CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow understands the logic.

After a turf toe injury sidelined him for the past nine games and with the Bengals having, per ESPN Analytics, a 1% chance of making the playoffs, it would make sense for Cincinnati's star quarterback to remain out and not risk further injury.

But Burrow doesn't see it that way.

"I'm not ever going to go to somebody and say, 'Yeah, I'm healthy, but I don't think I should go out there and play,'" Burrow said Tuesday, ahead of his anticipated return against the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving. "That doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I'm not going to live my life and play this game scared of something happening."

Burrow has suffered significant injuries in four of his six NFL seasons, including missing the final seven games of the 20

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