Needing a win after an 0-2 start, the Cincinnati Bengals rolled the dice and started an injured QB Joe Burrow Monday night. It wasn’t pretty but the move paid off, the Bengals notching their first win 19-16 against the Los Angeles Rams to wrap up Week Three.
Battling a calf injury that’s hampered him since training camp, Burrow’s status for Monday’s game wasn’t known until shortly before kickoff. He was active and started, doing just enough to win. Really, the credit goes to the Bengals’ defense and front which limited the Rams’ offense, picking off QB Matthew Stafford twice and sacking him six times.