“If I want to keep doing this, I have to have fun doing it,” Burrow told reporters. “I’ve been through a lot and if it’s not fun, then what am I doing it for? So that’s the mindset I’m trying to bring...

It was much different experience on Sunday as Cincinnati was blanked, 24-0, by the Ravens in a loss that clinched a third straight non-straight playoff season for Burrow and Co.

After Burrow told his teammates and coaches behind closed doors that this one was on him, he went out and told the microphones.