Bengals' Joe Burrow passes for franchise-record 525 yards against Baltimore Ravens
Just how impressive was Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 16 at Paul Brown Stadium?
Burrow had 299 passing yards before halftime, the most in a first half by an NFL quarterback this season and the most ever by any QB in a first half against the Ravens.
He finished the 41-21 win with 525 yards through the air, the Bengals' new franchise record and fourth-most in a game in NFL history.
Burrow had three touchdown passes before halftime, to Tyler Boyd, Joe Mixon and Tee Higgins - with the final one set up by a remarkable, 52-yard catch in double coverage by Higgins. All three came in the second quarter.
The Bengals led 31-14 at the half. Burrow added his fourth TD pass of the game in the fourth quarter, finding Higgins in the end zone for the second time.
Higgins had 194 receiving yards on 12 catches. Ja'Marr Chase, who broke A.J. Green's Bengals rookie record for receiving yards, finished Sunday's game with 125 on seven ca.
Reactions to Burrow's record-setting day:
Stone cold Joe Burrow after a career day pic.twitter.com/WhTFikYM0E
— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) December 26, 2021
THE FOURTH MOST PASSING YARDS IN A GAME IN NFL HISTORY https://t.co/b5rKs0Wfyc
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 26, 2021
JOE FRICKIN' BURROW pic.twitter.com/YYGzrglvKz
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 26, 2021
.@Bengals Joe Burrow is the 1st player in NFL history with multiple 400-yard passing games in a season vs the same team (Ravens). pic.twitter.com/kgbgpahLJA
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 26, 2021
WHAT A GAME BY JOE BURROW 😤
The fourth most passing yards in a game in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/3RgCcoPXXr— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 26, 2021
Joe Burrow with one for the record books 🐅 pic.twitter.com/MVSDdHJzo7
— PFF (@PFF) December 26, 2021
Joe Burrow has 525 passing yards 😳
📺: #BALvsCIN on CBS
📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/CPqtRWUrTr— NFL (@NFL) December 26, 2021
.@JoeyB‘s 525 passing yards are the 4th-most ever in a single game. Only @ProFootballHOF QBs Norm Van Brocklin & @WMoon1 & @matt8schaub have thrown for more.
He is the 2nd player ever with 3 games of 400+ passing yards & 3+ TD passes in his first 2 seasons, joining @DanMarino. pic.twitter.com/QTnPuMXtTm— NFL345 (@NFL345) December 26, 2021
And social media reactions to the first-half effort:
Joe Burrow had a flawless first half.
🏈 18-for-21
🏈 299 passing yards
🏈 3 TD
🏈 Perfect passer rating (158.3)
📺: #BALvsCIN on CBS
📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/rH718h1tx5— NFL (@NFL) December 26, 2021
The first half was fun, let's have some more fun. pic.twitter.com/NkXSd1TsdK
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 26, 2021
Burrow acknowledged after the game that he may have been motivated by a remark last week from Ravens defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale that he wasn't ready to buy the Bengals' QB a gold jacket just yet.
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Joe Burrow passes for 299 in 1st half, Bengals-record 525 vs. Ravens