Current Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor is no Bill Walsh — but he doesn’t have to be. He has Joe Burrow. This group can do one better than the ’70 team. Burrow and the Bengals still have a real chance to make the playoffs. And once they get to the playoffs, they are a bona fide Super Bowl threat no matter what happened during the regular season.

Through five games, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has completed 72.3 percent of his passes for 1,370 yards and 12 touchdowns against two interceptions for what should be MVP buzz. His Bengals are 1-4.

Cincinnati Bengals franchise quarterback Joe Burrow approached the podium for his postgame news conference deflated and at times at a loss for words. Once again, Burrow is left to answer question after question about why his team can’t win a game at Paycor Stadium.