Burrow: Bengals' Super Bowl window 'is my whole career'

Joe Burrow believes the Cincinnati Bengals will be Super Bowl contenders for as long as he's their quarterback.

"The window is my whole career," Burrow said Sunday when asked if he thinks about Cincy's championship window with him under center. "Everybody that we have in that locker room, all the coaches we have, things are going to change year to year, but our window is always open."

Burrow led the Bengals to a 27-16 victory over the Lamar Jackson-less Baltimore Ravens in Week 18, extending their win streak to eight games. The triumph helps Cincinnati - which had its Week 17 game against the Buffalo Bills canceled - finish the regular season 12-4, good for first place in the AFC North and the No. 3 seed in the conference.

Cincy will face Baltimore again in the wild-card round.

"Love where we're at," Burrow added. "How many have we won in a row? Seven? Eight? That's the longest winning streak right now. (We're) going into the playoffs with a lot of momentum."

Burrow's taken the NFL by storm since the Bengals drafted him first overall in 2020. The 26-year-old - who led LSU to the national championship in 2019 - passed for 13 touchdowns to five interceptions before a torn ACL ended his rookie year.

He bounced back in 2021, posting a league-high 70.4% completion rate with 4,611 yards and 34 touchdowns while helping the Bengals reach the Super Bowl for the first time in 33 years. Cincinnati ultimately fell short in the big game, losing to the Los Angeles Rams 23-20.

The 2021 Comeback Player of the Year passed for 4,475 yards and 35 touchdowns against 12 interceptions this season, helping Cincinnati win the AFC North in consecutive years for the first time in franchise history.

"I told you guys to relax. We relaxed," Burrow said Sunday in reference to his "relax" remark in September amid Cincinnati's 0-2 start.