The [Cincinnati Bengals](/) rank 10th in the league in points per game (25.6) through five weeks, and they’ve done it with almost no running game: 3.6 yards per carry as a team, with a Zac Taylor-era low of 23 rushing yards against Jacksonville. That means the passing game has carried this offense. Here’s who’s done the carrying.
**Joe Burrow, QB**: 1,361 yards, 11 touchdowns, three interceptions, and an NFL-best 71.4% completion rate. He’s also taken nine sacks behind a line that’s still figuring things out. Through three games, his numbers almost exactly matched his 2024 pace, the year he led the NFL in passing yards and touchdowns.
**Tee Higgins, WR**: 27 catches, 423 yards, one touchdown. He leads the team in yards by more than 130 and has been the reliable downfield option, including 90 yards and a touchdown in Pittsburgh.
**Ja’Marr Chase, WR**: 27 catches, 289 yards and four touchdowns, despite missing most of the Jacksonville game with a concussion. He came back six days later and made a one-armed, 45-yard touchdown catch in Miami while getting mugged by the corner.
**Mike Gesicki, TE**: Only 12 catches, but they’ve gone for 159 yards and four touchdowns. One in every three Gesicki catches has ended in the end zone. That’s red-zone efficiency in a 31-year-old tight end.
**Amarius Mims, OT:** The mammoth right tackle has been outstanding this year. Some outlets credit him with zero pressures or sacks allowed, while PFF has him as the 6th-best pass-blocking tackle in the league right now.
Higgins has more yards, but Chase has more touchdowns. Which number matters more to you? And should a quarterback be eligible for both Team MVP and Offensive MVP? Sound off in the comments on your winner!
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