After Mike Tomlin stepped down from the Steelers, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor is the last AFC North coach left standing.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor is officially the only HC in the AFC North left standing for 2026.The Cleveland Browns fired Kevin Stefanski, and John Harbaugh was canned by the Baltimore Ravens last week.

Even with the return of Taylor, the AFC North will look different in 2026. On Monday, the Browns fired two-time NFL Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski after six seasons, including back-to-back last-place finishes.

Brown sent out a statement in email on Monday saying that while he knows this past season was frustrating for fans, he believes Taylor and Tobin are the right leaders for the Bengals.

As the 2025 NFL season begins to wind to a close, a fourth of all teams have now fired their head coach due to lackluster results.

The Bengals' offseason seems to be setting up exactly as needed: With every possible opportunity to focus on the defense.

Cincinnati ownership is banking that positive continuity and learning from mistakes are the best path back to winning.

Eight of the 32 NFL head coaches have been fired in the four days since the regular season ended. Zac Taylor, as expected, is still with the Cincinnati Bengals. Taylor was hired all the way back in 2019 and is now entering his eighth year as the HC in Cincinnati.