Joe Burrow Set for First Sunday Night Football Start Against Steelers

WHO:

Heavy NFL - NBC Sports’ Cris Collinsworth was set to call the Steelers-Bengals game.

Pro Football Network - Three-time Pro Bowler Kyle Long compared Joe Burrow to Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino.

Heavy NFL - Joe Burrow is the Cincinnati Bengals’ quarterback, and this is his seventh NFL season.

Heavy NFL - The Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers are the teams involved in the matchup.

Heavy NFL - Dave Clark of the Cincinnati Enquirer highlighted Burrow’s career milestone.

Pro Football Network - Bengals fans reacted to Burrow’s first regular-season home primetime game against a division rival.

Newsweek - The Bengals made a roster move that could give Burrow another pass catcher.

WHAT:

Heavy NFL - Pittsburgh won the teams’ previous meeting, 30-27, in a close game.

Heavy NFL - Burrow is set to start his first regular-season primetime home game against an AFC North opponent.

Pro Football Network - Burrow’s first regular-season home primetime game against a division rival prompted fans to question why it took seven seasons to happen.

Heavy NFL - The Bengals announced they will wear their “White Bengal” uniforms for their Sunday Night Football game against the Steelers.

Heavy NFL - Cincinnati had a 6-2 record and a four-game winning streak; the Steelers also had a 6-2 record and led the AFC North.

Newsweek - A Bengals roster move could provide Burrow with another pass catcher for the primetime game.

Pro Football Network - Fans were quoted in the headline as saying, “Absolute Insanity That It Took This Long” and “He Actually Had To Call the NFL Out.”

WHERE:

Heavy NFL - Pittsburgh was traveling to Cincinnati for the game.

Heavy NFL - The game is scheduled to be played at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.

Heavy NFL - The matchup is between AFC North rivals.

WHY:

Heavy NFL - Burrow’s start marks a career first because he had not previously started a regular-season primetime home game against an AFC North opponent.

Pro Football Network - Fans questioned the seven-season delay before Burrow’s first regular-season home primetime game against a division rival.

Joe Burrow will start his first regular-season home primetime game against an AFC North rival. The Bengals host Pittsburgh at Paycor Stadium, after the Steelers won their previous matchup, 30 to 27. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh both entered with six wins and two losses; fans questioned Burrow’s long wait.