Bengals coach Zac Taylor takes blame for brutal 4th down call vs. Eagles
Zac Taylor took credit for an aggressive fourth-down decision that ultimately went against the Bengals.
The Cincinnati Bengals really needed a win against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Unfortunately, the Bengals suffered a 37-17 blowout against the Eagles that dropped them to 3-5. The game featured plenty of sloppy play from the Bengals, but one fourth-down play was particularly ugly. Bengals coach Zac Taylor is taking the fall for that one.
Taylor took all of the blame for the failed fourth-down attempt by the Bengals during his postgame press conference.
“I put that on myself,” Taylor said after the game, per The Athletic’s Paul Behner Jr. “Any time it doesn’t go well you have to think long and hard about that decision.”
The Bengals were down by seven and decided to go for it on fourth down from inside the Eagles’ 40-yard line. Cincinnati did not call a great play and ended up losing two yards. As a result, the Bengals missed on what could have been a long field goal. Further, the ensuing drive ended up with three points for the Eagles.
This may not have been the most important play of the game, but it was certainly not a good play call by the Bengals.
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