Some think Zac Taylor wouldn't go that route because he could be on the hot seat next year. "Why would Taylor hire a guy that could eventually be his replacement?"That's a line that multiple people have used over the past few days.

After missing the playoffs with a second consecutive 9-8 record, the Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, linebackers coach James Bettcher, defensive line coach Marion Hobby, and offensive line coach Frank Pollack,

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

Joe Burrow has made it clear he wants the big three to stay together. Now the Bengals need to see if they can make it work.

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.

In order to claim the No. 7 spot, the Denver Broncos and the Miami Dolphins need to lose on Sunday. If the Bengals do make the postseason, coach Zac Taylor offered ablunt message to their potential opponents. "They're capable of everything," Taylor said. "They don't want us in this tournament, I promise you."

Sheldon Rankins' season is done after just seven games played and 18 tackles (one sack). Cincinnati can save $10.5 million against the salary cap by releasing him this offseason. Taylor was mostly mum on the injuries as they get one more day to recover compared to last week.

The Cincinnati Bengals made several coaching shakeups following their second straight season with no playoffs, including the firing of defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo.

Historic seasons from Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Trey Hendrickson aren’t enough to get Cincinnati into the playoffs.

Zac Taylor

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor presto-changoed a Super Bowl-contending football team into a non-playoff also-ran in just 17 weeks.