{"id":32097,"date":"2025-09-07T23:29:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T23:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32097"},"modified":"2025-09-07T23:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T23:29:30","slug":"zac-taylor-bengals-celebrate-in-bengals-locker-room-following-season-opening-win-over-cleveland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32097","title":{"rendered":"Zac Taylor, Bengals Celebrate in Bengals Locker Room Following Season-Opening Win Over Cleveland"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-mm-id=\"_szyogrk5m\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5374,h_3022,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/all_bengals\/01k4k4d45hn8jxyq1vyc.jpg\" alt=\"Sep 7, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-Imagn Images\" \/><\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_njnk2qyfh\"><strong>CINCINNATI \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The Bengals are 1-0 in the 2025 NFL season.\u00a0It can be pretty,\u00a0ugly,\u00a0doesn&#8217;t matter at the start of the playoffs,\u00a0all the numbers count the same on a team&#8217;s record.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_p0efwsvxi\">Head coach Zac Taylor echoed that sentiment in the postgame locker room as he and the team celebrated their narrow 17-16 victory over Cleveland in Week 1. Cincinnati&#8217;s offense managed just seven yards in the second half and a record-low since 1991 with -18 in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_a4kmkwhrs\">&#8220;Last night we said we&#8217;re going to face some adversity,&#8221; Taylor said to his squad after the victory. &#8220;We knew there were times this thing was going to be ugly. We just had to find a way to win. And you guys did the little things that allowed us to be 1-0. So now our process can move forward.\u00a0We talked about, we&#8217;re\u00a0not\u00a0going to be\u00a0the same team\u00a0in Week 5, Week 12, Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pb9zp8lxj\">&#8220;Okay, we&#8217;re not gonna be, but starting 1-0 gives us our best chance to be our best version of ourselves as this thing moves forward. Okay? Offense, we left a lot of meat on the bone, and we know that. Today, the defense put\u00a0this game on their shoulders in the fourth quarter and came back with\u00a0stop after\u00a0stop after stop.\u00a0I love it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9u3xcu350\">Check out the full reaction from Taylor in his usual game-ball festivities with the team as Cincinnati turns the page to a contest against 1-0 Jackson next week:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1-0 on the week. 1-0 on the road. 1-0 in the division.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KetteringHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KetteringHealth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pKJwJ3TvGd\">pic.twitter.com\/pKJwJ3TvGd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bengals\/status\/1964814917372117187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati got the job done. 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