The Cincinnati Bengals’ playoff hopes received a serious increase final Saturday as Joe Burrow orchestrated an exhilarating 30-24 extra time victory towards the Denver Broncos.
The star quarterback threw three touchdowns, together with the game-winner, as he continued his outstanding 2024 marketing campaign.
His stellar efficiency hasn’t gone unnoticed, with even Dallas Cowboys defensive standout Micah Parsons becoming a member of the rising refrain calling for Burrow to be named NFL MVP.
Although Parsons doesn’t get an official MVP vote – no lively gamers do – his perspective carries important weight in NFL circles.
The Cowboys’ defensive pressure didn’t maintain again in his reward for Burrow’s influence this season, in a current version of “The Edge with Micah Parsons”.
“He, definitely, must be MVP… He has took this workforce, what have been they? 5-8? 4-8? To eight-8 and with an opportunity to solidify in playoffs. This isn’t only a walk-in-the-park season, like, he’s having a historic season. In the event that they go to the playoffs, I don’t assume any workforce would wanna see the Bengals. He appears unstoppable,” Parsons declared.
Micah on Joe Burrow:
‘He, definitely, must be MVP… He appears unstoppable’
(by way of The Edge with Micah Parsons) pic.twitter.com/Mj1AkDp4Ds
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 30, 2024
The Cowboys linebacker revealed an attention-grabbing tidbit from his workforce’s locker room discussions in regards to the hardest quarterbacks they’ve confronted this yr.
Regardless of going up towards abilities like Lamar Jackson early within the season, the Cowboys’ protection discovered Burrow significantly difficult when he hit his stride.
The numbers again up the reward. Burrow’s 2024 season has been nothing in need of distinctive, even by his personal lofty requirements.
He’s main the league with 42 passing touchdowns and 4,641 passing yards. His current masterclass towards the Broncos, finishing 39 of 49 passes, pushed his 2024 completion charge to a career-best 69.8%.
When one considers his spectacular NFL profession completion charge of 68.3%, it’s clear that Burrow is taking his recreation to new heights this season.
