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Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals were dealt another crushing blow on Thursday night, losing on the road to the AFC North-rival Baltimore Ravens, 35-34. With 38 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Cincinnati failed to convert a go-ahead, two-point conversion, and then didn’t recover the onside kick.
After the game, Burrow referenced the Bengals’ second loss to the Ravens this season, which dropped them to 4-6, as a “tough pill to swallow.” But is there still enough time for Burrow & Co. to right the ship and make the playoffs?
On Friday’s edition of “Breakfast Ball,” Danny Parkins expressed bewilderment at how Cincy is in this inauspicious position.
“This Joe Burrow season, I really don’t want it to be wasted,” Parkins said. “The Bengals’ defense in their six losses has just been atrocious. They have been giving him [Burrow] nothing. One sack per game. Teams are scoring touchdowns 71% of the time in the red zone [on them]. … Joe Burrow is not playing poorly in their losses. In the losses, he’s still giving you 300 [yards]; he’s only thrown two interceptions; they’re scoring 26 [points] per game; you’re not supposed to have six losses averaging 26 points per game.
“He is having an MVP-caliber season. He won’t win it. Lamar [Jackson] is ahead of him. [Josh] Allen will probably be ahead of him, teams with better records. But this is as good as we’ve ever seen Joe Burrow play, and he could easily miss the playoffs in a watered-down AFC.”
Burrow has totaled an NFL-high 2,672 passing yards, 123 rushing yards, an NFL-high 24 passing touchdowns, four interceptions and a 108.1 passer rating this season, while completing 68.7% of his passes. Wideout Ja’Marr Chase has totaled a league-high in receptions (66), receiving yards (981) and receiving touchdowns (10). Defensive end Trey Hendrickson has totaled a league-high 11.0 sacks.
Ravens beat Bengals, 35-34; does Cincinnati have any hope?
On Thursday night, Burrow totaled 428 passing yards, four passing…
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