NFL Network announced that "NFL GameDay Morning" will "travel back home" with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to Athens and The Plains, Ohio, in advance of Saturday's playoff game between Burrow's Bengals and the Las Vegas Raiders at Paul Brown Stadium.
The Burrow segment includes an interview with Burrow's father, Jimmy, in addition to Joe's football coach for the Athens High School Bulldogs, his youth football coach and others, "while featuring never-before-seen video of Burrow playing football as a youth."
The Bulldogs' stadium was renamed "Joe Burrow Stadium."
"NFL GameDay Morning" - which starts Saturday at noon Eastern - also is scheduled to include Kurt Warner breaking down the matchup between Burrow and Raiders quarterback Derek Carr; Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Bengals great Anthony Muñoz joining Warner and Michael Irvin to discuss Raiders-Bengals and playing in frigid temperatures; and discussion of whether the Raiders' defense will be able to slow down Burrow and the Bengals' offense in addition to how the Bengals win their first playoff game since 1991.