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Bengals beat writer Tyler Dragon and sports personality Lindsay Patterson review the team's 27-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Kareem Elgazzar, kelgazzar@enquirer.com

It’s become redundant. The Cincinnati Bengals’ defense can’t stop the run and the offense can’t run the football. Cincinnati’s ineptitude in both areas is a recipe for disaster. And the Bengals have conjured up an 0-7 platter.

The Bengals have given up an NFL-high 1,323 rushing yards and have only managed to gain a league-worst 372 yards on the ground.

“We’ve got to be accountable in the run game,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said.