Ron Rivera Presser: ‘We’re headed up, we’re on the way up.’

Photo by Will Newton/Getty ImagesTaylor Heinicke:

Rivera on Taylor Heinicke: "It was gutsy. It really was. A guy like him, that works hard at what he does, he created an opportunity for himself and we'll see what happens."

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) January 10, 2021 Rivera on Taylor: "I'm very proud of what he did, competing how he did."

— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) January 10, 2021 Future is bright:

Ron Rivera to his team after the game: "The last stretch that we went through kind of showed us what we can become."

"I told the guys, 'We're headed up, we're on the way up.'"

— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) January 10, 2021 Rivera: "It shows us who we can become and it's up to us. ... I…