Bengals' Joe Burrow Unsure About Wrist Injury Holding Up in Cold: 'We'll Find Out'

For the first time since his season-ending wrist surgery a year ago, Joe Burrow will play in a cold-weather game.

The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback said he is uncertain if the temperature will have an impact on his wrist during Sunday's matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

"That's a question that remains to be answered," Burrow said, per the Cincinnati Enquirer's Kelsey Conway. "I haven't experienced a cold weather game with that yet. In the past when I've had injuries, cold weather does affect it, so we'll find out. Maybe I'll have a heater on the sideline or something. I haven't really thought about that yet, but we'll see."

Temperatures in Cincinnati on Sunday will be the coldest Burrow and the Bengals have played in this year—around 28 degrees and potentially in the high teens. Burrow was honest that cold weather has impacted his injuries before, but his wrist could be a different story.

The Bengals need Burrow at his best on Sunday as they look to make a miraculous playoff push to end the season.

With just six games remaining, Cincinnati is 4-7 on the year and would likely need to win out to make the postseason. That isn't an unrealistic goal as the Bengals have a handful of manageable opponents but two matchups against Pittsburgh.

Burrow has been tremendous after playing just 10 games a year ago. Through 11 games, he's thrown for 3,028 yards and 27 touchdowns with just four interceptions. He leads the league in touchdowns, has the third-most passing yards and the second-best quarterback rating at 75.6.

Burrow's favorite target, Ja'Marr Chase, is also having a career year. The wide receiver leads the league in receiving yards with 1,056 and receiving touchdowns with 12. He's hauled in the third-most catches with 73.

But the standout years from Burrow and Chase haven't been quite enough to make up for a subpar defense and the Bengals are potentially looking at back-to-back seasons with no postseason.