05-20-2025, 05:03 PM
Burrow and Taylor had some interesting thoughts today on the schedule:
"Playing in Baltimore for the fourth straight primetime year isn't ideal," Burrow said after Tuesday's voluntary workout. "Maybe we can get one of those in Cincinnati next year. Please."
The Bengals have played a night game at MT&T Bank Stadium in each of the last three seasons.
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Bengals coach Zac Taylor echoed Burrow's comments and said the team would prefer to have more primetime games at Paycor Stadium. This year, three of Cincinnati's four schedule night games are road contests. However, Taylor pointed to the team's success in those situations last season. Cincinnati won three of the team's five primetime road games in 2024 and said the team is embracing the challenge ahead of this year.
"Playing on Thanksgiving night in a standalone game with the whole world watching, sitting on their couch, is really exciting," Taylor said on Tuesday. "It's why you're in this business."
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But it's not just the primetime games that Burrow wants. He also expressed a desire for the Bengals to get an international fixture. Cincinnati missed out on playing the Dolphins in Spain this year and are not slated to get an international game until 2027, Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn told reporters at the NFL's annual league meeting in April.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45241947/joe-burrow-laments-another-prime-game-ravens
"Playing in Baltimore for the fourth straight primetime year isn't ideal," Burrow said after Tuesday's voluntary workout. "Maybe we can get one of those in Cincinnati next year. Please."
The Bengals have played a night game at MT&T Bank Stadium in each of the last three seasons.
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Bengals coach Zac Taylor echoed Burrow's comments and said the team would prefer to have more primetime games at Paycor Stadium. This year, three of Cincinnati's four schedule night games are road contests. However, Taylor pointed to the team's success in those situations last season. Cincinnati won three of the team's five primetime road games in 2024 and said the team is embracing the challenge ahead of this year.
"Playing on Thanksgiving night in a standalone game with the whole world watching, sitting on their couch, is really exciting," Taylor said on Tuesday. "It's why you're in this business."
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But it's not just the primetime games that Burrow wants. He also expressed a desire for the Bengals to get an international fixture. Cincinnati missed out on playing the Dolphins in Spain this year and are not slated to get an international game until 2027, Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn told reporters at the NFL's annual league meeting in April.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45241947/joe-burrow-laments-another-prime-game-ravens
