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CINCINNATI — The Jets are going to have another Fields Day. They hope this one results in a win.

Justin Fields is going to start at quarterback against the Bengals after the team ruled out backup Tyrod Taylor on Saturday with a knee injury.

Taylor did not make the trip to Ohio with the team.

The quarterback decision has been a mystery all week as coach Aaron Glenn declined to offer clarity on who would start. Now, it is clear that Taylor’s injury played a role in that subterfuge.

It is unclear if Taylor would have started had he been healthy.

But he’s not so the Jets are now counting on Fields to have a better game and get the 0-7 Jets into the win column.

Fields was benched at halftime of last week’s 13-6 loss to the Panthers in favor of Taylor.

Then, owner Woody Johnson criticized Fields on Tuesday at the league meetings.

“If we could just complete a pass, it would look good,” Johnson said. “The offense is just not clicking. And you can’t run the ball if you can’t pass the ball. It’s Football 101.”

Fields said he was unaware of the comments on Wednesday when he spoke to reporters but he said Johsnon is entitled to his opinion.

“Everybody knows I need to play better, we need to play better as a team, and of course no matter how the offense does as a unit, I’m going to get the blame and I understand that,” Fields said. “That’s just what comes with the job. Honestly, it’s what comes with it, so you can’t let anything affect your mind, my mind, and that is what is. No matter if it’s him, no matter if it’s family members, or even teammates sometimes. There’s going to be times where you have to be the only one who believes in yourself. Like I said, that’s his opinion, and like I told you guys after the game on Sunday, I’m at peace and all my focus is right now is working each and every day and getting better.”

The Jets have been brutal on offense this season and at 0-7 head to Ohio in search of their first win against a Bengals (3-4) team that played well in a win over the Steelers last week.

The Jets have gone eight quarters without finding the end zone.

Their last touchdown came in a 37-22 loss to the Cowboys three weeks ago.

That touchdown came in garbage time, like most of the Jets’ scores this year.

They have not scored a touchdown in the first half of a game since Week 1 against the Steelers.