Joe Burrow Says Bengals Have to Win 7 out of 9 After Loss to Eagles: 'That's Doable'

Following the Cincinnati Bengals' 37-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, the Bengals fell to 3-5 on the season. However, Joe Burrow does not believe that eliminates them from playoff contention.

"We got to win seven out of nine," Burrow told reporters after the game, according to ESPN's Ben Baby. "That's doable. It's doable, so we'll go from there."

In Sunday's Week 8 loss, Burrow completed 26 of 37 passes for 234 yards, recording one interception and one touchdown. Before that, the Bengals had achieved back-to-back road victories against the New York Giants and the Cleveland Browns.

The Bengals are familiar with the need for a long winning streak late in the season.

In 2022, Cincinnati started similarly, going 4-4 in the first eight weeks. After Week 8, they then won ten consecutive games, including a Wild Card victory over the Baltimore Ravens and a Divisional Playoff win against the Buffalo Bills.

Burrow, who has recorded 1,993 total yards this season with a 70.3 percent completion rate, 15 touchdowns, and three interceptions, emphasized that the entire team needs to step up to achieve their goals.

"I don't think anybody's been good enough so far to win the games that we needed to," said Burrow.

Burrow and the Bengals will look to kick off their winning streak next Sunday against the 2-5 Las Vegas Raiders.