Bengals’ Zac Taylor Faces ‘Fraught With Peril’ Warning Before Week 1

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The Cincinnati Bengals‘ offseason action positions them fairly well ahead of the 2026 NFL season. Taylor still owns a 5-2 playoff record and delivered the franchise’s first Super Bowl appearance in more than three decades. The front office attacked that weakness with proven veterans and gave defensive coordinator Al Golden a deeper group for his second season. “I felt the pressure after the Super Bowl to get back to the Super Bowl,” Taylor said in July. Bengals president Mike Brown gave Taylor and director of player personnel Duke Tobin a public vote of confidence after last season.