The walls are closing in on Zac Taylor and the Cincinnati Bengals ahead of a Week 12 matchup with the red hot New England Patriots. After an uncharacteristic midseason trade by the front office, veteran quarterback Joe Flacco provided a brief glimmer of hope for a team that had previously looked dead in the water.
But just a few weeks removed from an exciting primetime win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, a three-game streak of embarrassing losses has seen the Bengals go from 3-4 to 3-7, effectively killing any hopes that superstar quarterback Joe Burrow can save the season once he returns from injury.