{"id":643343,"date":"2025-11-22T17:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=643343"},"modified":"2025-11-22T17:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:12:12","slug":"bengals-rule-out-joe-burrow-vs-patriots-qb-not-activated-for-week-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/bengals-rule-out-joe-burrow-vs-patriots-qb-not-activated-for-week-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals Rule Out Joe Burrow vs. Patriots &#8211; QB Not Activated for Week 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> quarterback Joe Burrow has been sidelined since Week 2 with a severe turf toe injury suffered against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The injury, which required surgery, was initially expected to keep the two-time Pro Bowler out well into November or possibly longer. For ten Weeks, Burrow has remained out on injury reserve, watching his team stumble to a 3-7 record while backup Joe Flacco has started the last five games. <\/p><p>Hope flickered this week when Burrow returned to practice. He was a participant on both Wednesday and Thursday before being limited on Friday, strong signs that raised genuine speculation about an earlier-than-expected comeback. Reps with the first-team offense, no reported setbacks, made us believe that he&rsquo;ll be back in action in Week 12. Most analysts still projected his in December, making Friday&rsquo;s &ldquo;questionable&rdquo; tag on the injury report genuinely surprising and sparking talk that Cincinnati might actually have its franchise QB back for Sunday&rsquo;s game against New England. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joe Burrow Officially Ruled Out vs. Patriots in Week 12<\/h2><p>That hope was extinguished Saturday. Per ESPN&rsquo;s Adam Schefter, Burrow will not be activated from injured reserve by the 4:00 p.m. ET deadline and will miss his tenth straight game. Joe Flacco will make his sixth consecutive star when the Bengals host the 9-2 Patriots on Sunday.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bengals are not activating QB Joe Burrow by today&rsquo;s 4 pm deadline, meaning he will be unable to play Sunday, per source. His debut will have to wait another week until Thanksgiving night against Baltimore.<\/p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1992245012541886641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Head coach Zac Taylor praised Burrow&rsquo;s effort saying, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s done everything he can physically&rdquo; but cited the brutal upcoming schedule as the deciding factor. Cincinnati plays New England on Sunday and then turn around for a Thanksgiving night showdown against the division-rival Baltimore Ravens just four days later. Taylor stressed the need to protect Burrow&rsquo;s long-term health after such a lengthy layoff while acknowledging the short week made starting him risky. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Return vs. Ravens Likely Too Little, Too Late?<\/h2><p>Burrow is now pointing toward a potential return on Thanksgiving against the Ravens, but even that feels optimistic for 3-7 <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Bengals <\/a>team that has lost seven of its eight games. 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For a franchise that started the season with playoff expectations, with a 2-0 start, holding Burrow out one more week may be the prudent move medically, but it also underscores how far the 2025 campaign has already slipped away. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has been sidelined since Week 2 with a severe turf toe injury suffered against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The injury, which required surgery, was initially expected to keep the two-time Pro Bowler out well into November or possibly longer. 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