Joseph Lee Burrow, more popularly known as Joe Burrow, is a quarterback who plays for the National Football League (NFL) team, the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for Ohio State University and the Louisiana State University Tigers. Burrow was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft as the first overall pick.
Joe Burrow had a fantastic college career and ended up winning several awards. He was the Heisman Trophy winner back in 2019 with the LSU Tigers. Along with that, he also won the AP Player of the Year, the Davey O’Brien Award, the Lombardi Award, the Maxwell Award, and the Manning Award. Burrow was named the 2019 Unanimous All-American.
His career with the Cincinnati Bengals so far has also been no less brilliant, with Pro Bowl honors in 2022. He was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2021. Joe Burrow will soon be looking to add a Super Bowl to his collection as well.
Joe Burrow is also the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL currently, with a $275 million contract for five years. He has an average annual salary of a mammoth $55 million. Although Patrick Mahomes has a total contract of $450 million, Burrow is still ahead in terms of annual salary.
Joe Burrow had an average performance last time out against the Baltimore Ravens
The last time the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens faced off against each other was on September 17th, 2023. The two played at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. The game ended 27-24 in favor of the Baltimore Ravens with an impressive performance from Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.
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In that game, Burrow threw 27 out of 41 pass attempts for 222 passing yards with an average of 5.4. He recorded two touchdowns along with one interception. He had a pass rating of 85.6 in that match. Burrow also recorded five rushing yards along with one carry. Joe Burrow will be facing off against the Baltimore Ravens again on November 17th at the M&T Bank Stadium.
Joe Burrow has been a consistent performer for the Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow is currently one of the leading quarterbacks in the NFL. He has an extremely impressive record and has consistently churned out performances for his team every season. Burrow has some eye-catching stats to his name as well.
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He has played in 51 games for the Cincinnati Bengals and has recorded 13,982 with an average of 7.4 yards per pass and a completion percentage of 68%. Overall, he has completed 1277 out of the 1878 pass attempts. Burrow has recorded 96 touchdowns along with 37 interceptions.
He has very few fumbles in the games he has featured, with 22. Joe Burrow has 598 rushing yards to his name as well, with an average of 3.3 yards. Burrow has completed 182 carries, along with 10 rushing touchdowns.