Cincinnati's record at the time he is cleared to play will factor into the final decision. It's hard to predict many more wins for the Bengals (3-6) with the way they're playing defense. The Bengals again have the league's worst defense, and there haven't been signs it could get better.

It’s a one-week-at-a-time thing, of course. But a bad AFC has the Bengals in a position to really stay alive on the hopes of a Burrow return when most years simply wouldn’t offer the chance.

The Cincinnati Bengals are coming off a 9-8 season in which, despite a furious finish, they narrowly missed the playoffs. The Bengals won their last five games and were arguably the hottest team in the NFL with quarterback Joe Burrow at the end of the season.

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Mike Darnay is a digital producer and photojournalist at CBS Pittsburgh. Mike has also written and produced content for Vox Media and the Mon Valley Independent. He often covers overnight breaking news, the Pittsburgh Steelers and high school sports.

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