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Game vs. Falcons: Head Coach Andy Reid
 
December 31, 2006 | Last Updated: 12/31/06 6:37 PM ET | Comments (0)

Injuries "As far as injuries go [running back Correll] Buck [Buckhalter] has a calf strain and [defensive end Juqua Thomas] J.T. also has a calf spasm. I don't think they are too bad, but we'll see how they are tomorrow.

Credit goes out to the organization, everybody hanging together and doing a nice job of mustering up another NFC East championship. My hat goes off to everybody, I might even include you guys."

On whether this division title had special meaning: "It was a good one. We're not done. It's a nice one to have right now. We don't have a lot of time to think about it because we've got the Giants coming in and we know how those games go."

On how he found out that Dallas had lost: "[Assistant to the Head Coach] James [Urban], I just had him on the look out for it"

On whether there was a plan for the team should Detroit beat Dallas: "Well I watched the game up until we went out. I knew it was a pretty good idea that it was going to be close. It was just a matter of keeping an eye on it. Tom Heckert and I had met and we had a plan if it did go Detroit's way, what we would do, so that's what we did."

On moving the two starting guards to tackle: "I rested the two tackles. We kind of did it by age. Those guys wanted out."

On the performance of quarterback A.J. Feeley and wide receiver Hank Baskett: "I don't know what A.J.'s final numbers were, or Hank's, but it looked like both of them played very good. I don't know exactly what there numbers were."

Commenting of the final statistics of Feeley and Baskett: "That's a good day."

On the quality control and preparation for the New York Giants: "We flew Tommy Brasher (former Eagles defensive line coach) in here. Tommy's been doing breakdowns for us the whole season. He's working on getting caught up on the Giants even though we just played them a few weeks ago and the other possible teams in the playoffs."

On the goal line stand: "That was a good play. We had a couple of those and that was a good one. I was proud of the young guys for stepping in, some of the guys who don't get a chance to play. They stepped in and had an opportunity to play and it looks like they did a respectable job."

On whether he would have not started players had he known Detroit had won prior to the start of the game: "I would have if there had been a little bit of time before. There wasn't going to be a chance of that unless there was an absolute rout."

On whether the personnel decisions were made today solely out of concern for health of the starters: "Right."

On how the team felt about the underdog role: "They've done a nice job at climbing back into the thing. They've taken a ?back to the wall' mentality and they seem to have kind of rallied around that. We're a little bit like zombies, we're back from the dead. We'll see how it goes."

On what it feels like to be a "zombie:" "It feels good right now."

On whether they would take more from the first or second Giants game: "There going to do what they do. They kind of know us and we kind of know them. There might be a little wrinkle here or there. It's going to be a heck of a football game.

On whether or not he had to warn the team about the Giants given their 8-8 record: "They know. They know. They know what to expect. They know these guys. Once you get into the playoffs anything goes. I'm sure Tom's telling his team the same thing."

On whether he was surprised by the team being in its current position: "I liked the chemistry from training camp. I liked the football team, it was just a matter of, some things change around quick. When we weren't going too well there, we had some games that were close and those can take a little energy out of you when you come up on the wrong side of the stick. The guys hung in there. They hung in and they kept battling and the breaks came around back to us and we had a couple of things happen there.

On whether the team remained energetic after they found out Dallas lost: "I want to win every game man. I don't care who is in there we want to win."

Game vs. Falcons: Head Coach Andy Reid
   
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