CINCINNATI — The Bengals are 4-7 after losing back-to-back one score games. Cincinnati is 1-6 this season in games decided by seven points or less. Is Bengals head coach Zac Taylor feeling any pressure? Does he feel the weight of the city with their playoff hopes teetering before December?

The Cincinnati Bengals took a tough loss against the Los Angeles Chargers, putting head coach Zac Taylor on the hot seat.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor addresses the media ahead of his team's Week 13 matchup with the AFC North rival Pittsburgh Steelers. Cincinnati (4-7) is coming off its bye week while Pittsburgh (8-3) is coming off a loss to the Cleveland Browns. The Bengals are in third place in the division while Pittsburgh is leading.

In some respects, Taylor is right — the Bengals remain in close games against great teams, yet stumble into new ways to lose each time. Sunday night was two missed kicks, a dropped interception that would have gone back for a touchdown and other mistakes.

Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. (75) runs a drill at Cincinnati Bengals training camp on the Kettering Health Practice Fields in Cincinnati on Sunday, July 28, 2024. / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Cincinnati Bengals returned from their bye week for practice on Monday and in his first team meeting of the week, head coach Zac Taylor delivered a message to his team with the HBO cameras rolling.

As the Cincinnati Bengals went down hard at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers, Germaine Pratt wasn’t the only player involved in a sideline outburst. At one point during the loss, star defensive end Trey Hendrickson ran off the field and exchanged words with Zac Taylor, even swatting away the head coach’s arm.