The Bengals coaching staff might run through a lot of different situations and scenarios that might come up during the course of a game. Zac Taylor admitted that there's one that doesn't come up all that often: losing the long-snapper to an injury."That doesn't come up very often, I'm not going Mike Marjama Jersey to lie to you," Taylor told reporters on Sunday. "That's one you're just adjusting on the fly there."It's a rare injury to have, and on a day where No. 2 wide receiver Tee Higgins sustained a concu sion that forced him out for all of the second half, there was no bigger injury than the one to long-snapper Clark Harris. After the Bengals scored what looked like a game-tying touchdown in the final seconds of the game, the snap on the point-after try from backup long-snapper and third-string tight end Mitchell Wilcox, was slow, allowing Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to rush through the line and block it to force overtime.When the Bengals had a chance to make a game-winning, chip-shot, 29-yard field goal in overtime, the snap was high and the laces out, leading to another mi sed kick. While Steelers kicker Chris Boswell mi sed his first field goal try from 55 yards out, he made the game-winner at the end of overtime from 53, giving the Steelers a stunning 23-20 win against the reigning AFC champions.MORE: Alex Colome Jersey Taylor explained after the game that he didn't know when Clark Harris, the team's long-snapper, sustained his biceps injury, but that it came down to Wilcox filling in. Taylor said there was no thought to turning the duties over to center Ted Karras as Wilcox has been their backup at the position and practices it "all the time."At the end of regulation, Joe Burrow found Ja'Marr Chase on the right side of the end zone for a touchdown that appeared to have sealed a comeback, Week 1 win for Cincinnati. The Bengals brought out McPherson, who mi sed only two PATs in his rookie season, to seal the win.Instead, the snap was slow, and Fitzpatrick forced his way through, blocking the would-be, go-ahead point.BLOCKED. WHAT A GAME. said NOPE!: on CBS: Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) MORE:On the Bengals' first drive of overtime, Burrow marched the team down the field to the Steelers' 11-yard line. Rather than try to continue the drive on 3rd-and-8 from the 11, Taylor made the decision to send McPherson out to try for the game-winning field goal.Taylor explained the decision was made to potentially give Denard Span Jersey Cincinnati two chances at the game-winning kick. If punter and holder Kevin Huber received a bad snap, he could just spike the ball and give the Bengals another chance to snap it and kick the winner."I a sume that he thought he could get it down so he got it down, we gave ourselves a shot there," Taylor said. "But again if the ball dribbles back or it's an errant snap, then you get a chance to get to the next play."Instead, the snap was high, the laces were out, and McPherson's kick sailed well wide to the left.NO GOOD. This game is bananas.: on CBS: Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) MORE: But those field goals weren't the only times the long-snapper came into play. After Boswell's mi sed field goal try, the Bengals began to march down the field, but were stopped at the 50. Taylor sent out the punting unit with the clock winding down, hoping to pin the Steelers back.However, with 13 seconds still left on the play clock, the Bengals punted, giving Pittsburgh extra time to drive down the field.Taylor explained this, again, was due to the new long-snapper. He said the team needed to Jay Bruce Jersey make sure everyone was on the same page and that everything would operate smoothly, particularly after the block happened earlier in the game."We snapped it with Donnie Walton Jersey 13 seconds I understand that, trust me, we would rather do something different," Taylor said. "But again just trying to make sure the operation ran smoothly, it turned out that we sacrificed some seconds just to make sure that we were all on the same page."MORE: Harris entered Sunday's contest as one of the longest-tenured Bengals in franchise history. His 202 games played place him fourth on the team's all-time games played list.Taylor said if he should be out for an extended time, there was a long-snapper on the practice squad the team liked to fill his spot. That would be Cal Adomitis, a rookie from Pitt.The Bengals committed five turnovers and continued to deal with an offensive line that struggled to protect Burrow, and still had several chances to win the game. Losing because of i sues with a backup long-snapper is certainly a unique way to start the season.