Zac Taylor gets his NFL moment when Bengals visit the Titans and Brian Callahan
Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The chance to face off against a former assistant finally has arrived for Cincinnati’s Zac Taylor in his sixth season with the Bengals. On Sunday, his Bengals visit Tennessee where first-year coach Brian Callahan was Taylor’s offensive coordinator the past five seasons in Cincinnati and is someone Taylor talks with as much as his brother, Press, who is the offensive coordinator in Jacksonville. “And, you know, we’ll obviously get together briefly before the game starts on the field, but once the game kicks off, that all goes out the window, and you’re just trying to find a way to win.” The Bengals stayed alive Monday night, beating the Cowboys in Dallas 27-20 thanks to the NFL’s top passing duo. Tennessee was eliminated last week despite being one of the NFL’s big spenders in free agency, and Callahan is busy building a foundation for a franchise in its third straight losing season after stringing together six consecutive winning records. He’s got a really good coaching staff in place.” Best on best This game pits the NFL’s best passing offense in the Bengals, averaging 271.6 yards against the league’s stingiest defense against the pass, giving up just 175.5 yards a game.