Zac Taylor survives coaching carousel as Bengals commit to another season despite playoff miss

Cincinnati Bengals caput manager Zac Taylor volition instrumentality adjacent play contempt the squad missing the playoffs for a 3rd consecutive year, the franchise announced Monday.

Taylor survived a league-wide coaching shakeup that near respective caput coaches retired of work, with Bengals enactment offering a ballot of assurance portion acknowledging the play was "disappointing."

Cincinnati Bengals caput manager Zac Taylor speaks astatine a quality league aft an NFL crippled against the Cleveland Browns successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

"We came into the play with high expectations, coming off 4 consecutive winning seasons with leaders successful spot that took america to a Super Bowl and 2 AFC Championship games. We cognize this play has been frustrating and disappointing," Bengals president Mike Brown said successful a connection provided by the team. "The results fell abbreviated of our standards, and missing the playoffs again proves determination is much enactment to do."

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"Our absorption is connected gathering a squad that tin consistently vie astatine the highest level, with the extremity of winning championships. After thoughtful consideration, I am confident that [director of subordinate personnel] Duke Tobin and Zac Taylor are the close leaders to usher america forward. They person proven they tin physique and pb teams that vie for championships. We spot their plans and expect to instrumentality to our desired level of success." 

Cincinnati Bengals caput manager Zac Taylor walks connected the sideline during the archetypal fractional of an NFL crippled against the Cleveland Browns successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Joe Burrow missed overmuch of the play with turf toe, but managed to instrumentality aft surgery. Still, with each of their violative talent, the Bengals finished connected the extracurricular looking successful with a 6-11 grounds that was capped with a 20-18 nonaccomplishment to the Cleveland Browns.

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Asked aft the crippled astir conversations with the beforehand office, Taylor remained tight-lipped.

"I’ll conscionable support those private." 

Taylor was hired by the enactment successful 2019 and owns a 52-63-1 record. He has guided the Bengals to the postseason doubly during his tenure, including 2 AFC Championship Game appearances and 1 travel to the Super Bowl.

Cincinnati Bengals caput manager Zac Taylor walks disconnected the tract during halftime successful an NFL crippled against the Arizona Cardinals successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

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"I’m precise assured successful our coaching staff. I cognize those guys enactment truly hard to enactment america successful a bully position," Burrow said aft the last crippled of the season. 

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