Bengals' Taylor mulls changes as Browning struggles again - ESPN

CINCINNATI — Bengals coach Zac Taylor sounded open to the possibility of a potential quarterback change after Jake Browning struggled again in a 37-24 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Taylor said he plans to evaluate why the offense struggled in a third straight defeat, comments that came after Browning threw three interceptions before he led the Bengals to three touchdowns in the final quarter to make the final margin of victory more aesthetically pleasing.

«After a game like that, we're going to look at all personnel to make sure we're doing the right thing,» Taylor said when asked if he still believes in Browning moving forward. «I won't shy away from that because it's a very fair question after the amount of turnovers that we had.»

Browning was 26-of-40 passing for 251 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. But all three TDs and 133 of those yards came in the fourth quarter, after Cincinnati was walloped early for a third consecutive week.

Browning, who replaced the injured Joe Burrow, was booed after several drives in the first half. Once the mistakes kept rolling, he was booed as he led the offense on the field.

The veteran backup didn't disagree with them. After the loss, Browning said he let the team and the fans down and didn't play well enough to put Cincinnati in a winning position.

Browning's first interception, a hopeful deep ball intended for wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, came after the majority of his passes to that point were short throws.

Browning has thrown eight interceptions in four games this season. When he started seven games in 2023, also in place of the injured Burrow, he threw seven interceptions in nine contests.

«I gotta pick my spots better,» Browning said. «I threw three picks