HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES

(On S Antoine Winfield Jr.'s status and other potential absences for Thursday)

"We won't have [Antoine] Winfield [Jr.] Thursday. He's got a slight rib fracture. [He] should be out two to four weeks, probably, from what I'm hearing. I'm waiting for 'Voss's' (SirVocea Dennis) images to come back on his foot, and then we'll see about that one."

(On whether Tampa Bay's cornerbacks need to play closer to the line of scrimmage if teams are going to get the ball out quickly in an effort to neutralize the pass rush)

"Not really, depending on coverage. I thought the guys did a good job on the back end. I mean, we limited the passes. We were good on third down that way. They paid attention to the game plan. They did a good job tackling for the most part, so I'm pleased there."

(On DL Calijah Kancey's performance this season)

"He's playing hard. Some weeks, he has production; some weeks, he just misses some. We've got to get a little more production, but he does wreck the backfield, and he's playing hard."

(On QB Jalon Daniels' performance in his NFL debut)

"Obviously, [a] first-time rookie playing, he's going to have some ups and downs. He read some things very well. He made some good throws. He made some mistakes that he can get better with, and we understand that, and that comes with it. He understands that as well. [We] look for him to be a little better this Thursday."

(On who would replace S Antoine Winfield Jr. in the starting lineup)

"'Iffy' (Ifeatu Melifonwu)."

(On allowing Green Bay to gain significant yardage on early downs when they had been backed up due to penalties)

"We misplayed the coverage."

(On the offense's struggles this season)

"The penalties, number one – shooting ourselves in the foot. Every time we go forward, it seems like we're going backwards. We can't put [drives] together completely…Either we get a sack [or] we get a penalty that kind of puts us back and shoots ourselves in the foot. We've got to be better there."

(On if more game planning can be done to get wide receivers Emeka Egbuka and Chris Godwin Jr. more involved in the offense)

"Again, we go into the game just like that. Whether it's [a] penalty or whether they're doubling the guys or whether it's a setback in the play and we can't get them what we want to get them to…But, we've got to do a better job getting them the ball."

(On RB Sean Tucker's performance and potentially earning more opportunities)

"I mean, he's tough. He needs to earn a few reps. I mean, we've got to find a way to split the three [running] backs, kind of. It doesn't have to be [split] equally, but a hot hand should be able to ride a little bit longer – the same thing we discussed."

(On the challenge presented by the Dallas Cowboys)

"I mean, size-wise, they're huge. They'll probably be the most physically gifted team we'll face this year. [They've] definitely got playmakers on the outside. They're very good on the defensive front, very big on the offensive side of the ball. [They have] three good tight ends, they've got an All-Pro quarterback. I mean, they've got two very good corners that can play press man, they've got an active linebacking corps. So, it's going to be a tough challenge for us from a talent standpoint. They're very gifted."

(On if it's tougher to keep a team together when things aren't going well)

"No, it's not a challenge. I think it's a challenge every week – it's more of a challenge if you're winning than it is if you're losing because you're desperate if you're losing. If you're winning, you can get big-headed and off-balance. The guys have done a good job, and the leaders [have done a good job] keeping everything together in the locker room. We know what we have to do to win, so we just have to do it."

(On where he wants to see QB Jalon Daniels improve in his second NFL start)

"Just getting the plays out on time and just [being] a little more poised, sort of, at the end of the ballgame. That's going to come with time."

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN A'SHAWN ROBINSON

(On the key to preparing for Thursday's game against the Dallas Cowboys)

"More film study, communication, making sure [when] we get out there, we walk and talk through things that we see that we're not going be able to go through full speed and make sure we can be more present and communicate everything [that's] vital."

(On what the focus is this week when facing the Dallas Cowboys' offense)

"Doing our job at a high level. Like I said, it's communicating, making sure we're at the point of attack, getting them in negative plays, getting them backed up, and getting off the field on third down, creating some turnovers."

(On the two turnovers the defense got during Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers)

"It was great, but not good enough. It's just [we need to keep] stacking and doing what we can to be better and just focus on what we can do now. The first quarter is over, yesterday is yesterday. Now we're in the second quarter, we're not worried about that, now we can't dwell on that. The only thing we can do is be better and start off this second quarter the right way."

(On what is causing the run defense to perform well)

"Our communication, our standard, making sure we're holding each other accountable, doing everything the right way. But it's been good – it [hasn't] been great. We're looking to be great. We [have] to do more of getting on and off the blocks, creating more negative plays and just more backed up situations to have those third downs be big shots and create even more turnovers."

(On how the team stays focused despite being 0-4)

"The season isn't over. You can't lose and be [out of] the playoffs in four games, so that's already something that you don't have to dwell on. So, we're just focused on what we need to do now."

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