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Quarterback Position Preview: Joe Burrow Gives Bengals Hope in Quest to Win Super Bowl

Cincinnati has the right guy under center.

Everything starts with the quarterback position in today's NFL. For the reigning AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals, that guy is former No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow.

The 25-year-old has exceeded any expectations that were placed upon him during the 2020 NFL Draft. 

A playoff run wasn't supposed to happen until maybe the third year of his career. Instead, he led the Bengals to the Super Bowl in year two. 

He's a special player and special players accomplish amazing milestones in record time. He's already a Pro Bowl caliber quarterback. Burrow was able to pull the Bengals within inches of coming away with their first ever Lombardi trophy in his first full season. Fans are rightfully ecstatic about the future of this player and the franchise.

To look at the 2021 season specifically, Burrow accomplished a rare feat when he achieved the highest completion percentage (71.4%) and the highest average yards per attempt (8.9) in the entire National Football League. Not only was he deadly accurate, but he was also throwing for significant gains every time he dropped back. 

Pro Football Focus graded the Bengals signal caller as the best quarterback in the league as well as the most accurate quarterback this past season. He also earned the Comeback Player of the Year. Despite the multitude of fantastic attributes that Burrow possesses from deadly accuracy to fearlessness in the face of danger, the one trait that stands out the most to me is his ability to make defenders miss.

Jan 30, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) passes the ball against the Kansas City Chiefs during the third quarter of the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2022; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws a pass during warmups prior to the game against the Las Vegas Raiders in an AFC Wild Card playoff football game at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2021; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen (8) runs with the ball against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

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