Cleveland Browns: 4 players to watch on the Bengals
1. QB Joe Burrow
Joe Burrow is bouncing back from the ACL injury that cost him the final six games of his rookie season last year. He is surely in the conversation for the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.
In his sophomore season, Burrow is picking up where he left off prior to the injury. He has thrown for 2,215 yards, 20 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He’s also completing 67.9 percent of his passes, has a quarterback rating of 108, and leads the NFL in yards per completion at 13.3.
Burrow has thrown for at least two touchdowns in every game this season including three in each of his past three games.
The Bengals have a dangerous offense led by Burrow due to the barrage of weapons surrounding him. Along with Chase, Burrow has completed 37 passes for 398 yards and two touchdowns to Tyler Boyd, 29 passes for 313 yards and two scores to Tee Higgins, and 21 passes for 289 yards and five touchdowns to his tight end, C.J. Uzomah.
The key for the Browns will be to apply pressure to Burrow and put him on the ground. He has been sacked 20 times thus far, so Myles Garrett, Jadeveon Clowney, and the rest of the defensive line will surely have opportunities to make it a long afternoon for the former No. 1 overall pick.
Burrow is proving to be a generational talent and the Browns have to do whatever it takes to slow him down. He said he and the team have put the loss to the Jets behind them and are on to this week against the Browns.
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Cleveland has struggled with upper-echelon quarterbacks this year and Burrow will look to be added to that list. If the Browns can’t find a way to disrupt Burrow as much as possible, it could spell for another long week.