It’s no secret Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has been off to a rough start this season before the bye week due to the calf injury he suffered in training camp, then later reaggravated.
Burrow didn’t look like his normal self until Week 5, which coincidentally started a two-game streak for the team to hit 3-3 by the break.
Given the circumstances, it’s interesting to see how Burrow compares to the rest of the quarterbacks in the AFC in ESPN’s Adjusted Total Quarterback Rating (QBR), which “values the quarterback on all play types on a 0-100 scale adjusted for the strength of opposing defenses faced.”
While one stat isn’t everything, it’s a pretty accurate way to get a general idea of how passers have played so far this year, so here’s the rundown.