The Cincinnati Bengals’ 2023–24 NFL season was lackluster. This was mostly brought on by ace quarterback Joe Burrow’s season-ending wrist injury. They had to watch the Kansas City Chiefs, led by Patrick Mahomes, win another Super Bowl after that. A well-known sports figure thinks Burrow is still superior, even though Mahomes and the Chiefs won their third Super Bowl in five seasons a few days ago. Skip Bayless Thinks Patrick Mahomes Is Not Better Than Joe Burrow Despite Mahomes winning another Super Bowl title this past Sunday, Skip Bayless truly believes Joe Burrow is still the superior quarterback. Bayless cites Burrow’s injury as a fortunate event for Mahomes and the Chiefs. Theoretically, it cleared one roadblock for the Chiefs to come out of the AFC. Here is Bayless’ exact quote:
A prominent topic of conversation was the events of the 2023 AFC Championship game. The Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in a thrilling contest and went on to win Super Bowl LVII. But according to Bayless, Burrow and the Bengals ought to have prevailed in that contest.
He points to an outrageous penalty that the Bengals committed toward the end of the game. Ultimately, it gave the Chiefs an extra 15 yards, which they used to set up the game-winning field goal. Burrow’s loss in the AFC Championship, in Bayless’ opinion, shouldn’t be held against him because he has shown leadership in crucial situations.
Something that strengthens Bayless’ argument is that the Bengals are the only team in the last five seasons to win the AFC Championship besides the Chiefs. Plus, Burrow is just one of two quarterbacks to beat Mahomes in a playoff game. The other one is Tom Brady. It is safe to say that is good company to keep.
Mahomes was drafted in 2017, but Burrow was selected in the 2020 draft. In order to maintain objectivity in this debate, let’s examine each player’s performance throughout the previous four seasons. In his brief career, Burrow has accumulated over 14,000 passing yards and 97 touchdown passes.
How has Mahomes performed over this recent stretch? He has 143 touchdown passes and more over 19,000 throwing yards. It’s crucial to remember that Mahomes has been much healthier lately than Burrow. Nevertheless, there is a noticeable statistical gap between these two quarterbacks. Now, in 2024, Burrow and the Bengals will have to contend with pay cap difficulties while attempting to defeat the Chiefs.
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