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- The Cincinnati Bengals upset the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the AFC Championship sport.
- Outduel Patrick Mahomes isn’t straightforward, however Burrow managed to take action in simply his second season.
- Following the sport, social media was flooded with memes and jokes about Burrow.
Following their 27-24 additional time victory over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, in simply his second season, grew to become the king of the web after the upset win.
Regardless of being down 21-3 within the first half, the Bengals have been in a position to maintain the two-time defending AFC Champion Chiefs to only six factors the remainder of the sport. As for Burrow, he accomplished 23 of 38 passes for 250 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. The stats don’t inform the total story, although, as Burrow’s pocket presence and talent to keep away from sacks have been on full show following the sport.
As soon as the Bengals locked up their first Tremendous Bowl look since 1989, Burrow — just like when he and LSU received the Nationwide Title just a few years again — grew to become the king of the web with memes and jokes in regards to the second-year signal-caller completely pouring in.
Two video games.. mainly equivalent in how they performed out. Joe Burrow has engineered the 2 most superb flip round in each school & the NFL. He’s the 1 bruh. Gotta respect the child. Cigars, strawberry sun shades, & large time performs. Tremendous Bowl sure
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) January 30, 2022
QBs which have crushed Mahomes within the playoffs:
Tom Brady
Joe Burrow— Stephen A. Smith Burner’s Burner (@TheSASBurner) January 30, 2022
After in the present day, Joe Burrow will get all of the commercials Baker Mayfield has. I don’t make the principles
— Kazeem Famuyide (@Kazeem) January 30, 2022
City Meyer selected Dwayne Haskins over Joe Burrow.
— Chief (@BarstoolChief) January 30, 2022
I stored telling Shannon Sharpe on Undisputed final week that Joe Burrow was the closest factor left to Brady, in big-game poise and accuracy and guts and management. He laughed and scoffed, saying Burrow is not in Mahomes’ league. CAN’T WAIT FOR TOMORROW’S UNDISPUTED.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 30, 2022
Whereas Burrow is in his second season within the NFL, he’s older than most quarterbacks at that age (25), which maybe explains why his play appears so mature relative to his expertise. The Bengals chosen Burrow with the primary general decide within the 2020 NFL Draft. After an injury-shortened 2-7-1 first season as a starter, he led the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990 just a few weeks again, ending the longest lively drought within the 4 main North American sports activities.
Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals will tackle the winner of Sunday evening’s NFC Championship between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers in Tremendous Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022.