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Bengals fire DC Lou Anarumo, three position coaches

The Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo and offensive line coach Frank Pollack on Monday.

Cincinnati (9-8) missed the playoffs in the AFC, coming up short despite a five-game winning streak to end the season.

Anarumo has been defensive coordinator of the Bengals since Zac Taylor became head coach in 2019. He was a finalist for head-coaching positions just two years ago, when the Bengals were coming off of back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances.

But the Bengals were torched repeatedly during a 4-8 start to the 2024 season, dropping one-score games in which they allowed 34 points (Chargers), 35 and 41 (Ravens), 38 (Commanders) and 44 (Steelers).