<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4H014K_0vwfudFs00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4H014K_0vwfudFs00" width="912" height="513" ><figcaption>Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) heads for the locker room after the NFL Week 5 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. The Bengals fell to 1-4 on the season with a 41-38 loss to the Ravens. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images </figcaption></figure><figure><a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/gameday/joe-burrow-comment-s-on-bengals-pedigree-we-are-not-a-championship-team-right-now-01j9hv0wswy4?utm_source=RSS" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=42WrYn_0vwfudFs00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=42WrYn_0vwfudFs00" width="1280" height="720" ></a><figcaption>Joe Burrow Reacts After Bengals LOSE to Ravens </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow and the Bengals offense scored 38 points on Sunday, but it wasn't enough to win as they stare at the basement of the AFC. Burrow made it clear Cincinnati is not a championship team at 1-4 overall. Sunday marked another day where the defense let this team down through five weeks. "We're not a championship-level team right now," <a href="https://youtu.be/SPzhnLhrVQY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Burrow said bluntly. </a> "We're&nbsp;not,&nbsp;I like to think&nbsp;that we'll&nbsp;come back and improve throughout the season to get to that point, but right now, we are not, and we have to get better." Cincinnati has no AFC wins through five weeks and is now 1-6 in their last seven games against division opponents.&nbsp;There is time to turn it around, but any chance&nbsp;at&nbsp;making playoffs&nbsp;will have to&nbsp;start with a consistent winning streak. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/cincinnati-bengals-players-question-lack-of-aggression-in-ot-possession-as-team-repeats-mistake-from-2021-loss-01j9hye3r4t5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Related: Bengals Players Question Zac Taylor's Conservative Playcalling in OT </a> "There's always room to improve," <a href="https://youtu.be/SPzhnLhrVQY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Burrow noted about his play after a five-TD performance </a> . "By no means was it perfect. That's always what I'm striving for. My (I have to play perfect) statement rang true today. Perfect&nbsp;was what&nbsp;was needed, and that's not what we did." 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Joe Burrow Comment's on Bengals' Pedigree: 'We Are Not A Championship Team Right Now'

Will the Cincinnati Bengals turn things around? Joe Burrow shared a blunt answer when asked about their championship hopes following Sunday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

Joe Burrow Comment's on Bengals' Pedigree: 'We Are Not A Championship Team Right Now'

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