Joe Burrow Declares Raiders Matchup 'Must-Win' Game

Joe Burrow is lighting up defenses with hyper-efficient play this season.

Oct 27, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) looks up at the score as time winds down on the loss against the Philadelphia Eagles at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images / Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — The pressure is on Cincinnati to get a win this week and keep hope alive for the rest of the 2024 season. Joe Burrow knows that more than anyone, calling Sunday's Raiders matchup a "must-win" game.

He doesn't make those kind of declarations often.

"This is a must-win game," Burrow said about the urgency to get a victory. "We're 3-5. You go to 3-6, then you gott basically have to win out to get in. Urgency's very high every week from hear on out."

Burrow has done his part, but now he needs the rest of his teammates to rise near his level as the NFL's top quarterback by adjusted EPA and ESPN's QBR metric.

"I'm not sure it really changes the prep," Burrow said about the team's mentality in a crucial week. "We're gonna prep like that every week, no matter what, but it changes how you feel throughout the week. Your energy levels are raised a little bit. You're more dialed in on the game plan, trying to find any way that you can get an edge for Sunday, with scheme, with players, with your technique, with your eyes, what you can see on tape. It's just a mindset."

Cincinnati is favored to win this weekend in the betting markets and analytical models, but those don't matter once the ball is in play, as the Bengals have learned the hard way throughout this season.

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