The broadcast of the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles' preseason opener Thursday night noted how Cincy is 1-11 in the first two games of a new season in the six years under head coach Zac Taylor.

The Cincinnati Bengals played their starters in the first preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and it was the right thing to do

The Cincinnati Bengals changed things up this preseason in an effort to avoid yet another slow start in 2025. Among those changes is coach Zac Taylor's decision to play quarterback Joe Burrow and the rest of the team's healthy starters in the preseason,