On November 16th, the Bengals played the Ravens in Baltimore. During the game, Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending wrist injury.

This week he slipped a tinfoil hat over its frosted tips and suggested that the league likes to replay games in which a serious injury occurred the previous year.

Regardless of whether that has merit (the Jets and Aaron Rodgers actually hosted the Bills again). Monday Night Footballbut in Week 6, not Week 1), Burrow will be back in Baltimore for another game on Thursday night. And his wrist injury continues to show up in every single injury report almost a year after it occurred.

Of course, the Bengals could disclose the injury for the same reason the Patriots constantly cited Tom Brady’s right shoulder injury. They don’t want to hear that they are not disclosing the condition.

Last year there was some confusion about whether Burrow had a previous injury. During the trip to Baltimore, he was seen wearing a bandage around his arm and wrist.

The league investigated and subsequently exonerated the Bengals. Because that’s what the league is inclined to do. In an age of legalized gambling from which the NFL benefits handsomely, won’t the league betray a team that hides injuries that hinder prop betting and other betting?

Although the injury kept coming up in the report, Burrow played well. He had five touchdown passes on Sunday. He’ll have to play almost as well tonight if the Bengals want to get to 5-5 in 10 games.