The Cincinnati Bengals stumbled hard this week, with Jake Browning under center. The team took a historic one-two punch in Week 3, suffering the worst loss in franchise history against the Minnesota Vikings , 48-10, the largest deficit in any game (45). Those five turnovers in enemy territory laid the foundation, and the Vikings made them pay every time. The Bengals head coach, Zac Taylor, was front and center postgame, laying it out raw and real.
“Okay, tough game for us today,” Zac Taylor said after the game. “Really, the starting point for us is five turnovers, five to zero. All five in plus territory. When we’re going in to put points on the board, two of them obviously directly led to touchdowns. They all to the best of my recall led to points.” That set the tone for