The pressure on Joe Burrow’s shoulders to win a Super Bowl is immense after he signed the biggest contract in NFL history. However, the quarterback suffered greatly during the Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) loss to the Cleveland Browns (1-0) by a score of 24-3.
‘Joey Franchise’, also known as Burrow, managed only 82 yards after completing 14 of 31 spiral throws. It marked his first game with less than 100 yards in the NFL. In addition to this, the LSU graduate was sacked twice for a loss of 15 yards and his QB rating was 52.2.
The battle between the division rivals in the AFC North was fueled by the statements of WR Ja’Marr Chase, who assured that the Browns are ‘elves. Cleveland DE Myles Garrett responded that it was completely disrespectful. By the end of the day, Chase had caught just five of nine passes thrown his way for 39 yards. For his part, Garrett recorded two tackles and sacked Burrow once.
Running back Nick Chubb was the Browns’ workhorse and finished with 127 yards from scrimmage. Cleveland’s two offensive touchdowns came through Deshaun Watson; the QB combined with Harrison Bryant and ran for a TD as well as a two-point conversion. The other nine points of the Browns were achieved due to the leg of Dustin Hopkins on field goals of 42, 34 and 43 yards.
Joe Burrow suffered against the Browns
Since Burrow arrived in the NFL as the first player drafted in the 2020 Draft, the QB has faced the Browns six times and has lost five. Their only win came in Week 14 last season; On that occasion the Bengals won 23-10 at Paycor Stadium.
