“The Bengals don’t deserve him” – Cincinnati losing yet another close game despite Joe Burrow’s heroics has fans demanding a trade

Joe Burrow's 'never say die' attitude kept the Bengals in the game against the Chargers, but the defense once again stabbed him in the back, handing them their seventh loss of the season.

“The Bengals don’t deserve him” – Cincinnati losing yet another close game despite Joe Burrow’s heroics has fans demanding a trade

Joe Burrow (Image via IMAGO)

What more must Joe Burrow do to get a win for the Bengals? He faced Justin Herbert’s Chargers on the late Sunday night fixture at SoFi Stadium in LA where stakes were high for both teams.

The Chargers wanted to maintain their three-game winning streak, while the Bengals wanted to finally secure a win as they had lost too many with a margin of less than seven points this season.

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Zac Taylor’s team got off to the worst possible start by allowing the Chargers to take a 27-6 lead halfway through the game. Burrow fought back and equalized the score with just a handful of minutes left to play in the fourth quarter, but the Bengals’ defense once again failed him.

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Chargers running back JK Dobbins scored his second rushing touchdown of the night to secure a late win for Jim Harbaugh’s team.

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The Pro Bowler threw two touchdowns to wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and one to Tee Higgins to keep the Bengals in the tie. They could have had more if kicker Evan McPherson hadn’t missed two three-point tries (McPherson has missed a total of six field goal tries this season).

"The Bengals don’t deserve him" - Cincinnati losing yet another close game despite Joe Burrow's heroics has fans demanding a trade
Joe Burrow (Image via IMAGO)

Burrow ended the game with 28 completions from 50 tries for 356 passing yards and three touchdowns. The 27-year-old is the first QB in NFL history to throw for 300+ yards with 3+ TD passes and 0 INT in back-to-back games but lose both in regulation.

Burrow leads the league in several quarterback categories. In eleven gamedays in 2024, he has completed 274 passes for 3028 yards (67.2% completion rate), 27 touchdowns, and just four interceptions (106.9 quarterback rating).

The loss dropped the Bengals to 4-7 for the season with playoff hopes fading on the horizon. During the post-game presser, reporters asked Burrow to explain the loss to the Chargers.

Just gotta make the plays. Just gotta make the plays. Down the stretch, we’re not a good enough team—our margin of error is slim. So, we gotta make those plays. I gotta make those plays; we all gotta make those plays.

Joe Burrow said (HT/ Sports Illustrated)
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The Bengals are mathematically in the wildcard race but have to face teams like the Dallas Cowboys and AFC North tabletoppers Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2) twice.

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