Best quotes
Gary Kubiak on another crazy win and the ups and downs of the season:
“There hasn’t been one way that we’ve won. We’ve kind of won all kinds of different ways. We’ve had a lot of different players contribute to our success when we’ve been successful. We’ve been through a quarterback ordeal with two guys playing, but here we are. That’s what team is all about and that’s what I’ve preached to them. I told them it would take them all today. It sure did. It will continue to take all of us as we move forward.”
Owen Daniels on the team’s ability to overcome tough situations and come out with a win:
“Teams don’t get to this point if you don’t have that mentality. If you don’t, you probably would have let some games slip away earlier in the season and we didn’t let that happen. For the most part, we were in a lot of ‘iffy’ situations, we were able to fight back and come out on top. Having that experience and being able to do that, you got to have that if you’re a playoff team.”
DeMarcus Ware on the personal significance of their entrance in the AFC Championship:
“It is real big. For me, I’ve played in a game like this and was never able to close it out. This right here is that chapter that you can write down and say you did that. For me, it is always, ‘What have you done for me lately?’ I’m still writing on that page and trying to get to the end. We’ll be ready for next week and I’m excited about it.”
Peyton Manning on the defense’s ability to come up with game-saving plays all season:
“Our defense has been outstanding all season. They have led us to this point. Let’s make that clear. Different guys stepped up at different times all season – David Bruton and [Darian] Stewart kind of combined for that interception on the last play at the Baltimore game; [Brandon] Marshall, [Bradley] Roby creating that fumble for a touchdown in the Chiefs game, and I could go on and on. Each game, key defensive players stepped it up, but you have to be a good team to win these playoff games and you have to win as a team. Defense did a great job holding them, and offensively, we did just enough to win.”
