A transcript with Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata:

On how he approaches the losing streak: “Me, individually, I just keep doing what I’m doing: Work hard in practice and work on the things that I think I need to work on, and keep on improving every week.”

On the status of his health: “My knee is a little sore. I am going to play Sunday, so I just need to be a little cautious about it, making sure I don’t aggravate it more.”

On injuries hurting more in a losing season: “Probably. A lot of guys have been hurt this year, [which is] probably some of the reason we’ve lost some games. I think my knee is kind of hurting a little bit more, but I think I’ll be ready for Sunday.”

On the team’s success when he was a rookie compared to this season: “You can never take wins for granted. Last year, as a rookie, winning all those games, it kind of felt like it was going to be like that every year. I kind of was spoiled as a rookie, and now, just going through this season, it’s something you have to learn through. Hopefully we can learn from it and make sure it doesn’t happen again for years to come.”

On trying to jump on the Dolphins early: “I think they’re playing hard. We see them on film, and they look like they’re playing hard. They’ve lost a lot of really close games. I just think they’ve had some rough times like we have had this year with losing those close games. We’re just going to have to be a little more mentally strong and hopefully get this win.”