Zac Taylor faces make-or-break season as Bengals rebuild defense around Joe Burrow's Super Bowl window

Few teams in the NFL are operating under as much pressure heading into the upcoming season as the Cincinnati Bengals. With head coach Zac Taylor facing intense scrutiny in his eighth season at the helm and defensive coordinator Al Golden entering year two of his unit's retool, Cincinnati is aiming to prove that its recent stagnation is over and that franchise quarterback Joe Burrow can lead them back to deep January football.

The Bengals suffered through a deeply disappointing 2025 season...