Keeping Joe Burrow upright is keeping the Bengals’ slim playoff hopes alive
No team has protected its quarterback better since Week 13: The Bengals own an elite 93.1 team PFF pass-blocking grade since Burrow returned from injury, leading the NFL by a wide margin.
Quick Hits | DJ Turner II Plans Sunday Swap On Corner; Optimistic Shemar Stewart
“That was the biggest thing he was teaching me. He helped me on the field, but it was off-the-field he probably helped me the most,” Turner said. “How to prepare your body for the game. He helped with me getting a routine. The stuff to look at, the stuff not to look at. Throw this out. Keep that. Showed me how to be a pro.”
Joe Burrow Offered Cryptic Comments About Mindset Shift in Bengals’ Presser
Burrow, who celebrated his 29th birthday on Wednesday, has now missed significant time in three of his six NFL seasons due to injury, including a torn ACL in his rookie season, wrist injury in 2023 and the turf toe injury this season. When healthy Burrow has shown he can play at an MVP-caliber level and even lead his team to a Super Bowl. When he’s not healthy, the Bengals have struggled to remain competitive without him, including winning just one game in his absence this year.
Bengals-Cardinals will play on Sunday in Week 17
It is one of several schedule changes the NFL announced for the final weeks of the season. The Bengals hold a 7-6 all-time edge on the Cardinals, and it marks the first time the Cardinals will play in Cincinnati since 2019. The Cardinals have been eliminated from playoff contention, while the Bengals are close to being eliminated.
“I don’t feel like I did anything spectacular this year,” he said Wednesday after practice, his first since injuring his knee in the Nov. 2 loss to the Chicago Bears. (It’s) kind of a bummer because I had high hopes for this year,” Stewart said. “But it’s all in God’s plan.”
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