Joe Burrow got off to a rather slow start to the 2023 NFL season for the Cincinnati Bengals as he struggled to recover from a calf injury. But he seems to be back to full health, and that led him to pick up an NFL honor this week.
After an absolutely dominant performance against the San Francisco 49ers this week, Joe Burrow has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week by the NFL.
“Burrow was back to his usual brilliant form on Sunday as the Cincinnati Bengals upended the San Francisco 49ers, 31-17. On point throughout the afternoon, Burrow completed an eye-popping 87.5% of his passes, missing on just four of his 32 attempts. For the day, he threw for 283 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, while adding another 43 yards on the ground,” Gordon wrote for the NFL.com as the league announced the award.
It’s a very deserving honor for the quarterback as he appears to be returning to his MVP-caliber form, and the NFL world had a lot to say about the announcement on social media as a result.
Joe Burrow named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week! 🔥🐅 #WHODEY #HesBACK @JoeyB pic.twitter.com/SK7UfZlK97
— Cincinnati 💔 (@CincyProblems) November 1, 2023
#Bengals QB Joe Burrow named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the 6th time in his career.
— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) November 1, 2023
No surprise here but Joe Burrow has won his first AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor for this season and sixth career for his historically accurate performance on Sunday. 28-for-32 for 283 yards, 3 TDs. pic.twitter.com/xxdfXvQteY
— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) November 1, 2023
#Bengals QB Joe Burrow won AFC Player of the Week after his 28/32 283 yard, 3 TD performance in San Francisco over the weekend.
The Big Dog. #WhoDey | #RuleTheJungle pic.twitter.com/nerfl96Td2
— Nati Sports (@Nati_Sports) November 1, 2023
Back to our regular schedule programming😏 https://t.co/0ci9SoP1n3
— Mason Y🏈 (@Bengalsfan_26) November 1, 2023
Burrow will look to continue the strong play this week when the Bengals host the Buffalo Bills in a primetime matchup on Sunday night.
