Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes
After Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs looked like one of the most formidable teams in the 2022-23 season, Joe Burrow led Bengals had other plans. Entering the fourth quarter being 7-points behind their AFC rivals, Cincinnati Bengals secured a 27-24-win, courtesy to a missed field goal and a huge fumble by Chiefs.
This was Joe Burrow’s third consecutive victory over Patrick Mahomes. Moreover, the former LSU star is the only player to have never suffered a loss against the current MVP favorite. With this win, the Bengals moved up to 8-4, second place behind the Baltimore Ravens, who beat Broncos 10-9 in their respective contest.
Moreover, Burrow became the became the first Quarterback to win 3 consecutive games against Mahomes, also Joe Burrow remains the only quarterback to face Mahomes multiple times and be undefeated in head-to-head matchups – including play-offs. This led to Skip Bayless revealing just who he favors in a battle between these two modern-day great QBs.
Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs are firmly sitting 9-3, atop in their AFC division. With time at their disposal, perhaps they could work efficiently to cover their clutch voids, which has been tested well in the 2022-23 season. Their next contest is against Denver Broncos.
On the other side, for Joe Burrow, although he received majority of the praise for this win. This QB was quick to applaud his receivers, who secured this particular win.
“We left some points on the field, but we still find a way to win,” Burrow said in the post-game interview. “We’ve still got five weeks left. Let’s keep this train rolling. This team knows what it takes to win these games. We’ve been there. It’s December. It’s time to separate ourselves. We have guys up front that work really hard to get the job done. They fight their butts off every day to get better and put on a great performance every Sunday. They’ve shown that the last three-fourths of the games we’ve played.”
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