Here’s what Bill Belichick told the New England Patriots in the locker room after deafening the Cincinnati Bengals, 34-13, on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. He addressed his team about the turnover ratio and bounce-back performance against Cincinnati.
“Alright, fellas. That was getting back to good Patriots football there,” Belichick said. “Plus-five turnovers, alright? Taking good care of the football, four picks and a fumble recovery. One hundred and seventy-five yards on the ground, alright? Making progress, making progress. That will be a winning formula: don’t turn the ball over, run the ball, play good in the kicking game, play good defense, alright? That’ll win for us.
“We qualified for the playoffs today. It’s the 11th straight year, so we’ll be playing football. Short week, got to turn this around quick now. Get some rest, come in here Tuesday ready to go. Big game here. Let’s keep grinding it out here and be ready to go against these Bills, alright?Congratulations, men. That was a good job. It was a good week, good job here today.”
