Joe Burrow did seemingly everything right during Cincinnati’s 41–21 win over the Ravens on Sunday, making NFL history and putting the Bengals in sole possession of first place in the AFC North in the process. As it turns out, he had a little extra motivation to turn in such a superb performance.
After the game, Burrow was asked about comments from earlier in the week made by Ravens defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, who said that he was not planning on double- or triple-teaming Bengals wideout Ja’Marr Chase—a tactic Baltimore utilized previously against Green Bay’s Davante Adams.