Joe Burrow has turned the Bengals into one of the NFL’s most efficient passing stories, and Sunday against the Titans offers a shot at something even rarer. If Burrow throws four touchdown passes and no interceptions again, he would become only the third quarterback in NFL history to do it in three straight games.
That is not just a fun statistical footnote. It is the kind of streak that puts a quarterback in a very small historical group, with Aaron Rodgers first doing it in 2016 and Matthew Stafford matching it in 2025. Burrow would join them after already posting four touchdown passes and no interceptions in Week 5 against the Dolphins and again in Week 6 against the Ravens.
A rare run with real meaning
The recent production is easy to frame in simple terms: two games, two wins, two huge passing lines. The Bengals beat the Dolphins 31-24 in Week 5 and followed that with a 35-13 win over the Ravens in Week 6, with Burrow protecting the football in both games while piling up touchdowns. That combination matters because it is not only about volume. It is about precision, game control and the ability to finish drives without giving possessions back.
In a league where turnovers can flip games quickly, Burrow’s last two outings have shown how much cleaner Cincinnati can look when the passing game is both aggressive and disciplined. The touchdowns are obviously the headline. The lack of interceptions is what makes the feat rare.
What it means for Cincinnati
There is also a broader AFC North angle. The Bengals are tracking their position in the division while carrying momentum into Sunday’s game, and the possibility of moving into second place gives the matchup more weight than a normal regular-season meeting. If the Browns and Steelers do not change the picture, Cincinnati’s standing could look very different after this week.
The Titans have been part of the Bengals’ recent story before, too. Cincinnati beat Tennessee in the 2021 postseason, which adds a little more history to a game already shaped by the chance to make more of it.
Burrow does not need to do anything unprecedented to help the Bengals beat the Titans. But if he reaches that same four-touchdown, no-interception threshold one more time, he would not just extend a hot streak. He would place himself in a rare NFL class while giving Cincinnati another strong case that its offense is built for more than a short run of success.
