Zac Taylor: We didn't get in a great rhythm. I can't put my finger on exactly what that was. Guys knew what to do.

Zac Taylor: We didn't play well enough to win. The turnover battle and missed tackles, it's as simple as that.

Chase: I felt ready enough.

Chase: we’re pros. We’ve got to move on to next week.

Chase said he had food poisoning this weekend.

Joe Burrow: They were doing a good job keeping everything in front. Take what the defense gives me. We'll watch the tape.

Burrow learned Chase was playing today. "I leave his business to him. Great to have him out there. Thought he played well."

Burrow on the last drive: I missed Ja'Marr on the first play. Then I missed Zack on the check down. Then they got us playing a coverage I didn't expect on the third down. Not my best drive.

Burrow: I felt comfortable. More comfortable as the game goes and the season goes. I was comfortable, but I'll be more comfortable as we go.

After an offseason full of discussing ways that the Bengals were going to use new wrinkles to manufacture explosive plays, their ability to do that on Sunday looked worse than it did last year. The defense dictated the game. Again. cincinnati.com/story/sports/n…

Ja’Marr Chase and the Bengals punted contract talks to 2025. In the meantime, everyone loses. Except the Patriots.

Zac Taylor on the offense: The line as a whole gave us enough to win... We just did get to establish what we wanted to do.

Zac Taylor: Everyone evaluates that game, and we've all got to be better.

Zac Taylor: Defensively, it came down to tackling. Simple as that.

Zac Taylor on Amarius Mims: "We’ll continue to see where it goes and how he’s feeling. You don’t want to rush into it too quickly. It’s a rookie you want to make sure is healthy. It’s a pec injury. That’s a big part of what he does. You got to be mindful. He has started to feel

Last offseason, the Reds signed Nick Martinez to fill a Swiss Army knife role. This year, Martinez is proving exactly what he can do as a true starter. He threw some perfect first pitch strikes tonight, and he looks like a pitcher that’s going to have a pretty nice market this

Alexis Díaz was in the middle of his worst stretch of the season. Since then, he has thrown five perfect innings. He has bounced back while there has been an uptick in his usage out of the bullpen.

The Bengals’ run defense was supposed to get a lot better this season. But the Bengals won’t go very far if they don’t tackle. “Everyone has to be willing to tackle. Everyone has a responsibility.”