The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Minnesota Vikings by a final score of 48-10 on the road on Sunday afternoon. The Bengals dropped to 2-1 on the season and the Vikings improved to 2-1 on the season as well.

Cincinnati will have quarterback Joe Burrow sidelined for the next three months on this football team. Jake Browning was the starter, and he looked shaky. This loss looked extremely bad for head coach Zac Taylor. Fans want him to be fired but will he actually be fired if this continues?

NFL Analyst Believes It’s an Overreaction for the Cincinnati Bengals to move on From Zac Taylor

Jeff Kerr of CBS Sports ranked his overreactions and realities for week three of the 2025 NFL season. He believes that it is an overreaction for the Bengals to potentially move on from Taylor in the offseason. Kerr said about this,

“Even though the Bengals were blown out in the first game Joe Burrow missed, this isn’t a reflection on Taylor. This is the result of an organization that built a bad offensive line, did not draft well, did not spend the money to improve on defense and became too reliant with Burrow on the field to win games.

Jake Browning has five interceptions through two games he’s played, and he hasn’t even played two full games yet! The Bengals don’t look like they have the personnel to overcome the loss of Burrow for a significant period of time, and will likely miss the playoffs again.

If that happens, that could be a reflection on Taylor — even though he shouldn’t take the fall for poor front office management. The Bengals just aren’t good without Burrow, no matter who their coach is. Taylor will likely be on the hot seat if the season goes into a free fall, but right now Cincinnati is 2-1.

The Bengals still control their own destiny. Their season isn’t off the rails yet. “

They have won games in the past with Browning when Burrow was injured. Sunday seemed to be just a bad game for the Bengals. Cincinnati will face the Denver Broncos on the road next Monday night. The Bengals can’t afford to be blown out once again. If Cincinnati were to somehow win the game next week, then the game against the Vikings just appeared to be a blip in the road for them.