*Head Coach Bruce Arians                              *

(Opening statement)

"[There's] not a lot to add. I thought it was our best, complete team game yesterday. Other than the extra points – and that's so easy to fix – Matt [Gay] was just a little late on his get off and then he hurries up and then that's when you hit that big hook. He fixed it on the field goal. The block was just really a great get off on the guy – he still had it on 1.26 [seconds] I think, so we can do a little better job on the edge. Beau Allen made a hell of a play running that guy down. Our coverage and pressure went hand in hand defensively. [We had] six sacks [while] giving up no sacks. The offensive line played really well, and our tight ends. It's a really good win."

(On if Sunday's game was an example of the team that does the little things the best having the best chance of winning)

"Yeah – normally when you turn it over twice, you don't win – that early – but we were able to overcome it. I think that's the best communication we've had on defense all year. All that time those guys – especially those young guys – are putting in really showed up in this game. We had the one bust early on the long pass down the middle, and then we rallied [and] held them to three, got it fixed and played great from there."

(On the defense recording 16 passes defensed)

"I'd like to have seen 12 and four interceptions, because we dropped four right in our hands. We should put them all on the JUGS [machines] next week. But, yeah, we were tight coverage. They studied it, they knew what was happening [and] they were anticipating, maybe for the first time that I saw. [The] young guys – they knew what was coming and they played it well."

(On if dropping interceptions is a matter of needing more repetitions in practice or if certain players have a knack for the ball)

"I can't believe Lavonte [David] dropped his. I think he saw himself in the end zone before he caught it, because that was just pick-six all the way and he's got great hands. So, it was probably just getting ahead of himself. Other guys are DBs for a reason. If they could really catch, they'd be wideouts, so they have to work at it harder. And, there's a little bit of anxiety when that ball's coming and they don't trust it. Carlton [Davis III] had one in his hands [and] Jamel [Dean] had one that went right through his hands, but they're working hard on their hands. [I'm] really happy for Carlton to get the monkey off his back. That was a 50-50 ball I'd throw every time to Calvin Ridley, and he took it away from him."

(On CB Carlton Davis III playing off of his receiver slightly to be able to watch the QB more)

"Yeah, we had a nice mix in this ball game and his off coverage is getting better, as is Jamel [Dean's]. They're both getting a little bit better on off coverage, so they're not up there every time. Their strength, because they have that length, is [to] get up there and get on people, but to be able to play off coverage really helps."

(On if playing press man coverage was what Davis III and CB Jamel Dean did primarily in college)

"Yeah – even if it was quarters, they're up there pressed and playing basically all alone, by themselves."

(On the coaching staff spending extra time studying what the Falcons had done in the previous two weeks)

"Yeah, if you'd watched the previous games, it was a totally different defense. It was all man-to-man press, bear defense. This was more traditional, zone, Cover 2 [and] man mixed in and out. They changed three weeks ago after their little coaching change and I thought our guys did a heck of a job of having a plan for both."

(On what goes into in-game adjustments)

"You're going to see new things. It might be a formation, it might be motions, so you adjust at halftime defensively. Offensively, it was where they were putting a safety down weak and not strong, and we had to rearrange how we were blocking things. It's the beauty of having Chris Godwin – take the linebacker and let the tackle block the safety, and he blocked him every time, so the running game really got going. It was a shame that we had a false start because I think RoJo (Ronald Jones II) might've went 97 [yards] on that one. He was out and we flinched a little bit."

(On the play calling on the drive that extended the lead from nine to 15 points in the third quarter)

"It was huge. It's exactly that – get the two-score [lead], get them out of the running game and let's tee off. We might've had one chunk in there, but the mixture of the runs and like I said, the tight ends, they had a handful this week blocking 300-pound linemen and we made those adjustments at halftime, and I thought the coaches did a hell of a job of getting those runs going."

(On if complementary football makes a quarterback look better)

"There's no doubt. When we were really 28 [runs], 28 [passes], because we had those kneel downs – I don't know why they go into the stats, they kill your third downs and they kill your rushing – but we were about 28-28 run-pass, and if you're in a game with that, you're going to have a chance."

(On if it is inevitable that RB Ronald Jones II will break off a long run soon)

"Yeah – I think back to the Rams [game when] we got called for an illegal formation and he had about a 45 or a 50-yarder called back. It's going to pop, and the guys know he can do it so there's a little more, 'Let's get him loose.' That touchdown run was a really good run."

(On WR Chris Godwin's ability to gain yards after the catch)

"It's really amazing, his run after the catch. I never saw it in the spring because we're not tackling, but he has an uncanny knack of breaking the first one and he's so strong. It's not like he's real shifty – he's just extremely strong and tough."

(On DL Vita Vea's size being used on offense)

"That block he made against the Cardinals, he took out three guys. We've only been in goal line maybe four snaps the whole year – we don't use it a whole lot. I've always looked for that guard or defensive player to be a fullback, especially if they can catch. If you can't catch, we're probably not going to use you. I think the last [big] guy to catch a touchdown for me was Shaun O'Hara in Cleveland. But, it's always fun when those guys get the ball, but they earn it by blocking."

(On if this was DL Ndamukong Suh's best game of the season)

"By far, yeah. He was all over the place, run and pass. That was by far his best and he's been really good all year."

(On how he deals with balancing the positive and negative plays from QB Jameis Winston each week)

"Good question – like I said, that's why I don't have any hair. We've got to get rid of the bad – the really bad, the jump pass. The first one was a great play by [Desmond] Trufant. He'd obviously studied his tape. That's one of our go-to plays in that formation, so he just undercut it. Jameis might need to see the color. He was looking the safety off, trusting Mike [Evans] to be crossing his face. But, the jump pass – no, we can't have that one. We just can't have that."

(On if Winston needs to have more situational awareness on the second interception)

"Yeah, just eat it [and] punt it. Your punter is your best friend."

(On Winston throwing the ball away after avoiding a sack on third down in the fourth quarter)

"Yeah, it saved a field goal because if he takes that sack, we're probably out of field goal range. He had done that earlier in the year and that's his growth."

(On CB Sean Murphy-Bunting's status)

"I think he's going to be OK. It looks like we came out pretty clean. Since we have today off, they're coming in a little bit late."

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