to win their first playoff game since the 1980s against the Steelers in the Wild Card round, but linebacker Vontaze Burfict inflicted a helmet-to-helmet hit on Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown in the waning seconds of the game, drawing a personal foul penalty. An additional personal foul by cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones set the Steelers up in Bengals territory and allowed them to kick the game-winning field goal. With the 18–16 loss, the Bengals lost in the Wild Card round for the fifth straight season and were knocked out of the playoffs once again. 2016–17 For the first time in Andy Dalton's career, the Bengals missed the playoffs in 2016 when they finished with a disappointing 6–9–1 record. The following season, the Bengals finished with another losing record and missed the playoffs again, the first time in Marvin Lewis' tenure as head coach that the team finished with consecutive losing seasons. Lewis and the Bengals agreed on a two-year contract extension following the season after much speculation otherwise. 2018: final year of the Marvin Lewis era The Bengals started with a 4–1 record, but stumbled the rest of the season to a 6–10 record, once again missing the postseason. Andy Dalton suffered another season-ending injury, forcing the team to play Jeff Driskel in his stead. Following the season, the Bengals and Marvin Lewis mutually decided to part ways following three consecutive non-playoff years and an 0–7 record in the postseason. 2019: Zac Taylor takes over To replace Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati hired Zac Taylor, who had previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the Los Angeles Rams. The Bengals started the season off poorly at 0–9. Andy Dalton started the first eight games at quarterback before being benched for rookie Ryan Finley. After falling to 0–11 for the first time in franchise history, Dalton was made the starter again. The Bengals got their first win of the season in week 13 with a 22–6 victory against the New York Jets. After a 38–35 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in week 16, the Bengals finished the season 2–14 (equaling the 2002 season as the team's worst in history) and clinched the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. 2020s: the Joe Burrow era 2020 The 2020 season marked the first time since 2010 that Andy Dalton wasn't on the roster, as he was released by the Bengals a week after