NFL in Spain Bengals — MADRID — With the Bengals playing in Spain this week, the team decided to fly out early to make the most of their trip to Madrid, and it's safe to say that no one was happier about that than Joe Burrow. The Bengals quarterback has gone into full tourist mode since arriving in the Spanish capital on Wednesday morning.

Key Developments and Main Event

Bengals coach Zac Taylor decided to give his guys the day off on Wednesday and a lot of them decided to spend the day exploring the city. For Burrow, that meant a trip to one of Madrid's most iconic museums. "I went to Museo Del Prado on Wednesday," Burrow said during his press conference Friday.

"That was cool." Those aren't exactly the words you'd expect to hear out of the mouth of an NFL quarterback just five days before a game, but that's just Burrow being Burrow. Not only is he one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, but he has one of the most unique personalities.

Core Facts and Essential Highlights

Burrow, who basically requested to play in Spain back in 2025 after the NFL announced that Madrid would host an NFL game, has been quietly getting pumped about this trip since the day the schedule was released in May. "I was really excited about it; I hadn't been here yet, so that was exciting for me," Burrow said.

The Bengals will be the "visiting" team on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET against the Falcons. Taylor has done his best to give the team some free time in Madrid, and they'll have even more time to explore the city on Friday evening. Burrow hasn't yet decided what he's going to get into, but he's currently mulling over several options.

Broader Context and Market Implications

Joe Burrow went to the Museo del Prado on Wednesday, and now, he's trying to Joe Burrow went to the Museo del Prado on Wednesday, and now, he's trying to "I'd like to go and see some more museums, and go to an art gallery and do a little shopping, but we'll see," Burrow said.

One reason Burrow has enjoyed his time in Spain is that, for the most part, he can walk around without being recognized. "I love being out here so I can feel like a normal person for a little bit," Burrow said. Of course, that doesn't mean that NO ONE has recognized him. The Bengals star QB said he ran into a group of students that knew exactly who he was.

"As far as my recognizability abroad, sometimes, sometimes not," Burrow said. "That's how it goes. I ran into some students studying abroad from the United States the other day when I was walking around, so that was certainly surprising. It's often a little more than I expect when I'm in a different country.

I usually expect to go pretty incognito and not have anybody recognize me." Burrow didn't pack any special disguises, and that's mostly because he's not in charge of packing his own suitcase, which is probably for the best. Packing a suitcase is apparently the one thing Burrow hates more than anything.

For the trip to Madrid, he let his mom and his assistant, Kyle Smith, handle all the packing. "Thank God I don't have to pack anymore," Burrow said. "That's my least favorite thing to do in the entire world, is pack a suitcase for a trip.

My mom helped me, Kyle helped me, and we have a good fit for Sunday for sure." Burrow isn't the only Bengals player who has been enjoying his downtime this week.