Bengals: The one and only thing that can ever rattle Joe Burrow happened on Sunday
The Cincinnati Bengals' game plan against the Atlanta Falcons was clear. If I had to guess, the plan read something like this: "LIGHT 'EM UP, JOEY." I mean, Joe Burrow had 45 dropbacks in the game while handing the ball off 18 times. Nine of those handoffs happened in the fourth quarter! Do you dare […]
The Cincinnati Bengals' game plan against the Atlanta Falcons was clear. If I had to guess, the plan read something like this:
"LIGHT 'EM UP, JOEY."
I mean, Joe Burrow had 45 dropbacks in the game while handing the ball off 18 times. Nine of those handoffs happened in the fourth quarter! Do you dare talk about balanced offense? The Bengals are not interested.
The aggressive recipe has worked out just fine for them, committing to running the football only when defenses are begging them to with light boxes. Only then does Cincinnati run the football. And it's all done in the world of the shotgun as the team has abandoned under-center looks.
The Falcons had no answer for the Bengals' offense last Sunday. Burrow passed for 481 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes. So no, Atlanta's defense wasn't up for the challenge.
But for one brief moment on game day, Burrow was absolutely RATTLED.
By the blitz. By disguised coverage. By simulated pressures By defensive stunts.
By a bug. That's right, in a recent mic'd up video featuring Joey B, you can see him deal with one of the most disgusting things that can happen to you while on a field. A bug flying into your mouth. Check out the clip below.
So the Bengals' quarterback is human after all. Who would've thought?
There are more noteworthy moments in the video put together by the Bengals, including Ja'Marr Chase asking his quarterback if they were really covering him with press-man. You can check out all of it in the tweet below.
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