Despite a career year from the star quarterback, the roster isn’t good enough and Mike Brown will need to spend big to keep the championship window open.

Burrow’s Bengals have won three in a row while he keeps on playing at perhaps the highest level of his career to date. During this, the defense has enjoyed a mini-resurgence, in part due to easy opponents and in part due to the coaches changing things up.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow address the media before facing the Broncos in Week 17 at Paycor Stadium.