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«I can't speak enough about how our heart goes out to them. The letter had an impact. We respect and acknowledge what everyone has gone through.»

«We respect the Carolina fans. I told Julius Peppers , 'Thank you.' That's the first thing I said to him. I didn't say 'We beat your butt.' I said 'Thank you very much for your support, I appreciate it.' Because that's what's important.»

«It was very emotional for us. It feels real good because we know all they went through, all they lost. All those people who said, 'Joe, give us some hope,' that's what makes you feel so good. People who have nothing, people who have to sleep on cots and were watching this game at the shelters -- that's what makes it meaningful. We want to take that with us everywhere we go. Their words kept going through my mind. . . . It's not about the New Orleans Saints. It's about those people sitting on cots with their kids.»

«The mayor's letter told us that the things he saw, you'd only see in a horror movie. Right now, people are trying to find their families.»

«Anything Aaron Brooks threw during that last drive, I was going to catch. We're going to put those people on our backs and try to carry them through the season. They loved us before the hurricane. They've wanted us to win football games for 30 years.»

«Being for real, it's not about the New Orleans Saints; it's about those people sitting on those cots, trying to find their kids. We love the people around the nation who have poured out their hearts to us. We're going to do what we have to do to win football games. But the game is the game. Afterward, our focus is right back on New Orleans.»

«All people have asked of me was, 'Joe, please win football games for us. Give us some kind of hope,' ... And that is what makes us feel so good. It wasn't about who made plays or who did what. It was about winning that football game for the fans in New Orleans and around the world, because our fans are everywhere.»

«I heard the stories from the people that came crying on my shoulder saying, 'Joe, I lost everything. I don't know where my son is. I don't know where my daughter is,' ... Right now they're in disarray. They're still trying to find their families. So I can't speak enough about how much my heart goes out to them. This game was for the fans.»

«But it's not about the New Orleans Saints now. It's about all those people on those cots trying to find their kids.»

«The people that lost everything, they have to sit on cots to watch this team and hope we win for New Orleans,»