Bengals' Joe Burrow: Arrowhead Stadium noise 'similar' to SEC games

Before starting quarterback Joe Burrow guided the Cincinnati Bengals to a berth in the AFC Championship Game in only his second NFL season, he won a national title as the star signal-caller of the LSU Tigers. 

The 25-year-old spoke with media members Wednesday as he prepares to face the defense of the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon, and he explained why that venue's reputation for being one of the loudest in the league for away offenses doesn't have him shook ahead of the biggest outing, to date, of his pro career. 

"In the SEC, every single week it seems like every stadium is really loud, there's hundreds of thousands of people," Burrow said, per Nick Shook of the NFL's website. "This one is going to be similar. We expect it to be really loud, we're talking about it throughout the week. We're going to have to be great with our communication, our non-verbal communication, just like every week on the road."

Burrow played in his first road playoff game at the Tennessee Titans this past Saturday and completed 28-of-37 passes for 348 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. He also dealt with a unique setback, as the radio communication in his helmet temporarily went down during that victory. Burrow remarked he "had to call three or four plays on my own" and that each of them "worked" versus Tennessee. 

He may have to serve as a play-caller against the Chiefs if only because the Arrowhead crowd prevents him from hearing the voice of head coach Zac Taylor through his helmet's radio for portions of Sunday's contest.