Bengals have nowhere else to look but directly at Zac Taylor after the worst loss of his career
Last season was beyond frustrating. The offense featured career years for Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase. Trey Hendrickson was putting up sacks left and right, but the defense was Cincinnati’s undoing and ultimately tanked the team’s chances of returning to the playoffs.
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Other numbers that carried the day were the Jets’ 23 fourth-quarter points, 15 coming in the last 10 minutes when the Jets trailed, 38-24. Quarterback Justin Fields, 8-20 on the road as a starter and benched last week, was buoyed by a 255-yard rushing effort that lifted the league’s lowest-ranked passing game.
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“I don’t know. I wish I had that reason for you. Someone’s got to step up and make a play. Someone’s going to (have to) make a point either way just to separate that game for us — create a turnover, getting on the ground, third down, win offensively explosive play in the game — just never happened for us.”
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The nine teams ahead of the Bengals in the AFC standings include the 7-1 Indianapolis Colts; the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos at 6-2; the Buffalo Bills at 5-2; the Los Angeles Chargers at 5-3; the Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars at 4-3; and the Houston Texans at 3-4.
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Eager to rejoin his teammates, Hendrickson evidently rushed back from a hip injury that kept him out for Week 7. He proceeded to reaggravate that injury, was clearly banged-up when he was on the field, and the Bengals’ defense blew it in a humiliating 39-38 loss.
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