Before the 49ers game, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s leg injury receives encouraging news.
The Cincinnati Bengals were one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl going into the 2023 NFL season, but their Lombardi prospects suffered before they could even play a preseason game. Joe Burrow hasn’t looked well despite starting every game for the Bengals this season. Burrow sustained a calf injury at the end of July, which kept him out of action during training camp and the preseason. With a 3-3 record and fresh off a bye week, the Bengals’ top quarterback might be fully healthy for the second half of the season.
Dianna Russini of The Athletic recently asked a source close to Joe Burrow if Burrow was as healthy as he was at the end of last season, when the Bengals season ended in the AFC Championship Game. The response: “Yes. Joe is 100 percent. He hasn’t had any limitations at practice or soreness in his calf.”
This prognosis must be music to the ears of Cincinnati Bengals fans who have watched their team’s offense sputter out of the gate, surely due to Burrow’s limited ability to scramble, step up in the pocket, or extend plays. The first time all season that the Bengals really looked like the Bengals we’ve come to expect was three weeks ago when Burrow connected with his former favorite LSU target Ja’Marr Chase 15 times for 192 yards and 3 touchdowns in an early must-win game against the Arizona Cardinals
