Overview
- Burrow went 25-of-32 for 309 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions, posting a 146.5 passer rating in Week 16.
- Cincinnati routed Miami 45-21, a career-high 45 points for Burrow and the Bengals’ highest total since 2013.
- He was nearly flawless on third downs, going 7-for-8 for 120 yards and two scores with a perfect 158.3 passer rating.
- The honor is his eighth career AFC weekly award; through 75 games he ranks first in completions, third in touchdown passes, and fifth in passing yards, and he reached 150 TDs and 20,000 yards among the league’s fastest.
- Coverage notes the Bengals are out of playoff contention, and Burrow downplayed the accolade with, “Yeah, I played well. Cool. I’ve done that a lot.”