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Xavien Howard – September 12, 2021 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, September 12, 2021
Postgame – New England

CB Xavien Howard

(Can you take us through the play and I think I know which play I mean?) – “I don’t. Which one (laughter)?”

(The fumble recovery.) – “Oh man I knew they were going to try and run the ball in the red zone. And putting everything on the line and just punching the ball out, really.”

(You have got a knack of stepping up when the team needs it the most. It felt like the danger zone for you guys – the way they were moving the ball and in the red zone and all the turnovers. Did you put it on yourself like I’m commit the play?) – “Like I said, every game I feel like I have to make something happen for the team and give the ball to the offense. My mindset was get the ball out, you know. We needed it and it was crucial so I made it happen.”

(What was your impression of QB Mac Jones in his first career start?) – “Like ‘J-Mac’ (Jason McCourty) said; he was poised. He didn’t make many mistakes like that and like I said he put his team in a position to win.”

(What makes you so good at just always being around the ball? It seems like you’re just always there.) – “The coaches – they put us in positions to make plays on the ball. During offseason, training camp – we focused on getting the ball and that’s the only thing that really matters.”

(What’s the mindset and the approach when you’re involved in a game and it doesn’t seem like you’re being targeted much at all?) – “I try to be poised and take it one play at a time because I feel like they try to lull me to sleep and try to make something happen. Just like I said, finding the ball, being around the ball. That’s my main thing.”

(I’ve been around going to Patriots games and left with not such a great feeling. What’s it feel like leaving with a win from New England?) – “It feels great. It feels great. Just take it one day at a time and just keep on going, keep getting better.”

(What’s more fun, an interception or a fumble recovery like that?) – “A win (laughter).”

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