Cincinnati Bengals' undrafted rookie Mitchell Tinsley is turning heads this preseason, earning high praise from quarterback Joe Burrow. Tinsley's impr

"He shouldn't even be doing that in the regular season," Jason Kelce said of Joe Burrow. "Sometimes you've got to save somebody from themselves."

Did you cover your eyes watching Joe Burrow play a preseason game like it was the Super Bowl on Monday? Some of his coaches and teammates probably did, too.

Burrow’s preference comes through in the answer. It’s “great” to get the deals done early, like the Bengals did with Higgins and Chase. And while the NFL is a deadline-driven business, the deadline when a player is holding in shouldn’t be Week 1. It should be tied to the practical deadline for getting the player ready to go for Week 1.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow roams the globe before ultimately being engulfed for a 17-yard sack.

The quarterback played 24 snaps in Monday's win over the Commanders, expressing satisfaction with protection and Cincinnati's efficient running game.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow assessed his team's effort in an NFL preseason game against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on Monday Night Football, during a third-quarter interview with ESPN's Laura Rutledge.

"Well Jake Browning, he comes in now," Troy Aikman said during the broadcast. "He takes over. Oh, excuse me. No Burrow, he's back in."