New England Patriots 20, Arizona Cardinals 17
KK: Obviously a couple kicks we would like to have back but I think he's kicked the ball well, fourth over last two seasons. We've got to be able to come up with that, so we'll just keep working.
Q. How much did you guys draw up differently to give Kyler more protection? Was that a factor?
KK: I don't think so. I think he was feeling pretty good and I thought he really played an efficient game. Took what was there, checked the down, ran when he needed to run. You know, gave us a chance to win at the end.
Q. Overall, what do you think are the struggles for the offense the last couple weeks?
KK: I think New England had a good plan. I think once again we had some opportunities and didn't take advantage of it. Didn't have a ton of possessions. So we needed to maximize the ones we did have and weren't able to do that.
Q. On the last Simmons penalty, was it a decent call? What were your thoughts?
KK: I couldn't tell. You know, I just saw the replay like y'all did. Looked like the quarterback was still in play, but I didn't get a great look at it.
Q. When it comes to Zane, what do you think the issue is? Is it a matter of confidence? Is it the difficulty of the kicks?
KK: I'm not sure. I'll have to get with Coach Rodgers and kind of talk through what he saw on that and what Zane felt.
Like I said, he's kicked well for us the majority of the time. We've just got to find a way to get that done and there are a ton of plays in that game that could have made up for that.
Q. What's your frustration level right now?
KK: Disappointed that we didn't find a way to win the game, but that's the NFL. We knew coming up here we'd face a tough team with their backs against the wall and give their best shot. I thought they had a good plan and played hard and found a way to get us at the end.
Q. How much consideration was there for using Kyler for the play at the end of the second half?
KK: Not much. They had a good plan. Like I said, on almost all of our run plays, really keying on him and I like what kd brings in those situations. He usually has a nose for the end zone and unfortunately it didn't work out for us that time.
Q. What's your motto when it comes to short down yardage and sneaking a quarterback up the middle?
KK: Yeah, it's not really our deal right now and that's kind of what it is.
Q. Was there a plan to not have Kyler run as much? I know you were asked a similar question earlier, but are you trying to protect the shoulder and not have design run plays for him?
KK: Just trying to take what the defense gives us.
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