Postgame Press Conference: Zac Taylor Reacts to Bengals' 26-20 Loss to Patriots

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Zac Taylor (2:44)

We don't appreciate losing. It's an awful feeling, it's sick. But our guys, they just keep showing up, man. They keep doing a great job during the course of the week. They keep practicing their tails off. They're giving everything they can on the field. We just came up short. You saw a different game. You saw guys that played all year for us. You saw guys that came in there and got their first opportunity. You saw guys that came in there on a one-play notice. And guys just kept fighting, and we thought we were going to win the game, and we came up short. It's a sickening feeling.

We can't question the fight for one second, and at some point, that's going to pay off for us.

SPEAKER_8 (3:19)

Can we get some detail to your decision as to why Joe Burrow didn't start today, and do you expect him to start on Thanksgiving?

Zac Taylor (3:27)

We'll see. I'm not going to declare anything for Thursday yet. I thought he put himself in a great position to be ready to play this weekend, and the best decision for us was to wait a couple more days.

SPEAKER_10 (3:36)

How's Tee? Zac?

Zac Taylor (3:37)

He's in concussion protocol. Tee, Taj, Taj Brooks. Marker got a hamstring and Flacco had an issue with his finger and starting hand.

SPEAKER_11 (3:48)

Dislocated, popped back in?

Zac Taylor (3:50)

I don't remember.

That's what it sounded like at the time. I can't remember what the trainer's told me.

SPEAKER_12 (3:55)

How do you feel like he played overall today, Flacco?

Zac Taylor (3:57)

Yeah, I think he continues to just fight for us, man, and give us a chance.

And him and a lot of other guys in all three phases today, I thought just kept fighting for us, and he gave us a chance there at the end of the game. He plays through a lot of pain and just keeps giving us a chance to win. We just haven't been able to do it as a team yet.