Panthers QB Cam Newton

On how much losing a chance at an undefeated season hurt
“It didn’t tickle.”

On bouncing back from the loss
“There are no magic words that need to be said. We don’t wave a magic wand or anything like that. We got our ass kicked today and to a degree we deserved it. Offensively, defensively, and special teams, I’m talking with a mirror in front of my face. There are some plays that we left out there. We knew it. Yet we know what we are capable of. We are 14-1 right now. We put ourselves in the situation where we can use this as fuel.”

On preparation during a holiday week, including a day when he missed some practice time
“I didn’t miss enough practice to have it be a problem. I left with five plays, to clear that up. This week of practice, when coach gives us opportunities and takes care of his guys like he has been all year, we can’t make him question if he should have or what he should have done in that situation. We have too many great leaders on this team. Too much riding on this season to sit back and say this week wasn’t important. That’s bullcrap. We had a couple great days of practice.”

On if his touchdown celebration of rocking the ball like a baby had any significance
“No, sir. And I’m going to leave it at that.”

On whether he thinks the starters will play next Sunday
“We got a game next week, right? We are going to play next week.”