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Zac Taylor discusses Bengals’ abysmal run game and Joe Mixon

It’s widely known that a young or inexperienced quarterback has two best friends: a good running game and a tight end.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning made the first start of his NFL career against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon in Paycor Stadium, and the offense supported him with a running game that yielded a success rate of zero percent.

ZERO.

“That’s life vs. Pittsburgh,” Taylor said after the game. “And you know that’s going to happen. It’s going to be tough sledding when you’re running the ball, we need to get more production out of that.