As it turns out, the big injury return for Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow had been brewing for far longer than the public knew. Burrow returned to practice before his team’s Week 11 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after a bye week.

CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow returned to action this week, leading Cincinnati to a 32-14 win over Baltimore on Thanksgiving. The star signal-caller missed nine games (Weeks 3-12) after he suffered a grade 3 toe sprain that required surgery. Burrow healed quick and got back on the field just 69 days after undergoing surgery.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will have some extra protection for his injury when he returns on Thursday.

The Cincinnati Bengals face the Baltimore Ravens to close out the Thanksgiving Day NFL schedule. Follow along for live updates and highlights.

Growing up in Ohio, Joe Burrow’s go-to team to play as in Madden wasn’t the Cincinnati Bengals, the team he now quarterbacks, and it wasn’t the Cleveland Browns. It was the New Orleans Saints.

The Cincinnati Bengals thumped the Baltimore Ravens, 32-14, to close out the NFL's Thanksgiving triple-header. Joe Burrow's return predictably proved to be a total game-changer as the quarterback outplayed Lamar Jackson and threw the AFC North into further disarray.

Joe Burrow makes his return as the Bengals and Ravens close out the Thanksgiving Day game slate in a clash of the AFC North.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow hits tight end Drew Sample on a play-action pass for a 14-yard catch and run against the Baltimore Ravens.