Ryan Fitzpatrick calls Joe Burrow a “serial killer”, praises his ‘infectious’ focus level

Ryan Fitzpatrick praised Joe Burrow by calling him a "serial killer" for keeping a straight face despite 5-TD performance on Sunday.

Ryan Fitzpatrick calls Joe Burrow a “serial killer”, praises his ‘infectious’ focus level

Joe Burrow and Ryan Fitzpatrick (Imago/CNN)

After the most disappointing start to the 2024 season, the Cincinnati Bengals are staging a comeback and their recent victory against the Las Vegas Raiders is a true testament to that. With a stellar performance, quarterback Joe Burrow shut down all his critics. However, along with that, he has received quite unconventional praise from Ryan Fitzpatrick. 

Being utterly mesmerized by the Bengals’ star quarterback’s performance on Sunday, the former NFL quarterback applauded him with a bizarre choice of words. During his appearance on The Fitz & Whit Podcast, Fitzpatrick called Burrow a “serial killer,” while praising his five-touchdown winning performance against the Raiders and improving to a 4-5 season record.

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I think he’s a serial killer. I really do. He just has a focus level that I think is infectious. I think sometimes we talk about guys who inspire people like through the dude they are or through their affection or whatever to people, they inspire people to play better. He almost does it with his intensity.

Ryan Fitzpatrick said

Fitzpatrick was talking about the sideline scene following the victory when the camera panned at the Pro Bowler and he was sitting with a straight face. He highlighted that Burrow has such high expectations that he refused to feel “joy” just yet. 

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Joe Burrow unhappy with season performance ahead of key clash with Ravens

Well, the former Buffalo Bills quarterback was indeed right about the “high expectations” part as the star quarterback expressed not being too happy with the season Cincinnati is having. Given, they are still sitting with a losing record of 4-5 while heading for a major divisional clash with the Baltimore Ravens, 6-3. 

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Joe Burrow (image via Yahoo)

How this season has gone, knowing what’s ahead of us, knowing what we’re going to have to do to get back into this, one win isn’t going to make or break our season. I’m going to strive for perfection every day and every game. So, until that happens, what’s there to be happy about?

Joe Burrow told the reporters

Burrow’s displeasure seems somewhat valid as the Bengals don’t have a single victory against a team with a winning record this season. Until they do that, the quarterback would remain skeptical about whether their efforts are good enough to beat a strong team in the league.