Joe Burrow has been among the finest quarterbacks within the NFL this season.
The Cincinnati Bengals famous person has thrown for over 3,300 yards and 30 touchdowns with 5 weeks remaining so as to add to his stats.
3
He added 30 yards and three scores to his stat sheet towards the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon, however slumped to a 44-38 defeat.
The shootout heartbreak has been a well-recognized story for the Bengals, who boast a purring offense and a protection that’s usually left chasing their tails.
Burrow doesn’t should be 4-8 with virtually zero likelihood of creating the playoffs.
However that’s precisely the place he finds himself and a return to the Tremendous Bowl appears a way off for Joey Ice, who presently leads the NFL in passing touchdowns.
Paradoxically, Sunday’s defeat means he’s now on target to take an undesirable crown from opponent Russell Wilson.
The Steelers quarterback was the final man to tempo the league in passing touchdowns and find yourself out of the postseason.
In 2017, the then-Seattle Seahawk had 36 scores however was let down at key moments by his teammates, ending 9-7.
Wilson completed with 414 yards and three touchdowns – the Steelers had not scored 40-plus factors since 2018.
It’s not solely Burrow who’s being denied an opportunity to indicate off his elite skills within the postseason.
Ja’Marr Chase’s second-quarter rating was his thirteenth of the season – a league-high.
3
He’s simply 4 behind Carl Pickens’ franchise document from the 1995 marketing campaign – a 7-9 flop.
Per Dan Hoard, Tom Brady had 4 profession losses when his crew scored 33 factors.
Burrow has 4 this season.
And so as to add damage to insult, he revealed after the Pittsburgh sport that he was taking part in injured.
Burrow was seen limping after the loss and stated he suffered a gash from a cleat on the primary play.
“It is all the time powerful to inform proper after the sport. We’ll know extra on Tuesday,” he stated on how he felt.
Whether or not it’s delaying Chase’s contract extension, not tying down Tee Higgins, or failing to offer their franchise QB a stable supporting solid, the Bengals entrance workplace has been unpopular for months.
And followers took to social media to vent their frustration after seeing their playoff hopes slip away.
“The Bengals simply wasted an MVP stage season from Joe Burrow to the purpose that it’s over with 5 video games left. As soon as once more, really fairly spectacular when you concentrate on it,” posted one on X
“The Bengals franchise is a complete joke and you may 100% blame the entrance workplace. Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase play the very best of their careers and gained’t make the playoffs. Tremendous Bowl window is closed. Tee Higgins is gone. Protection is terrible. Bengals possession owes each fan an apology,” added one other.
“Man they weren’t kidding. This Joe Burrow season is the very best ‘not his fault’ season throughout all sports activities in historical past,” a 3rd wrote.
On the opposite sideline, Wilson is beginning to come alive with the 9-3 Steelers.
3
Mike Tomlin knew a Tremendous Bowl-level quarterback was the lacking piece and obtained his man over the offseason.
Some 11 years after his first – and to date solely – Vince Lombardi Trophy, Wilson is exhibiting Burrow precisely what he is lacking.