The Bengals lost in familiar fashion, again, all but dashing any playoff hopes.

What went wrong this season, and what can realistically change over the final month of the season?

Taylor and Gabe spend some time lamenting the impact of the recent loss against Baltimore, including what that means for Lou Anarumo's job beyond 2024.

Plus, which players have been the most improved, most disappointing, most surprising so far this season? Are the Bengals REALLY going to make the playoffs?!

Taylor and Jake talk the Week 9 win over the Raiders, including:

Plus, Christmas light recommendations!

A win is a win, and you can't start a streak without the first one. Taylor talks about what this win means, whether he's buying in yet, and the huge opportunity that awaits next week in Cleveland.

The Bengals fell to the Ravens and are now 1-4 on the season. Did this loss spell the end of the Lou Anarumo era? What about Zac Taylor's job?

Taylor and Jake debate whether the season really is over, and whether sweeping changes should be in store.

The Bengals finally get into the win column, so we don't have to spend an entire episode complaining. Taylor spends time praising the offense and their versatility, while still questioning how this defense will improve enough to compete against good teams.

Taylor is joined in therapy by Matt Edwards from the In The Jungle podcast as they discuss the myriad of issues defensively, the panic level at 0-3, plus a trip down memory lane from another primetime embarrassment of years past.

As the Bengals came up just short against the Chiefs, Taylor recaps the real takeaways from this game. Should we be encouraged? What's the next evolution for this offense?

Taylor turns the page from Week 1 and looks towards the Chiefs game, highlighting some keys to victory, including:

- two key role players

- taking a page from the Patriots

- Burrow's ability to turn things around

After losing to the Patriots in Week 1, there's plenty of blame to go around. In the latest episode, Taylor touches on: