Despite a career year from the star quarterback, the roster isn’t good enough and Mike Brown will need to spend big to keep the championship window open.

Burrow’s Bengals have won three in a row while he keeps on playing at perhaps the highest level of his career to date. During this, the defense has enjoyed a mini-resurgence, in part due to easy opponents and in part due to the coaches changing things up.

ESPN's Dan Orlovsky doesn't see much changing in the NFL MVP race down the stretch unless the Bengals pull off a miracle and make the playoffs. The former NFL quarterback pondered the scenario on Monday's Get Up program.