The Cincinnati Bengals will be facing the Houston Texans in Week 2, and there has been uncertainty in the air regarding a key player. Joe Burrow has been dealing with a back injury all week, but there seems to be a lot of optimism that he'll play.

With the game just hours away, the expectation is that he'll play, according to Tom Pelissero of The Ringer.

“Bengals QB Joe Burrow, who is listed as questionable, is expected to start against the Texans, as coach Zac Taylor said Friday. Burrow is listed as questionable and the team elevated Josh Johnson from the practice squad. But barring a setback, Burrow should be good to go,” Pelissero wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

More on this story to come.