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Joe Burrow has that ‘it’ issue, Bengals nice says: ‘It solely comes alongside every now and then’
Cincinnati Bengals nice Ickey Woods had his first interplay with the franchise’s famous person quarterback Joe Burrow after Burrow led the staff to a 27-24 victory over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the AFC title sport almost two weeks in the past.
It was then Woods realized Burrow has that “it” issue. And he’s an enormous cause why the Bengals will probably be enjoying in opposition to the Rams for the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
“It solely comes alongside every now and then,” Woods advised Fox Information Digital in a current interview. “You see it within the high athletes like Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and Tom Brady. It’s a factor that you just hardly ever see, and this man has it. He has it at a younger age. Most guys, it takes them 5 to seven years to develop it, however he has it popping out the field. He’s a fantastic expertise, and we love him. For the subsequent 10 to fifteen years, the Cincinnati Bengals are going to be a extremely good soccer staff.”
Cincinnati Bengals proprietor Mike Brown shakes palms with former participant Ickey Woods throughout an interview with CBS announcer Jim Nantz after the Bengals received the sport vs. the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
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There’s little doubt about it that Burrow and the Bengals are forward of schedule.
Many NFL consultants predicted the Bengals to complete lifeless final of their division, behind the Browns, Ravens and Steelers, however in simply his second 12 months because the staff’s starter, Burrow led Cincinnati to its first AFC North title in six years.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, left, and huge receiver Ja’Marr Chase (1) have fun after the AFC championship NFL soccer sport in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri. The Bengals received 27-24 in additional time.
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He additionally guided the Bengals to their first postseason victory in 31 years after they got here away with a 26-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders within the wild-card spherical of the playoffs.
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The Bengals received their first highway postseason sport in franchise historical past one week later after they took down the top-seeded Titans in Tennessee, and after trailing on the half to the Chiefs within the AFC Championship, Burrow engineered a comeback for the ages to drag out the additional time win in Kansas Metropolis. Now, the Bengals will probably be enjoying of their first Tremendous Bowl for the reason that 1988 season.
Former Cincinnati Bengals Ickey Woods celebrates on the sphere after the Bengals beat the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
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“It simply says the fellows have a ‘by no means stop’ perspective, man,” Woods stated. “It doesn’t matter what occurs within the sport, these guys don’t quit. They play all 60 minutes, and on the finish of the sport when it’s over, they arrive out victorious on three totally different events in video games the place nobody had them successful. It’s unbelievable, man.
“Particularly the Tennessee sport. They go down there, the Titans get Derrick Henry again, and we’re nonetheless in a position to cease him. After which the subsequent week, we go to essentially the most explosive offense within the NFL, and we shut them down within the second half and maintain them to a few factors. The halftime changes that they made and the issues that they’ve been in a position to do on this postseason are unbelievable.”
