Overview
- Burrow has compiled 219 completions for 2,386 yards, 23 passing touchdowns and six interceptions through Week 9 while adding 23 rushes for 77 yards and three rushing scores.
- Linear 'on pace' projections reported by local outlets put Burrow on track for more than 5,000 passing yards and roughly 55 passing touchdowns if his current rate continued.
- Television commentators Kurt Warner and Nick Wright publicly named Burrow their MVP pick after Cincinnati’s Week 9 win in Madrid, boosting the media narrative around his candidacy.
- The Bengals sit 6-2 and second in the AFC North, a record that frames Burrow’s individual play as tied to Cincinnati’s playoff outlook and Super Bowl hopes.
- The AP MVP is decided by a season-long national panel, so competition from players like Josh Allen and factors such as injuries and second-half performance will ultimately determine the award; only Ken Anderson (1981) and Boomer Esiason (1988) have won MVP for the Bengals.