After a rough 0-2 start, the Cincinnati Bengals have won three of their last four games and find themselves tied with the Baltimore Ravens for first place in the AFC North.

That's not enough to satisfy the former no. 1 overall pick. Burrow believes the next few weeks will say a lot about the 2022 version of the Bengals.

“This three-game stretch will determine how our season goes," Burrow said.

Burrow has a point in feeling the way that he does. The Bengals have a good chance to pick up some more wins over the next several weeks with the two teams under .500 (Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers) and the 3-3 Atlanta Falcons.

There's a lot of potential for some offensive outbursts by the Bengals during this period. The Falcons, Browns, and Panthers aren't juggernauts defensively by any means, with two of them ranking in the bottom third of the NFL in yards allowed per game. So, with Burrow's skill set and a three-headed monster at wide receiver, it could be points galore.

After that stretch, it gets tough for the Bengals for the remainder of the season.

Cincinnati will have to get past the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second half of their schedule, not to mention three more division games. However, Burrow's play as of late should give the Bengals some confidence.

After throwing four interceptions in the Bengals' Week 1 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Burrow has been cooking. He's thrown for 1,278 yards with 10 touchdowns to just one interception over that span, and the Bengals have gone 3-1 as a result.

Burrow will be looking to keep up this hot streak on Sunday, especially since he sees the next several games for the Bengals as a fork in the road for how their season will play out.

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