Cardiff City boss Mark Hudson said:
"I look up not down and there isn't much between the teams at the top and where we are.
"They are a good side, and they came into the game on a high after their 1-0 win at Preston. We went toe-to-toe with them and we're disappointed not to have come away with three points.
"Kion Etete had two good chances and Callum O'Dowda had another right at the end. We just need a bit more belief in front of goal.
"We created the better chances, worked hard, displayed endeavour and togetherness, and showed a willingness to fight. We need to carry that on because we've got two tough games coming up."
QPR manager Neil Critchley said:
"I'm not delighted, just satisfied with a point. I didn't think we were at our best and you can look at the game in two ways: it's either a point gained, or two points missed.
"In the first half I thought we had good control of the game without threatening the goal too many times. It was us deciding what was happening on the pitch.
"You have to give credit to Cardiff for improving their game in the second half, but some of that was down to our poor play.
"It nearly happened, but that was probably the story of our night - it was a nearly performance. I've got an honest group of players and they know there is room for improvement."