Zac Taylor

Team: CINType: OffensiveTenure: 7 years (2019-2026)

HC Record: 52-63 (since 2016)

Coaching Timeline

Why does coaching matter?

CFB

Texas A&M

Graduate Assistant

2008-114 yrs

Miami Dolphins

QB Coach

2012-143 yrs

Miami Dolphins

Offensive Coordinator

20151 yr

CFB

Cincinnati

Offensive Coordinator

20161 yr

Los Angeles Rams

Assistant Wide Receivers

2017-182 yrs

Cincinnati Bengals

Head Coach

2019-257 yrs

Team Info

Season	Role	Team	Record	HC	OC	DC	QB1	QB2	RB1	WR/TE 1	WR/TE 2
2025	Head Coach	CIN	6-11	Zac Taylor	Dan Pitcher	Al Golden	Joe Burrow(7.25)	Joe Flacco(6.75)	Chase Brown(17.00)	Ja'Marr Chase(15.75)	Tee Higgins(14.75)
2024	Head Coach	CIN	9-8	Zac Taylor	Dan Pitcher	Lou Anarumo	Joe Burrow(17.00)	—	Chase Brown(15.50)	Ja'Marr Chase(17.00)	Tee Higgins(11.75)
2023	Head Coach	CIN	9-8	Zac Taylor	Brian Callahan	Lou Anarumo	Joe Burrow(9.50)	Jake Browning(7.75)	Joe Mixon(16.75)	Ja'Marr Chase(15.75)	Tee Higgins(11.25)
2022	Head Coach	CIN	12-4	Zac Taylor	Brian Callahan	Lou Anarumo	Joe Burrow(15.75)	—	Joe Mixon(13.25)	Ja'Marr Chase(12.00)	Tee Higgins(14.25)
2021	Head Coach	CIN	10-7	Zac Taylor	Brian Callahan	Lou Anarumo	Joe Burrow(16.00)	Brandon Allen(2.00)	Joe Mixon(16.00)	Ja'Marr Chase(16.25)	Tee Higgins(14.00)

Coach Impact

Note: only calculated for first year upon arrival — take results with a grain of salt.

Percentiles

Cincinnati Bengals (2019–2025)

Head Coach

Playbook Fingerprint

↓xFP Conc. -9.6%⁷↓RB Tgt% -6.2%⁸↓Screen% -2.6%¹⁸

	Before (2018)	First Year (2019)	Delta
OFFENSE
Scripted EPA	-0.013⁴⁴	-0.110¹⁵	▼ -0.097²⁶
RZ P/V	5.8⁹⁹	4.4⁵	▼ -1.5⁰
3&Out%	32.3%³⁹	35.0%²⁴	▲ +2.7%³³
Penalty EPA	-3.7⁸	3.7³⁶	▲ +7.4²³
Pass EPA	0.047⁵¹	-0.085¹⁴	▼ -0.132¹⁶
Rush EPA	-0.073⁴⁷	-0.108²⁶	▼ -0.035³⁰
xRY	4.20⁷³	4.10⁶¹	▼ -0.09³⁵
RYOE	0.65⁸⁹	0.04⁵⁰	▼ -0.61¹¹
YAC OEX	0.34⁴⁰	0.82⁸¹	▲ +0.47⁷⁷
xYAC OEX	-0.14⁴⁰	-0.28²⁶	▼ -0.14⁴²
DEFENSE
RZ P/V	5.5¹¹	4.7⁸⁴	▼ -0.9⁹⁵
3&Out%	23.8%⁷	28.7%³¹	▲ +4.9%⁸⁰
TO Rate	1.7%³²	1.6%²⁷	▼ -0.1%⁴³
Penalty EPA	3.7⁶¹	10.0²⁹	▲ +6.3²⁴
Pass EPA	0.190⁷	0.195⁶	▲ +0.005⁴⁷
Rush EPA	0.004¹³	-0.027²⁶	▼ -0.031⁶⁷
xRY Allowed	4.33¹⁶	3.99⁵³	▼ -0.34⁸⁶
RYOE Allowed	0.81⁸	0.65¹²	▼ -0.17⁷²
YAC OEX Allowed	0.85⁸	0.95⁴	▲ +0.10⁴²
xYAC OEX Allowed	0.28⁵	0.30³	▲ +0.02⁴⁰

Coaching Signature

Heavy 11 PersonnelLow Play ActionHeavy ShotgunHeavy RPOLight Screen GameHigh xFP ConcentrationWR-Heavy TargetsRB-Light TargetsPass-Heavy (vs Expected)Weak Run Game

Player Impacts

Skill positions only (QB/RB/WR/TE), min 4 adj. games per qualifying season. Baselines use the 1–2 seasons immediately before the coach took over.

Cincinnati Bengals (2019–2025)

Head Coach

Personal-best FP/G seasons set under this coach (must clear pre-coach peak).

WR	John Ross	10.12019 FP/G · 8.0 gp	5.8Prev Best	+73.5%
RB	Joe Mixon	16.72021 FP/G · 16.0 gp	15.8Prev Best	+5.2%

Core Efficiency

PercentilesGraph

Pass/Rush Splits

PercentilesGraph

Year	Role	Team	% Pass	Pass EPA	Pass Succ%	Pass SOS	xYAC OEX	YAC OEX	% RB Rush	Rush EPA	Rush Succ%	Rush SOS	xRY	RYOE	% QB Rush	QB Rush EPA
2025	HC	CIN	65.0%	0.045	45.6%	-0.013	-0.40	0.13	32.4%	-0.026	43.0%	0.000	3.92	0.32	2.6%	0.643
2024	HC	CIN	66.3%	0.154	51.7%	-0.001	-0.81	0.85	30.9%	-0.069	37.4%	-0.007	3.86	0.01	2.8%	0.548
2023	HC	CIN	65.4%	0.030	47.2%	-0.023	-0.71	1.06	30.6%	-0.094	37.2%	0.005	3.95	0.12	4.0%	0.286
2022	HC	CIN	64.6%	0.147	50.1%	-0.007	-0.60	0.78	30.3%	-0.074	40.7%	-0.025	3.77	0.14	5.1%	0.427
2021	HC	CIN	59.6%	0.145	47.5%	0.036	-0.02	1.75	37.0%	-0.072	39.1%	0.022	4.07	0.01	3.4%	0.317

Scheme

PercentilesEPA PctileGraph

Year	Role	Team	Shotgun%	Under Center %	RPO%	PA%	Motion%	1R%	Horiz%	Screen%	WR Tgt%	RB Tgt%	TE Tgt%	11 Pers	12 Pers	13 Pers	21 Pers	XFP Conc
2025	HC	CIN	63.5%	36.7%	8.3%	7.2%	47.0%	62.2%	47.1%	6.8%	60.2%	18.3%	21.3%	65.9%	30.1%	0.6%	1.9%	64.8%
2024	HC	CIN	64.7%	35.3%	12.7%	9.7%	48.8%	66.0%	53.8%	4.1%	59.0%	16.0%	24.8%	63.2%	30.8%	1.3%	0.5%	67.0%
2023	HC	CIN	71.4%	28.8%	11.3%	10.5%	37.9%	60.9%	50.5%	14.1%	65.3%	15.2%	19.4%	80.9%	13.3%	1.0%	0.5%	63.6%
2022	HC	CIN	55.9%	44.3%	8.8%	14.4%	15.4%	61.5%	52.9%	7.6%	62.4%	22.2%	15.4%	84.4%	6.5%	0.2%	0.0%	66.9%
2021	HC	CIN	30.5%	69.5%	3.4%	13.3%	—	—	54.6%	6.3%	66.7%	18.0%	15.3%	77.5%	11.8%	2.0%	0.0%	65.7%

Tendencies

PercentilesGraph

Year	Role	Team	Plays/G	No-Huddle%	Plays/G OEX	Low PC%	Avg SFP	Called Pass%	Called Pass OEX	4th Go%	2pt%	Blowout CP%	Blownout CP%
2025	HC	CIN	61.4	2.7%	-0.5	27.0%	30.1	65.9%	1.8%	14.1%	10.0%	39.0%	77.2%
2024	HC	CIN	62.7	3.0%	0.0	31.7%	31.3	67.6%	8.2%	19.1%	6.1%	39.5%	—
2023	HC	CIN	60.6	3.4%	-0.5	36.8%	28.4	67.3%	5.7%	12.6%	2.6%	44.6%	76.9%
2022	HC	CIN	64.3	4.3%	0.0	33.7%	30.2	66.2%	7.8%	11.1%	14.6%	42.8%	—
2021	HC	CIN	60.7	4.7%	-0.7	35.8%	29.4	60.8%	-0.3%	13.8%	9.1%	46.4%	76.9%

XFP Summary

PercentilesGraph

Season	Role	Team	Type	GP	XFP	FP	XFP/G	FP/G	OEX%	% XFP	% FP	RZ XFP/G	RZ FP/G	RZ OEX%	% RZ XFP	% RZ FP
2025	Head Coach	CIN	QB Pass	17	255.5	281.8	15.0	16.6	+10.3%	—	—	5.3	6.8	+29.4%	—	—
2025	Head Coach	CIN	QB Rush	13	23.7	24.0	1.8	1.8	+1.3%	2.3%	2.3%	0.8	1.1	+31.8%	4.2%	4.8%
2025	Head Coach	CIN	RB Rush	17	198.6	194.8	11.7	11.5	-1.9%	19.3%	18.3%	3.7	3.6	-3.0%	25.2%	21.0%
2025	Head Coach	CIN	RB Rec	17	126.3	128.8	7.4	7.6	+1.9%	12.3%	12.1%	1.4	2.5	+84.3%	9.3%	14.7%
2025	Head Coach	CIN	WR/TE Rec	17	672.3	711.0	39.5	41.8	+5.8%	65.5%	66.9%	9.1	10.3	+13.1%	61.2%	59.5%
2025	Head Coach	CIN	WR/TE Rush	9	6.1	4.1	0.7	0.5	-33.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.0	0.0	—	0.0%	0.0%

Zac Taylor

Team: CINType: OffensiveTenure: 7 years (2019-2026)

HC Record: 52-63 (since 2016)

Coaching Timeline

Why does coaching matter?

CFB

Texas A&M

Graduate Assistant

2008-114 yrs

Miami Dolphins

QB Coach

2012-143 yrs

Miami Dolphins

Offensive Coordinator

20151 yr

CFB

Cincinnati

Offensive Coordinator

20161 yr

Los Angeles Rams

Assistant Wide Receivers

2017-182 yrs

Cincinnati Bengals

Head Coach

2019-257 yrs

Team Info

Season	Role	Team	Record	HC	OC	DC	QB1	QB2	RB1	WR/TE 1	WR/TE 2
2025	Head Coach	CIN	6-11	Zac Taylor	Dan Pitcher	Al Golden	Joe Burrow(7.25)	Joe Flacco(6.75)	Chase Brown(17.00)	Ja'Marr Chase(15.75)	Tee Higgins(14.75)
2024	Head Coach	CIN	9-8	Zac Taylor	Dan Pitcher	Lou Anarumo	Joe Burrow(17.00)	—	Chase Brown(15.50)	Ja'Marr Chase(17.00)	Tee Higgins(11.75)
2023	Head Coach	CIN	9-8	Zac Taylor	Brian Callahan	Lou Anarumo	Joe Burrow(9.50)	Jake Browning(7.75)	Joe Mixon(16.75)	Ja'Marr Chase(15.75)	Tee Higgins(11.25)
2022	Head Coach	CIN	12-4	Zac Taylor	Brian Callahan	Lou Anarumo	Joe Burrow(15.75)	—	Joe Mixon(13.25)	Ja'Marr Chase(12.00)	Tee Higgins(14.25)
2021	Head Coach	CIN	10-7	Zac Taylor	Brian Callahan	Lou Anarumo	Joe Burrow(16.00)	Brandon Allen(2.00)	Joe Mixon(16.00)	Ja'Marr Chase(16.25)	Tee Higgins(14.00)

Coach Impact

Note: only calculated for first year upon arrival — take results with a grain of salt.

Percentiles

Cincinnati Bengals (2019–2025)

Head Coach

Playbook Fingerprint

↓xFP Conc. -9.6%⁷↓RB Tgt% -6.2%⁸↓Screen% -2.6%¹⁸

	Before (2018)	First Year (2019)	Delta
OFFENSE
Scripted EPA	-0.013⁴⁴	-0.110¹⁵	▼ -0.097²⁶
RZ P/V	5.8⁹⁹	4.4⁵	▼ -1.5⁰
3&Out%	32.3%³⁹	35.0%²⁴	▲ +2.7%³³
Penalty EPA	-3.7⁸	3.7³⁶	▲ +7.4²³
Pass EPA	0.047⁵¹	-0.085¹⁴	▼ -0.132¹⁶
Rush EPA	-0.073⁴⁷	-0.108²⁶	▼ -0.035³⁰
xRY	4.20⁷³	4.10⁶¹	▼ -0.09³⁵
RYOE	0.65⁸⁹	0.04⁵⁰	▼ -0.61¹¹
YAC OEX	0.34⁴⁰	0.82⁸¹	▲ +0.47⁷⁷
xYAC OEX	-0.14⁴⁰	-0.28²⁶	▼ -0.14⁴²
DEFENSE
RZ P/V	5.5¹¹	4.7⁸⁴	▼ -0.9⁹⁵
3&Out%	23.8%⁷	28.7%³¹	▲ +4.9%⁸⁰
TO Rate	1.7%³²	1.6%²⁷	▼ -0.1%⁴³
Penalty EPA	3.7⁶¹	10.0²⁹	▲ +6.3²⁴
Pass EPA	0.190⁷	0.195⁶	▲ +0.005⁴⁷
Rush EPA	0.004¹³	-0.027²⁶	▼ -0.031⁶⁷
xRY Allowed	4.33¹⁶	3.99⁵³	▼ -0.34⁸⁶
RYOE Allowed	0.81⁸	0.65¹²	▼ -0.17⁷²
YAC OEX Allowed	0.85⁸	0.95⁴	▲ +0.10⁴²
xYAC OEX Allowed	0.28⁵	0.30³	▲ +0.02⁴⁰

Coaching Signature

Heavy 11 PersonnelLow Play ActionHeavy ShotgunHeavy RPOLight Screen GameHigh xFP ConcentrationWR-Heavy TargetsRB-Light TargetsPass-Heavy (vs Expected)Weak Run Game

Player Impacts

Skill positions only (QB/RB/WR/TE), min 4 adj. games per qualifying season. Baselines use the 1–2 seasons immediately before the coach took over.

Cincinnati Bengals (2019–2025)

Head Coach

Personal-best FP/G seasons set under this coach (must clear pre-coach peak).

WR	John Ross	10.12019 FP/G · 8.0 gp	5.8Prev Best	+73.5%
RB	Joe Mixon	16.72021 FP/G · 16.0 gp	15.8Prev Best	+5.2%

Core Efficiency

PercentilesGraph

Pass/Rush Splits

PercentilesGraph

Year	Role	Team	% Pass	Pass EPA	Pass Succ%	Pass SOS	xYAC OEX	YAC OEX	% RB Rush	Rush EPA	Rush Succ%	Rush SOS	xRY	RYOE	% QB Rush	QB Rush EPA
2025	HC	CIN	65.0%	0.045	45.6%	-0.013	-0.40	0.13	32.4%	-0.026	43.0%	0.000	3.92	0.32	2.6%	0.643
2024	HC	CIN	66.3%	0.154	51.7%	-0.001	-0.81	0.85	30.9%	-0.069	37.4%	-0.007	3.86	0.01	2.8%	0.548
2023	HC	CIN	65.4%	0.030	47.2%	-0.023	-0.71	1.06	30.6%	-0.094	37.2%	0.005	3.95	0.12	4.0%	0.286
2022	HC	CIN	64.6%	0.147	50.1%	-0.007	-0.60	0.78	30.3%	-0.074	40.7%	-0.025	3.77	0.14	5.1%	0.427
2021	HC	CIN	59.6%	0.145	47.5%	0.036	-0.02	1.75	37.0%	-0.072	39.1%	0.022	4.07	0.01	3.4%	0.317

Scheme

PercentilesEPA PctileGraph

Year	Role	Team	Shotgun%	Under Center %	RPO%	PA%	Motion%	1R%	Horiz%	Screen%	WR Tgt%	RB Tgt%	TE Tgt%	11 Pers	12 Pers	13 Pers	21 Pers	XFP Conc
2025	HC	CIN	63.5%	36.7%	8.3%	7.2%	47.0%	62.2%	47.1%	6.8%	60.2%	18.3%	21.3%	65.9%	30.1%	0.6%	1.9%	64.8%
2024	HC	CIN	64.7%	35.3%	12.7%	9.7%	48.8%	66.0%	53.8%	4.1%	59.0%	16.0%	24.8%	63.2%	30.8%	1.3%	0.5%	67.0%
2023	HC	CIN	71.4%	28.8%	11.3%	10.5%	37.9%	60.9%	50.5%	14.1%	65.3%	15.2%	19.4%	80.9%	13.3%	1.0%	0.5%	63.6%
2022	HC	CIN	55.9%	44.3%	8.8%	14.4%	15.4%	61.5%	52.9%	7.6%	62.4%	22.2%	15.4%	84.4%	6.5%	0.2%	0.0%	66.9%
2021	HC	CIN	30.5%	69.5%	3.4%	13.3%	—	—	54.6%	6.3%	66.7%	18.0%	15.3%	77.5%	11.8%	2.0%	0.0%	65.7%

Tendencies

PercentilesGraph

Year	Role	Team	Plays/G	No-Huddle%	Plays/G OEX	Low PC%	Avg SFP	Called Pass%	Called Pass OEX	4th Go%	2pt%	Blowout CP%	Blownout CP%
2025	HC	CIN	61.4	2.7%	-0.5	27.0%	30.1	65.9%	1.8%	14.1%	10.0%	39.0%	77.2%
2024	HC	CIN	62.7	3.0%	0.0	31.7%	31.3	67.6%	8.2%	19.1%	6.1%	39.5%	—
2023	HC	CIN	60.6	3.4%	-0.5	36.8%	28.4	67.3%	5.7%	12.6%	2.6%	44.6%	76.9%
2022	HC	CIN	64.3	4.3%	0.0	33.7%	30.2	66.2%	7.8%	11.1%	14.6%	42.8%	—
2021	HC	CIN	60.7	4.7%	-0.7	35.8%	29.4	60.8%	-0.3%	13.8%	9.1%	46.4%	76.9%

XFP Summary

PercentilesGraph

Season	Role	Team	Type	GP	XFP	FP	XFP/G	FP/G	OEX%	% XFP	% FP	RZ XFP/G	RZ FP/G	RZ OEX%	% RZ XFP	% RZ FP
2025	Head Coach	CIN	QB Pass	17	255.5	281.8	15.0	16.6	+10.3%	—	—	5.3	6.8	+29.4%	—	—
2025	Head Coach	CIN	QB Rush	13	23.7	24.0	1.8	1.8	+1.3%	2.3%	2.3%	0.8	1.1	+31.8%	4.2%	4.8%
2025	Head Coach	CIN	RB Rush	17	198.6	194.8	11.7	11.5	-1.9%	19.3%	18.3%	3.7	3.6	-3.0%	25.2%	21.0%
2025	Head Coach	CIN	RB Rec	17	126.3	128.8	7.4	7.6	+1.9%	12.3%	12.1%	1.4	2.5	+84.3%	9.3%	14.7%
2025	Head Coach	CIN	WR/TE Rec	17	672.3	711.0	39.5	41.8	+5.8%	65.5%	66.9%	9.1	10.3	+13.1%	61.2%	59.5%
2025	Head Coach	CIN	WR/TE Rush	9	6.1	4.1	0.7	0.5	-33.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.0	0.0	—	0.0%	0.0%