Zac Taylor's wife Sarah has a message for those who criticized the Bengals head coach's late-game decision-making during Thursday night's game against the Ravens.
With 38 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Taylor made the futile decision to go for a two-point conversion instead of kicking the extra point to send the game into overtime after his touchdown cut the deficit to one point. did.
Sarah vented about her husband's death on social media as quarterback Joe Burrow threw an incomplete pass to backup tight end Tanner Hudson and Baltimore stopped a Cincinnati two-point shot to secure the victory.
“I should delete Instagram because I'm in rage mode right now,” Sarah wrote on the platform. “I just want people to know how hard it is to watch this. My husband went to work at 5:15 a.m. on Monday. We spent the whole night at the stadium. On Tuesday. He got home at 11 p.m. He plans to leave for Baltimore on Wednesday and be home at 4 a.m. Tomorrow. He plans to work all day tomorrow.
“My kids haven't seen him since Sunday. He had a perfect game plan. Brooks looked at the last play and was mad at me. [with] Covering my head, I said I was sorry that people were going to say things about me everywhere I went next week, and he said, “Me too, Mom, get over it.''
“I don’t know how these coaches and players are doing, but the best thing I can do is move forward like them.”
After the game, Taylor said that although he didn't convert, he had no regrets about his decision.
“Anytime it doesn't work out, you're disappointed and you want to evaluate and figure out what's the best decision,” Taylor said Friday. According to the Dayton Daily News. “I would definitely go again. That doesn't change anything for me, but it just didn't go our way and I'll think about the next time I find myself in that situation and figure out what the best option is. It needs to be evaluated.”
Officials further incensed the Bengals and their fans after failing to throw a flag despite two potential penalties: tight end Mike Gesicki's hold and Burrow's face mask. Maybe he poured oil on it.
