CINCINNATI -- The way Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor saw it, someone on the defense needed to step up as the New York Jets inched closer to a victory. That never happened in a 39-38 defeat on Sunday at Paycor Stadium.

The Jets, winless through seven games under first-year coach Aaron Glenn, mounted a 15-point comeback in the fourth quarter. In the aftermath, Taylor said the loss was "humbling" before calling out the team's defensive players in his postgame news conference.

"I think someone needs to step up and lead the group," Taylor said after the game. "That's what I'm waiting to see -- someone to step up and lead the group and take some accountability over there and get this thing going the right way."

The Bengals (3-5) were on the cusp of getting back to the .500 mark on th

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