Overview

• Burrow absorbed multiple hard hits, including a multi-defender sack, during Cincinnati’s 31-17 win over Washington.
• He played three drives, completed 9 of 14 passes for 62 yards, threw a touchdown to Charlie Jones, and left without injury.
• Shannon Sharpe faulted Burrow for not throwing the ball away and pressed the line to protect better, while Jason Kelce said he would have pulled him after the first big hit.
• Taylor said he didn’t like the hit but defended using starters for roughly a quarter to help players learn and sharpen game feel.
• The sequence rekindled debate as other elite quarterbacks have taken few or no preseason snaps, with the Bengals set to face the Colts on Aug. 23 before opening at the Browns on Sept. 7.