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The Marvin Lewis question: Bengals have us considering the definition of insanity

Over the span of nearly two years, the Bengals fired offensive and defensive coordinators. Ken Zampese, fired two games into the 2017 season, oversaw an offense that became the first squad since the 1939 Philadelphia Eagles that failed to score a touchdown in their first two home games. The firing occurred after a Thursday night loss to the Houston Texans. Then, 423 days later, the Bengals fired defensive coordinator Teryl Austin, who oversaw one of the league’s worst defenses, becoming the first NFL team in modern history to allow 500-plus yards in three consecutive games.