New England Patriots Audio

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady addresses the media during his press conference at Gillette Stadium on Friday, December 24, 2010. TB: Hi guys. Sorry to bring you guys in here on a Christmas Eve. Q: (On how he's feeling) TB: Doing good. Doing good. Ready for this game. Ready for Santa Claus and then ready to play some football. Q: How would you describe what you got hit with illness-wise? TB: Probably what a lot of guys are getting hit with lately. It's just going around town. But I'm feeling good. Good day of practice yesterday. Have to go out and have a good day today, get sharpened up and get ready to go play for a division title. Q: How much does it affect your ability to prepare? TB: None. None. Q: It wasn't like that AFC Championship game a couple years back when you were on your death bed? TB: No. I wasn't quite on my death bed that day either. No it wasn't anything like that. Just the normal flu. Q: When you aren't at practice, are you getting treatment, watching film? TB: Everything. All that stuff: treatment, film, still getting prepared, finding different things to do other than run around. You still use the time to prepare, certainly [to] get caught up on some other things that maybe you don't get a chance to do when you're out there practicing. It's maybe a little more rehab, stuff like that. Q: Is the turnover streak a self-fulfilling prophecy almost because everyone is so focused on not being the person to break the streak? TB: We always talk about not turning the ball over. I think we've been very fortunate - I certainly have been a couple of times - over the last few weeks. The guys who are a carrying the ball in these conditions in the winter time, when it's snowy... In Chicago, that was pretty cool not to turn it over on a day like that. As the weather gets cooler the ball gets a little harder to handle. The teams that really play well in this type of weather don't turn it over. So it's definitely a point of emphasis this week as well. ...