Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor faces mounting pressure after a defensive collapse threatens the team’s playoff hopes and exposes deeper roster flaws.

At Wednesday’s media session, head coach Zac Taylor explained how the Bengals finally found their offensive identity through the ground game.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor didn’t really mince words in his postgame presser after the shocking loss to the New York Jets.

Zac Taylor is speaking out after the Bengals recorded their latest painful loss — this time to the previously winless New York Jets.

Bengals HC Zac Taylor: "We had some success running in that situation. Obviously, it's not good when they're up in there and they jam it up on you."

CINCINNATI — Ja'Marr Chase had a blank face of disgust after the Bengals' 39-38 loss to the Jets, wasting another stellar outing by the Bengals' top healthy offensive player. Chase had 12 catches for 91 yards in the loss, which saw Cincinnati lose its third of four games since the start of last year when scoring 38-plus points.

CINCINNATI, Ohio — For three quarters of Sunday’s game vs. the Jets, the Bengals defense was holding up fine. It was bending but not breaking. But in the fourth quarter, the defense broke, allowing 23 points as the Bengals suffered a shocking 39-38 loss at home to a Jets team that came into the game winless at 0-7.