Detroit Lions: Jim Caldwell, Players Talk About Win Over Eagles
By Zac Snyder
DARIUS SLAY
On the forced fumble late in the game; “We just came back as a defense like, ‘We need to make a play, so let’s all make a play.’ We knew they were going to run the ball, so we were being a lot more aggressive, so I just came up there and I think I stuck him pretty good. The ball came up. We saw that he had to carry the ball out wide, so we knew he was going to fumble once in a while, so I just made a play.”
On his interception in the fourth quarter: “I was surprised he even threw that. I was in great position, so I’m like, ‘OK.’ But then I looked in the air and I said, ‘Oh, the ball is coming for real. He’s (Carson Wentz) really throwing this. Oh well, it’s time for his first career pick.’ I was like, ‘Oh, this is me right here, for sure.’ He’s a talented guy, man. I was kind of surprised. I didn’t believe all the hype at first, but he’s a very, very great decision (maker). But right then I just made a better play.”
On how big the win is for the team: “It’s a big win. It’s the start of one of our home games, we’ve got two more in a row. Just come back in here and just try to build our team up. Three home games in a row, you know, it’s nothing better than that to bond defending home.”
On if this win was a redemption for the team: “Yeah, we feel like we can pull off any win. They were making a couple plays here, plays there and they got their turnover and we capitalized on that and we just played ball. We know we’re a great team and we just try to finish strong.”
On what it means to be able to make two big plays in a game: “It’s big, man. That’s my nickname, ‘Big Play Slay,’ so I try to make every play I do big. I’m just blessed and fortunate to be able to do it.”