Joe Burrow dropped three interceptions against the Titans this past Sunday, yet the Bengals still scraped out a 43-36 overtime win. It was another messy victory for Cincinnati, one where they fell into a 13-0 hole in the first quarter before finding their rhythm. Sounds familiar, right? Just last week in Week 7, they spotted the Ravens a 13-0 lead in the first half before rallying to a 35-13 win. Burrow knows it looks ugly, but he’s convinced these kind of hard-fought victories are the exact thing his team has been missing.
Winning Ugly Is The New Winning?
Look, nobody wants to see their team constantly digging out of a two-score deficit, but Burrow sounds like he’s almost embracing the grind. He faced the media post-game, and while the slow starts were a hot topic, his focus was squarely on those final scores. “We found a way to win today. We’re 5-2,” Burrow said, pulling no punches. He believes the Bengals would have absolutely lost games like these over the last three years. It’s a brutal honesty, but it points to a shift in their mentality, or at least, their ability to close out games even when things aren’t perfect.
The Fight To Get Better, One Scrappy Win At A Time
Burrow gets it. Being great “snap in snap out” is the dream, but he admitted that’s just not the reality in the NFL. He’s talking about the raw, week-to-week battle, where sometimes you have to win even when you aren’t at your best. His take? “All we can do is keep working hard and get better. You win from wins and losses and good plays and bad plays. That’s what the NFL and getting better is. We’ll continue to do that.” It’s not about being flawless, it’s about finding a path to victory no matter how many potholes are in the road. These ugly, scrappy wins, despite the three picks, have them at 5-2, and that’s a record you can absolutely build on.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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