The Cincinnati Bengals’ winning streak isn’t because of Joe Burrow suddenly playing well, Cameron Heyward reminded reporters on Tuesday. In fact, he has been playing well all season—it’s the rest of the team that has been playing better.
Burrow is on an unparalleled streak, with seven consecutive games of 300-plus yards and three-plus touchdown passes. The only problem was the Bengals were still losing in spite of the numbers he was putting up. If they had a better defense, Heyward would surely agree, he would be squarely in MVP conversations. Instead, they are desperately clinging to slim playoff hopes in Week 18.