Zac Taylor: Sunday night what I expect from our defense

The Bengals gave up 145 points through the first five weeks of the year, good for 31st in the league, and their defensive deficiencies were the main reason they entered Sunday night’s game 1-4.

The defense was much better on Sunday night. The Bengals shut out the Giants in the first half and left New Jersey with a 17-7 victory that they hope will be a springboard to greater success. In order for that to happen, they need that unity to continue to live up to head coach Zac Taylor’s expectations.

“What I see every single day of the week – just a resilient group that goes about it the right way, believes in each other, believes in what we’re doing,” Taylor said in a team transcript. “And that’s what I expect from these guys. And that was a great opportunity for them – on Sunday Night Football in front of the whole world – to show who they are, because that’s what we see every day and that’s the blueprint.”

Sunday night was definitely the plan and only time will tell us if the Bengals can follow it regularly.