On cornerback Clark Phillips III’s late-game interception and not turning it into a pick-six…

“There’s some guys that are going to give him a lot of stuff on the sideline for not scoring, but I’ll tell you what, man, that’s a young heads-up play from a young man to end the football game right there. and not running the defense back and getting that many yards up and being able to do those things and end the football game. You win games, and that’s a smart play from a young football player, and I’m proud of him for that too .”

Tight end Charlie Woerner

On the run game works…

“That’s how you win games, that’s how you close the game. To go out there in a four-minute drill, especially late in the fourth quarter, and run out the clock was great. They know it’s coming, but The fact that you’re going to get first downs still feels good.”

Cornerback Clark Phillips III

When he realized he shouldn’t take his late-game interception all the way to the end zone…

“Really, right when I got him. I thought before the play that they were going to try to get down the sideline. If I take him, I have to make sure I get down. After missing the quarterback, I I was like ah damn, I gotta get on with it.”

Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton

On the late-game interception by Falcons cornerback Clark Phillips III…

“If I had let it go a little bit earlier, I think I probably could have had it, but he made a great play. I was trying to get the ball down the field. If I could go back and do it again, I would controlling it and keeping that drive going. That was a big drive for us, and especially with the momentum we had at that moment. That one hurt us and set us back, and it’s up to me to make better decisions at that point .”