It looks like an eternity since Joe Burrow sat within the Superdome and smoked cigars to have fun LSU's nationwide championship and one of many best faculty seasons of all-time. In simply two years, the previous Heisman Trophy winner has achieved the unthinkable and turned across the Cincinnati Bengals franchise.
Burrow led the Bengals to a 34-31 win over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Sunday afternoon, capping a worst-to-first sequence for Cincinnati. The Bengals wrapped up the AFC North championship with Sunday's win, and they'll host a first-round playoff sport in two weeks.
Within the course of, Burrow has catapulted into the highest 4 MVP favorites for the 2021 NFL season, in line with FanDuel. Burrow is tied for third with Indianapolis Colts working again Jonathan Taylor at +1400. They path solely Inexperienced Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady.
Listed below are the chances favorites to win this season's MVP award:
-400 • Aaron Rodgers, QB, Inexperienced Bay
+550 • Tom Brady, QB, Tampa Bay
+1400 • Joe Burrow, QB, Cincinnati
+1400 • Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis
+4000 • Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo
+4000 • Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas Metropolis
How do the chances work? If somebody wager $100 on Burrow now to win the award, the payout can be $1,400 if he gained the award. In the event that they wager on Aaron Rodgers now, it might take a $400 wager to win $100.
Burrow has thrown eight touchdowns and for almost 1,000 yards over the past two video games, which had been each vitally vital to his workforce's playoff hopes and a divisional championship. Listed below are the mind-boggling stats for Burrow in that stretch.
In a 41-21 win over North rival Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 26, Burrow threw for 525 yards and 4 touchdowns. The yardage was the fourth-highest ever in a single sport by an NFL quarterback.
In Sunday's (Jan. 2) win over the Chiefs, Burrow threw for 446 yards and one other 4 touchdowns. The Chiefs held a two landing lead at three completely different instances, however Burrow led a comeback to knock off the two-time defending AFC champions.
Most significantly, Burrow has the shocking Bengals at 10-6 with a divisional title simply two years after the workforce was so dangerous they went 2-14 in 2019 adopted by a 4-11-1 marketing campaign in 2020 that noticed Burrow have a season-ending ACL harm in Week 11 towards Washington.
Burrow has handed for 4,611 yards and 34 touchdowns with one sport remaining in common season. He may eclipse the 5,000-yard mark this weekend towards the Cleveland Browns.
Burrow's prime receiver this season has been former LSU teammate Ja'Marr Chase, who's the FanDuel favourite to win NFL Rookie of the Yr, surpassing New England quarterback Mac Jones within the newest odds. Chase has 1,429 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns this season. His yardage is the most-ever by a rookie (all others solely had a 16-game schedule).
The Bengals are at the moment third within the AFC standings behind the Tennessee Titans and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, who're each 11-5 heading into the ultimate week. A win on Sunday would assure the Bengals no less than third within the AFC, however might be larger if the Chiefs lose on the Denver Broncos.
Cincinnati can end no worse than fourth, and they'll host a playoff sport no matter what occurs this weekend.
Burrow led the LSU Tigers to the 2019 faculty nationwide championship, successful the Heisman Trophy in report trend. LSU's offense that season, which included each Chase and Justin Jefferson, is broadly thought-about among the best in faculty historical past.
Burrow was chosen first general by the Bengals within the 2020 NFL Draft.
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