Joe Burrow keeps making history only to see the Ravens ruin it for him

Why Joe Burrow might not want to see the Ravens again this season

Thursday night delivered one of the most thrilling Thursday Night Football games recently, as the Baltimore Ravens held off the Cincinnati Bengals 35-34 in an AFC North showdown. The Ravens denied a Cincinnati two-point conversion attempt with under a minute remaining to preserve the win in the final moments. However, that play might have Bengals fans a bit frosty for days to come, as a pair of apparent Baltimore penalties on the play were not flagged by officials.

Both quarterbacks, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow, were outstanding in the game. Jackson completed 25-of-33 passes for four touchdowns without an interception and added another 33 yards on seven rushing attempts. The Ravens QB and current MVP front-runner threw three of those touchdowns in the fourth quarter alone as Baltimore rallied from a 21-7 deficit they faced in the third quarter.

As for Burrow, he bolstered his own MVP case — one that will likely be held back by the Bengals’ record — by completing 34-of-56 passes for 428 yards and four touchdowns of his own. Ja’Marr Chase was on the receiving end for a bulk of those throws, as the Cincinnati WR hauled in 11 passes for 264 yards and a trio of TDs.

Their final TD connection, which game with under a minute remaining, was a thing of beauty. Watch as Burrow puts this throw to Chase on an out route in the perfect spot, allowing the receiver to haul in the TD while a pair of Ravens defenders try in vain to prevent the connection:

Unfortunately, the ensuing two-point try was denied, and the Bengals were left to wonder what might have been.

When the game went final, Burrow made a bit of NFL history. His performance went into the record books as just the second outing from a quarterback who completed 30 or more passes, had 300 or more passing yards, had four or more touchdown passes, had multiple 40-yard touchdown passes, threw no more than one interception, and yet lost the game.

The only other time this has happened in NFL history?

Back in Week 5, when Burrow completed 30-of-39 passes for 392 yards and 5 touchdowns, with a single interception, in an overtime loss to the Ravens.

Sitting at 4-6 the Bengals face an uphill climb to get into the playoffs. But if they somehow manage to make the postseason, you might not blame Burrow if the last team he wants to see there is Baltimore.