''I don't talk to them about playoffs. I just talk to them about the next game and doing what we need to do to win the next game,'' he said. ''I know that other people have been talking about playoffs, but I don't talk about it. Hopefully, they listen to me more than anybody else.''

Linebacker Andra Davis seconded that.

''No one in this locker room or in this organization has mentioned playoffs,'' Davis said. ''There is a lot of football left. A lot of things can happen.''

D-line woes

Nose tackle Ethan Kelly and defensive end Orpheus Roye both were sidelined by knee injuries Sunday. Crennel downplayed fatigue among the remaining defensive linemen as a possible contributor to Arizona halfback Edgerrin James picking up big chunks of rushing yardage in the fourth quarter.

''We didn't fit where we needed to fit a lot of times on those plays,'' Crennel said. ''If we had been more disciplined, we'd have been able to stop some of those runs. Those guys early in the game were able to play the run a little better.''

Crennel said it's a ''possibility'' that Kelly wll be cleared to play against the Jets.