"He's a football player," Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Friday. "That's what he wants to do." It might seem like an oversimplification, but in a career marked by a Super Bowl appearance and sustained stretches of dominant play, he is perhaps most defined by his ability to overcome significant injuries.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor didn’t waste any time confirming the expected status of his star players for Thursday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens.

The Bengals, who now have a 3-8 record, have won one game since Burrow’s injury.