Thinking Playoffs: Joe Burrow Is Back From Injury Earlier Than Expected, Thinks The Bengals Can Win The AFC North If They Beat Pittsburgh This Week

I'll go ahead and say this. The NFL is way more fun with Joe Burrow playing. I'm not a Bengals fan, don't give a shit if they win, but it's at least entertaining with him out there. So here he is, returning weeks earlier than expected to practice and a chance to play in a couple weeks. Why? He's thinking playoffs. 

He's not wrong the division is wide open. No one believes in the Steelers, or expects them to do anything else besides go 9-8. It's what Mike Tomlin always does. The Ravens finally have guys back but are still at 4-5. Not like are running away with the division right now. The Browns, well, they are a team. That leaves the Bengals at 3-6, but they do have 4 division games left. 

I don't think anyone really believes the Bengals are going to get hot, mostly because Joe Burrow doesn't play defense. In fact none of their good players play defense. It's not like Joe Flacco has sucked, the dude has put up a ton of points and still lost because the Bengals defense is a walking disaster. But, you get Burrow back and there's hope. I don't think much hope, but fans are irrational and stupid. If you see your superstar out there, you can talk yourself into anything. 

I still don't understand turf toe. It needs a new name to make us idiots understand it even more. Either way, Burrow is back.