"I'm tired of the sky falling around here. I really am," Pees continued. "I'm really sick of it. You know, our defense last week on a third down-and-1, was that a third-and-critical-1? If they get that first down, is the game over? They're taking a knee. What did we do? We stopped them. [They] kicked the ball, got the ball forced. Half of the stands are gone, right? Everybody's going home, and we run a punt back for a touchdown and tie the game up. So that's a hell of a play, and I'm proud of the defense for doing that. When we went into overtime, what did we do on the first series? They got the ball, and what did we do? Stopped them. We just can't give up a big play. Still, the bottom line, I'm still not trying to excuse that. I'm just saying I'm not doom and gloom. I'm not going to buy into that crap. We're a pretty damn good defense, and if we quit giving up big plays, we'll be damn good statistically. Enough said."