The Bengals QB has 12 touchdowns and just two interceptions this season. Yet his team find themselves scraping the barrel
It’s official: Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals is one of the unluckiest quarterbacks we’ve ever seen. The Bengals lost 41-38 to the Baltimore Ravens in overtime on Sunday, sending Cincinnati to 1-4 on the season. It certainly hasn’t been Burrow’s fault – through the first five games of the season, Burrow has completed 125 of 173 passes (a 72.3% completion rate) for 1,370 yards (7.9 yards per attempt), 12 touchdowns, two interceptions, and an outstanding passer rating of 113.6 (his QBR of 73.6 is the second-best in the league).
But that hasn’t been enough to stop the Bengals slipping out of the playoff race – “We’re not a championship-level team right now,” was Burrow’s brutal conclusion after Sunday’s loss. Most of Cincinnati’s issues center around a defense that has been especially awful against the run, and has forced Burrow to make as many big plays as possible just to keep his team in games – which he is certainly capable of doing.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/07/brilliant-but-beaten-the-historical-searing-misfortune-of-joe-burrow
Author : Doug Farrar
Publish date : 2024-10-07 07:10:14
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