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The Week in Quotes

"Yeah, you're up against the clock. I knew we had to gain a chunk so I should have been thinking more first down instead of chunk."

-- Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady took blame for his approach on the Bucs' last play from scrimmage during the attempted comeback against the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football. After a fourth-down shot downfield to Cameron Brate missed, Brady threw up four fingers, apparently believing he had one more down left to play.

"Yeah, he knew, he knew."

-- Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians bluntly disregarded the narrative that Brady had forgotten the down, saying he knew what down it was.