Joe Burrow Comment's on Bengals' Pedigree: 'We Are Not A Championship Team Right Now'

Will Cincinnati turn things around in time?

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) heads for the locker room after the NFL Week 5 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. The Bengals fell to 1-4 on the season with a 41-38 loss to the Ravens. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow and the Bengals offense scored 38 points on Sunday, but it wasn't enough to win as they stare at the basement of the AFC. Burrow made it clear Cincinnati is not a championship team at 1-4 overall. Sunday marked another day where the defense let this team down through five weeks.

"We're not a championship-level team right now," Burrow said bluntly. "We're not, I like to think that we'll come back and improve throughout the season to get to that point, but right now, we are not, and we have to get better."

Cincinnati has no AFC wins through five weeks and is now 1-6 in their last seven games against division opponents. There is time to turn it around, but any chance at making playoffs will have to start with a consistent winning streak.

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"There's always room to improve," Burrow noted about his play after a five-TD performance. "By no means was it perfect. That's always what I'm striving for. My (I have to play perfect) statement rang true today. Perfect was what was needed, and that's not what we did."

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