The Cincinnati have had a shockingly poor start to the season, but appear to be reaching the heights most pundits expected them to prior to the start of the season.
A dominant win over the Las Vegas Raiders improved the Bengals to 4-5 on the year as they vie for playoff positioning. Still, at times throughout the game star Quarterback was visibly perturbed with how things were unfolding on the field.
In his post-game press conference, Burrow was asked about his attitude during the game.
“We didn’t exactly have a very good third quarter. There’s just a combination of things that I felt like we didn’t do good enough,” Burrow said, via the team’s official website.
“I’m not just going to ignore the bad and dwell on the great that we did today. I don’t think that’s a recipe for improvement. I don’t think that’s a recipe for getting better. I’m going to be hard on myself. I’m going to be hard on us to execute the way that I feel like we need to. And I feel like we didn’t put ourselves in great positions in times of that game to finish off the right way.
“We ended up doing it. The defense came up big, but I think we could have done better,” Burrow stated honestly.
“I think just how the season has gone, knowing what’s ahead of us, knowing what we’re going to have to do to get back into this,” Burrow continued. “One win isn’t going to make or break our season. So, I’m going to strive for perfection every — every day and every game. So, until that happens, what’s there to be happy about?”
It’s hard not to appreciate Burrow being hyper-critical of the team even after a must-have win. The team’s next chance to win and reach .500 on the year is against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday.
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