Give a defense three or four weeks to prepare. Normally, we get two or three days. The defense loves preparation. I think this game will surprise some people. Our defense has been maligned, but they've made plays when they had to.

Our intensity level went down and that made our defense go down. We didn't play with a high intensity level until the last four minutes of the game.

We're searching for chemistry. Our defense needs to come together, and they know that. I think they're going to work on that all week this week.

Our defense kept giving us opportunities, but we couldn't get it going. In the second half, especially in the third quarter, we kept having mental breakdowns.

Ashton's just a workhorse. To have one touchdown on offense, one on defense and one on special teams really says a lot.

I think honestly our defense is better at this point than last year. Why? Because of No. 97.