Burrow followed Bush during his dynamic years in Southern California when USC was the epicenter of college football. After getting selected No. 2 overall by the Saints in 2006, the 9-year-old Burrow became enamored with the high-flying offense down south in Louisiana.

Growing up in Ohio, Joe Burrow’s go-to team to play as in Madden wasn’t the Cincinnati Bengals, the team he now quarterbacks, and it wasn’t the Cleveland Browns. It was the New Orleans Saints.

The Cincinnati Bengals thumped the Baltimore Ravens, 32-14, to close out the NFL's Thanksgiving triple-header. Joe Burrow's return predictably proved to be a total game-changer as the quarterback outplayed Lamar Jackson and threw the AFC North into further disarray.

After missing the last nine games as a result of a severe turf toe injury, Cincinnati Bengals (3-8) quarterback Joe Burrow is set to make his return on Thanksgiving Day against the Baltimore Ravens (6-5).

Joe Burrow makes his return as the Bengals and Ravens close out the Thanksgiving Day game slate in a clash of the AFC North.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow hits tight end Drew Sample on a play-action pass for a 14-yard catch and run against the Baltimore Ravens.

"Joe (Burrow) looked good," Flacco said after practice. "It's cool to see him out there. Obviously when you're both now taking reps, and things like that, conversations kinda happen. And just like 'how do you see this vs. that?' But yeah, Joe looked good."

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