Dolphins - 33, Patriots - 24
Q. For the Dolphins throwbacks, how often do you want to play in them because it seems like this year when you wear those jerseys you make a statement effort. Would you like to see those year-round or certain games?
CHRISTIAN WILKINS: I think they're special-occasion thing. It's just cool to throw them on. We all get excited. They're nice throwbacks. I think we've got some of the best uniforms and best retro uniforms in the league. It's always exciting to put on the throwbacks and give a shoutout to our predecessors.
Q. What does it feel like to be the top tackle man in the NFL from the defensive line standpoint?
CHRISTIAN WILKINS: I'm not going to lie, it's a pretty cool honor. I wasn't trying to focus on it. Guys were talking about it. It was all week and stuff. I'm like, no, I'm just trying to play the game. Let me get to the game.
But just like anytime you get a personal accolade, it never can be dealt without the guys around you. If I don't have the other guys on the D line pushing me every day to be my best and coming every day to be the example, what it looks like, or try to be the example for those guys, but if I don't have guys setting edges -- it's really a collective thing. I don't do it by myself.
But I'm definitely honored to have the honor and the recognition. Hopefully I'll bring it next year.
Q. What's it like when you have an effective running game for the defense?
CHRISTIAN WILKINS: That's big. It's huge because you're wearing the other defense down. You're taking more time of possession when you can run the ball. It's always great when the offense can get the ball and the ground going, too.
It keeps us fresh, keeps us off the field, keep the crowd going and especially when we were able to have it late in the game we were able to do those and the offense stepped up big today.
Q. You talked all year about sticking together and how you guys really fought to the bitter end because you stuck together. What role did Flo play in keeping you guys together? If you could explain some of the things he did.
CHRISTIAN WILKINS: That's the head man. We followed his lead. All year long, when it was at its worst and when things didn't look so great and all the outside world had this to say about us, that to say about us, he just brought us all back in.
Even when we were doing great, he still brought us back in -- we still have to get better; we've still got to stick together no matter what. Even when guys started to have some success, he's, like, no. He does a great job of leading us, setting the tone for us each week and creating the mindset for us. And we all love him as players and we can all get behind him.
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