I just want to start out by thanking the fans for helping to vote me into the Pro Bowl this season.

It’s a great honor. To be voted by my peers and the fans, that means a lot to me. We have bigger goals than Pro Bowls though, so I’m hoping that we’re busy in New Orleans during that game.

Getting the sack record was great too, but we’re not caught up in personal accolades and accomplishments. We’re just taking it one day at a time and focusing on our goals as a team.

Our season boils down to this one on Sunday against the Chiefs. We definitely want to take it one play at a time like we’ve been doing.

It’ll be great to play at home in front of our fans in the postseason. The combination of the altitude and our great fans makes Sports Authority Field a tough place for opponents to play.

-Gig ‘em!

When you’re winning, everything is great. We definitely want to keep on winning and keep on playing the type of football we have been playing. I guess we’ll see at the end of everything how far we can go.

This win streak has been great. Nobody wants to lose. We definitely want to keep the streak going and I know if we keep playing the type of football I know we can play, we’ll be alright.

I want to congratulate Aldon Smith on winning the NFC Defensive Player of the Month Award for November. We were both drafted last year and we’re good friends, so it’s great to get that type of award at the same time as him. I’m sure he’ll text me. If he doesn’t text me, I’ll text him. That’s one of my good friends.

Now our focus is on Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers are a very good team. Not just running the ball, not just passing the ball, not just run defense, not just pass defense – they are good all around. They’re probably the best team we’ve played in a while – since the Patriots. We are definitely going to have to be on point and keep taking it one day at a time if we want to keep our streak going.

I just want to start out by thanking some of my teammates who helped me get the Defensive Player of the Week award last week.

It starts in the meeting rooms. We have Keith Brooking, a veteran guy — he doesn’t let me gloat or think about the achievements I’ve got. I really appreciate having Keith in the locker room. He is a guy that really keeps me humble. He told us earlier, he’s been playing 15 years. If you add up the years of the rest of the group, we haven’t really had close to the type of experience he’s had. So, I think it all starts with Keith and he’s been playing great for us.

Then on the back end, there is Chris Harris, Champ Bailey, Rahim Moore, Tony Carter and Mike Adams — without their lockdown coverage, I don’t think I’d be able to be the type of pass rusher I am.

Aldon Smith texted me right after the 49ers game about taking away my sack lead. He and J.J. Watt have a little lead on me now, but all three of us were drafted in the first round last year and we have a pretty cool relationship. I think our success will be determined based on whoever is in New Orleans at the end of the year though. That’s what we’re trying to do. Our focus is on a tough Kansas City team this week and that’s all I’ve been thinking about. I congratulated Aldon after his game, and hopefully he’ll be congratulating me after this game.

I remember playing at Arrowhead Stadium last year and at the end of the National Anthem the fans yell, “And the home of the Chiefs.” That really stood out to me. Derrick Thomas played there and I really love Derrick Thomas. To go back to a place where he dominated for so many years is really special to me. It’s humbling to be mentioned with Derrick Thomas. I loved watching him play.

We’re just taking it one day at a time though to reach our goals as a team.

Gig em!