This week, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow might become a member of a very select group.
Joe Burrow has the opportunity to become just the fifth quarterback in NFL history to record 5,000 passing yards and 45 touchdowns in a single season, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk.
With 359 yards and three touchdowns against the Steelers, Burrow would reach 5,000 yards and 45 touchdowns for the season, up from his current total of 4,641 passing yards and 42 throwing touchdowns.
Smith noted for Pro Football Talk that just four other people have experienced that: Dan Marino in 1984, Drew Brees in 2011, Peyton Manning in 2013, and Patrick Mahomes in 2018.
But Burrow has the capacity to create far more history, as Smith notes.
According to Smith, Burrow has also thrown three or more touchdown passes in eight consecutive games. If he accomplishes it again, he would become one of only two quarterbacks in NFL history to throw three or more touchdown passes in nine consecutive games.
This news, which generated a lot of comments on social media, is obviously very crazy, especially considering that the Bengals are unlikely to make the playoffs despite his stellar season.
One Bengals supporter posted on X that if you had told them this before the season, they would have likely thought, “Just give us the Lombardi.”
Someone else stated that if he leads them to the playoffs, he should undoubtedly win MVP.
Another admirer declared him to be his MVP.
That 5k/45 TD combo is really uncommon, regardless of whether you play 17 games or not. Marino, Brees, Manning, and Brady are the only ones who have finished it. Burrow’s effectiveness with a patched O-line and shifting WR corps is exceptional, but context is crucial. According to someone else, the success rate of outstanding quarterbacks in the face of adversity is only 31%.
Another fan commented that the MVP race is becoming more intriguing every week.
This year, Burrow has been a blast! Another person made a comment.
Despite a victory over the weekend, Burrow leads the NFL in passing yards and touchdowns and would almost surely be a candidate for MVP if his team did not miss the playoffs.
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