If Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor leads his team to a win over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI Sunday evening, he’ll become the second-youngest head coach to ever hoist the Lombardi.
Unfortunately for Taylor and Co., the game did not start out too swimmingly. After forcing a Rams punt to open the first quarter, Taylor opted to go for it on fourth and one from Los Angeles’ 49-yard line.
It’s not that Cincinnati failed on the conversion. Rather, the decision to have Joe Burrow drop back and pass the ball to Ja’Marr Chase was questionable at best.
Cincinnati has one of the best all-around running backs in the game in Joe Mixon. Its running game had been pretty solid throughout the regular season and its playoff run.
In the end, Burrow missed on the pass and set the Rams up with a short field.
Within the matter of minutes, Matthew Stafford hit Odell Beckham Jr. on a 17-yard touchdown pass to give the Rams a 7-0 lead about midway through the first quarter.
Taylor’s play-calling came into question early in this one.
Come on Zac Taylor
— Marcus Spears (@mspears96) February 13, 2022
Jalen Ramsey blasted Ja'Marr Chase on that 4th down, it looked like, after lot of contact on 3rd down.
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) February 13, 2022
Unless Joe Mixon was hurt, no idea what Zac Taylor was doing there
Zac Taylor might not ever go for it on fourth down again now
— Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) February 13, 2022
Wow, Zac Taylor did the Rams a solid there.
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) February 13, 2022
you’ve had a full season to stop doing that. Zac Taylor ain’t it
— John Sigler (@john_siglerr) February 13, 2022
Zac Taylor is the worst coach to make a Super Bowl since ____?
— (@killmesIime) February 13, 2022
The way that defense looked in the opening drive, I’m actually not even mad at Zac Taylor for going for it. But of course Cooper Kupp finds a way to make you regret it. And now, Rams have scored. OBJ #SuperBowl
— Terrika (@SheKnowsSports) February 13, 2022
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