Joe Burrow Is Back to Lead Bengals’ Playoff Hopes

Joe Burrow Is Back to Lead Bengals’ Playoff Hopes
Cooper Kupp #10 of the Los Angeles Rams makes a touchdown catch over Eli Apple #20 of the Cincinnati Bengals during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium, in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2022. Andy Lyons/Getty Images
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There was a collective exhale among the Cincinnati Bengals coaches and players when quarterback Joe Burrow deemed himself healthy after his first offseason workouts this week.

Burrow sustained a wrist injury against the Baltimore Ravens in November and missed the final seven games of the season. Without Burrow in the lineup, the Bengals finished 9–8 and missed the playoffs for the first time in three years.

Todd Karpovich
Todd Karpovich
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In addition to the Epoch Times, Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author or co-author of six non-fiction books.