CAM TAYLOR-BRITT

Cornerback

What happened out there tonight?

“Running downhill with (Brian) Robinson Jr. outside, and a couple of deep balls. I had one and one of my teammates had one, but those were the only very explosive plays.”

They had some extended plays …

“Yeah, most definitely with the quarterback they have, they can extend plays.”

How frustrating was it to know what the offense was going to look like and they came out and scored on every drive?

“Very frustrating. They went on long drives the whole game. They had a lot of third-and-two. We wanted to get them in third-and-long so they had to pass the ball to the outside, but it didn’t turn out that way.”

Why was Jayden Daniels 21-of-23 tonight? How did that happen?

“It was those quick throws.”

GENO STONE

Safety

How do you come to grips with where you are at 0-3?

“Try to embrace it and we’ve got to move forward. We have to get on to next week with Carolina and get ready to play.”

Is there a feeling of disbelief?

“No, I mean not really. We know we can do it. We had chances against these guys and we just have to capitalize on every chance we get.”

Their offense in third-and-short, fourth-and-short seemed very poised. Did that stand out to you?

“Yeah, they were doing a lot of hurry-up and speed-breaking us. That’s on us. We have to communicate and make sure we’re all on the same page. I tip my hat to him (Jayden Daniels). He played a great game.”

You entered the season with high expectations. Where are you emotionally right now?

“I’m in great spirits. You know, it’s the NFL. Crazy things happen in this league. Anyone can beat anyone each week. We just have to put it together. We got it. Every game we’ve lost is a one-score game. It’s not like we’re not there.”

DAX HILL

Cornerback

When Jayden Daniels threw the touchdown, it looked like you were out in front of Terry McLaurin. Was there an issue in tracking the ball and that’s how he ended up getting it?

“I was off zero coverage and he put the ball in his hands.”

You guys never expected to be 0-3. How do you wrap your brain around that right now?

“At this point you really just have to move on. You can’t think about being 0-3.”

ZACK MOSS

Halfback

The Bengals averaged more than six yards per rush today. What was going on? What did you guys see? How did you guys execute so well?

“We knew the run game would be an emphasis. We knew these guys gave up a lot of yards in the run game. So, we had a lot of stuff schemed up. We went out there and we executed at a high level and tried to do that consistently.”

I can’t remember the last time I saw a game where neither team punted and neither team turned it over. It was an incredible football game in that regard. You’ve ever been in a game like that?

“Not where both teams didn’t punt. We just have to do a better job at playing complementary football. When I saw us staying on the field a little bit more, we always have to think like that. But like Chase (Brown) said, we’ll watch the film, figure out a way to get better, and try to duplicate that again on Sunday and, you know, come up with a win.”

CHASE BROWN

Halfback

What was going on? The Commanders’ two defensive tackles — that’s as good as a duo that there is in the league. Did you hguys attack them a little bit and go right at them?

“I guess, in a way. But we knew that they were going to penetrate hard and we’re going to take advantage of that, on some of the run schemes. But obviously would have wanted to leave this game with a win. So that’s what we’re focused on right now. And just looking at the film and just finding ways to get better.”

And then the running game set it up for Joe Burrow. Joe passed for over 300 yards, three touchdowns and a high completion percentage. When you run the football like that, it’s easier to throw it, isn’t it?

“Yeah. No doubt. No doubt about it. It opened up the passing game. And we’re just going to look to continue this trend and keeping being an explosive offense.”

JA’MARR CHASE

Wide receiver

How does it feel to be 0-3 at this point?

“Doesn’t feel good, but it happens. We just have to learn from it. Move on. And get ready for next week.”

The offense obviously was cooking, but you had three possessions where you settled for field goal tries. Unfortunately, in a game like this, that proved costly …

“Yeah, we have to score (TDs) when we get into that red zone. We have to capitalize on them.”

What about your performance? One hundred-plus yards, two touchdowns catches … how’d you feel about it?

“It was a good overall game, but I’m more of a team-win (guy). So, I think it would be good to have one with that.”

Where do you go from here?

“Come back to work. Watch the film. Corrections. And we have to move on. But we can’t have games like this. We have to win games like this, so we can move on.”

Is there a sense of desperation at this point, even though it’s three games in?

“I don’t know. I’ve never been here, bro. I never felt this before. So, it’s a first time for everything. Because you have to be on one team. You have to stay together — stay as a unit. That’s the only way we’re going to win.”

How good was it to have Tee Higgins back out there? It looked like it certainly benefited you a little bit, too …

“Yeah. It was great having Tee out there, man. It was like old times, just having fun.

When you look at what you, Joe Burrow and Tee Higgins did, do you see that as the path forward for you guys? Big plays that show you what you can make?

“That’s more of the standard that we have. It’s not it’s not really something that we have to show. It’s really the standard that we need to be.”

Jayden Daniels is extremely impressive. I don’t know how closely you could watch his performance, but it was a very good rookie quarterback performance. What did you think?

“He’s a great player. I’m not going to lie. That was my first time sitting down and watching him besides the spring game. So, he’s a very outstanding player.”

Do you have confidence that the defense can bounce back from what happened tonight?

“Yeah. One hundred percent. Defensively is leading our pack when we’re playing (good) football games. But tonight it was the opposite. The defense is still going to be good. They have their pack; we (on offense) have ours. We just have to keep going moving forward (together).”