Sunday night vs Steelers will somehow be a Burrow first

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow somehow hasn't played in a primetime time at home against an AFC North opponent, ahead of an NFL Week 10 showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers on NBC's Sunday Night Football at Paycor Stadium. Burrow was injured when the Bengals hosted the Steelers in primetime in 2020 and 2025 . "This is why, you know, I love playing in primetime," Burrow said. "Some guys would rather play at (1:00). I'd rather play every game, Sunday night, Monday night football. I want to be able to showcase what we do and how hard we work and go and showcase what we can do to the world, and this is a big moment for it." "I think you gotta treat every game like it's its own," Burrow continued. "I think you could say (the Bengals thrive in primetime) over the years, but that's just because, you know, those games coincided with us playing great. I'm not sure it has anything to do with the moment or the big-timeness of that game. I just think we're a good football team." "The atmosphere (Sunday night) is gonna be great," Burrow added. "Sunday Night Football with first place in the division on the line. ... That last game against Tennessee is about as loud as I've heard (Paycor Stadium), and I've heard it pretty loud. This weekend I think will be even more amped up and ready to go." Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' announcement in May that he'll retire after the 2026 NFL season means the Bengals may be facing the future Pro Football Hall of Famer for the final time. "He's one of the greatest that's ever done it, and he's 40-whatever and still doing that at a high level," Burrow said of Rodgers. "I would have trouble calling it quits when I'm still playing like that at that age, and so I've enjoyed watching him for a long time. And this year I think he's playing so well, and he really played great in the last game we played, dang near perfect, and made me feel like I had to be perfect the whole time, too, and he's done that for a long time." Burrow, who has 16 touchdown passes over his past four games, was named one of two FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week. During NFL Network analysis ahead of the Bengals' Week 9 win against Atlanta in Spain, Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner said he thinks Burrow, Warner's NFL MVP pick, can lead the team back to the Super Bowl. Before the Atlanta game, Burrow greeted Spanish soccer star Ferran Torres. After the game, Burrow said Ja'Marr Chase "was unbelievable" against the Falcons, swapped jerseys with Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, and told reporters he'd love to play in the first NFL game in Tokyo.