The Cincinnati Bengals improved to 4-3 with a win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 8 and Joe Burrow was nearly perfect, going 28 of 32 throwing the ball for 283 yards and three touchdowns,
After starting 1-3 while Burrow struggled to heal from a calf injury that had been bothering him since the preseason, the Bengals have won three straight largely due to the quarterback looking like his old self before he was hurt. His teammates told Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com they know how tough it was for him to come back and look like himself.
“Yeah. He looked like himself. That’s who he is,” left tackle Orlando Brown said. “That’s why I’ve got so much respect for him. He keeps playing hard. He never gives in.”
Wide receiver Tyler Boyd thinks the Bengals are a top team in the NFL if Burrow is playing like he did in San Francisco.
“It is huge. It let everyone know that we are back,” Boyd said. “They are one of the top teams in the NFC. It’s on high alert now. We are the team to beat. We will continue to be that team. It’s us. Who Dey.”
The Bengals have a tough schedule ahead of them, but Boyd is right in saying they will be tough to beat with Burrow back at full health playing like he is.
“When he’s 28-for-32, it’s going to be hard to stop us when he’s able to do that,” Jonah Williams said. “When we’re rushing for over 130 with the playmakers we have.”
