Joe Burrow: Bengals 'know what it takes' to win after Super Bowl appearance

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Joe Burrow didn’t imagine that in his second NFL season – and after a shortened rookie season – he would make it to the sport’s biggest stage. Now, after playing in the Super Bowl, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback says he knows just what it takes to get back there. 

Appearing on an episode of the "Full Send Podcast" published Wednesday, Burrow talked about his expectations going into the 2021 season and explained that while he knew the Bengals would likely make the playoffs, he never imagined they’d make it to the Super Bowl. 

Cincinnati Bengals' quarterback Joe Burrow hands off during Super Bowl LVI against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 13, 2022.  (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)

 "No, I did not. I mean, I just didn't have that experience of having that success in the NFL. So I didn't really know what it took," Burrow said. "I know once you get in the playoffs, you know, anything can happen. And we know how to win a game. But we didn't have that experience."

Burrow’s rookie season was cut short when in November 2020, he suffered a serious knee injury in a game against the Washington Commanders. He tore his ACL, MCL, and sustained other structural issues in his left knee. 

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The LSU standout said on the podcast that despite his injury, he felt more comfortable coming into this past season and the expectations were to at least make the playoffs. 

"... going to the Super Bowl after we won four games and I tore everything in my knee? I thought that was kind of a pipe dream until we started getting to the end of the year and I was like,