Panthers CB Josh Norman

RE: How close was he to breaking up Seattle’s last TD pass
“Oh my gosh, we’re talking a game of inches. I’m not even mad because gosh, it’s crazy. Usually I’d be so [mad], but I’m not. It was nothing physical that happened. I was up there forever it feels like, but I jumped too soon, and I have to work on that. I can’t be so anxious to go at it at the highest point. I have to be relaxed and let the play come to me instead of going out there to get it sometimes. That’s what happens when you’re aggressive too early. He was back there to make a great catch.”

RE: Jumping out of coverage to pick up his first career sack
“At some point in time, you just got to be relentless. Gotta go rogue one time, heck with it man. So happy it worked out for me. I saw him back there with the ball and said, ‘Come on man, this is ridiculous. Let’s come back here and try to come up with something big for the team.’ Luckily I ended up doing that. I came up, and I was so jubilant and hey, we got off the field.”

RE: Sense of validation from outside noise
“I am going to be honest with you, I don’t really care. At this point in time, if you don’t pick us, it doesn’t matter. We are just going to keep doing what we do. I guarantee next week there is going to be a whole bunch of people switching their votes. We are just going to come out here and keep having fun, keep dancing and enjoying ourselves and our personality.”