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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will play football with a carbon fiber turf toe plate in his shoe, fight to throw two touchdown passes and win a crucial game.
But it seems like there’s something he won’t do. He didn’t seem to care about the Maryland Crabs after the team’s 32-14 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9), joined by safety Geno Stone (22), defensive end Myles Murphy (99) and center Ted Karras (64), talks with NBC Sports reporter Melissa Stark, right, after an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stéphanie Scarbrough)
He and nearly all of his teammates joined NBC’s Melissa Stark at the dinner table that was set up at M&T Bank Stadium after the game, which is a tradition at NFL Thanksgiving games.
Burrow picked up a crab and tried to give it to one of his men. Then he sniffed it and asked Stark what it was. When he was told it was a hard-shelled crab, he put it down and shook his head as if he had tasted something sour. The rest of the team ate turkey.
JOE BURROW SHINES BACK AS BENGALS DOMINATE RAVENS ON THANK YOU NIGHT
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) holds the John Madden Award while speaking to the media after the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on November 27, 2025. (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn Images)
“It’s great to be back,” he told Stark after the match. “It’s definitely not an easy thing to go through, but this moment is worth it. It’s good to be back with the guys.”
For what it’s worth, Burrow told NBC that his favorite Thanksgiving food is pumpkin pie.
He finished 24 of 46 with 261 passing yards and two touchdown passes. He threw one to Andrei Iosivas and the other to Tanner Hudson.
Burrow had missed several weeks with a turf toe injury, which he suffered in Week 2. He returned to the field earlier than expected as the Bengals’ playoff hopes began to fade.
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The team isn’t really over it yet, but can’t afford another blemish on their record just yet.
