The Bengals had two plays to get one yard to keep their final offensive drive of Super Bowl 56 alive. They were unable to do it, and the team's third-down play has been criticized quite a bit as a result.Cincinnati was facing a third-and-1 when they decided to run the ball inside. Zac Taylor said after the game that he was hoping the team during the play. However, the Rams snuffed it out and stopped the ball carrier for no gain.On 3rd and 1 with the game Myles Powell Jersey on the line, the Bengals called a handoff to Samaje Perine to the right side of the line, right into Aaron DonaldThis play call made zero sense Ben Brown (@BenBrownPL) That said, the question wasn't so much about the Bengals' play call. It was more about the fact that they decided to hand the Charles Oakley Jersey ball to backup running back Samaje Perine instead of starter Joe Mixon.BENDER:Mixon had 15 carries for 72 yards up to that point in the game. Perine had one for zero. So, why was he given the most important carry of the Bengals' season? Taylor ."It's one of those situations where I called the play a little later on the clock. And so, I was the one that said leave Perine in there," Taylor told reporters. "Justin Hill, our running backs coach, asked if we wanted to make a change. I said, just leave Samaje in there. Obviously, it didn't work out for us. "Taylor referenced that Perine had "done a great job" in his main role as a protecting back. That's part of why Marcus Morris Sr. Jersey he had been playing on third-down, as he was able to help keep Burrow a bit cleaner in obvious pa sing situations.MORE: However, the Bengals' coach also acknowledged that he probably should have put Mixon in the backfield. Why? Because Mixon had earned the opportunity as the team's lead back after a strong season."Whether Joe is in there or not, he's certainly deserving of the opportunity in a key New York Knicks T-Shirts moment in a key game to try to get it for us as our featured back," Taylor said. "But again, that's just one of those decisions you make in the moment and you've gotta Alec Burks Jersey move forward with it."MORE:The Bengals ended up losing the Super Bowl 23-20 but were just about 15 yards away from field-goal range before stalling on their final drive. Taylor is lamenting some of the mistakes he made during his first Super Bowl, but he knows they will help him to improve moving forward."There's other things I certainly could have done over the course of the game that would have put us in a better position," Taylor said."Unfortunately, we couldn't get it done."
