<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-burrow-teammates-refuse-reveal-what-he-told-them-after-elimination');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow’s teammates refuse to reveal what he told them after playoff elimination');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Joe-Burrow-2.jpg"><figcaption>Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow’s teammates refuse to reveal what he told them after playoff elimination</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-15T07:04:01-08:00">December 15th, 7:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-15T07:04:01-08:00">December 15th, 7:04am</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals’ season hit rock bottom with a 24-0 home loss to the Baltimore Ravens, and the fallout has gone well beyond the box score. Joe Burrow’s recent comments about needing to “have fun” playing again already had teammates and fans on edge, and after the shutout officially knocked Cincinnati out of playoff contention, even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-uplift-joe-burrow-cryptic-comments">Ja’Marr Chase admitted he might have to start “uplifting”</a> a quarterback who has usually been the one steadying everyone else.</p><p>In a year where injuries, regression, and frustration have piled up, the franchise player’s mindset is suddenly front and center.</p><p>Multiple players said Joe Burrow addressed the team after the game. They did not share what Burrow said, per Joe Danneman on X.</p><p>That silence almost says more than any leaked quote could. Whatever Burrow told the locker room clearly stayed in-house, which suggests his message carried enough weight that teammates were willing to protect it.</p><p>For a 4-10 team that just got blanked at home and has seen its supposed Super Bowl window slammed shut for the third straight year, that kind of internal loyalty still matters.</p><p>On the field, nothing about Sunday looked like the Bengals’ contender version. Burrow went 25-of-39 for 225 yards with two interceptions, including a crushing red-zone turnover that turned into a pick-six the other way.</p><p>Cincinnati moved the ball in spurts but repeatedly stalled on third and fourth down, finishing with just 4.2 yards per play and no points to show for it. Even Chase’s 10 catches for 132 yards came with costly drops that helped kill drives.</p><p>Head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-zac-taylor-reacts-shutout-loss-ravens">Zac Taylor didn’t duck the blame for the meltdown</a>. He called the shutout “unacceptable” and put it on himself as the playcaller, vowing to dig into why an offense that once terrified the league could look this lifeless at home against a division rival.</p><p>Where the Bengals go from here will depend heavily on what was actually said in that postgame speech.</p><p>The public may never hear Burrow’s words, but his teammates’ decision to keep them private hints at a quarterback still firmly at the center of the room, even as the season around him collapses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow’s teammates refuse to reveal what he told them after playoff elimination

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-uplift-joe-burrow-cryptic-comments');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase thinks he may need to ‘uplift’ Joe Burrow after cryptic comments');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/JaMarr-Chase-v1.jpg"><figcaption>Credit:© Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase thinks he may need to ‘uplift’ Joe Burrow after cryptic comments</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-15T00:43:45-08:00">December 15th, 12:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-15T00:47:38-08:00">December 15th, 12:47am</time><address><a>Nukul Jashoria</a>Nukul Jashoria is a seasoned sports journalist and editor with over five years of experience in digital media, television, and public relations. Having worked across leading sports media platforms, he has covered NCAAF, the NFL, NCAAB, Soccer, WNBA and global sports with editorial precision and creative storytelling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals’ season has unraveled quickly, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-zac-taylor-reacts-shutout-loss-ravens">frustration is now spilling beyond the scoreboard</a>. The Week 15 shutout loss to the Baltimore Ravens (7-7) was especially damaging, raising deeper questions about the direction of the franchise and the mindset of its cornerstone quarterback.</p><p>A 24-0 defeat to a division rival has eliminated the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-playoff-picture-chiefs-postseason-hopes-increasingly-bleak">Bengals from postseason contention</a> and capped off a stretch where the team looked disconnected on both sides of the ball. In the days leading up to that game, signal caller <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-sounds-off-on-future-speculation-ghastly-playoff-elimination-loss-to-ravens">Joe Burrow made comments about his future</a> that caught attention around the league.</p><p>While nothing definitive followed, the remarks added tension to an already difficult stretch. After the loss against the Ravens, wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase addressed Burrow’s state of mind, <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/2000325592475218299" rel="noopener">offering a rare glimpse into their dynamic</a>.</p><p>“If I’m being honest, I’ve never been in a situation with him where I’ve had to uplift him,” Chase said of Burrow, via Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team. “But going forward, I might need to because he does it for me, at he end of the day. You never know what he might be going through. So, I might need to start doing that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a> WR Ja’Marr Chase says he’s never been in a situation where he’s had to uplift Joe Burrow — but he might have to start doing that.</p><p>“You never know what he might be going through.”</p><p>(🎥 <a href="https://twitter.com/Trags?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Trags</a>) <a href="https://t.co/izv4vtfnxp">pic.twitter.com/izv4vtfnxp</a> <a href="https://t.co/z8MqnTTF3N">https://t.co/z8MqnTTF3N</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/2000325592475218299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Chase’s words carried weight because of how unusual they are. Burrow has long been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-confident-cincinnati-can-turn-around-after-missing-playoffs-again">viewed as the emotional anchor of the Bengals</a> — the calm presence who lifts everyone else. Chase, acknowledging that the roles may need to reverse, highlights both leadership growth from the receiver and potential emotional strain on the quarterback.</p><p>Burrow struggled again against Baltimore, finishing 25-of-39 with two interceptions, while taking three sacks. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-zac-taylor-remains-extremely-confident-in-jake-browning">Cincinnati, which began the season 2-0</a> with Burrow under center, now sits at 4-10 amid lingering injury issues and defensive breakdowns.</p><p>While Burrow has taken responsibility for the shutout, but the combination of his earlier comments and Chase’s public support suggests the quarterback is dealing with more than just on-field adversity. It’s not a signal of an imminent change, but it is an acknowledgment that this season has tested even the Bengals’ most resilient leader.</p><p>For now, though, one thing is clear — Ja’Marr Chase is ready to stand beside his quarterback, ensuring Burrow doesn’t carry the weight of a lost season alone.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase thinks he may need to ‘uplift’ Joe Burrow after cryptic comments

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He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-lamar-jackson-baltimore-urgency-bengals">Baltimore Ravens shut out the Cincinnati Bengals</a> 24-0 in their Week 15 matchup. Baltimore’s defense was relentless in this one, as the unit attacked Joe Burrow throughout the entire game. After the contest, linebacker Roquan Smith had an opinion about Burrow that he made public.</p><p>While talking with media members, Smith claimed that he believes the 29-year-old quarterback <a href="https://x.com/JCTSports/status/2000326927861834224" rel="noopener">was “rattled” by the pressure</a> the Ravens brought on Sunday, according to Josh Tolentino of The Baltimore Sun. Roquan Smith liked what he saw from his defense to get after the Bengals’ star.</p><p>“I thought our d-line played a really good game getting pressure on Burrow throughout the game, and it rattled him,” said Smith. “He wasn’t the same. So, I think that’s just something we have to use more moving forward. And just keep letting those guys loose, and those guys continue to keep pressure on whoever we’re playing.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Roquan Smith says the defense’s pressure “rattled” Joe Burrow in the shutout <a href="https://t.co/JMe1hBaw6O">pic.twitter.com/JMe1hBaw6O</a></p><p>— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/JCTSports/status/2000326927861834224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s hard to argue with Roquan Smith’s comments. The Ravens’ defense got after Joe Burrow early and often, as the two-time Pro Bowler finished the Week 15 matchup with 225 passing yards, zero touchdowns, and two interceptions while completing 64.1% of his pass attempts. Baltimore also managed to sack Burrow three times.</p><p>Smith, who is 28 years old, had himself a heck of a day as well. The eight-year veteran led the Ravens in tackles with 14 combined tackles (eight solo). He was all over the place and played a major role in helping Baltimore advance to a 7-7 record.</p><p>Due to the win, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-mark-andrews-expected-to-play-bengals">Ravens remain in</a> the playoff bubble. The team is ninth right now. However, due to the AFC North leader, the Pittsburgh Steelers, only being 7-6 pending the results of their “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Miami Dolphins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ravens LB Roquan Smith says pressure got to Joe Burrow in Week 15 – ‘It rattled him’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-confident-cincinnati-can-turn-around-after-missing-playoffs-again');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Burrow is still confident Bengals can turn things around after missing playoffs again');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Joe-Burrow-on-Dec.-14-2025.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Joe Burrow is still confident Bengals can turn things around after missing playoffs again</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T14:50:11-08:00">December 14th, 2:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T14:51:12-08:00">December 14th, 2:51pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-sounds-off-on-future-speculation-ghastly-playoff-elimination-loss-to-ravens">Cincinnati Bengals were eliminated from playoff contention</a> after losing disappointingly to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon, 24-0, there could be speculation on the future of this era for the team. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-retirement-rumors">Burrow not expected to leave the Bengals and football</a> after interesting comments regarding having fun playing, he expresses confidence in the organization.</p><p>Speaking to the media after the loss to Baltimore on Sunday, Burrow <a href="https://x.com/CalebNoeTV/status/2000317566506692792" rel="noopener">would be asked if he has confidence in the front office</a> and coaching staff to turn the team around in the future, according to Caleb Noe.</p><p>“A lot of confidence,” Burrow said after throwing for 225 yards and two interceptions, completing 25 of 39 pass attempts.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🎥 Joe Burrow was asked about the Bengals' organizational structure, following today's loss—</p><p>Q:  Do you still have confidence in the front office &amp; coaching staff?<br>Burrow:  "A lot of confidence."</p><p>Q:  Why?<br>Burrow:  "I know how hard people work at it. We've got the right people.… <a href="https://t.co/jrTuRBaPO9">pic.twitter.com/jrTuRBaPO9</a></p><p>— Caleb Noe (@CalebNoeTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/CalebNoeTV/status/2000317566506692792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Consequently, in a follow-up question, Burrow would reinforce his opinions, saying that he believes that Cincinnati has the “right people” to get it done. He would even say, though, that it “starts with players playing better,” especially himself after a frustrating outing.</p><p>“I know how hard people work at it. We’ve got the right people. It starts with players playing better, and today was me,” Burrow said.</p><p>Subsequently, in a similar question, one media member asked, “Do you think the Bengals, as an organization, have enough people and the right people in place?” leading to Burrow restating that it’s a collective effort, and it starts with himself being better.</p><p>“This is a team effort. At the end of the day, players have got to play better on the field. Today was me. I’ve got to be better,” Burrow said.</p><p>The 29-year-old would then be asked what he could have done better in the loss to the Ravens, giving a blunt response in saying “everything.” Cincinnati has lost six of its last seven games, looking to bounce back next Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Burrow is still confident Bengals can turn things around after missing playoffs again

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-sounds-off-on-future-speculation-ghastly-playoff-elimination-loss-to-ravens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow sounds off on future speculation after ghastly playoff elimination loss to Ravens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Joe-Burrow-with-Bengals_77142d.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow sounds off on future speculation after ghastly playoff elimination loss to Ravens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T13:46:57-08:00">December 14th, 1:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T13:46:57-08:00">December 14th, 1:46pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-cincinnati-responds-to-accusations-of-snow-removal-failure">Cincinnati Bengals were officially eliminated</a> from playoff contention with an ugly home <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-mark-andrews-expected-to-play-bengals">loss to the Baltimore Ravens</a>, who exacted revenge for the Thanksgiving matchup between the two teams. It was a particularly brutal day at the office for quarterback Joe Burrow, who threw for 225 yards, no touchdowns, and two interceptions.</p><p>Earlier this week, Burrow raised eyebrows with his comments on the rampant speculation regarding his future as the quarterback in Cincinnati.</p><p>“If I want to keep doing this, I have to have fun doing it. I have been through a lot. And if it’s not fun, then what am I doing it for?” Burrow said, per The 33rd Team’s Ari Meirov.</p><p>After the game against the Ravens, Burrow <a href="https://x.com/pauldehnerjr/status/2000312778029191549" rel="noopener">provided more context</a> to those comments.</p><p>“My comments had nothing to do with Cincinnati. My comments had to do with … football,” he said, per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic.</p><p>“When your QB plays like that, you’re not gonna have a chance to win. That was on me,” he added, per Jay Morrison of BengalsTalk.com.</p><p>Overall, this season the Bengals will miss the playoffs for the third straight year on the heels of their deep playoff runs in 2021 and 2022. Burrow’s health concerns became a major issue again this season, with the quarterback being out of the lineup from Week 2 until Thanksgiving due to a toe injury.</p><p>While it’s unlikely that the team will explore the possibility of trading him this season, it’s clear that something needs to change for the Bengals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow sounds off on future speculation after ghastly playoff elimination loss to Ravens

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As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals, quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-press-conference-fans-worried-pulling-andrew-luck">Joe Burrow, Andrew Luck’s retirement</a>, and NFL retirement rumors became closely intertwined this week after emotional postgame comments ignited widespread speculation about the future of Cincinnati’s franchise cornerstone.</p><p>Following a Week 14 road loss to the Buffalo Bills, Burrow spoke candidly with reporters, displaying visible frustration. The remarks, combined with the Bengals’ uneven season and Burrow’s well-documented injury history, quickly drew comparisons to Luck’s sudden departure from the NFL. However, reporting from The Athletic clarified that such parallels have been largely overblown.</p><p>In an article by The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr., important <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6880903/2025/12/10/joe-burrow-bengals-injuries-finding-fun/" rel="noopener">context</a> was provided surrounding Burrow’s comments, which were widely misinterpreted across social media and sports talk shows.</p><p>“If I want to keep doing this, I have to have fun doing this,” Burrow said. “I have been through a lot. If it’s not fun, then what am I doing it for? That is the mindset I am trying to bring to the table.”</p><p>While the quote raised eyebrows publicly, those close to the 2019 Heisman Trophy winner describe the remarks as a reflection of competitive frustration rather than emotional fatigue or burnout. Burrow had just thrown two rare fourth-quarter interceptions—mistakes he believes the Bengals cannot afford if they expect to win.</p><p>In a separate report, The Athletic’s Diana Russini cited league sources <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6885980/2025/12/13/nfl-rumors-news-joe-burrow-marcus-freeman-giants/" rel="noopener">who addressed</a> the reaction to Burrow’s demeanor and performance.</p><p>“When was the last time Joe made two mistakes to lose a game for any team he’s been on?” one source said. “He knows he has to be perfect for this team to win, and he wasn’t perfect.”</p><p>Another individual close to the Bengals quarterback directly dismissed any notion of retirement speculation.</p><p>“Everyone is being a little dramatic. This isn’t mental health. This isn’t depression. This is, ‘I want to win.’”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-bengals-joe-burrow-gets-brutally-honest-on-back-to-back-interceptions-that-lost-bills-game">Burrow</a> is widely described as singularly obsessed with football. During the season, he minimizes distractions, even limiting family visits. Rather than signaling a Luck–style exit, the reporting portrays an elite competitor demanding excellence from himself and accountability from the organization as the Bengals look ahead.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals QB Joe Burrow not expected to follow Andrew Luck’s footsteps and leave the NFL

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-nick-wright-floats-joe-burrow-trade-to-former-champions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nick Wright floats Joe Burrow blockbuster Bengals trade to former champions');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Joe-Burrow-and-Jalen-Hurts-meet-after-a-game.jpg"><figcaption>© Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Nick Wright floats Joe Burrow blockbuster Bengals trade to former champions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T08:28:10-08:00">December 12th, 8:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T08:28:10-08:00">December 12th, 8:28am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals had another disastrous season in 2025. Cincinnati is 4-9 heading into Week 15 after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-miss-3-months-toe-surgery">Joe Burrow missed most of the season</a> with a turf toe injury. Now one NFL pundit is suggesting that Cincinnati should trade Burrow to a new team.</p><p>Nick Wright <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EEJL1g-dd0&amp;t=3911s" rel="noopener">proposed a ridiculous trade</a> involving Joe Burrow on the latest episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast.</p><p>Wright suggested that the Bengals should trade Burrow to the Eagles in exchange for Jalen Hurts and a first-round draft pick.</p><p>“I would want more if I’m Cincinnati. Considering people are wearing Tanner McKee jerseys in Philadelphia right now,” Simmons said.</p><p>“That’s fair,” Wright replied. “But at least we’re having the conversation right? At least Jalen is available.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-bench-jalen-hurts-nick-sirianni-blasts-ridiculous-idea">Hurts is not very popular with Eagles fans</a> right now, which explains why Wright has him as part of this trade package.</p><p>But Simmons set him straight, explaining that a trade like this is practically impossible in the NFL.</p><p>“You can’t even make football trades like that, which is by the way, what the NBA has turned into with theses stupid aprons have ruined all the fun trades we can make,” Simmons concluded. “If Joe Burrow went to the Eagles, God help us.”</p><h2><b>Bengals QB Joe Burrow’s recent press conference fueling trade speculation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Joe-Burrow_f00c6d.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-press-conference-fans-worried-pulling-andrew-luck">Burrow’s recent cryptic comments</a> appear to be fueling this trade speculation.</p><p>Burrow seemed dejected when he spoke with reporters on Wednesday. His comments even sound like he’s considering his future playing football.</p><p>“If I want to keep doing this, I have to have fun doing it. I have been through a lot. And if it’s not fun, then what am I doing it for?” Burrow said, per The 33rd Team’s Ari Meirov.</p><p>Burrow explained that the physical and emotional toll of playing football can add up over time.</p><p>“I’m not sure there was a singular [turning point]. It’s just a reflection on a lot of things that I’ve done and been through in my career. I think I’ve been through more than most. And it’s certainly not easy on the brain or the body,” Burrow said. “There’s just a lot of things going on right now.”</p><p>The Bengals will not trade Burrow, but fans are right to be worried after the star quarterback’s recent comments.</p><p>Perhaps a win against the Ravens in Week 15 could raise Burrow’s spirits.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nick Wright floats Joe Burrow blockbuster Bengals trade to former champions

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-joe-burrow-loves-football-despite-cryptic-comments');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals Ja’Marr Chase thinks Joe Burrow still loves football despite cryptic comments');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cincinnati-Bengals-WR-JaMarr-Chase.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Konezny-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bengals Ja’Marr Chase thinks Joe Burrow still loves football despite cryptic comments</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T18:06:27-08:00">December 11th, 6:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T18:06:27-08:00">December 11th, 6:06pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-kyle-hamilton-reveals-strategy-slow-down-jamarr-chase">Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase prepares for the Ravens’</a> game plan against him, he’s also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-press-conference-fans-worried-pulling-andrew-luck">taking in the comments from teammate Joe Burrow</a>. However, Chase said he thinks Burrow still loves football despite the quarterback’s cryptic comments.</p><p>Chase said he <a href="https://x.com/JamesRapien/status/1999230479032008920" rel="noopener">doesn’t see a change</a>, according to a post on X by James Rapien.</p><p>“I see him the same every day,” Chase said. “To me, he loves football. But that’s a him question. I can’t answer that for him. I see the same person every day. He comes to work. He loves work. He don’t look like he’s bummed to be here, you know.</p><p>“The man loves the game. I think he loves the game. From what I’ve learned from him, also. He helps me every day. There’s no negativity in the building from him.”</p><h2><b>Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase staying positive</b></h2><p>It hasn’t been an easy season for Chase. But he has maintained a steady season despite the absence of Burrow for many games. Chase has racked up a 1,000-yard season, his fifth straight to start his career, with five touchdowns.</p><p>And Chase seems focused on the task at hand, which is the Ravens in an AFC North contest. Chase caught seven passes for 110 yards in the first meeting and said the Ravens might <a href="https://www.bengals.com/video/ja-marr-chase-press-conference-december-11-2025" rel="noopener">play him differently</a> this time, according to bengals.com.</p><p>“I’m sure they might do similar things,” Chase said. “They might do the same things, but make it look different.”</p><p>Chase said the Bengals simply need to <a href="https://www.wlwt.com/article/jamarr-chase-cincinnati-bengals-mindset-ravens-winning/69701846" rel="noopener">put wins together</a> down the stretch, according to wlwt.com.</p><p>“Finish strong,” Chase said. “Of course, we got to win out, but we just got to finish strong. That’s the biggest thing. One game at a time.”</p><p>A strong finish <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47257276/nfl-week-15-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions" rel="noopener">might or might not save</a> head coach Zac Taylor, according to ESPN.</p><p>“The Bengals are unpredictable, and Zac Taylor has only one year left on his deal,” Dan Graziano wrote. “Then again, he’s either the most or second-most successful coach in franchise history, has established a contending culture, and is well-liked by the star quarterback. So my guess is he returns. But again, more was expected this season in Cincinnati, so at the very least we have our antennae up.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals Ja’Marr Chase thinks Joe Burrow still loves football despite cryptic comments

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He also created and oversaw video and event production departments for legacy media brands. Mike is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-joe-burrow-reveals-why-thanksgiving-return-was-special">Joe Burrow made his latest triumphant return</a> from an injury in Week 13. The Pro Bowl passer lifted the Cincinnati Bengals past the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving. And while the Bengals would essentially have to win out the rest of their schedule to have a shot at the playoffs, Burrow was thankful to be back.</p><p>Following a gut-wrenching loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 14 that likely ended Cincy’s season, the sixth-year signal caller had a very different vibe. Burrow was phenomenal in Buffalo. Until he wasn’t. After appearing unstoppable for most of the must-win matchup, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-flips-bengals-game-with-back-back-picks-joe-burrow">Burrow threw back-to-back picks</a> in the fourth quarter. The turnovers allowed the Bills to build an insurmountable lead.</p><p>The loss dropped Cincinnati to 4-9, crushing the team’s dream of running the table. On Wednesday, a dejected Burrow <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1998887851300159572" rel="noopener">spoke to reporters</a>.</p><p>“If I want to keep doing this, I have to have fun doing it. I have been through a lot. And if it’s not fun, then what am I doing it for?” Burrow said, per The 33rd Team’s Ari Meirov.</p><h2><b>Joe Burrow’s injury return didn’t spark a Bengals run</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Joe-Burrow-2.jpg"><figcaption>Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Burrow acknowledged that it’s difficult to have fun given the Bengals’ season and the physical and emotional toll his injuries have taken.</p><p>“I’m not sure there was a singular [turning point]. It’s just a reflection on a lot of things that I’ve done and been through in my career. I think I’ve been through more than most. And it’s certainly not easy on the brain or the body,” Burrow said. “There’s just a lot of things going on right now.”</p><p>Although Burrow is only in his sixth NFL season, he’s already won two Comeback Player of the Year Awards after two season-ending injuries. In 2025 he spent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-diagnosed-turf-toe-jaguars-game-injury">10 weeks on IR with turf toe</a>. While he worked his way back, Burrow appeared drained by the cycle of injury and recovery.</p><p>Given his tone, fans were reminded of another Pro Bowl quarterback who earned Comeback Player of the Year honors. Andrew Luck retired from football at the age of 29, after seven seasons. He walked away because he felt stuck in an eternal recovery process that had sucked the joy out of the sport.</p><p>Burrow, who turned 28 on Wednesday, can surely relate. But Bengals fans are hoping he’s closer to the beginning of his career than the end.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Burrow’s deep press conference has fans worried about him pulling an Andrew Luck

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-bengals-joe-burrow-gets-brutally-honest-on-back-to-back-interceptions-that-lost-bills-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow gets brutally honest on back-to-back interceptions that lost Bills game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Joe-Burrow-and-the-Bengals-could-not-hold-on-to-a-double-digit-lead-against-the-Bills.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow gets brutally honest on back-to-back interceptions that lost Bills game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T14:54:23-08:00">December 7th, 2:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T14:54:23-08:00">December 7th, 2:54pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals had the Buffalo Bills just where they wanted them — until they didn’t. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-tee-higgins-concussion-protocol-play-bills">The Bengals</a> had built a 28-18 lead midway through the 4th quarter when Burrow threw his third touchdown pass of the game. The Bills responded with 3 touchdowns in a span of 4:30 and stole a 39-34 victory over the visitors.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joe Burrow on the two interceptions: <a href="https://t.co/953eAyQ6tL">pic.twitter.com/953eAyQ6tL</a></p><p>— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) <a href="https://twitter.com/KelseyLConway/status/1997780968116019355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Josh Allen started the comeback with a 40-yard touchdown run to key a 4-play, 68-yard drive. The Bills took the lead on the next series as Burrow’s pass was intercepted by defensive back Christian Benford and returned 68 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. On the following series, Burrow threw another interception as his pass ended up in the arms of defensive end A.J. Epenesa. Allen was able to pay that takeaway off with a touchdown pass to tight end Jackson Hawes.</p><p>The 10-point <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-flips-bengals-game-with-back-back-picks-joe-burrow">Bengals lead</a> was turned into an 11-point deficit. Burrow was able to cut into the lead when he threw his 4th touchdown pass of the day, but he knew that the 2 late interceptions were the primary reason for the loss.</p><p>Burrow credited the Bills for coming up with the plays, but he was <a href="https://twitter.com/KelseyLConway/status/1997780968116019355">clearly disappointed</a> with his throws. “Great plays by them,” Burrow said. “Great reactions,” Burrow said after the game. “Corner blitz turned into a hot reaction.”</p><h2><b>Bills, Bengals perform admirably in snow game</b></h2><p>The game was played in a snow globe atmosphere in Buffalo, but neither quarterback let the weather conditions cause problems with their performance.</p><p>Burrow completed 25 of 36 passes for 284 yards with 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Allen completed 22 of 28 passes for 251 yards with 3 TD passes. He also ran 9 times for 78 yards with 1 touchdown — his 40-yard sprint that started Buffalo’s winning rally.</p><p>The Bills improved their record to 9-4 with the win. They will face the first-place New England Patriots on the road in Week 15. The Bengals fell to 4-9 with the loss.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow gets brutally honest on back-to-back interceptions that lost Bills game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-buffalo-flips-bengals-game-with-back-back-picks-joe-burrow');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bills flip Bengals game with back-to-back picks of Joe Burrow');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Joe-Burrow.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bills flip Bengals game with back-to-back picks of Joe Burrow</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T13:04:37-08:00">December 7th, 1:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T13:04:37-08:00">December 7th, 1:04pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Buffalo Bills</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-dalton-kincaid-plans-play-week-14-bengals">Buffalo Bills hit the field</a> at home for a crucial AFC matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/bills-news-joey-bosa-terrel-bernard-miss-bengals-clash-injuries">against the Cincinnati Bengals</a>, looking to continue on a playoff trajectory after last week’s big win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Things didn’t start out well for the Bills in this game, as the Bengals took control early and led for most of the way.</p><p>However, that all changed in the fourth quarter when Joe Burrow threw a pick six to Christian Benford on what was supposed to be a screen pass that was ultimately <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1997768442280300628" rel="noopener">returned to the house</a> for Buffalo, giving them the lead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">CHRISTIAN BENFORD. PICK SIX. BILLS LEAD.<a href="https://t.co/kKJmGVxIw7">pic.twitter.com/kKJmGVxIw7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1997768442280300628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Then, the very next play from scrimmage from the Bengals, Burrow threw another interception, this time off a deflection, to AJ Epesesa.</p><p>The Bills would eventually take that turnover, drive the ball down the field, and convert on a fourth down and goal situation to push their lead to double digits late in the fourth quarter.</p><p>Overall, it was an impressive display of resilience from a Bills team that has been getting knocked down and pulling themselves up off the canvas repeatedly this year.</p><p>Things have not always gone according to plan for the Bills in 2025, with the team’s offense coming up short of expectations at times, including giving up eight sacks against the Houston Texans two weeks ago on Thursday Night Football.</p><p>However, the defense has proven to be opportunistic, and the team still employs arguably the best player in football in Josh Allen, which certainly helps in situations like these.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bills flip Bengals game with back-to-back picks of Joe Burrow

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He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals had high aspirations when the season began. Head coach Zac Taylor was hoping that his key players could remain healthy this season and the Bengals would be able to compete with the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North. However, when quarterback Joe Burrow was sidelined early in the season with a brutal turf toe injury, those hopes were put on hold.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-joe-burrow-reveals-why-thanksgiving-return-was-special">The Bengals</a> did not get Burrow back into the lineup until they faced the Ravens on Thanksgiving night. The team responded to the superstar quarterback’s return with a shocking 32-14 triumph on the Ravens’ home turn, and Burrow will be back under center Sunday when the Bengals (4-8) go to Buffalo to play the Bills (8-4).</p><p>While the Bills are 5.5-point favorites in the game, there is no shortage of confidence on the Bengals. In particular, dynamic wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase believes the Bengals can reel off multiple victories because Burrow has returned to the lineup.</p><p>“I don’t think Joe is the underdog. I think they’re looking at the whole team as the underdog in the situation,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZd3xTtGGLM">Chase said</a> in his meeting with the media. “Joe’s just doing what Captain America does, save the day for us. You know what I’m saying? That’s what we need him to do as a quarterback, as a leader of the offense, of the whole team. We need him to step up and be that guy.”</p><h2>Burrow and Bengals still have a chance to win division title</h2><p>As poorly as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-trey-hendrickson-doubtful-massive-bills-matchup">the Bengals</a> played in Burrow’s absence, the team still has a chance to make the playoffs. A spot as a Wild Card team is unlikely, but they could win the AFC North title. They are just 2 games behind the Steelers (6-6) and the Ravens (6-6). After playing at Buffalo, they have home games against the Ravens, Cardinals and Browns as a well as a road game against Miami.</p><p>If they can win all of their remaining games, they would finish with a 9-8 regular season record. The Steelers and Ravens have two games remaining against each other and Pittsburgh also has a challenging road game remaining with the Lions. The Ravens also have significant challenges remaining against Patriots and Packers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow earns ‘Captain America’ comp from Ja’Marr Chase

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-joe-burrow-reveals-why-thanksgiving-return-was-special');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow reveals why Thanksgiving return was ‘special’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Bengals-QB-Joe-Burrow-celebrates-after-Thanksgiving.jpg"><figcaption>Phil Didion/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow reveals why Thanksgiving return was ‘special’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T07:03:03-08:00">December 4th, 7:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T07:03:03-08:00">December 4th, 7:03am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joe Burrow’s return from injury couldn’t have been scripted any better. The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback shocked everyone by coming back much earlier than anticipated from his toe injury. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-reaction-return-injury-win-ravens">Burrow’s comeback came just in time for the Bengals’ Thanksgiving game</a> against the Baltimore Ravens. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-cincinnati-time-joe-burrow-going-unheard-stat">The star quarterback reminded everyone just how good he is when he’s healthy</a>, lighting up the Ravens defense en route to a 32-14 win.</p><p>Burrow is no stranger to comebacks from an injury. One of the few knocks on the Bengals quarterback is his durability, after all. That being said, this Thanksgiving comeback <a href="https://x.com/JamesRapien/status/1996348562771415482" rel="noopener">means a little more</a> to Burrow than his other returns from injury.</p><p>“I’ve been through a lot of these, and haven’t had the chance to come back in the middle of a season like this from any of the other ones I’ve had,” Burrow said, per James Rapien. “So this one has been special to me. I worked really hard to come back and try to give myself an opportunity to get out there. Not just me. A lot of people worked hard for it. And to be able to have a moment like that in front of the world on Thanksgiving, that was special.”</p><p>As Burrow himself said, the Bengals quarterback is no stranger to injuries at this point in his career. He suffered a season-ending ACL tear in his rookie season, but came back in time for the start of the 2021 season. In 2023, Burrow had a nagging calf injury to start the season, then suffered a wrist injury midway through the year that ended his campaign.</p><p>Burrow suffered a nasty turf toe injury in Week 2 of the Bengals’ 2025 season. It was a severe injury that required surgery, with the initial timetable for his return being three months. However, Burrow cut down that timetable by a month, returning much earlier than expected. In his first game back, Burrow threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns, helping lead the offense to 32 points and an easy win over the Ravens to keep their playoff hopes alive.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow reveals why Thanksgiving return was ‘special’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/ncaa-football/lsu-football-news-joe-burrow-drops-eye-opening-lane-kiffin-landing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Burrow drops eye-opening take on Lane Kiffin landing at LSU football');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Joe-Burrow-reacts-on-Lane-Kiffin-situation.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser via Imagn ImagesMandatory Credit: Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser via USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Joe Burrow drops eye-opening take on Lane Kiffin landing at LSU football</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-03T20:10:38-08:00">December 3rd, 8:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-03T20:10:38-08:00">December 3rd, 8:10pm</time><address><a>Nukul Jashoria</a>Nukul Jashoria is a seasoned sports journalist and editor with over five years of experience in digital media, television, and public relations. Having worked across leading sports media platforms, he has covered NCAAF, the NFL, NCAAB, Soccer, WNBA and global sports with editorial precision and creative storytelling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Football</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Heisman Trophy winner and current Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow, the quarterback who authored one of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/only-remnant-of-2019-lsu-championship-team-gets-incredible-honor-before-season">the greatest seasons in LSU history</a>, couldn’t avoid questions about the Tigers’ latest coaching shakeup.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/lsu-football-news-lane-kiffin-decision-leave-ole-miss-tigers">With LSU hiring Lane Kiffin away from Ole Miss</a> in a stunning move, Burrow was asked to weigh in on the situation during a recent press conference, considering the circumstances under which the coach was hired.</p><p>Burrow initially responded with silence and a shrug, visibly amused as reporters pressed him for a take on the situation. After a brief pause, <a href="https://x.com/JamesRapien/status/1996354664468787680?s=20" rel="noopener">he finally offered a crisp</a>, almost playful answer.</p><p>“I think he’s a good coach,” Burrow said with a smile and another shrug, via Bengals reporter James Rapien. “I guess we’ll see how it goes. Those are my thoughts.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joe Burrow’s Reaction to Lane Kiffin Being Named Head Coach at LSU is HILARIOUS🤣😂 <a href="https://t.co/8VsBCwgFvr">pic.twitter.com/8VsBCwgFvr</a></p><p>— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesRapien/status/1996354664468787680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Burrow’s calculated tone stood out because of what he represents to LSU. He is a program legend who led the Tigers to a 15-0 season, a national championship, and a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/ranking-10-best-heisman-trophy-winning-seasons-ever" rel="noopener">Heisman Trophy under legendary coach Ed Orgeron</a> in 2019 before being selected No. 1 in the 2020 NFL Draft.</p><p>His words carry weight in Baton Rouge, even when he chooses not to say much. However, when reporters also asked Burrow about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/ole-miss-football-news-rebels-ad-throws-lane-kiffin-under-bus-cfp-claim">unique circumstances surrounding Kiffin leaving Ole Miss</a>, which is preparing for the college football playoff. Burrow seemed unaware of the Rebels’ playoff bid, gave another brief but honest assessment.</p><p>“Yeah, it’s certainly not an ideal situation,” Burrow said. He then followed up with a more pointed question of his own about staff continuity, adding, “does the rest of the staff stay or do they go too? …Yeah, certainly not an ideal situation for a playoff run, that’s for sure.”</p><p>Kiffin’s abrupt exit after a solid 11-1 season has become one of the most-discussed moves of the coaching carousel in the 2025 season. Meanwhile, LSU, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/lsu-hc-brian-kelly-fired-after-dismal-texas-am-loss">which fired Brian Kelly midseason after a blowout 44-23 loss to Texas A&amp;M</a>, hopes Kiffin can reignite the championship aura that defined Burrow’s era.</p><p>Burrow didn’t offer a glowing endorsement or a criticism, but his restrained responses reflected just how unpredictable the college football landscape has become.</p><p>As LSU begins the Kiffin era, the expectations will be enormous, and the Tigers’ ability to reclaim national relevance next season will define whether this bold move pays off, but for now, Ole Miss is going to advance without their head coach, who has routed them till now.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Burrow drops eye-opening take on Lane Kiffin landing at LSU football

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He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Two people are the happiest with the much-awaited return of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow: 1. Joe Burrow and 2. Zac Taylor.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-joe-burrow-reaction-return-injury-win-ravens">Burrow made his coach’s life much less stressful</a> on Thursday as he led the Bengals to an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-cincinnati-time-joe-burrow-going-unheard-stat">upset against the Baltimore Ravens</a>, 32-14, at M&amp;T Bank Stadium. While Taylor tried to look indifferent from the bench, he was probably leaping with joy inside.</p><p>The Bengals struggled in the long absence of Burrow, who suffered a turf toe injury in Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. While backup quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Jake Browning had their good moments, simply put, Cincinnati is better with Burrow under center.</p><p>Taylor <a href="https://x.com/ByJayMorrison/status/1994270826519028023" rel="noopener">kept it simple</a> when asked about Burrow’s morale-boosting return.</p><p>“It’s a lot of fun to watch Joe Burrow play football,” said the 42-year-old coach, as reported by Sports Illustrated’s Jay Morrison.</p><p>The 28-year-old Burrow surely had fun on the field, going 24-of-46 for 261 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions.</p><p>He said he was glad to be back in action, although he acknowledged that he had to shake off some of his rust in the first half.</p><p>Burrow looked like the underdog on Thanksgiving Day: Coming from a long layoff, playing on the road, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-kyle-hamilton-fires-back-lamar-jackson-struggles-lebron-james">battling two-time MVP Lamar Jackson</a>, and the Ravens having momentum from a five-game winning streak. But the two-time Pro Bowler refused to fold and powered through.</p><p>The Bengals ended their four-game losing streak and improved to 4-8. But they still have a lot of catching up to do to give them a chance to squeeze into the playoffs.</p><p>Another tough test is ahead as they take on the Buffalo Bills on December 7.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
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2025 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
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