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Bengals fire ex-Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin

Enquirer beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Fletcher Page break down the Bengals 51-14 loss to the Saints. Sam Greene, sgreene@enquirer.com

Never in the first 49 years of the franchise had the Cincinnati Bengals fired a coordinator midseason. Now they've done it in two straight.

The latest came Monday morning when the Bengals relieved defensive coordinator Teryl Austin of his duties only nine games into his tenure.

Last year the Bengals fired coordinator Ken Zampese after two games.

Austin, 53, joined the Bengals after spending the previous four seasons as the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator under head coach Jim Caldwell.