Since Zac Taylor was named head coach in Cincinnati, the Bengals have struggled with slow starts each year.
Since the Bengals’ Super Bowl appearance, the team has started 0-2 each year, putting them behind the 8-ball early in the season.
The goal this season has been to prevent these slow starts, and the Bengals picked up a week 1 win for the first time since 2021, escaping Cleveland 17-16.
Now the attention shifts to a Week 2 matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars in Cincinnati.
One storyline surrounding
this game is Taylor’s hope for picking up a week 2 win for the first time in his head coaching career.
Taylor is 0-6 in week 2 games since being named head coach of the Bengals back in 2019, which is pretty wild when you really think about it.
Taylor was asked about this in his weekly press conference and he had a good answer, “I just want to be 2-0,” he admitted Wednesday. “I know I haven’t been 2-0 since I’ve been here. That I can tell you.”
“What concerns us is starting out 1-0 at home and then that puts our best foot forward to do all the things we want to do in our division and so on,” Taylor continued on Wednesday.
To continue preventing a slow start this season, a week 2 win at home would be a huge boost for the team, fanbase, and Taylor as well.
