Dolphins - 33, Patriots - 24
Q. Can you walk me through that last play, where were you? And how did it feel to kind of have the season end on a high note have the entire team celebrate like that?
XAVIEN HOWARD: It was a great feeling. Kind of a rough season. And struggled at the beginning of the season. I feel like we finished strong. I'm proud of everybody in that locker room.
Q. How much of it was a kind of point of emphasis to say although we don't necessarily have a postseason berth to play for, we still want to put the best outing we can out there how? How much of that was an emphasis during the week with this team?
XAVIEN HOWARD: We heard that so much this week, but know, we heard that so much this week. But want to finish strong. Not in the playoffs, things like that. And we wanted to end on a good note at home.
Q. Can you describe the energy on the field the first couple of series that the defense took today? It felt just a lot like the juice you guys were bringing during that seven-game winning streak?
XAVIEN HOWARD: Right, it felt like the momentum changed when we started making (indiscernible), scoring a touchdown on defense, I think the momentum changed. Everybody was excited, came to play like that.
Q. What has been the learning lesson that you take from this season as a team?
XAVIEN HOWARD: I feel like as a team, we stuck together the through the ups and downs through the season -- 7-0, was 1-7, something like that, starting off. It was tough. We could have been quitters, stuff like that, but we kept it going. Everybody kept fighting. I feel like we overcame it. We ended up finishing on a good note.
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