Quotables: Tony Dye

On the defense deserving a win:
“Once side of the ball can’t win the game, everybody’s got to work together. There were spots when we were doing great, and there were spots when we were doing terrible. We probably could’ve won the game if we didn’t give up the plays we gave up. We didn’t come through on those plays, those particular few.”

On overlooking the small plays:
“The game was a big-play game, and a lot of people overlook the 3rd-and-1s. I don’t think we overlooked those plays at all.”

On the four minutes of misery:
“I’ve never seen that in football in my life. We’re up 3-0, 26 seconds later, we’re down 14-3. Such a swing of momentum so fast. That damages morale real quick.”

On the locker room being silent at halftime;
“It was the same way pregame. We were focused. We had been emphasizing focus all game, do you job, so people were thinking. I know people were excited at the opportunity to win the game, but I think people were locked into their jobs. No one even wanted to come in for halftime, everyone just wanted to finish the game right there.”