The Bengals enter the game with a 3-8 record. They have to win their final six games to have a realistic chance of making the playoffs. They went 1-8 without Burrow.

CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was activated off injured reserve on Wednesday, the final hurdle he needed to clear in order to return on Thanksgiving night against the Baltimore Ravens.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is cleared to return in Week 13 against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday.

"I'm not ever going to go to somebody and say, 'Yeah, I'm healthy, but I don't think I should go out there and play,'" Burrow said Tuesday, ahead of his anticipated return against the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving. "That doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I'm not going to live my life and play this game scared of something happening."

The Cincinnati Bengals (3-8) are heading into Thursday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens (6-5) riding a four-game losing streak, and haven’t had star quarterback Joe Burrow since Week 2.

Mike Florio and Chris Simms debate how much Joe Burrow's return will immediately boost the Bengals when they visit the Ravens on Thanksgiving.