The Cincinnati Bengals are going to have to figure out a way to stay competitive without superstar quarterback Joe Burrow for most of the 2025 season. It is not likely to go well.

While the injury to Burrow is going to be an incredible hurdle to overcome, and while that might give everybody in the organization some cover if things go poorly this season, the Bengals' problems run far deeper than just the absence of their top quarterback.

All of these issues were apparent in their ugly 48-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings (another team playing a backup quarterback due to injury) on Sunday.

Joe Burrow has masked the Bengals' flaws from the moment he arrived

The Bengals hit the lottery when they finished with the worst record in a season where there was an elite quarterback prospect ent

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