Cincinnati's head coach stayed aggressive and an injury threw off a chance to bleed the clock almost all the way down.

Denver sealed Cincinnati's fate, and HBO’s "Hard Knocks," which followed the AFC North teams this season, captured some of the Bengals’ players and head coach Zac Taylor's immediate reactions as they watched it all unfold.

A look at how the clock would have played out if Bengals hadn't scored when they did and how Denver had a chance to tie it either way.

If you found yourself consistently questioning Zac Taylor's decision making throughout Cincinnati's 30-24 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos in Week 17, you weren't alone. Taylor made several head-scratching decisions over the course of the contest ...

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Denver Broncos in one of the most exciting games of the season. However, all the drama that took place on Saturday at Paycor Stadium was the product

The Cincinnati Bengals kept their postseason hopes alive with a wild 30-24 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on ... management decisions from Coach Zac Taylor at the end of regulation.

Anyone associated with the Bengals or the team's fans didn't have to scoreboard watch for long on Sunday before the team's playoff hopes were dashed.

Alas, the decision has prompted fan theories that the Chiefs intentionally threw their game against the Broncos in order to avoid facing the Cincinnati Bengals in the playoffs. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor fanned the flames of those theories Saturday night after Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh to remain playoff eligible.

David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.

Zac Taylor said he did not take lightly the decision to part ways with defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo and three other assistants, but the Cincinnati Bengals had “higher expectations and standards” than what they achieved this year and changes had to be made.

Anarumo was once seen as a rising star in the coaching ranks after the Bengals made their surprise run to the Super Bowl in 2022. But the seasons since haven't been good ones for