On whether the team was fired up due to defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' comments: "That has been our philosophy all year long. It just so happens that Gregg (Williams) spilled the beans. Our attitude is always to let teams, at the end of the day, remember that they played against us. That's our plan to play a tough, physical brand of football. Those 'remember shots' go a long way."

In Gregg Williams' style of defense, I'm allowed to be a playmaker, trust my instincts and attack the football. It's two different worlds from where I was last year and this year. That's probably why the numbers (of interceptions) are so different."
On whether he spoke to the Vikings coaching staff about what he does well: "Always. They just did what they had been doing."

On how difficult it is to put more pressure on QB Peyton Manning with the presence of TE Dallas Clark: "The thing about 'remember me shots' - I don't know if you think it means the quarterback or whoever is not going to get back up, he can still get back up, but it's 'remember me' because he is going to remember he just got his bell rung. You can always get those types of shots on whoever is playing the game once they step between the white lines. The quarterback can always get hit. It's just how they get hit.