Last November 16, 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 his matted spikes and suggested the league likes to recreate plays that involved a serious injury the previous year.

Whether that has merit (the Jets and Aaron Rodgers did host the Bills again on Monday night football(but in Week 6, not Week 1), Burrow will return to Baltimore for another Thursday night game. And the wrist injury continues to appear on every injury report, nearly a year after it happened.

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

Last year, there was concern about whether Burrow had a pre-existing injury. During the trip to Baltimore, he was seen wearing one wrapped around his arm and wrist.

The league investigated and then exonerated the Bengals. Because that’s what the league is inclined to do. In an age of legalized gambling from which the NFL profits handsomely, won’t the league call attention to a team hiding injuries that prevent betting and other betting?

Despite the injury constantly appearing in the report, Burrow played well. He had five touchdown passes Sunday. He’ll have to play nearly as well tonight if the Bengals hope to move to 5-5 through 10 games.