He was in the locker room after the game, and said he knew that he had scored the touchdown before losing control of the ball.

"I definitely knew I was in there," Rice said. "They just made me stay down because I got a little dinged up there for a second. They made me stay down. They took me off the field, but they knew I was in the end zone."

So he remained aware of what was going on?

"Yeah," Rice said. "I had a couple of concussions before so they just wanted to make sure."

Rice was examined by the team doctor before answering questions from reporters.