Stopping the run, that’s our No. 1 goal every game. I don’t think it’s ever not been our No. 1 goal.

They’re good at it. It’s nothing illegal but it’s something you have to defend.

His acceleration is unmatched in the NFL, in history. You look at every defensive back in the NFL and compare their acceleration, their closing speed with Troy. There is none.

He was built for this position. God must love the Steelers to put him in his mother’s womb because it will be a long time before someone comes along with his stature, size, speed, quickness...

We just played football like we did the last six weeks. Nothing special. That’s just how good the Pittsburgh Steelers are.

He’s not a head coach. He’s one of us.

His acceleration and speed is unmatched in the history of the NFL. You can’t compare him to anyone.

I think he handles himself the way he should on and off the field. We believe in him, just as he believes in us.

I think I’ve converted a lot of Washingtonians to Pittsburghers. (But) there will be some Seahawks stuff (on the walls). It’s not just Steelers.

That kid deserved a shot to play in this game.

We played really bad at times and really good at times, but we need to play better to overcome the circumstances.

I kind of always wanted to play. I saw a lot of the guys that came in with my class and I played basketball and volleyball with them and I could play with them. I...

I was surprised he waited that long (to talk). But he is a force in our locker room. He’s somebody that we turn to. And he did not let us down today.

It does (work) if you fall into the trap and start looking for it. Normally, you react to which way they’re going and you just run. When you start looking for it, you get injured.

I don’t think you can control that. Your job is to tackle the quarterback, hit the quarterback, hit the running back. Big hits. You have to create momentum, create an edge, and that is part...

Last year’s line was good. This year’s line can be great.

If people don’t know who we are, it would be good to tell them in the last six years, we’ve been No. 1 in total defense three times and we’ve been No. 1 against the...

That’s just football. Believe me, it wasn’t because of a lack of effort.

We had our opportunities. We didn’t play smart football on both sides of the ball. (These are) things we can fix, though. We can get a lot better. I know we’re fine. Sometimes you get...

Larry knows how to find the football. He might not make a lot of big plays, but that’s not what he’s called upon to do. He just doesn’t make mistakes. He’s always where he needs...

Probably the best man, and not just one of the best coaches , I’ve ever met in my life. The things I’ve learned from him about football and about life, I’ll cherish forever, really. Every...

My apologies to him. It’s unfortunate it happened, but that’s the risk we all take playing this game.

History will not determine this game.

We’ve contended four out of five years for the Super Bowl. You get to a point where contending just isn’t enough.

I’m feeling pretty good. I’m with my boys, my brothers, so I’m having fun.

What they do is legal. As long as they get their heads out in front, it’s up to us to defend it. It’s part of the game. It has been for a long time.

When I first got to Cincinnati, I was not a good football player. I played 12 games in my whole life before I got to Cincinnati. I started 36 games in Cincinnati. Everybody thinks I...

We were not worried but more ticked off. We are better than what we did early in the game. But we responded, I thought pretty good.

You know what will change that? Win the Super Bowl. That would change everything. All that people remember is, we’ve lost three AFC Championship Games.

You cannot compare this team with any other. They will run the ball left or right, you don’t know where it’s coming, and then they’ve got great players. They do something different than everybody else,...

We just kept hitting the quarterback. It was as simple as that.

We’re been doing it for 20 weeks. It doesn’t change. Sometimes the outcome of a game is different, but our job doesn’t change.

They are the best I have seen. Individually, we are going to have to beat our blocks. If we don’t, we will get torn up.

I knew. I knew. I felt bad.

Everybody’s giving their line crap now. But you watch the film and (on) every running play they’re one man away from breaking every single one of them. They’re good now but they played bad last...