Where I can, I'm trying to follow CBS Sports HQ around on its trips to NFL training camps, and it was at Bengals camp in Cincinnati on Monday so I'll take a look at Joe Burrow and Co. today. Bettors are extremely high on Burrow personally in what seems like a make-or-break season for him in terms of health, and it's definitely that type of year for embattled head coach Zac Taylor. Fans who want to try NFL futures betting at the best sports betting apps and top sports betting sites can stay up to date with information from our NFL news page.
Bettors should also look for picks from the simulations of the SportsLine Projection Model and our experts on games for the 2026 NFL season. Wager on the NFL with the latest FanDuel promo code and get up to $350 in bonus bets: Many around the league were surprised the Bengals kept Taylor after a third straight year missing the playoffs in 2025 and slipping to 6-11, the club's worst mark since Taylor's second season in 2020. But that Burrow played just eight games due to yet another injury seemed to give Taylor a pass for one more season.
In Burrow's absence, Cincinnati won just one game. In his limited action, Burrow did look good, and bettors are all over the former Heisman Trophy winner to become the first Bengals player to win NFL MVP since fellow QB Boomer Esiason in 1988. At BetMGM, he is now priced as the +900 third-favorite.
Cincinnati became the fifth team in league history to miss three straight postseasons after making back-to-back conference title games. Burrow is the only QB ever with a passer rating of at least 100 and zero playoff starts in a three-season span with a minimum of 30 starts; Burrow has made 35 in that span. Actually, Burrow's career is starting to mimic that of Dan Marino's.
In Year 2, both lost in the Super Bowl and in Year 3 both lost in the AFC title game. In Years 4-6, both missed the playoffs in each season. Burrow has taken 242 total sacks since 2020, the most in the NFL (regular season and playoffs), and the Bengals have ranked outside the top 20 in Pro Football Focus pass-blocking grade in all seasons of Burrow's career.
The former No. 1 overall pick is surrounded by one of the best 1-2 receiving punches in the NFL in Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Burrow is the +700 favorite to lead the NFL in passing yards and +500 leader for TD passes. He is given Over/Under totals of 4,000.5 yards and 32.5 TDs.
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