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Joe Burrow: 'I Played Terrible' in 2nd Half of Bengals' Blowout Loss to Steelers

quarterback took the blame for his team's 36-10 road loss to the on Sunday, citing his second-half performance in particular.

"I played terrible in the second half," Burrow told reporters, per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic.

Burrow finished the game 21-of-40 with 213 passing yards and one touchdown. However, he went just 5-of-12 for 24 yards in the second half, with only one completion going over five yards.

The Bengals trailed 22-7 at halftime and fell behind 36-7 in the fourth quarter, but Burrow did not leave the field.

"Yeah, I'm not a quitter," Burrow said.