Pitcher, 38, has been a member of the Bengals’ coaching staff for 10 seasons and finished his second as offensive coordinator. In 2024, Pitcher’s first season as offensive coordinator, he helped Cincinnati lead the NFL in passing yards per game at 272.9 yards for the second time in team history since 1975. The Bengals also ranked fifth leaguewide in red zone touchdown percentage (63.9), sixth in scoring at 27.8 points per game and ninth in total yards per contest at 365.5 yards. Then in 2025, the Bengals finished sixth in the league in average passing yards per game at 235.6 yards and 12th in the league in average points per game at 24.4.
He previously coached the quarterbacks from 2020-23. Pitcher served as assistant quarterbacks coach in 2019 and also was charged with leading the team’s game clock management efforts. He spent the 2018 season as an offensive assistant with a focus on quarterbacks, after serving as offensive assistant with a focus on wide receivers from 2016-17.
