IN QUOTES

“It’s not the first time any of us has lost. That’s part of the game.”

DENNIS GREEN

Viking coach, after 41-13 loss to Tampa Bay gave Minnesota its first defeat of season.

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“If anyone wants to intimate that all of a sudden I don’t know what I’m doing, and that my 25 years is a sham, and I faked my way to this point, they can have at it.”

BRIAN BILLICK

Raven coach, responding to questions about his team’s offense after 9-6 loss to Steelers.

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“It’s hard to just keep losing.”

WALI RAINER

Browns’ linebacker, after 12-3 loss to Cincinnati, Cleveland’s sixth consecutive loss.

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“We know we got their number. There is no other reason we’re 8-0 against them. It’s not that we’re that much better than them. We’ve just got their number.”

SAM GARNES

Giants’ safety, after 24-7 win over Eagles, New York’s eighth win in a row over Philadelphia.

ETC.

Brian Mitchell of the Eagles set an NFL record for punt return yards, collecting 57 and pushing his total to 3,717, breaking the mark of 3,708 set by Dave Meggett. . . . Buffalo’s Eric Moulds had his third consecutive 100-yard receiving game, tying a club record shared by Andre Reed and Elbert Dubenion. . . . Jeff Ogden’s punt return touchdown was the first for Miami since O.J. McDuffie had a 72-yarder against Pittsburgh on Dec. 13, 1993. . . . Elvis Grbac tied Len Dawson for the Chiefs’ team record by passing for a touchdown in his 14th consecutive game.