(On what the mood is coming off the Bye Week) "I think the mood is cool, very optimistic about these next eight [games] we have coming up."

(On if the team looks at the next eight games as a whole or breaks it down week to week) "We have to take it week-by-week of course. We do know we have eight more, so the opportunity is great. We can kind of try to do what we envisioned doing in the first eight, but just make it happen these last eight."

(On the difference in the practice yesterday and people saying the intensity was ramped up) "If that's what they said, yeah."

(On if the team still feels like it can accomplish what the team originally wanted to) "Yes, definitely."

(On how he feels about his matchup with T.Y. Hilton) "To be honest, me personally, I'm not too much worried about anybody. I'm not worried about matchups or things like that. I'm going to go out there and do me – play how I know I can play."

(On the No. 1 reason as to why the locker room is confident) "Why wouldn't we be? We know the talent we have in here. We have faith that we can get it done. We just have to go out there and do it."

(On if the defense has confidence that if Leonard Fournette comes back, it will help the whole team) "That is the hope. I know I'm happy about him coming back. I know everybody should be because it's going to help us a lot where it is needed."

(On if he's ever been on a team that dug themselves out of a big hole) "No."

(On if there is a way that a team can light a spark with one win) "I don't know."

(On if he's asked around about how other teams have dug themselves out of a hole) "I've only been on this team, so it's the only team I'm worried about."

(On if Andrew Luck not being sacked puts the pressure on the coverage or the players up front) "Both, equally. We have to cover the receivers well and long enough, so that the defensive linemen can get there. The d-linemen, they have to rush fast so he can't get rid of the ball. I think it works both ways."

(On if he can see that Andrew Luck has a "special relationship" with T.Y. Hilton) "Sure. Like I was just saying a second ago, I'm not too much worried about a special connection or whatever they have going on. I'm just going to do me. We're going to do us over here, and we're going to try to get the job done as best as we can."