The Bengals made headlines the day after losing 51-14 to the Saints by firing defensive coordinator Teryl Austin. Even though Austin has only been with the team for nine games, the Bengals are on pace to have to worst defense in NFL history. So the Bengals parted ways with Austin and named Marvin Lewis the defensive coordinator for the rest of the season.
Lewis addressed the media on Monday afternoon, hours after news of Austin’s departure broke.
With Lewis taking over the defensive play calling responsibilities, some wondered how he would juggle that with his regular head coaching duties.