Story byThe Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioDel Duduit, The Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioThu, January 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM UTC·5 min readCINCINNATI — If I heard the question once, I heard it 342 times on Sunday after the Bengals knocked off Arizona 37-14 at Paycor Stadium. That question: “Why didn’t the Bengals play like this all season long?”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe answer — according to head coach Zac Taylor — is that he expected his team to go out and win because that’s who they are.“Really, really pleased with the way our guys responded this week,” he said. “Just building off what we thought was a good game last week, particularly in the second half. Just challenged our guys to show up and keep that momentum going.
