Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is sacked in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 2 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. The Chiefs took a 26-25 win with a go-ahead field goal as time expired. Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Joe Burrow Puts Reason Behind 0-2 Starts As Cincinnati Turns Page To Week 3

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By Russell Heltman | Last updated Sep 18, 2024 2:24 PM ET

Joe Burrow appeared on the Rich Eisen Show this week and discussed why the Bengals have gotten off to 0-2 starts so often in his career.

"I think there's a different factors every year," Burrow said on Wednesday's show. "0-2 for the third straight year, we're not panicking by any means. There's a lot of football to be played, but lots of room to improve at the same time, just like any game, every year. So we're just looking to improve every day. Go out on Monday, and have our best game yet, hopefully get a win, and then move on."

Burrow was mostly up and some down against New England, and even better against Kansas City, outside of the brutal fumble that flipped that game a few days ago.

All in all, he's trending in the right direction when compared to the rest of the league over the opening weeks of the NFL season.

@JoeyB #RuleTheJungle is a few plays from being 2-0 but alas, they stand 0-2 but very much encouraged heading into MNF — talked with their QB about another slow September start:#NFL #WASvsCIN pic.twitter.com/jU0eFBWTA8
— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) September 18, 2024

The total value numbers and components for Adjusted Quarterback Efficiency (AQE)

- Burrow gets all the way to second in total adjusted EPA based on high volume
- Baker the biggest negative adjustment, combination of YAC over expected, SOS, low drop rate, etc pic.twitter.com/fCF5yfWdqg
— Kevin Cole (@KevinCole___) September 18, 2024

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