry about all the crazy things. This is a work week. 'You have three months to go out to clubs and do those things. This is a week of work.

Put this on national television somewhere or something -- let's nip the ticket requests in the butt. I have no tickets, no tickets at all; so I just finished that part of it off.

A lot of what Casey does goes unnoticed by most people who just watch the game because he's not getting the stats.

It says a lot. It most definitely lets you know that we care about each other on our team. Jerome is such a good teammate and such a good person that this is like a tribute we can give him on his day.

That's the game I remember best, the game he was supposed to have been hurt.

Shaun had 1,800 yards this past year and he's most definitely a very important part of their offense. You can see why he was MVP.

Ike is a great corner. He can watch anybody.