Instead, the 28-year-old stood on the sideline with the rest of the Bengals' starters. Burrow sported a backwards hat, sunglasses and was seen chopping it up with various his teammates throughout the game, including Tee Higgins. Burrow had an interesting response to a fan when walking onto the field during warmups at Paycor Stadium.

The two rookies who stood out the most for the Bengals against the Eagles were first-round pick defensive end Shemar Stewart and sixth-round pick running back Tahj Brooks. Both look like they’ll contribute right away this season.