Matt Hasselbeck Best Quotations

Obviously, he brings a lot to our offense. He's one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. He's had a great year when he's been out there and he's a playmaker. So having his athleticism and his speed and quickness on the field, I think is going to be a breath of fresh air for our offense.

I was telling someone that this was the best I felt before a game, ... Tonight was great. I'm happy that the drive went so well.

Like we've all seen, Shaun Alexander plays his best games in the spotlight.

We just didn't play well enough. It's disappointing. It's hard. But what can you do? They played really hard on defense and we didn't execute to the best of our ability. We were close a couple times, but close doesn't cut it.

We just didn't execute to the best of our ability today. We were close a couple of times, but close doesn't get it done.

We just didn't execute to the best of our abilities. That's why (Pittsburgh) is the Super Bowl champion, and we're not.

Unfortunately, we didn't make the plays we needed to make. They played well on defense. We didn't execute to the best of our abilities today. Therefore they're the Super Bowl champs, and we're not.

We didn't execute to the best of our abilities, and therefore, they're the Super Bowl champions and we're not.

At the end of the day, after all the distractions, after the national anthem, after the planes fly over - well, I guess there will be no flyover because it's in a dome. But after all that stuff, you just have to focus on playing a football game. Sixty minutes of the best football you could possibly play. That's what it's going to take.

Defensively, they are very well coached. I know we always say that, but it is really true this time. I think these guys are the best in the NFC.

Detroit's been great. I've actually had a great time. The weather has been great. I've said many times, we've had police escorts everywhere we go in every city, and these are definitely the best police escorts. I don't know if they practice at home on the weekends or what, but these guys know what they're doing.

They played really well on defense and executed well. We didn't execute to the best of our ability. That's why they're Super Bowl champs.

It's unfortunate. I know they're doing the best they can. I certainly don't blame them. But the film doesn't lie, I guess.

Shaun plays his best games in the spotlight.

I know that those guys (the officials) have a difficult job, and they're trying the best that they can. So I certainly don't blame them. But you know, film doesn't lie, I guess is what I would say.

I'm not worried at all about Shaun because like we've all seen, Shaun Alexander plays his best games in the spotlight. When games are the biggest he seems to play his best. And we've never played a game this big.

I'm not worried at all about Bobby. I'm not worried at all about Darrell. In the past, Darrell hasn't practiced at all with the team and come out and had the best games of his career.

He's the best player on our team, for sure. He might be the best player in the game.

The truth is the truth. People expect the Steelers to win this game. Oh, well. We're not getting caught up on it. It is what it is. We're just going to go out and try to play the best football that we can. The Steelers are a very, very good team.