The Cincinnati Bengals are in a precarious position through the first month of the new NFL season. All the momentum from their 2-0 start screeched to a halt as they were outscored 76-13 in back-to-back losses.
Quarterbacks often take more of the blame than they deserve, and get too much credit when things are going well. Football is about as much of a team sport as there is. That said, it's quite glaring how much the Bengals miss the injured-yet-again Joe Burrow.
Despite the offense's putrid output over the last two games, it turns out that head coach Zac Taylor's public backing of fill-in QB Jake Browning wasn't just posturing for the media.