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Joe Burrow Was a Real Downer After Zac Taylor’s Enthusiastic Locker Room Speech

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) and his team won their first home game and beat the Las Vegas Raiders 41-24 at Paycor Stadium Sunday, November 3, 2024. | Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Las Vegas Raiders, 41-24, in Week 9. Joe Burrow threw for 251 yards and five touchdowns as the Bengals won their fourth game in the last six weeks to get back in the playoff chase.

After the game the Bengals locker room was in good spirits as coach Zac Taylor broke down all the things that went right in the game and handed out some game balls. When Taylor finished, Burrow took the floor with a less enthusiastic message.

"We're traveling on Wednesday," Burrow reminded the team. "Today's Sunday. Get your f---ing bodies right. Get your minds right. It's a big one on Thursday. "

That's right, there's no time to celebrate because the Bengals have to play on Thursday Night Football this week. Even worse, they have to play in Baltimore against the Ravens, a team that inspired Burrow's previous smile-free locker room message to the team.


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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Joe Burrow Was a Real Downer After Zac Taylor’s Enthusiastic Locker Room Speech.

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