Burrow is having arguably the best season ever by a Bengals QB.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow may not lay claim to the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award this year, but it’s hard to argue that anyone in the league is playing better.
In Sunday afternoon’s win over the Cleveland Browns, Burrow completed 23/30 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns, including a 32-yard scoring strike to Ja’Marr Chase in the final two minutes of the game.
In doing so, Burrow became the first quarterback in the history of the NFL to throw for at least 250 yards and three touchdowns in seven consecutive games. His three-touchdown streak trails only Peyton Manning (8) and Tom Brady (10) for the longest of all time.
Burrow now has thrown for 4,230 yards this season, with 39 touchdowns against just eight interceptions. He has passed for at least 4,000 yards three times in his career (2021, 2022, 2024), the most such seasons in Bengals’ history. Carson Palmer (2006, 2007) and Andy Dalton (2013, 2016) each did it twice.
The former No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft also became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 4,000 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes in three of his first five seasons, joining Dan Marino, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen.
But none of that mattered Sunday.
“This is a big win for us,” Burrow told NFL on CBS after the game. “That’s a team that’s had our number, and we came out and played well. … Now, we’ve put ourselves in a good position for next week.”
With the win, Cincinnati stays in the hunt for the final AFC playoff berth. But the Bengals will need to win the remaining two games of the season and get some help. The path is clear but complicated, and there will be time to worry about that later.
“I’m gonna enjoy this one first,” Burrow said. “Spend some time with the family tonight… Merry Christmas, everybody.”
And then all eyes will be on Denver, who comes to town next week.
“It’s a big week for us,” Burrow said. “We’ll get back to work, but we’ll enjoy tonight.”
