After making significant strides in his recovery from toe surgery, practicing in full two straight days, quarterback Joe Burrow will not play Sunday against the Patriots and remain on the injured reserve for now,

Joe Burrow will remain on IR this week as he continues to ramp up his recovery, according to reports.According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Burrow won't be moved to the active roster just yet, Joe Flacco will start for the Bengals Sunday.

The signal-caller left Cincinnati’s mid-September win over the Jaguars with a toe injury and did not return. After further evaluation, he was determined to have suffered Grade 3 turf toe—an ailment that required surgery to repair.

Bengals coach Zac Taylor told reporters why they opted not to activate Joe Burrow for Sunday vs. the Patriots.

With Burrow's status in practice elevated to a full workload, is it possible he takes the field on Sunday against the Patriots? Here's what we know.

The quarterback is questionable to start for the Cincinnati Bengals against the New England Patriots on Sunday, according to Zac Taylor. The coach said Friday that he has not yet decided whether Burrow will play. The club will have to make a call to activate Burrow from IR by 4 p.m. (ET) Saturday for him to be eligible to play.