CINCINNATI (AP) — It took two games and three quarters for Zac Taylor to realize having the same game plan for Jake Browning and Joe Burrow doesn’t work.

How the Cincinnati Bengals coach adjusts over the next couple of weeks will define whether his team has a shot at staying competitive while Burrow recovers from toe surgery.

The Bengals scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to make their 37-24 loss to the Detroit Lions appear closer on the scoreboard than what transpired on the field. The late scores didn’t take the stink off a lousy performance by Browning, who was intercepted three times.

After a 2-0 start, the Bengals have dropped three straight and have been outscored 113-37 in defeats to the Vikings, Broncos and Lions.

Browning has been picked off eight times in four game

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