Falcons 27, Jets 20
Q. A couple sacks, but the running game --
ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER: I think today, we started running the ball pretty well and we just got to find a way to keep it going. I don't know what that is yet. We have a bye week to figure that out, so all we can do is just go into the meetings this week and figure it out and then just move on from there.
Q. What is causing the slow starts?
ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER: I'm not sure but it's definitely something we need to figure out and we're going to figure out. Like I said, we have the bye week and it's the best thing for to us really dive into the film of the last four or five games, whatever it was we've played to figure that out.
Q. Must be frustrating because imagine you're working on that first group of plays, probably working on that Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and then doesn't come to fruition in the game. How frustrating is that?
ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER: Yeah, I mean, it's frustrating for any team. This is the NFL and not everything works out, you know. The guys on the other team get paid, too.
So like I said we just have to come into meetings next week and the week after that and figure out a way to get it done and keep the momentum. We can't be hurting ourselves and we have to put the defense in better situations, as well.
Q. Did you feel like when you came out for the second half, you had scoring momentum?
ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER: I'm sorry, could you repeat it?
Q. You ran the ball really well, went down and scored. Did you feel like you're back on the mat?
ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER: Definitely a momentum change for the whole team, defense, too. Like I said, we got to figure out in the first half, can't come in the second half -- everybody in the locker room knows it. We talk about it. So it's just something we're going to have to figure out.
Q. Did you guys feel any effects from the trip, the flying, the time change and stuff?
ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER: I can't speak on everyone, the whole staff, being in the meeting room and on the field, we felt pretty good. Felt the team had put together a good plan for us. You know, practiced on Friday and walk-through on Saturday. I can't speak for the whole team but I feel like we had good energy coming out. Had a good game plan. Just didn't work out for us.
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