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Ndamukong Suh – October 15, 2017 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, October 15, 2017
Postgame – Atlanta Falcons

Dolphins DT Ndamukong Suh (transcribed by the Atlanta Falcons)

On the challenges of playing against Atlanta:
“I think we understood that it was going to be a tough task. An elite quarterback who understands their scheme, two great running backs, and obviously a great receiver whose an All-Pro guy. We understood we were going to have our hands full but at the end of the day we had confidence in our defense and understood that we would just have to execute. You know we made some mistakes, we didn’t tackle in some situations, but for the most part, we did what we needed to do and we held them to 17 points.” 

On whether they fed off of the success their offense was having in the second half:
“Yeah, no question. That was our goal. We talked at the half and understood that they were going to come out with a certain way of doing things and they threw some stuff at us that they had never done before like unbalanced. We knew if we weathered those storms we would be fine.” 

On how the offensive line played:
“Resilience, plain and simple as that. I think those guys understand what they have as a group. They are very tough, obviously, they go against us and we push them and we strive to push them and continue to do that and vice versa for them. At the end of the day, they are a good group and they are very coachable. With the current situation from Monday, and them coming in with a new coach who is kind of changing the stints, they executed. 

On where they are right now:
“I can’t look at the bigger picture. We are 3-2 and are obviously taking good strides. I’m happy we came in and stole one on the road and that’s our goal. Now we are going to go home and get prepared for the Jets.” 

On Reshad Jones:
“That’s why he gets paid the big bucks. I mean he is a playmaker and we expect for him to make plays. Vice versa we obviously create the pressure at the line for him to make plays and be the elite player that he is.” 

On the play of Kiko Alonso, Rey Maualuga, and Lawrence Timmons:
“I’ve said it before but they have got great experience. And like I have said before our entire defense has just been executing. If we continue to execute then we will be successful.” 

On staying in the game despite being down 17-0 at halftime:
“It’s easy. At the end of the day, we have been in this situation before. With this particular group, we’ve been down 17, 21, 24, you name it. Being in this situation in the past we knew we had to execute and that’s the mindset that we need to continue to have. Obviously, we would love to not be down 17-0 and be able to close a game out but we are not scared of being in that type of situation.”

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