The Cincinnati Bengals are nonetheless within the playoff hunt coming into the ultimate week of the NFL season.
Quarterback Joe Burrow has been a giant purpose why the crew continues to be in competition, however Sunday towards the Pittsburgh Steelers, he could make some particular person historical past.
Burrow at the moment has 4,641 passing yards and 42 touchdowns thrown to this point this season. If he will get at the least 359 yards and three passes to the top zone, he’ll be simply the fifth quarterback in league history to complete with 5,000 yards and 45 touchdowns.
Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Dan Marino (1984), the retired Drew Brees (2011) and Peyton Manning (2013) plus Patrick Mahomes (2018) are the one others on that illustrious record, per NBC Sports activities.
Pittsburgh boasts the 11th-best defense in the league, but it ranks simply twenty third towards the move. So Burrow may very well have a reliable shot at reaching the bold stat line.
The Bengals passer threw for 412 yards and three scores within the crew’s Week 17 extra time victory over the Denver Broncos. He is additionally averaging 322.6 yards per game in his final 5 contests and has thrown at the least three touchdowns within the final eight.
If Burrow does it once more towards Pittsburgh, he’ll be part of Tom Brady as the one two passers in NFL historical past to have achieved so in 9 consecutive video games.
A large efficiency by Burrow will likely be important in trying to clinch Cincinnati the ultimate berth within the AFC side of the playoffs.
At present, within the ninth spot, the crew wants a win plus losses by Denver and the Miami Dolphins on Sunday to achieve seventh.
