Zac Taylor said he didn’t envision many changes to the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive game plan when Jake Browning took over for injured star quarterback Joe Burrow.
Based on the first two weeks without Burrow, the seventh-year coach needs to pivot.
The Bengals were dominated for a second straight week as Denver rolled to a 28-3 victory on Monday night. Cincinnati was beaten 48-10 a week earlier at Minnesota; that’s a 76-13 differential over the last two games.
“Offensively, we’re just not creating enough momentum to put points on the board, put pressure on the other team, to get our defense a rest,” Taylor said.
Cincinnati (2-2) has had 23 possessions the last two games with nine ending in three-and-outs. The only sign of progress Monday night was that the Bengals didn’t commit a tur