The history of the Cincinnati Bengals failing Joe Burrow in terms of offensive line play is once again going viral online.
By now, Bengals fans are well-versed in some of the numbers. Like, as Warren Sharp pointed out, while Burrow has been blitzed at the lowest rate of any quarterback of the last four years, he’s still been hit within 2.5 seconds of the snap at the No. 1 highest rate.
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Any one of many stats go a long way toward showing why Bengals fans have been so frustrated with the team’s handling of the offensive line over the years. It dates back to the Andrew Whitworth days and beyond, but Cordy Glenn, Jackson Carman and plenty of other names are stress points.
It also explains why fans have been irritated this offseason when the team’s answer was drafting Dylan Fairchild and signing Lucas Patrick while otherwise just holding on to Cody Ford and Cordell Volson.
Brett Kollmann provided another simplistic, yet eye-opening number:
Joe Burrow’s passer rating when not pressured (104.9) only dips by 9.8 points when he actually *is* pressured (down to 95.1)
Here’s how big the dips are for some notable others:
Josh Allen 109.3 → 71.2 (down 38.1)
Lamar Jackson 127.5 → 92.7 (down 34.8)
Jared Goff 121.6 →…— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) June 29, 2025
It’s one data point, but the many from now and over the years paint a story with an overwhelming theme: Burrow’s a top-five player at his position, rising above middling trench surroundings the team continues to ignore.
it’s insane to me the criticism of Burrow lately
his 2.5 seconds to throw is #4 fastest, WAY below average
with the #1 lowest blitz rate faced…
and the #4 fastest release, he shouldn’t get hit often
yet he’s the #1 fastest hit QB in the entire NFL
why?
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 2, 2025
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