Jets 24, Dolphins 31
Q. How difficult was it seeing what happened to Alijah and seeing the game stop and then just kind of continue playing football after that?
BRYCE HALL: Yeah, that was tough. He's a warrior, and one of the things that we know we're going to get out of him is it's going to go 100 miles per hour full speed, and so that was tough to see our brother go down like that.
I just got word. They told us he's going to be all right. He's doing well. I'm happy for him and wishing him the best.
Q. It's human nature that can affect you guys for a little bit there.
BRYCE HALL: Uh-huh.
Q. Did you feel like it was a little flat after that for a stretch? Not as an excuse, but just in general.
BRYCE HALL: Yeah. I mean, it's just tough any time you see somebody go down like that. We play a violent game, so you never want to see something like that, especially a guy get carted off. You know, that's the -- unfortunately that's the worse part about playing this game.
So we were a little bit down, but obviously that's not an excuse.
Q. Spent a lot of the day on DeVante. Just how did you feel that matchup went for you?
BRYCE HALL: You know, he's a really good player. I felt like we went back and forth. He won his fair share and I felt like I did at times, too. And so much respect to him. He's a good player. Yeah, that's kind of how I feel.
Q. I don't know if you know, you hadn't lead at all at halftime all year. Just wonder what the vibe was in the room and maybe the anticipation where things were going pretty well for you in the first half?
BRYCE HALL: Yeah, any time we had the lead going into the half our mentality is we got to finish strong, and so that was kind of the message, that was kind of our mentality coming back. Let's just finish strong, and that's what we tried to do.
Q. What happened on the touchdown that Parker was able to get you on?
BRYCE HALL: Yeah, just didn't recognize the formations. I think they tell a story. I was kind of expecting a bigger dude going up for fade ball, but he caught an inside route, he ran a slant.
So respect to him. That was a good route he ran. I felt like I could have been better just understanding pre-snap what the offense was telling me, and then just be there to make at that play. You learn and grow from it, and I definitely learned from that.
Q. Bryce, did you think that ball was catchable?
BRYCE HALL: Yeah, you know, just two guys battling. It is what it is. You know, just kind of got to move on.
Q. Gave up a lot of rushing yards again as a defense today. Coach Saleh was talking about a lot of missed tackles. Can you put where your finger on what's happening here? This team is not a big-time rushing team coming into this game.
BRYCE HALL: I mean, that's December football, understanding we get a lot of runs. I haven't had a chance to watch the film so I don't feel like I can really make an assessment on that.
So, yeah.
Q. What's the mood of the team?
BRYCE HALL: I think we're -- you know, our coach, he put -- and I felt like it's really good on him -- he posed a challenge to us to take the mindset of these last four games treating it like playoff mentality.
So that's our mindset. That is our heart. I feel like we're still engaged in it. Just because we had this tough loss, I really feel and sense the vibe of this team is we're on the climb.
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