Porter's reaction

On the heels of Miami's 38-13 triumph over the Patriots, Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter was asked about his comments earlier this week where he all but guaranteed a victory. Here's his response:

"The big thing is we came out with a win. It's not really about me. I am happy that we went out there and did not give up a big play. I said all week if we don't give up the big play and spot somebody 14 to 17 points, we have a chance to win the game. Give us a chance to fight. That is all we ask for. We had a couple different packages. We came after them a little bit. We made [quarterback Matt Cassel] make tough decisions. We got to the quarterback a little bit. For us to come out here and get this first victory against New England before our bye week is exactly what we needed for this team. We knew we were better than how we played the first two weeks. It is easy to say that but when you don't have the victories, no one wants to believe it. We came out and dropped the first two games and they want to compare us by saying here comes the same old Miami Dolphins. In our hearts, we knew we were a better team than that. Today we showed it."