JoeBurrow

News: 5 hours agoBurrow completed 26 of 41 passes for 270 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in Sunday's 23-20 AFC Championship Game loss to the Chiefs. He added 30 yards on four rushing attempts.

Spin: Burrow threw a game-tying, 27-yard touchdown to Tee Higgins in the third quarter and had the ball with a chance to win it down the stretch, but Kansas City's defense got a crucial third-down stop by sacking Burrow for the fifth time. The Chiefs kicked the winning field goal in the final seconds on their ensuing possession to avenge last season's AFC Championship Game loss to Burrow's Bengals. After throwing for 4,475 yards and a 35:12 TD:INT in the regular season, Burrow added four more touchdown passes, a rushing touchdown and two interceptions in three playoff games.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Burrow was fantasy's No. 8 QB during a breakout 2021 season in which he paced the league in both completion percentage (70%) and yards per attempt (8.9). His weekly splits are a bit alarming, as he did most of his damage in three games (two against a beat-up Baltimore team). Burrow scored 32% of his fantasy points in those three games, which marked his only weekly finishes better than eighth for the season. That's a concern, but he has the benefit of arguably the league's best WR room, and an overhauled offensive line will help his cause after he took a league-high 51 sacks in 2021. Burrow's ceiling is a bit capped by limited rushing contributions (40-118-2 rushing line in 2021), but his elite passing production keeps him in the QB1 mix.