New York Jets CB Antonio Cromartie

On if he agrees with Coach Ryan’s comment about him stepping up…

I would agree with it. I’m just trying to do my best and make sure that the other guys are doing the same – make sure they’re playing at a high level too. I think we’ve got young guys with Ellis Lankster (playing well), making sure Kyle (Wilson) is playing, and he’s playing pretty well right now too. We’re just trying to make sure those guys know that we’re playing together and we know what we’re supposed to do and that they’re playing at a high level.

On how much a win the next two weeks would mean…

I mean, for us, we only focus on one week and that’s this week right here against the Colts. Right now, what we’re looking at is we’re one game back from being in first place. The biggest thing is we have an AFC game coming up. We have to make sure that we come in and try to win this game at home and just take care of what we need to take care of from that point on.

On potentially playing offense on Sunday…

Honestly, I don’t really know. They just told me to be ready if they need me. That’s the (route) I’m taking and that’s how I’m going about it. (I’m) just (making) sure that I’m mentally and physically ready to go when my number is called.

New York Jets S LaRon Landry, 10.14

On whether the win boosted their confidence…

It’s definitely a confidence builder, but you can’t get overly excited.  You play week in and week out to win ball games. It’s definitely a must do, our job is to win.  It’s a confidence builder. We needed a change, we just have to build on it.

On what Coach Ryan emphasized at halftime…

Just keep fighting, Stay in it.  We have a lot more ball to play.  We had a great first half, but we have to finish.  It’s not how you start it’s how you finish. We finished today.

On whether this was a much needed win…

It’s a must need win week-in and week-out, so that’s the way I view it. I can say everybody’s working on the same goal. Win, week-in and week-out and get to that championship. That’s what I mean (when I say) we have to win week-in and week-out.