**JACKSONVILLE** – Team reporter Kainani Stevens each week during the 2025 regular season will speak with a media member covering the Jaguars' opponent.
Bengals team reporter and senior producer Marisa Contipelli on the [Bengals’ Week 2 matchup against the Jaguars at Paycor Stadium](https://www.jaguars.com/game-day/2025/reg-week2/jaguars-at-bengals/) in Cincinnati, Ohio.
**_Question: The Bengals and Jaguars enter the game 1-0, but I think both teams feel they can play better than they played in Week 1. From your perspective, what did the Bengals do against the Cleveland Browns in Week 1 victory, and what are they looking to change in Week 2?_**
**Answer:** When you look at what the Bengals did in Week 1, the most important thing coming out of that game was that they won. It has been a struggle for Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor since 2019 to get off to a fast start, and that was really stressed going into the week – just find a way to come away with the win. It wasn't the prettiest of wins. When you look at the offensive side of the ball, very uncharacteristic of what we've known Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to do in the Joe Burrow era. The fact that wide receivers Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase each only had two and three receptions is also very uncharacteristic. The biggest takeaway was the defensive performance. All offseason we have heard how the Bengals want to improve defensively. They brought a new defensive coordinator, Al Golden. He got that group under his wing and it showed. They had two huge takeaways when it mattered in the second half and most importantly stopping the run. They held the Browns under 50 rushing yards, averaging two yards a carry. The defensive line played really well. With what the Jags did on the ground in their first game, I want to see how that Bengals defensive line holds up from Week 1 into Week 2.