The defensive issues that contributed to the Cincinnati Bengals missing the playoffs led to major changes on Monday, when four assistants were fired — three on that side of the ball.
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor sends a message to the rest of the NFL if his team makes the playoffs after their Week 18 win
The Cincinnati Bengals have announced that rookie wide receiver Jermaine Burton won’t travel with the team due to a decision made by head coach Zac Taylor.
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, while awaiting favorable results to secure a playoff spot, sent a strong and intimidating message to potential opponents if his team makes it to the postseason.
The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday in Week 18 to keep their postseason hopes alive, but the team still needs some help in order to clinch a playoff berth. Find out how the Bengals can clinch an AFC playoff spot on the final day of the NFL regular season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 18 contest versus the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday is still very meaningful despite the Baltimore Ravens clinching the AFC North, and here's why.
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor addresses the media ahead of his team's regular season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Saturday. The Bengals ...
For the Bengals to get into the playoffs, they need the Denver Broncos to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets to beat the Miami Dolphins. Both of the games will be played during the early afternoon 4:25 p.m. time slot. Cincinnati will know if their season will continue by 8 p.m. or so on Sunday night.
Following the Steelers game, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor seemingly issued a warning about how dangerous his team is. “They are not going to want us in this tournament,” Taylor said, per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. “I promise you.”
In a strange coaching decision from Zac Taylor, Brown was instructed to go down without scoring a touchdown in order to burn clock late in regulation. Brown did so and got hurt, causing him to get replaced by Khalil Herbert for the rest of the game.
They may not make the playoffs, but the Bengals looked like a playoff team during the first three quarters of Saturday night's must-win game against the Steelers. Ci