Campbell takes losing hard

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Campbell's teammates continue to rally around him, with the second-year starter taking losses as hard as anyone in the organization. Campbell cried after Sunday's loss, angry with himself for a late-game interception on what overall was his best performance in the NFL. Gibbs called on Campbell to throw the ball 54 times to try to keep pace with the Cowboys, and the youngster responded in every way but ultimately pulling off the comeback.

Campbell remained a harsh self-critic yesterday. "It's tough, we keep losing all these close games and we're playing so hard as a team," he said. "You're fighting your hearts out and it seems like things don't go our way towards the end of games"

Tackle Chris Samuels, who struggled at critical junctures against Dallas linebacker DeMarcus Ware, was among those to console Campbell after the game. "We saw him crying in the locker room and that just shows how much Jason, how much passion he has for the game, how much he loves it," Samuels said. "He takes it really hard. And we all encouraged him and told him everybody makes mistakes. Even I had mistakes in the game. You've just got to stay encouraged and let it roll of your shoulders and bounce back."

Said Gibbs of Campbell's emotion, "That's probably something you can't manufacture and you can't hide, and I think it shows up in the way he plays and I think that will continue to be the case with him."