HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES

(On the status of QB Baker Mayfield's shoulder injury, and if Mayfield suffered an AC joint sprain)

"No, that's the preliminary thought right now. He'll have [an MRI] this afternoon. We'll reassess it then."

(On whether Mayfield's injury is an injury a quarterback can play through)

"I'm not sure yet."

(On what Mayfield's recovery timeline looks like)

"[It is] too early to tell. We'll wait for the MRI. When we come back, we'll assess everything then."

(On what the in-game injury evaluation process is like once a player enters the blue tent on the sideline, and if there's a 'bigger standard' than a player saying he can continue to play)

"Yeah, there's got to be a bigger standard than that. I mean, when he goes out, he's obviously really hurt because he's a tough guy. When he went in the tent, you could see it on his face when he came off the field, you kind of knew something happened right there."

(On who decides if a player can return to the game)

"The doctors decide and have something to do with it. He has a say-so, but more or less, the pain and what he can do kind of tells the whole story. So, he really doesn't have that kind of say-so."

(On the decision to attempt a Hail Mary before halftime)

"We're trying to get a free shot and we're trying to waste the three seconds. It was either a foul ball or a Hail Mary. Either way, [Baker Mayfield] was untouched when he threw the football – he just fell on his right shoulder, and his injured shoulder is his left shoulder. It's unfortunate. Obviously, he was holding the pain in for a couple plays."

(On how confident he is that QB Baker Mayfield will be able to play Sunday)

"I'll wait for the MRIs. Again, I'll make all my assessments then."

(On the recent struggles in the passing game)

"I think it's a little bit of everything. We definitely have to coach it better, and we've got to play it better. I think all of us as a whole, as a collective, we have to do our jobs better. That kind of covers the whole scope of it – it's not just one thing, it's everything involved in that."

(On how preparation would be different if QB Teddy Bridgewater has to start)

"He's a different quarterback, so schematically, we'll have to do some different things for him to make him feel comfortable within the offense and do a lot of things he likes to do. There are some similar things, but there are also some differences that way to make him more comfortable. He's been here long enough to where if he had to go, we can tweak it the right way for him to be successful."

(On whether RB Bucky Irving could return this week)

"He's going to practice all this week, and if he's well by Friday, he'll play on Sunday."

(On the team's mindset after four losses in five games, and if things 'aren't as bleak as they seem')

"It's always bleak on the Monday after a loss – whether you were undefeated or whether you hadn't won a game. Comfort may not be the word, but we understand that most of us have been here the last two years and understand where we are and understand what we've got to do going forward. Everything is right in front of us, but we definitely have to correct a lot of things. It's definitely in the locker room with us – coaches and players. We're our problem, but we're also our solution."

(On how WR Chris Godwin Jr. came out of the Sunday night game in his return from injury)

"He came out of it pretty [well]."

(On whether Godwin Jr.'s snap count will increase)

"Yes."

(On if there are any injury updates on wide receivers Jalen McMillan and Mike Evans, and DL Calijah Kancey)

"All of them – 'J-Mac' (Jalen McMillan), Mike [Evans], and [Calijah] Kancey – have been working out and running, training hard, and working their best to get back. Sprint-wise, they're doing well, but other than that, we'll have to see. I think they'll all be back before the season is out, I just can't tell you when."

(On his assessment of CB Zyon McCollum's performance on Sunday night)

"He had a couple bad plays in the first half. I think the last three weeks, he's got to correct a lot of things within himself. He's one of our best athletes and best players, and he's got to get himself out of that rut. We've got to help him get out of it. We rely on him to make some plays. He had a rough outing yesterday – he's got to come back and recover."

(On facing the Arizona Cardinals and QB Jacoby Brissett this week)

"It's going to be tough. They've lost some tough games and played in tough games just like we have. They play in a tough division as well. He's going to have those guys ready to play – they're going to come in here. Defensively, they do a lot of things and get after it. Offensively, they're very explosive that way. I know Brissett can throw the ball. We expect a tough game from them. They've played everybody tough – it's come down to the wire in at least five or six of their ballgames."

(On what needs to happen for the team to fix some of the defensive issues)

"Just for them to continually hold each other accountable on the field. The coaches can say it, and our leaders can say it, but you've got to do it consistently – play in and play out. It's getting done for the most part, but we talk about it all the time – we've got to coach it better, and they've got to play it better. At the same time, the accountability on the field and the trust…You can just talk. You don't know who you're trying to help out there – that has to be better. It's gotten a lot better over the past few weeks. It's been a guy here or there, but if one guy is out of whack, the other ten don't matter."

(On whether team leaders addressed the locker room postgame)

"Yeah, Lavonte [David] speaks up all the time. He spoke up at halftime and he spoke up after the game. [Antoine] Winfield Jr. speaks up. Vita [Vea] speaks up. Baker [Mayfield] speaks up. Tristan [Wirfs] speaks up. They all speak up, they all talk. We understand we're in this together – no finger-pointing. We've got work to do, we know we've got work to do, but we know what's in front of us."

(On how much it would hurt to lose QB Baker Mayfield)

"It's a big loss because of the way he's been playing and carrying us the past few weeks – and even last year. At the same time, we all have confidence in Teddy [Bridgewater]. We know what he can do and we know what kind of confidence level he brings, too. It's a different kind of energy, but yet energy that we all feed off of and expect."

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