Bengals Head Coaches' First Year and 1st Five Games Records

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If the Bengals lose next week at the Ravens Zac Taylor will have the worst start as a Bengals Head Coach in Bengals history.

Zac Taylor 0-5, 0-5 in first 5 games (2019)
Marvin Lewis 8-8, 1-4 in first 5 games (2003) [playoff record 0-7]
Dick Lebeau 4-9, 2-3 in first 5 games (2000 Took over for Bruce Coslet, who was 0-3 to start the year.)
Bruce Coslet 7-2, 4-1 in first 5 games (1996 Took over for Shula mid-season. Team was 1-6 under Shula that year)
Dave Shula 5-11, 2-3 in first 5 games (1992)
Sam Wyche 8-8, 0-5 in first 5 games, 8-3 in the final 11 games (1984) [playoff record 3-2]
Forrest Gregg 6-10, 1-4 in first 5 games (1980, Super Bowl the following year in 81) [playoff record 2-2]
Homer Rice 4-7, 1-4 in first 5 games(1978 Took over mid-season for Bill Johnson who started out 0-5)
Bill Johnson 10-4, 4-1 in first 5 games (1976)
Paul Brown 3-11, 2-3 in first 5 games (Bengals first year as an expansion team. This was before expansion teams got extra picks their first year.) [playoff record 0-3]