Joe Burrow Reacts to Cincinnati Bengals Loss to Houston Texans
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00:00 What's going through your mind right now?
00:02 Tough loss.
00:03 Thought we were going to be able to pull it out.
00:05 You know, didn't make enough plays at the end of the day.
00:08 They played really well.
00:10 It's this point.
00:12 [Indistinct talking]
00:14 ...on that first drive,
00:16 and then you started climbing down to that one on 11
00:18 near the inconsistent there.
00:20 Have to see the tape.
00:21 Joe, the interception in the end zone,
00:25 trying to make a play, is that when you obviously
00:27 want to have it back? What did you see there?
00:29 Yeah, just trying to make plays.
00:33 Obviously wasn't able to make that one, but...
00:35 Yeah.
00:39 Does the mentality change when you're down 10 that late
00:41 to try to push the ball down and give a little bit more?
00:43 Yeah, absolutely.
00:46 You got to try to make plays in that situation.
00:48 What's the timers, obviously?
00:55 Proving that you've thrown in plenty of passes.
00:57 Has it dropped there?
01:00 Do you say anything to him
01:01 as they approach the same with Tyler?
01:03 We wouldn't have even been down there if it wasn't for him,
01:05 so, you know, obviously like to come down with it,
01:10 but, you know, we were able to go down and tie it up.
01:13 Like to punch it in, make him go down
01:15 and score a touchdown in that situation,
01:17 but we were able to tie it up.
01:21 J.D., you're going to have to put this one behind you
01:23 faster than normal,
01:24 given what's ahead on Thursday night.
01:26 What's your confidence in your team's ability
01:28 to do that?
01:30 Yeah, we have to. We have to.
01:31 So, got to get our bodies right.
01:34 That's the toughest part of these Thursday night games,
01:35 so it starts now.
01:37 It's probably one of the more frustrating losses you've had.
01:40 Yeah, I would say that.
01:42 It seems like you were kind of running out of the pocket
01:44 a lot more than you have in the last couple weeks.
01:47 What was Houston doing up front, too,
01:49 that made you be under duress so much?
01:50 Yeah, I knew going in that they had a really good
01:53 defensive front. They have some juice up front.
01:56 And so, after that first half,
01:58 I was going in the second half
02:01 thinking I was going to scramble a little bit more,
02:03 try to make some plays with my legs,
02:06 and, you know, made some.
02:08 Why is it so frustrating?
02:11 I mean, you watch the game.
02:13 What did you see on the touchdown in Jermar?
02:15 It looked like he kind of changed his role.
02:17 You saw his scrambling?
02:19 Yeah, he did a great job there.
02:22 You know, that's a scramble drill for us.
02:24 That turns into big plays, big touchdowns in those situations.
02:27 He does a great job of that every single time.
02:30 That was a big play.
02:31 On the final drive, what did you see on the first down sack
02:32 and the second down as well?
02:34 You didn't predict it.
02:36 Yeah, you know, I thought, you know,
02:40 we had a good look at the draw.
02:41 Didn't end up playing out. I'll have to watch the tape.
02:44 Not sure if they stunted up front or not.
02:46 That usually can mess those draws up.
02:50 The one before that, I'm not quite sure.
02:55 What did they do defensively after that first drive?
02:57 You guys got off to another good start,
02:59 which has been a theme, and then obviously,
03:01 it wasn't the playing after that.
03:03 Yeah, it was tough all day.
03:06 They're a good defense.
03:07 Veteran guys, veteran linebackers,
03:09 some really good safeties that make it tough.
03:13 Like I said, their defensive front has some juice
03:16 and is able to get pressure on teams.
03:19 They're a good defense,
03:21 and they were able to slow us down in that first half
03:26 after that first drive,
03:28 and that first drive definitely wasn't easy.
03:30 We were able to make some plays on that one
03:32 and get some points, and then after that
03:34 in the first half, it wasn't much.
03:37 But I like how we responded.
03:38 You know, this team's been in a familiar spot like this
03:40 three straight years in a row,
03:42 a five-and-four record at least.
03:43 What's the mood and the tone and just the messaging
03:46 coming out of a game like this?
03:47 Yeah, we got to step it up.
03:49 You know, we got to be better.
03:51 You know, today wasn't good enough.
03:55 Simple as that.
03:56 Even at points during the win streak,
03:57 y'all have been talking about the offense
03:58 has kind of been choppy at times.
04:00 I mean, is that something that has been concerning,
04:02 especially as it kind of shows up again today?
04:04 Yeah.
04:05 You always want to play a complete game.
04:09 I thought we put ourselves in position to win that one.
04:13 Obviously, you'd like to score every time.
04:14 That's not the reality of the NFL.
04:17 I thought we did some really good things.
04:18 Obviously, some things that we can do better, too.
04:20 What did you say about Jamar today?
04:21 He was playing with his back issues.
04:22 Zach said he wanted to --
04:24 he made it a point to kind of give him the ball
04:25 as much as he could.
04:26 What did you say about him being able to kind of
04:28 wipe that one tee out?
04:29 Yeah, he's grinding it out.
04:30 That's football.
04:34 You know, if he feels like he's good enough to go,
04:36 he's going to go.
04:37 That's the kind of guy he is.
04:40 Not much else to say.
04:41 Does it feel different at this point this year
04:43 with how just close everything is in the division
04:45 and the AFC right now in terms of the margin for error?
04:48 Yeah, we would have liked to win this one, that's for sure.
04:51 How much of a difference does it make when Jamar's
04:53 going to lead his full-time team?
04:57 Yeah, obviously, we're a much better team
04:58 when Tee is out there.
05:01 You know, that's no secret.
05:02 Tee's one of the premier receivers in the league.
05:05 But we had guys step up today.
05:07 You know, guys made plays.
05:08 Were they throwing a lot of QR coverage west?
05:10 Yeah, they were doubling most of the time.
05:13 Did you guys change anything after that first drive
05:16 and the second half?
05:17 I mean, you said a move.
05:19 Did you guys change anything?
05:23 Yeah, I mean, like I said, I was planning on going out
05:27 and making some more plays with my legs.
05:29 You know, I thought I was able to do that.
05:32 Zach called a really good second half.
05:34 You know, we were able to mix up our play calls.
05:36 And in that situation,
05:37 that was able to get us some explosives.