Taylyn HadleyDecember 2, 2024
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Following the Cincinnati Bengals’ 44-38 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, quarterback Joe Burrow confessed feeling the pressure that includes his function.
“I feel the pressure on me to be terrific,” Burrow informed press reporters after the video game. “That’s part of playing quarterback in the NFL. I simply need to play to the outright peak of my capability weekly for us to go and win. Some video games I’ve done that. Some video games I have not.”
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Throughout Sunday’s video game versus the Steelers, Burrow finished 28-of-38 passes for 309 lawns, 3 goals, one interception and lost 2 fumbles in the defeat.
The Bengals was up to 4-8 on the season however have a lighter schedule ahead, supplying a chance to protect more wins as they go for a postseason berth.
Burrow’s focus is not on the playoffs at the minute.
“Playoffs, I indicate, outermost thing from my mind,” Burrow stated candidly, per NFL.com’s Eric Edholm.
To contribute to the sting of the loss, the Bengals have actually now dropped 4 or more video games this season in spite of scoring a minimum of 33 points, making them the first string in NFL history to achieve this suspicious task, according to ESPN’s Ben Baby.
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The Bengals have no problem scoring, however they require to make substantial enhancements on defense if they wish to begin doing “enough to win.”
“Not sufficient to win. Insufficient to win,” Burrow stated, per Edholm. “Some great, some bad, much like each week. Not sufficient to win.”
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With 5 video games left in the season, Burrow thinks the environment in the locker space will expose a lot about the group’s frame of mind.
“I believe we’ll find out a lot about who we have in the locker space– the guys we can depend on moving forward and guys that we can’t,” Burrow informed press reporters.
The Bengals will intend to snap their three-game losing streak when they deal with the Dallas Cowboys on the roadway next Monday.