Zac Taylor on Bengals' Loss to Steelers

12/1/2024

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00:00The turnovers that we had on offense are, you know, once a tip, pick, I mean, it's really just them making a play.

00:06You know, Hayward got his hands up, made a play, we had the strip sack, you know, so Joe's never going to see that coming from behind him.

00:14And then the other one, again, kind of came from behind him and TJ got the ball out.

00:17So, but in these games, that's what it comes down to.

00:20So I think it's three to one in the turnover battle.

00:22And when it's a one score game, it's as simple as that.

00:24So we've got to find more ways to create turnovers.

00:26I know guys were trying, I know guys were trying to rip it out.

00:28But we've got to find a way to do it.

00:31How disappointing was the tackling today coming off of a lie?

00:36I mean, any time, you know, I'm not going to say they gave up 44, you give up 37 points.

00:41We've just got to find ways to get stops.

00:43And that starts with tackling and, you know, credit to their offense.

00:46I thought they did a great job. I thought Arthur had a great plan.

00:48They executed it, kept us off balance, kept themselves in manageable, really manageable second downs.

00:54And, man, that shows by the score.

00:57Did you feel like the effort was where it needed to be in the tackling situation?

01:00Yeah, I don't question the effort.

01:02You know, we just got to get guys on the ground.

01:03Because there was great examples at times of guys hitting and making tackles.

01:09But again, overall, the consistency of it wasn't good enough.

01:13Do you feel like the message is still getting through from coaching staff

01:17to players at this point on defense?

01:19I do, because you're seeing moments

01:22where they're getting us back in the game.

01:25It's in the second half.

01:26Sometimes it's too little, too late.

01:28We're still having our opportunities there.

01:30But again, we've got good leadership on that side, guys I trust,

01:33guys that it means a lot to them.

01:36And so, again, at this point, we're counting on everybody to stick together

01:40and find a way to make some plays to get us some wins.

01:42What kind of conversations are you having with Lou on the sideline

01:45when you're obviously trying to scheme whatever possible to get them to stop?

01:51What are those discussions?

01:52Yeah, just trying to help where I can.

01:53What I'm seeing from their offense and things

01:55that they may be looking for from our defense,

01:58trying to give them any help.

01:59But again, those guys have prepared for many seasons

02:03and done a great job for us.

02:05And so just because times are tough doesn't mean you got to change

02:09the whole thing on the fly.

02:10So I still got a lot of trust in those guys,

02:13and we just got to figure out a way to get some stops.

02:15Zach, they had 518 total yards and the 37 points

02:19that you brought up there most of the season.

02:21I saw Jordan Battle was getting a lot more reps at safety.

02:24Are there any other considerations maybe for moves

02:27with different players in there after the game?

02:29I mean, every single week we've been here.

02:31We're trying to put the right people in position to win the game.

02:36What is your message to the team after a game like this?

02:38Stick together. Take accountability.

02:40We got good people in the locker room.

02:42And, you know, it's an emotional game,

02:45you know, especially in a divisional game like this,

02:47especially with where we're at in the season.

02:49You know, I think it's normal for emotions to run high,

02:51but at the same time,

02:53we just got to take accountability for anything we can

02:55and stick together and find a way to go find a win.

02:59You know, we just got to get ourselves some momentum.

03:00That's three games in a row now

03:02that have all been one-possession games.

03:05We haven't done enough to earn the win.

03:06It's as simple as that.

03:07It's nobody else's fault but our own.

03:09We haven't earned it.

03:10And so now there's still opportunity in front of us

03:13to get some momentum for ourselves.

03:14I don't know what the outlook is for the season,

03:16but I know that we're Monday night football at Dallas Cowboys,

03:18and I expect our guys to respond the right way,

03:21you know, and have a great week and get ready to go

03:23and find a way to get on a winning streak

03:25instead of, you know, being on this three-game

03:26losing streak we've been on.

Zac Taylor on Bengals' Loss to Steelers

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