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Chris Roling

Joe Burrow named FedEx Air Player of the Year

The NFL Honors were a big success for the Cincinnati Bengals in multiple ways.

One of those was finally seeing a second former member of the franchise elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with Ken Riley’s long wait finally ending. 

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Another was quarterback Joe Burrow taking home the honor of being named the FedEx Air Player of the Year (Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs won the ground-based award).

Over 16 games, Burrow completed 68.3 percent of his passes for 4,475 yards and 35 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. This was an aerial-based award, but it’s worth pointing out he ran for 257 yards and five scores, too.

Burrow didn’t fare well in MVP voting despite being a nominee, as the honor went to Patrick Mahones of the Chiefs. But he didn’t walk away empty-handed, either, which speaks to the resounding success of his season.

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