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© St. Petersburg Times, published October 8, 2001
Tony Dungy on the game: "I felt we could have scored some more if there wouldn't have been the penalties that led to bad field position. ... Last week we came up short on the last drive. This week it was a little different. The defense did a good job of keeping them out of the end zone."
Shelton Quarles on his 98-yard interception return:"I got gassed. It took all the energy I had to keep from getting tackled. ... With Ronde running down the field with me, he could have gotten there first."
Aaron Stecker on the offense: "A lot of things we do is because of what Green Bay is doing. If they are dropping all of their defensive backs, they are not going to let us get 13 or 14 yards. That's why we throw it underneath."
Quarles on the defense: "We know we are not an average defense and we had to come together to show it. We had to set the tone on how we play defense at home, and I think we did that today."
Derrick Brooks on the fans: "The crowd helped a lot. Us being at home messed up their communication a few times during the ball game. They were loud coming down the stretch. We had to use our non-verbal communication, and that's how we like it."
Warren Sapp on fans booing the offense: "I read (a letter in the newspaper that) said fans from New York are obnoxious, fans from Philly are crazy and fans from Tampa are just stupid. ... Y'all have to admit we don't have the brightest fans in America. Come on. They cheer when we've got the ball and they won't cheer when the defense is out there."