Nothing about this Bengals season has been simple, and Joe Burrow’s looming Thanksgiving decision might be the most complicated call yet. Cincinnati just fell to 3-8 after pushing a 10-win Patriots team without Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Trey Hendrickson, and, by the end, Tee Higgins.

Now the franchise has to decide whether it makes any sense to put its recovering quarterback on the field against the Ravens in a season that is hanging by a thread.

In his Sports Illustrated column, Albert Breer walks through how close Burrow was to playing against New England. The QB practiced fully on Wednesday, practiced fully again on Thursday, and by that night, many inside the building believed he was on track to start.

There was some soreness on Friday, but no true setback. The real pivot point cam

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