There's been a lot of firsts this month for Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. The month started with a win over the Chiefsthat gave Cincinnati its first division crown since 2015. January has also included the Bengals' first playoff win in 33 years as well as the franchise's first-ever road playoff win. 

Last weekend's win over the Titans also marked the first time that Burrow called his own plays in an NFL game, although it was not by design. Burrow said Wednesday that he was temporarily thrust into the role of play-caller after his headset went out. 

"Never been in that position before," Burrow said of his headset malfunction, via Paul Dehner of The Athletic. "That was kind of exciting for me. Zac always jokes don't pretend like the headset goes out so you can call your own plays. All of them worked. That was fun."

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