CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow returned to action this week, leading Cincinnati to a 32-14 win over Baltimore on Thanksgiving. The star signal-caller missed nine games (Weeks 3-12) after he suffered a grade 3 toe sprain that required surgery. Burrow healed quick and got back on the field just 69 days after undergoing surgery.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will have some extra protection for his injury when he returns on Thursday.

The Cincinnati Bengals welcomed star quarterback Joe Burrow back into the fold in Week 13, and they promptly looked like the team everyone was expecting them to be entering the season. Burrow led the Bengals to a 32-14 victory over the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens that quickly reignited their playoff hopes.

The Cincinnati Bengals face the Baltimore Ravens to close out the Thanksgiving Day NFL schedule. Follow along for live updates and highlights.

Burrow followed Bush during his dynamic years in Southern California when USC was the epicenter of college football. After getting selected No. 2 overall by the Saints in 2006, the 9-year-old Burrow became enamored with the high-flying offense down south in Louisiana.

Joe Burrow is expected to make his return to the field this Thanksgiving when his Cincinnati Bengals travel to take on Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Burrow suffered a Grade 3 turf toe injury back in Week 2 that required surgery, but he returned to practice two weeks ago and will return to help Cincinnati dig out of a 3-8 hole.

Growing up in Ohio, Joe Burrow’s go-to team to play as in Madden wasn’t the Cincinnati Bengals, the team he now quarterbacks, and it wasn’t the Cleveland Browns. It was the New Orleans Saints.

The Cincinnati Bengals thumped the Baltimore Ravens, 32-14, to close out the NFL's Thanksgiving triple-header. Joe Burrow's return predictably proved to be a total game-changer as the quarterback outplayed Lamar Jackson and threw the AFC North into further disarray.