Why Bengals believe leaning less on Joe Burrow gives them a chance to do more

From the podium after the Bengals’ 20-6 win over the Texans, Joe Burrow assessed his performance. “I was incredibly average today,” Burrow said Sunday. “We’re going to keep getting better. It was a great win. We did some good things, but a lot to learn from.” Burrow’s pair of deep-ball touchdowns to Ja’Marr Chase in Houston were hardly average. And yet, the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback’s evaluation of his day at large reflected more than just a quarterback being hard on himself. The Bengals don’t aspire for their quarterback to be “average,” per se. And there are pieces around him…