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Matt Moore – November 26, 2017 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, November 26, 2017
Postgame – New England Patriots

Dolphins QB Matt Moore (transcribed by the New England Patriots)

Q: Physically how are you doing?
MM: I’m alright – typical soreness of a game.

Q: After seven sacks were you alarmed both for your health and…
MM: Yeah. It was just one of those days. They did a lot of things, obviously, that got us, but I say this all the time; the physical game is part of the game. There’s stuff we’ve got to look at and see if we can do better next time.

Q: The pick before halftime you and DeVante Parker didn’t seem to be on the same page. What did you see there?
MM: It’s just unfortunate. I put the ball up and it was probably a little short. That’s all I can say about that one.

Q: He acknowledged that he has to do a better job of attacking the ball there.
MM: He said that?

Q: Yeah.
MM: And I can throw a better ball.

Q: What does this team play for these next five games?  You’ve gone 11 games with what seems to be similar problems week to week. How do you turn it around these next five games when what you’ve ultimately set out to get to this year is pretty much out of reach now?
MM: You play for your guys. You play for the guys in the locker room. As far as getting things right, it’s the same story as every week, you get back, you work, you do what you can to get better physically, mentally, prep, but I think we’ve got a good group here. You play for those guys and you’re still playing to win the game – guys want to go out and compete.  Every time you take the field you want to go win, so I think those will be the reasons why.

Q: Coach Gase talked about guys playing hard trying to do all the right things, but the mistakes keep playing them and that’s been 11 games. How do you shake out of that?
MM: I don’t know. If we had the answer we would have fixed it already. It just goes back to grinding during the week, understanding what your job is and playing mistake free football. We’re going to go back to work and we have however many [games] more we’ve got and we’re going to go out and try to win each week.

Q: It seemed like the majority of the seven sacks came on blitzes.
MM: Yeah. There were a couple – I don’t know for sure – I have to watch it. They did a lot of different things up front, so we’ve just got to iron out that stuff and get it right.

Q: You got the ball back near the 40 [yard line] when you were down 11 and then there were back-to-back sacks.
MM: Yeah. It’s hard when you’re going backwards and still in the game. We go down and score the touchdown. After that is what you’re talking about, right? You’ve got to be going the other direction and we didn’t and it puts you in a tough spot.

Q: The Patriots, today, clinched 17 consecutive winning seasons. We all know the history. You’ve been watching them on film for seven years here with the Dolphins. What is it about this team and what’s consistent with them?
MM: They’re well coached, obviously. The word you just said, consistent in pretty much everything that they do. They’re a smart football team. They limit their mistakes, limit their penalties, they have good players, but they don’t beat themselves and they make it hard for their opponent – whoever it is – which is why they have the record they do.

Q: You’ve had two starting opportunities for you this year. Obviously the outcome isn’t what you had wanted. How would you assess your performance?
MM: Two losses. The only stat that matters is the win and loss, so it’s not how I wanted it to go. You want to go out and win a game. When you get that opportunity you want to go out and play well for yourself, play well for your teammates and you want to win and we haven’t done that.

Q: How would you describe the overall mood of the team following this loss?
MM: It’s never good after a loss especially after coming up here and playing a divisional opponent. It’s hard. It’s an emotional game. Guys take it to heart when you put so much into it and you don’t get what you want out of out. It’s frustrating sometimes. I think the overall pulse is okay. The world is not ending, but it’s not what we want for sure.

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