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Burrow shoulders blame for loss to Steelers

Former Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints coach Bum Phillips knew what it takes to be a leader:

“You fail all the time, but you aren’t a failure until you start blaming someone else.”

No one will ever accuse Cincinnati Bengals quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow of being a failure.

Burrow, after completing 16/25 passes for 189 yards in the first half, suffered through a miserable second half when he completed just 5/15 passes for 34 yards. And he put that loss squarely on his own shoulders.