Week 5 · 2025–26 season
Bengals
L 24-37 vs Lions · Oct 5, 2025
Misery Index · Despair
Bengals fans have moved past anger into scheduling next week's blowout and drafting Zac Taylor's eulogy.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
T.Hendrickson's strip-sack on the opening drive was the high point, and it was all downhill from there. J.Browning gifted away two interceptions — the deep ball intended for J.Chase and a short throw to M.Gesicki — while S.LaPorta carved up the secondary on what felt like every Detroit snap. A late garbage-time rally to make it 24-37 only sharpens the obvious question: with this quarterback and this staff, where exactly does a win come from?
What fans said
“Can’t wait to lose 35-17 again next week in Green Bay. Fuck Zac”
u/Joehiostate▲ 83rage
“Guys, I’m starting to think we aren’t gonna make the playoffs.”
u/JBFRESHSKILLS▲ 244despair
“the worst thing that could have happened was that we string together some touchdowns to give false hope in the 4th quarter.”
u/nccDaley▲ 134frustration
“WE DID IT. We didn't lose as badly as Baltimore did and we played one of the best teams in the league.”
u/PROFESSIONAL_RAP254▲ 73joy
“Be not fooled. Browning and Zac still suck.”
u/SoFlyKight▲ 29rage
“it’s football terrorism”
u/SaberCrunch▲ 19rage
14 more
“I’d genuinely like every single one of the idiots on this sub who promoted the idea that Burrow holds our offense back to apologize lmfao.”
u/Careless_Review3166▲ 17rage
“ZT burned our crops, poisoned our water supply, and delivered a plague onto our houses!”
u/backson_alcohol▲ 19rage
“There should be a fire Zac Taylor chant going right the fuck now.”
u/ButterflyImmediate91▲ 15rage
“Get this coaching staff the fuck out of Cincinnati”
u/m4rxUp▲ 15rage
“Proud as fuck for the defense. Still fire zt complete shit house”
u/ask0009▲ 21rage
“Can we have jamarr straight up fight Zac on the sideline after this shit?”
u/KyFriedCleaner11▲ 14rage
“I legitimately think Zac Taylor should be fired before the 4th quarter if he lets Browning back on the field next drive”
u/ryanthepostmaster▲ 13rage
“Browning needs to be benched. Zac should be fired if he doesn’t do it. 12 points in 3 fing games.”
u/bigbugzman▲ 13rage
“Fire Zack, WTF are we waiting for”
u/JJiggy13▲ 12rage
“I’ve said it a million times - the fucking madden auto-playcall would not call a run up the middle on 3rd and 8. Zac Taylor is inconceivably stupid”
u/KyFriedCleaner11▲ 12rage
“Pussy bitch just trying to save his job. Not an ounce of fight. Get this fuck out of Cincinnati.”
u/pahbert▲ 10rage
“Are we even going to score a touchdown again this season?”
u/HwangingAround▲ 16despair
“We’re seriously going to have an Aaron Rodgers-led Steelers team win the AFC North. This is the worst”
u/KyFriedCleaner11▲ 16despair
“This defense with last years offense is a Super Bowl. Sad”
u/ck124106▲ 24despair