Jordan Battle on Bengals' Defense, Losing Ball Before Scoring TD

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00:00Obviously today we came out on defense, we did a good job getting the ball out and

00:03then catching the ones they threw to us.

00:05And I think we got to continue that down the road, continue the great rush, and

00:09continue the tight coverage on the defense.

00:11Is that an example of just kind of like a lack of attention to detail?

00:16For today?

00:17You said it would be dropping the ball, is that a lack of attention to detail?

00:21Not necessarily, I didn't intentionally drop the ball.

00:24I just tried to switch it into my left hand because, I mean,

00:28if you understand as a runner, you're supposed to have the ball on the outside

00:31hand instead of on the inside hand.

00:33So I was trying to switch it to my outside hand, and then it slipped out.

00:36But it won't happen again.

00:38I'm sure you've already done this, and this is redundant, but

00:40can you take us through that play?

00:43Yeah, just trying to switch the ball to my left hand.

00:46No trying to intentionally drop the ball.

00:48I know that's what y'all want or y'all think, but no,

00:51I did not intentionally drop the ball.

00:53I was just trying to switch it over to my opposite hand.

00:55Yeah, when you lost it, you reached for it after that.

00:58As soon as I tried to put it in my left hand, I knew it would slip.

01:03So I tried to grab it and reach for my right hand, but

01:05then I tipped it out of bounds.

01:06I was trying to grab it before it went out of bounds.

01:08Rewarding Zach or Lou might sit you down for a series or longer?

01:12I mean, just as a guy they trust.

01:15I mean, obviously they know I'm a guy who's come from programs where I've been

01:19a leader, I know I have to take accountability for things like that.

01:22So it's just more of thinking about the next play and getting off the field.