Joe Burrow tore the anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his left knee in his 10th game last season. So when Bengals fans saw their quarterback leave the game with a limp with less than a minute remaining Sunday, they held their ...

CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow went through all of OTAs without a brace on his surgically repaired left knee. "I feel great," Burrow said on Tuesday. "That's the plan moving forward. We'll see when it comes gameday, preseason games.

Higgins caught Burrow's first touchdown pass of the day. It wasn't a perfect day for Burrow, but it was promising nonetheless and the start of one of his best seasons to date. Fast forward three years and it's the beginning of the 2024 season.

If Burrow plays Sunday, he faces two games in five days after missing the past two months because of turf toe.

The clock is ticking on Joe Flacco tenure as Bengals starter, a thankless job that has included an assortment of joys and frustration, but the veteran QB isn't wasting time pondering what his future might look like in December.