JoeBurrow

News: 2 days agoBurrow completed 22 of 30 passes for 292 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions while adding two rushes for 12 yards in the Bengals' 35-13 win over the Ravens on Sunday.

Spin: Burrow couldn't lead the Bengals to a single point in the first half, but the 2020 first overall pick came out of intermission locked in. He helped spearhead five consecutive scoring drives to start the second half, capping four of them with touchdown passes to Mike Gesicki (six yards), Tee Higgins (13 yards), Ja'Marr Chase (two yards ) and Drew Sample (16 yards). The game marked Burrow's second straight with four scoring tosses and zero interceptions, and both his passing yardage total and 73.3 percent completion rate were his second highest of the season. He'll take 1,653 passing yards and a 15:3 TD:INT into a Week 8 home matchup against the Titans next Sunday.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Burrow will attempt to bounce back after injuries limited him to eight games in 2025. The 29-year-old has now missed at least six games in three of his six pro seasons, including two of his past three. Burrow was still a starting-caliber fantasy quarterback when active last season (top-12 scorer in five of his final six games), but his ceiling was limited by a near complete lack of rushing (41 yards on 14 carries). Burrow was a top-five scoring quarterback in each of his past two full seasons, and coach Zac Taylor cut back a bit on his extreme pass-heavy playcalling last season, so Burrow is best valued as more of a midrange QB1 than an elite option.