Off his best game of the season, Bengals Pro Bowl quarterback Joe Burrow says he’s as close to 100% as he’s been since he strained his right calf.
“By far,” Burrow said at his weekly news conference after Wednesday’s practice. I’m confident I can run around and extend plays right now. It’s tough to say a percentage … It’s getting better and better.”
Burrow’s longest completion of the year, Sunday’s 63-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, has been reported by Next Gen Stats as the longest ball he’s thrown ever in the pros through the air.
He didn’t say that means he’s back, but the author of the most 40-yard touchdown passes in the previous two seasons did have a glint in his eye when asked if it surprised him it is his longest NFL pass.
“I could feel it was going to go pretty far,” Burrow said.
SEATTLE’s SLEW OF SUCCESS:
Wednesday is the eighth anniversary of one of Paycor Stadium’s greatest games when the Bengals stayed undefeated by stunning the two-time NFC champion Seahawks with a rally from a 24-7 fourth-quarter deficit to a 27-24 overtime victory.
The Seahawks return for the first time to Paycor Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Local 12) and aren’t they the NFC’s answer to the Ravens?
One of the NFL’s longest-tenured coaches. (Pete Carroll is in his 14th season and has a Super Bowl ring while leading Seattle to 10 postseasons.) He always makes sure his teams play terrific defense (they’re first in rush average and top ten in sacks per pass), run the ball (they average 108 yards per game), and play solid special teams (they’re top ten in punt and kick return and lead the NFL in punt coverage).
This means they’re almost always in the hunt and here they are at 3-1 and on a three-game winning streak coming off a bye after a 24-3 road dismantling of the Giants.
“Playing against a really good team. They do a good job,” said Bengals head coach Zac Taylor at Wednesday’s news conference….
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