“Ain’t nobody trying to watch Bo Nix, a rookie quarterback, play over Joe Burrow,” Saturday said, according to Zack Kelberman. Everybody’s tuning in [for] Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins. … If they get in the playoffs, it’s a much better story.”

The Cincinnati Bengals are out of wiggle room. After weeks of scoreboard watching, hoping against AFC rivals, and calculating the percentage chances of making the playoffs, the Bengals (7-8) have reached a conclusive moment of the season: Win on Sunday against the Denver Broncos (9-6) at Paycor Stadium (4:30 p.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) walks for the locker room after the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 13 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. The Steelers won 44-38. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images