Joe Burrow’s difficult first four years with the Bengals were emphasized further as he joined Andrew Luck in this worrying sack trend.
Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals has had a difficult 2023 season. Burrow’s absence for the rest of the season has left the Bengals reeling and searching for answers. Cincinnati is 5-5 through Week 11, and their postseason aspirations are doomed without Burrow at quarterback. The quarterback’s injury luck has been quite bad throughout his early career, and it’s a similar story to that of former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.
Joe Burrow and Andrew Luck: Tough injuries
Joe Burrow and Andrew Luck share a lot in common, which isn’t great news for Bengals fans. Burrow has had some incredible seasons, and some horrific seasons due to injury, just like Andrew Luck had.
Burrow had a season-ending knee injury in his rookie season, then made the Super Bowl the next year. Last season, the Bengals made the AFC Championship game, and this year he had another season-ending injury.
Looking at Luck, he led the Colts to the playoffs in his first three seasons, including the AFC Championship game in 2014. In the next few years, Luck was plagued with injuries, and the Colts missed the playoffs. In the final year of Luck’s great but short career, he led the team to one last playoff appearance.
Burrow, Luck’s sack issue
Both Joe Burrow and Andrew Luck dealt with injuries at an upsetting rate in their very young and successful careers. Both young QBs lead their teams on great runs when healthy, but their teams struggled mightily without them on the field. What’s the unfortunate company the two players share? They get sacked at an alarming rate.
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Both Joe Burrow and Andrew Luck dealt with injuries at an upsetting rate in their very young and successful careers. Both young QBs lead their teams on great runs when healthy, but their teams struggled mightily without them on the field. What’s the unfortunate company the two players share? They get sacked at an alarming rate.Luck was sacked 115 times in his first four seasons with the Colts. That’s over two sacks taken a game. For Burrow, the stat is even worse. Burrow’s been taken down 148 times through his first four seasons with the Bengals. That’s almost three times (2.84) per game.
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