Sports Illustrated Ranks Joe Burrow as The NFL's 'Defining' Offensive Player Heading Into 2023 Season
CINCINNATI — The Bengals have a franchise player at quarterback in Joe Burrow as he tries to guide Cincinnati to the Super Bowl LVIII title.
Sports Illustrated's Gilberto Manzano recognized him as the top offensive player that will define the 2023 season.
"This is shaping up to be the year of Joe after the Bengals made roster upgrades that could get them to the mountaintop after two consecutive seasons of falling short," Manzano declared. "(Cincinnati lost to the Chiefs in the AFC title game last season and fell to the Rams in Super Bowl LVI in 2022.) Burrow could have better protection this season with the arrival of left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. The Bengals’ defense could also be better with first-round edge rusher Myles Murphy playing with Sam Hubbard and Trey Hendrickson. Burrow made it clear he’s a top-two quarterback last season with his stellar performance. He might surpass Mahomes for the top spot in ’23."
That last part is quite the claim as Mahomes became one of the few players in NFL history to win Super Bowl MVP and NFL MVP in the same season. Still, Burrow is 3-1 against his "chief" rival and has been one of the most consistent passers in the NFL since he entered the league.
Since 2021, Burrow and Bills quarterback Josh Allen are the only two players to have six-plus games with PFF grades over 90. Burrow's hit some high heights in his career as the top-shelf trophies just slightly elude him thus far.
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