Texans - 23, Jaguars - 20
Q. Doug, can you update us on Trevor's condition, and were you able to talk to him at all post-game?
DOUG PEDERSON: I haven't talked to the docs yet. I did see him at halftime. He was moving around and everything. We'll be fine. He'll obviously go into the protocol. I haven't talked to him here after the game yet.
Q. You've obviously been in this league for a long time as a player and a coach. Where does that hit that he took rank for you in terms of dirty hits?
DOUG PEDERSON: Well, look, it's a play that nobody wants to see in our league obviously because you see what happens after the fact and it just escalates.
I've got a lot of respect for Coach Ryans. I know he doesn't coach his team that way. We don't coach our team that way. It's unfortunate, it really is. It's unfortunate.
I'm just glad that Trevor's going to be fine. He'll obviously be in the protocol, but it just is an unfortunate play.
Q. To follow up on that, has there been any thought -- I know it's really early, but has there been any thought on shutting Trevor down considering his shoulder, considering the latest injury?
DOUG PEDERSON: It's 30 minutes after the game, so I haven't thought about that, yeah.
Q. And then also, it was announced in the middle of the game Jerry Mack is taking a job at Kennesaw State. Can you confirm that? What was your conversation like with him?
DOUG PEDERSON: I'm excited for Jerry. It's a great opportunity for him to become a head coach in college football at Kennesaw State. I just thank Jerry for what he's done here. He's really changed that running back room and has done some really good things for us. Wish him well.
I'm excited. I'm excited for him to be able to watch him continue his career as a head coach now.
Q. Mac seemed to get in a groove there in the fourth quarter. He cut it to three. How difficult a decision was it to kickoff instead of try for the onside kick there and try to see if he could continue what he was doing?
DOUG PEDERSON: It obviously was a thought to do that, but we still had a couple of timeouts and still had some time left on the clock. Just the decision to go deep and put our defense back out there and try to get one more stop.
We talked about it quickly, but we elected to kick it deep.
Q. After all you and this team has been through this season, what was it like in your -- just your thought in your mind when you saw Trevor go down like that? Especially on a hit so egregious.
DOUG PEDERSON: I was excited for Trevor to get back out there and start for our team and lead our football team this week. That was always the goal was we'll shoot for the Houston game and get him back out there.
Again, it's unfortunate. It's a play that really has no business being in our league. I thought the officials did a great job of doing the best they could to get control of it and all of that.
Again, just trying to get -- getting Trevor in a comfortable situation, getting him back out there, trying to get some momentum on offense, and obviously that happens. It takes a little wind out of your sails, but on the flip side of that too, Mac came in and got us back in the football game. So proud of that too.
Q. When you see what happened in the aftermath, is that something that you just kind of feel like, hey, that's just a by-product? When somebody sees their quarterback get hit like that, that's just going to be the natural reaction?
DOUG PEDERSON: Yeah, you see it at every level of football, right? When the quarterback gets hit at that magnitude, it just escalates.
Obviously Jarrian on our side, he can't do what he did either. That's unacceptable as well. I know the league will probably send out fines for both players and maybe some others.
Again, there's -- when you see that, yes, it does. Plus it's a division game. It's a division game, and it's an emotional football game as it is, but at the same time, we've got to -- you have to be the bigger person. You've got to be the bigger man in situations like that. Just fortunate that nobody else was ejected from the game.
Q. Last three home games, the defense has had an opportunity late in the fourth quarter to either get a stop or get off the field to extend the game or give you all a chance to try and win the game. Is it something schematic? Is it execution that keeps leading to you all not being able to get off the field on those third down situations less than five minutes to go in the game?
DOUG PEDERSON: As a player, number one, you've got to understand the situation. Schematically, we look at it as coaches and make sure we're putting our players in situations to be successful. Obviously we'll take a look at the tape tomorrow, and I'll have probably a better answer for you tomorrow on this.
Just knowing and understanding the situation, yeah, you do everything you can to try to get off the field. Give credit to Houston for executing that play and staying on the field.
Q. What were your thoughts on Walker Little getting his contract extension?
DOUG PEDERSON: Excited for Walker. It's a great opportunity for him. I think it just shows the commitment the organization has and the type of player that he is to really get him locked up.
I think for him too it's a little peace of mind knowing he'll be here for the long haul. Excited for him and his family. It's a great opportunity, great for the organization obviously and our team, and excited for him.
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