Overview
- The Bengals’ 34-17 win Sunday in Madrid gave Joe Burrow his fourth straight game with at least four total touchdowns and left Cincinnati 6-2 on a four-game winning streak.
- Burrow has 2,386 passing yards, 23 touchdowns and six interceptions through eight games, numbers that place him among early-season leaders and strengthen his MVP case.
- Per ESPN Insights, only Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Dan Marino have logged four straight games with four or more total TDs, a rare short-term streak Burrow now matches.
- Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins combined for 187 yards, 15 catches and three TDs in Madrid and are on pace for historically large totals if their current production holds.
- Chase publicly endorsed Burrow’s MVP worthiness in the team’s postgame transcript, and analysts say Burrow’s hot stretch could shift voting and deepen Cincinnati’s reliance on its passing attack.