On the other side of every big completion Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has thrown since the bye week, there was a cornerback Burrow was confident he could beat.
When Burrow needed a first down against the Las Vegas Raiders, he targeted cornerback u200bu200bBrandon Facyson, who has since been benched from the Raiders starting lineup. When Burrow threw a 32-yard touchdown to wide receiver Tee Higgins against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Burrow noticed Higgins’ matchup against James Pierre, an undersized and undrafted cornerback.
Over the following two weeks, Burrow took advantage of matchups versus undrafted cornerback Tevaughn Campbell of the Los Angeles Chargers and San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ambry Thomas, who was making his first NFL start.