Joe Burrow has his Cincinnati Bengals heading into the final week of the season with a small sliver of hope of reaching the playoffs, which would have seemed unfathomable about a month ago.
Burrow was dominant yet again in Saturday’s win over the Denver Broncos, who are in possession of the No. 7 seed that Cincy is chasing, and went 39-for-49 for 412 yards and three touchdowns while running for another 25 yards and a touchdown.
He is doing so well that he is firmly in the MVP discussion about whether his team can sneak into the playoffs, and Dallas Cowboys star edge rusher Micah Parsons recently agreed with that notion on X.
Parsons posted after the Bengals victory, “If Joe Burrow takes this team to the playoffs, I don’t even think it should be in question who’s MVP! Best in the world rn!”
If Joe burrow takes this team to the playoffs I don’t even think it should be in question who’s MVP!! God damm! Best in the world rn!
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) December 29, 2024
Burrow has now thrown at least three touchdown passes in eight consecutive games and has the Bengals back at .500 for the first time all year, thanks to this four-game winning streak.
To make the playoffs, the Bengals need to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers next week and hope that the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Broncos.
Cincy also needs the Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins to lose one of their final two games.
Burrow and the Bengals have been a thorn in KC’s side for years, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Chiefs fold up shop and rest their players against Denver since they already have the No. 1 seed wrapped up.
Burrow has had a masterful run, and if given the chance, it would be exciting to see what this team could do in the playoffs.
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