Joe Burrow says he's embarrassed after the Bengals beat the Titans, a breakdown
What Happened
In a hard-fought AFC matchup, the Cincinnati Bengals defeat the Tennessee Titans 24-17. Late in the fourth quarter, with the Bengals leading by 10 points, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is seen on the sideline expressing his frustration to head coach Zac Taylor. "That was f***ing embarrassing," Burrow says sternly. Coach Taylor attempts to calm him down, saying "Hey, come on now." But Burrow persists, declaring "Fuck that. We sucked today." He adds, "We should have beat those guys by f***ing 80." Burrow's harsh self-criticism comes after a sloppy and penalty-filled performance by the Bengals offense. On one key fourth-down play, the Bengals fail to draw the Titans offsides, resulting in a delay of game penalty. Head coach Zac Taylor is visibly frustrated on the sideline, shaking his head in disbelief. Earlier in the drive, the Bengals had multiple penalties that backed them up, including a false start and a hold. Tight end Cam Grondin is the main culprit, drawing a couple flags that pushed the Bengals offense back. Coach Taylor admonishes Grondin, saying "We can't do that three times in one game, come on man." Despite the penalties, the Bengals are able to punch in a late touchdown to extend their lead. However, Burrow is not satisfied, feeling the team should have won handily. As he walks off the field, he doesn't celebrate with his teammates, instead heading straight to the bench to vent his frustration to his coach. The Bengals improve to 6-4 on the season with the victory, but Burrow is clearly disappointed in his team's sloppy performance. With playoff positioning on the line, the young quarterback expects more from his squad. His candid critique shows his high standards and leadership as he pushes the Bengals to reach their full potential.
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He's on the bench, he's talking to his coach,
and he says, that was fucking embarrassing.
And then the coach says, hey, come on now.
Hey, come on now.
And he says, fuck that.
Fuck that.
We sucked today.
That was embarrassing.
We should have beat those guys by fucking 80.
Now, I don't know if he says that last line exactly.
We should have beat those guys by fucking 80
because some people were saying he was referencing their record.
Like, we're still going to be six and fucking eight,
which is their record, so that could be it.
To me, it looks more like the first one, but 80 is a lot.
80 is a lot of points to beat a team by.
We should have beat those guys by fucking 80.
Could have been that or it could.
We're still going to be six and fucking eight.
Could be that.
I don't know.
What was the play?
Right before he said that, something terrible must have happened, right?
Something really embarrassing to just talk about how much they sucked.
No, it was third and goal, minute 15 left.
They're up 10.
He hands it off to Brown.
They get the touchdown.
They wave goodbye to the crowd.
The Bengals fans in the crowd celebrate.
Burrow walks off the field, doesn't really dap anyone up.
Coach is like, I got you.
I got you.
And then he says, that was fucking embarrassing.
Oh, wait.
Was it because they missed the extra point?
Afterwards, instead of getting it through, he just nicks the flag,
which is more impressive if that's what he was trying to do.
No, it wasn't that.
It wasn't that.
All right.
So I went back to the whole second half to find out the embarrassing plays that happened.
This would be my front runner for embarrassing.
Recovers the fumble, grabs it, got protection.
Him and his pals run downfield.
Quarterback's like, I'm not going to do anything.
Oh, what?
He grabs the ball.
He still celebrates.
Pratt comes up.
Daps him up.
Another guy comes up.
Daps him up.
But look at Hilton and Taylor Britt.
They're like, no, dude.
No, we can't celebrate that with you.
And he's like, what do you mean?
You dropped the ball, dude.
And he's like, you think so?
And like, yeah, man, that's embarrassing.
Went to change it to the other side.
Get it off the sideline side and just loses control before the end zone.
Loses control and then bats it out of the end.
The end zone himself.
Damn.
Number 27 lost the ball.
Possession of the ball.
Before he crossed the goal line.
Therefore, the field is a touchback.
Embarrassing by the referee there, too.
Come on.
Get the words out, buddy.
It's like five words.
So that was embarrassing.
But that's not what Joe Burrow's talking about.
He could be talking about this play.
Fourth and five.
Put him in motion.
Put him back.
He says, now go.
Now go.
Now go.
Now go.
Trying to draw the offsides.
Trying to.
They get it.
They don't react.
They don't snap.
Coach on the sideline.
Oh, my.
Are you kidding me?
Goes straight emu face on him.
Can't believe it.
Guys.
Guys.
Just snap the ball.
React.
Come on.
Come on.
Instead of getting what they wanted, they get a delay of the game.
And he's looking at number 71 here.
The guy jumps.
He could have thrown his hands up.
Mims.
Amarius Mims.
And you can see the coach.
Amarius.
No hands.
Nothing.
No.
You can't throw a hand up, man.
Nothing.
No.
No.
Oh, you're killing me, man.
So is that it?
Maybe.
That's part of it for sure.
But this was the drive that Burrow's really talking about.
It's mostly all the penalties.
First and goal.
They get a delay of game called on him.
Another penalty.
That moves him back five yards.
Oh, boy.
Okay.
First and goal from five and a half yard line.
Oh, my goodness.
They jump.
And this tight end, Cam Grandy.
Great name.
I think he's the third string tight end Bengals fans.
Let me know.
It looks like he's the main culprit.
But 62 actually draws the penalty, which helps Cam out.
Because that would have been his third penalty in the game.
And coach, he's like, I don't care what the refs say.
Cam, we cannot do that three times in one game.
Come on, man.
So that could be it.
Oh, shit.
Look at all those penalties from both teams.
What a sloppy game.
Embarrassing, some might say.
So now it's first and goal still.
But they're pushed back another five yards.
Yikes.
And run this one up the gut to nowhere.
In and out.
Rejected.
Second and goal.
Going to try and run it up the middle again.
Get some yards there.
And then the next play is the third and goal,
which I showed you already.
They hands it off again.
They run it in for the touchdown.
Everyone celebrates.
They're excited.
But not Joe Burrow.
He instead goes to his bench and tells his coach,
that was fucking embarrassing.
So what do you got?
You agree with him?
Or you disagree with him?
Embarrassing?
Not embarrassing?
A lot of penalties.
A lot of sloppy play.
Highlights?
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