Zac Taylor: 'Joe Burrow is One of the Greatest,' But We Still Have Great Players

Cincinnati is 2-1 with Jake Browning as their starting quarterback.

CINCINNATI — Bengals head coach Zac Taylor wasn't taking any victory laps on Tuesday, even though his team has won back-to-back games with backup quarterback Jake Browning. 

He didn't admit to being vindicated after beating the Jaguars on Monday Night Football and following it up with a home win over the Colts. 

Instead, Tyalor made it clear that he thinks the world of Joe Burrow, but knows the Bengals still have plenty of talent on their roster without the former No. 1 overall pick. 

"We have a lot of talent on this team. We have a lot of leadership on this team," Taylor said. "I think Joe Burrow's one of the greatest players to walk this Earth. But we still do have other great players that can step up and help us win football games."

The Bengals are 2-1 with Browning at quarterback. Burrow underwent season-ending wrist surgery at the end of last month. 

The offensive line has played better and better. The run game has gotten going with Joe Mixon and Chase Brown. The defense shut out the Colts in the second half of Sunday's game. 

"That's what we've needed from this team and they've risen to the occa ... I wouldn't even say they've risen," Taylor said quickly correcting himself. "They've just continued to play football like they've always done. I just think of all of the elite players that we got and they just continue to rally around each other and make plays and find ways to win games and we gotta do it again this week."

The Bengals host the Vikings on Saturday at Paycor Stadium. They're one of six AFC teams that are 7-6. They need to win three of their next four games to have a realistic shot at making the postseason for a third-straight season. 

"I think Joe Burrow's one of the greatest players to walk this Earth. But we still do have other great players that can step up and help us win football games."

Zac Taylor on if he feels vindicated by his optimism to stay in the playoff conversation even after losing Burrow. pic.twitter.com/P8Yz61yrXV

— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) December 12, 2023

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