Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has been racking up the touchdowns lately, and if he continues to do so Sunday night against the Steelers, he’ll join some very exclusive company in NFL history.
Burrow has had at least four touchdowns, combined rushing and passing, in each of the last four games. If Burrow has another four-touchdown game Sunday night, he’ll join Peyton Manning as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with at least four combined passing and rushing touchdowns in five straight games.
Burrow’s last four games:
Three touchdown passes and one touchdown run in a 34-17 win over the Falcons.
Five touchdown passes and one touchdown in a 43-36 win over the Titans.
Four touchdown passes in a 35-13 win over the Ravens.
Four touchdown passes in a 31-24 win over the Dolphins.
Manning became the first quarterback to have five consecutive four-touchdown games in Weeks 8-12 of 2004 with the Colts, when he had one six-touchdown game, two five-touchdown games and two four-touchdown games. (All of Manning’s touchdowns were passing, not rushing.) Manning was named NFL MVP that season.
And Burrow is an MVP candidate with the way he’s playing right now. A win over the Steelers on Sunday night would put the Bengals in first place in the AFC North, and a big game with those big stakes would give Burrow’s MVP chances a big boost.