Bengals’ Joe Burrow admits that he isn’t sure how surgically-repaired wrist will fare in cold weather games

Joe Burrow isn’t as good as he was prior to last November’s season-ending wrist surgery. The Cincinnati Bengals’ quarterback has been even better during the season’s first 11 games. He currently leads the NFL with 27 touchdowns and, in Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s words, is having an “MVP-caliber” season so far. 

While things have been great so far for Burrow, he recently acknowledged that he isn’t sure how his surgically repaired wrist will fare in cold weather games. He’ll find out this Sunday, when the 4-7 Bengals host the 8-3 Steelers in a game that has major playoff implications. 

“I don’t know. That’s a question that remains to be answered,” Burrow said, via Sports Illustrated. “I haven’t experienced a cold weather game with that yet. In the past when I’ve had injuries, cold weather does affect it, so we’ll find out. Maybe I’ll have a heater on the sideline or something. I haven’t really thought about that yet, but we’ll see.”

As noted above, Burrow’s wrist wasn’t an issue during the season’s first 11 games. While Cincinnati has struggled to win games, Burrow is enjoying quite possibly the best season of his career to this point. He’s been even better as of late, with 12 touchdowns against just one interception over Cincinnati’s last three games. 

“If you look at the tape, he’s MVP-caliber in terms of what he’s doing for them,” Tomlin recently said of Burrow, who has a 3-2 career record against the Steelers. 

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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2024-11-29 17:04:00

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