The Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Burrow are looking to bounce back from their disappointing 2024 season with a much stronger 2025 campaign.
Burrow and company finished last season with a 9-8 record, narrowly missing out on a spot in the playoffs. After coming up just short last season, the Bengals are highly motivated to come out and play a much better year.
While the team did not make the playoffs, Burrow had a career season. He was an MVP candidate, but that isn't good enough for him.
Throughout the course of the 2024 NFL season, Burrow completed 70.6 percent of his pass attempts for 4,918 yards, 43 touchdowns, and nine interceptions in 17 games. He's looking to build off of that and do even more in 2025.
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Dan Hoard, the voice of the team, shared a message that Burrow sent out about his goals for the upcoming season.
"There's room to improve in every area," Burrow said. "Movement, accuracy, spin rate, bigger, faster, stronger – all of those good things."
Simply thinking about Burrow improving every aspect of his game is a scary thought for opposing defenses. He's already one of the best in the business and an MVP candidate.
If he's able to make the kind of leap that he's targeting, Cincinnati might just be a Super Bowl contending team.
At 28 years old, Burrow has put up impressive numbers throughout his five-year NFL career. He has thrown for 19,001 yards, 140 touchdowns, and 46 interceptions, while completing 68.6 percent of his passes in 69 games. Those numbers have come despite two seasons with major injury issues.
There is no other way to view this than as a warning to the rest of the NFL. Burrow is targeting his best season yet and he's confident that he can reach his goals.
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During the offseason, the Bengals also were able to lock up his two best weapons. Both Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were given lucrative contract extensions.
Once again, Cincinnati is going to have one of the most talented offenses in the NFL. If Burrow takes his game to the next level, the Bengals are going to be very difficult to stop. That could help them compete at the top of the AFC.
He will still need to prove it on the field, but this comment from Burrow should excite the Cincinnati fan base.
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This story was originally published June 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM.