Bengals coach takes exception to Chase Brown's shot at defense - ESPN

CINCINNATI — Bengals coach Zac Taylor took exception to comments made by running back Chase Brown following Sunday's loss to the Chicago Bears, saying Monday that it was better left unsaid.

After the 47-42 loss at Paycor Stadium. Brown spoke about «not turning on each other» before giving an extended response that was viewed as criticism of the team's defense.

On Monday, Taylor said he hoped Brown's comments will be a one-time occurrence.

«That's not how we want to react,» Taylor said. «And one of our best players, one our most high-character players, I think in a moment of frustration, said that. I don't expect that to happen again.»

The whole interaction was a byproduct of the team's second late-game defeat in as many weeks. After a one-point loss to the previously winless New York Jets in Week 8, the Bengals lost to Chicago after surrendering a touchdown with 17 seconds remaining.

Cincinnati had scored 15 points in 49 seconds to take a one-point lead.

According to ESPN Research, it was the second time since the 1966 Jets that a team scored 38 points or more in back-to-back weeks and lost. The Bengals (3-6) finished Week 9 with the worst defense in the NFL in several statistical categories.

Many starting defensive players declined to speak to reporters after the game, leaving Brown and a few others as options to answer questions.

«Just don't turn on each other,» Brown said when asked about preventing tensions building between the offense and the defense ahead of the bye week. «We know how they can play. They played really well at the start of the season. They did. And they were carrying us on their back.»

But as his answer extended, he lamented the inability for the Bengals to finish the game with one final defensive