The Cincinnati Bengals have announced that rookie wide receiver Jermaine Burton won’t travel with the team due to a decision made by head coach Zac Taylor.
They're Not Going to Want us in This Tournament' - Cincinnati Bengals ?HC Zac Taylor Discusses Bengals Playoff Hopes
The Cincinnati Bengals have done all they can to keep a playoff berth possible pending Sunday's results. Both head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow are confident in what's possible in the postseason after their five-game winning streak.
Following the Steelers game, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor seemingly issued a warning about how dangerous his team is. “They are not going to want us in this tournament,” Taylor said, per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. “I promise you.”
The Cincinnati Bengals could only watch from afar as their playoff hopes were extinguished on Sunday. There, the Kansas City Chiefs trotted out backups against the Denver Broncos and were promptly blown out, 38-0. That result sends the Broncos to the seventh and final seed in the AFC playoffs.
Anyone associated with the Bengals or the team's fans didn't have to scoreboard watch for long on Sunday before the team's playoff hopes were dashed.
CINCINNATI — The Bengals are expected to make changes to their coaching staff in the coming days, league sources told BengalsTalk.com. Cincinnati won five-straight games to end the season 9-8, but missed the playoffs for a second-straight season. It was the first time a healthy Joe Burrow missed the playoffs.
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, while awaiting favorable results to secure a playoff spot, sent a strong and intimidating message to potential opponents if his team makes it to the postseason.
Bengals fans only have one organization to blame for them taking an early vacation and it’s the Bengals. Years of compounding problems, myriad defensive issues, and lackadaisical play at key points this season are why Cincinnati didn’t make the playoffs. If you need a handout from the Chiefs to get in, then it’s not deserved.
For the Bengals to get into the playoffs, they need the Denver Broncos to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets to beat the Miami Dolphins. Both of the games will be played during the early afternoon 4:25 p.m. time slot. Cincinnati will know if their season will continue by 8 p.m. or so on Sunday night.