CINCINNATI — While the Cincinnati Bengals enter their bye week with the worst defense in the NFL, coach Zac Taylor is sticking with the coaching staff the Bengals have in place on that side of the ball.

“I trust those guys,” Taylor said. “Those guys have been really successful everywhere they’ve been, and we’re going to be successful here. We’re going to work this week and try to find a way to make our team better.”

Even though there’s not much positive to point to, Taylor emphasized the experience that he went through personally in 2020, when the rebuilding Bengals stuck with him as the head coach.

“I’m thankful that in 2020 that they didn’t kick me out of here so we were able to go to the Super Bowl the next year,” Taylor said. “I believe in the people that we’ve hired. I sit in there

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