AP

After the Seahawks whipped the Vikings on Sunday, Seattle pass rusher Bruce Irvin gloated.

Irvin claimed that Bridgewater was “so scared” that the Seahawks could tell they were in his head. Bridgewater, apprised of those comments, said that wasn’t the case.

“I think Bruce was just excited to get the up on us,” Bridgewater said. “That’s typical Bruce.”

Still, Bridgewater acknowledged that he’d prefer not to be in a position where opposing teams can say that about him.

“It is a little embarrassing to hear that,” Bridgewater said. “Bruce is still a good player, and a great guy off the field also. I’m going to make sure that I remember those words. But I can’t lock in and pay too much attention to that. We have a game here in two days. I have to shift my focus to that.”

Bridgewater needs to show that he can shake off the opposing pass rush and make big plays. Recently, he hasn’t been doing that: In the Vikings’ last four games, Bridgewater has thrown just two touchdown passes, while being sacked 14 times.