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The legend of Joe Burrow has grown at a remarkable pace this year – from his wardrobe choices before games to what he’s done for the franchise that used the No. 1 pick in the 2020, it’s been an incredible rise for a young dude who has grown used to winning and making it look cool in the process.
Now he’s just 60 minutes away from a life-changing moment as a win over the Rams in Super Bowl 56 a week from Sunday in Los Angeles would put the 25-year-old QB at a level of fame that is only reached by a select few NFL players.
Think about what Burrow has done so far in Cincinnati. He was the top pick of the draft, which comes with a wild amount of pressure for a QB. Then he tore his ACL in Week 11 of his rookie season and watched as his team finished 4-11-1, which is the type of losing record that Bengals fans had grown used to.
Burrow was lucky enough to just be able to play at the start of the 2021 season but nobody was picking he and the Bengals to do much this year, let alone make it to the gosh darn Super Bowl.
But here they are, thanks to Burrow, and Ja’Marr Chase, who has quickly become a star in the league, and a defense that absolutely shut down Patrick Mahomes in the second half and OT of Sunday’s win.
Burrow spoke after Sunday’s win about how surreal it has been to see LeBron James tweeting about him and getting a phone call from rapper Kid Cudi before last week’s win. Burrow said the football stuff has been nothing out of the ordinary for him but the social stuff has been pretty wild, which is totally understandable. He’s 25 and was in college two years ago!
What an incredible ride it has been for this young QB and all the guys on the team who have stepped up with him. And it’s about to get ramped up even more.
The Bengals hadn’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season before Burrow and Co. beat the Raiders in the Wild-Card round.
Then they went to Tennessee and beat the top-seeded Titans.
Then they went to Kansas City and stopped the Chiefs from going to their third straight Super Bowl.
Burrow and the Bengals now have another road game as they’ll play the Rams at their home stadium.
A win there would finish off one of the most impressive postseason runs in NFL history.
And it would make Burrow even more of a legend.
Quick hits: 5 things that could happen in the Super Bowl… Best value bets for MVP of Super Bowl 56… Everything we know about WFT’s name… And more.
– Charles McDonald has 5 predictions for how Super Bowl 56 will play out, including Aaron Donald and Von Miller making life difficult for Burrow.
– Prince Grimes has the best value bets for who will be MVP Super Bowl 56.
– Here’s everything we know about the Washington Football Team’s new name, which is set to be announced tomorrow but might have already been leaked.
– Bengals cornerback Eli Apple offered to buy Super Bowl tickets for two Chiefs wide receivers, which is hilarious.
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