Joe Burrow turns in horrendous Week 1 performance, but nearly makes small bit of history in overtime loss to Steelers

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The Bengals are out to defend their AFC Championship banner, but it wasn’t a banner day for Joe Burrow.

Coming off his breakout season in 2021, Burrow got off to a pretty horrendous start in 2022, with the Bengals falling to the AFC North rival Steelers 23-20 in Week 1. 

While Burrow engineered a game-tying drive with time expiring, it wasn’t his best effort. In all, Burrow’s threw 338 yards on 33-of-53 passing with two touchdowns, numbers that don’t look too bad — but he also threw four interceptions, which is a single-game career high for the Bengals passer, and lost a fumble in the effort. 

Following the game, Burrow brushed off the performance, saying that the offense needs to play better, but also understands it’s just a game and that the tape will tell the whole story.

“Obviously, you don’t want to throw four picks, but I never panicked,” Burrow said postgame. “We stayed even keeled and we came back and put us in position to win.”

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It’s only the second time in the last two seasons that a quarterback has accounted for five turnovers, joining Justin Fields vs. the Buccaneers in 2021. Burrow was also sacked seven times in the loss. 

Through it all, the Bengals almost pulled out the win: A blocked extra point following the tying Ja’Marr Chase touchdown sent the game into overtime, when the Bengals had opportunities to 

To that end, the Bengals almost made a small bit of history in the process: The Steelers are now 53-0 in games 

Ultimately, it’s one game and Burrow and the Bengals proved that they’re the goods in 2021. It’s a new year, so the first performance may be more indicative of a hangover than their 2022 reality.

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