CINCINNATI — Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow is just two days away from making his season debut. The 28-year-old will start on Thursday night in Philadelphia with the Bengals hitting the road to play the world champion Eagles in the preseason opener.

The Cincinnati Bengals changed things up this preseason in an effort to avoid yet another slow start in 2025. Among those changes is coach Zac Taylor's decision to play quarterback Joe Burrow and the rest of the team's healthy starters in the preseason, starting with Thursday night's road game against the Philadelphia Eagles .

Joe Burrow will be among Cincinnati Bengals starters to play Thursday in their preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, coach Zac Taylor said Tuesday.