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Mike Pouncey – December 14, 2017 Download PDF version

Thursday, December 14, 2017

C Mike Pouncey

(The offensive line seems better. Would you agree with that?) – “I just think we are playing real good team football right now. Whenever our offense is playing good, our defense is playing good. I think that just rolls over into everyone looking like we’re clicking right now. Obviously we’re clicking at the right time of the season. It felt good the last two weeks to be able to have our offense do what it’s done.”

(You’ve been around a long time here. Where does that win Monday night … How high up is it?) – “It was a big game. Not only for our season, but just for our organization. We haven’t played well at night games and obviously that was a really good football team we beat on Monday night. It was good to finally get a win, but especially one at night time.”

(What makes that victory any different than the others you guys have had on the Patriots here? You beat them 2013, 2014, and 2015 here.) – “Just that we played well on, I guess when you call it the only game on TV. Usually when we have those games, we don’t play well. We just wanted to go out there and prove that we can play at night time and play in big games. We went out there and played really well. It was good for our football team and obviously good for the confidence of our football team. We needed that win really, really bad for our season.”

(You guys in the last six weeks, you’ve averaged 24 points per game. Can you put your finger on why the offense has improved?) – “I can’t put my finger on it but I know it feels good. Honestly, the more points we score, the better our football team is. That’s our goal is every time we get the ball, finish with the ball. What I mean by that is with either the punt team or kicking a field goal. We protected the ball these last couple of weeks and that’s part of the reason our offense has played so well.”

(Do you still have a planned day off every week?) – “Yes. This is a short week, so I just wanted to make sure that I felt all the way right this week. It was just part of our plan that whenever we had short weeks, I take a day off. I feel good right now. I can’t wait until this weekend.”

(You are one of the two offensive linemen that have been able to play in every single game this year. How significant is that for you given where you were coming from?) – “Honestly I don’t want to think about it until I make all 16. Until then, I won’t be satisfied.”

(Is there a trick to playing in snow and or cold weather?) – “Yes, bundle up. (Laughter) Honestly, the only time you feel it is when you have a TV timeout. When we’re on the sideline, we’re on heated benches and when you’re playing in the game, your adrenaline is going so much you don’t even pay attention to the cold. Hopefully we won’t have as many TV timeouts for this game.”

(Was your last snow game that game you had in Pittsburgh in 2013?) – “Yes, that was the last time we had a snow game. Yes, that wasn’t fun at all. We couldn’t stay on our feet.”

(You were a rookie when RB Reggie Bush ran for over 200 yards in Buffalo in December. How much do you remember from that game?) – “That was a big game. I remember Reggie. Reggie was a great football player for us. We went up there and we ran the ball really, really well. I remember at the end of the game, him and Brandon Marshall sliding into the end zone. I miss Reggie. Reggie was a good dude. I love just playing in Buffalo. Their fans are awesome. It’s a playoff environment and anytime we go up there, we know that the fans are going to be really into it. It makes the game a lot more fun.”

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