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Back tightness, Houston's defense, clunky offense at times? None of it mattered for Joe Burrow on Sunday, who diced up the Texans and played a clean game despite taking five sacks. This is one of my favorite Joe Burrow games in his career.
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Burrow's 207 yds, 2 TD, 105.2 rating shows calm, toughness despite back tightness and five sacks.

Burrow completed 20/31 for 207 yards, 2 TD, and a 105.2 passer rating against Houston despite back tightness, five sacks, and an occasionally clunky offense. The source characterizes this as one of his favorite Burrow games in his career, highlighting his calm and toughness reminiscent of his 2021–2022 elite form. Burrow's own quote—that he only needed to be "incredibly average" to win—frames 207 yards as his floor; the source argues this baseline productivity has been good enough for the Bengals to win their first two games, and elite numbers are still to come.

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