Week 5: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
Expectations remain that the Cincinnati Bengals are going to name Joe Burrow their starting quarterback for the first week of the 2020 NFL season, especially in the wake of Andy Dalton’s release and departure to the Dallas Cowboys. While this matchup might not mark Burrow’s first start in the league, nor his toughest early test, it is certainly one worth monitoring, as a way to measure his progress as a young quarterback.
Why? Standing across from him is going to be a stout Baltimore Ravens defense that made some improvements this offseason, including drafting linebacker Patrick Queen, who was a teammate of Burrow’s last season during LSU’s run to a National Championship. In addition, this marks the first meeting between Burrow and another dynamic young talent at the quarterback position, Lamar Jackson. A true measuring-stick game worth tuning in for.