Joe Burrow discusses severity of knee injury following Super Bowl loss

A heroic effort from Joe Burrow wasn’t enough to will the Cincinnati Bengals to victory on Sunday night, as they fell short to the Los Angeles Rams, 23-20, in Super Bowl LVI.

Burrow did all he could in a losing effort, completing 22-of-33 passes for 263 passing yards and a touchdown, and he did it all while taking seven sacks, a behemoth total that has become all too common for the Bengals offensive line. One sack in particular worried fans across the country, as Burrow immediately hit the turf and grabbed his knee. He then limped off the field in clear pain, and many wondered whether he’d be able to finish the game.

Of course, he did, but it wasn’t enough for the Bengals to tie the game on their final drive. After the game, Burrow said his knee “feels good,” despite the serious injury scare — which came just one season after he suffered a season-ending torn ACL in the other knee.

“I wasn’t coming out,” Burrow added.

Though the diagnosis remains unclear, and neither Burrow or head coach Zac Taylor provided additional details, the Bengals did seem confident that he could finish the Super Bowl. To his credit, he did just that.

“It’s hard to say,” Taylor said of the severity of the injury. “He’s a tough guy. He finished the game. We’ll figure it out at a later time.”

Joe Burrow remains in game following awful-looking injury

The Bengals allowed Joe Burrow to be sacked for the seventh time of the Super Bowl, as the quarterback suffered a painful looking injury as a result. After being brought down by Von Miller for a second time, Burrow immediately grabbed at his knee and appeared to be in tremendous pain on the field. After getting up, he attempted to jog off the field with a noticeable limp.

Von Miller got Joe Burrow again and Joe was limping off the field. pic.twitter.com/2Q1Bs7x8pG

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) February 14, 2022

Despite the apparent severity of his injury, Burrow was seen on the sidelines waving away his team’s training staff and indicating that he was okay. Burrow would return on the Bengals’ next offensive possession, apparently determined to finish the game.

Both quarterbacks suffered injuries to their legs in the second half of a hotly contested Super Bowl matchup. The Los Angeles Rams had Matthew Stafford limp off the field prior to Burrow’s injury, having his ankle rolled over on a sack he took. Neither quarterback let their injury keep them out of the game, using the other team’s possession as a chance to get ready.

Burrow finished the game without appearing to have any major issues with his leg, but the constant pressure of the Rams’ defensive line proved too much in the game’s final moments. After Stafford completed a go-ahead touchdown with under two minutes in the game remaining, Burrow began to drive the Bengals down the field to potentially tie the game with a field goal.