Joe Burrow hits career milestone with 3rd-quarter passing touchdown against Dolphins
By Sydney Hunte
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Joe Burrow’s career has featured a Super Bowl appearance and a pair of Pro Bowl selections through six seasons in the NFL.
Now, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback has hit a key milestone, becoming one of the quickest signal-callers in league history to set it.
With the Bengals already leading the Miami Dolphins 17-14 in the third quarter, Burrow connected with Chase Brown for a nine-yard touchdown to extend the advantage. It was Burrow’s second touchdown pass of the game and the 150th in his career.
That put the former LSU great in rare company. Only two other quarterbacks have reached 150 passing touchdowns in 75 games or fewer. One is in the Hall of Fame: Dan Marino. The other, Patrick Mahomes, will himself be in Canton one day.
Here’s the touchdown:
It’s a bright spot in what’s been a dismal season for the Browns. They entered Sunday’s Week 16 game at 4-10 and will miss the playoffs for the third straight season.
They’re cruising against the Dolphins, though, opening up a 45-21 fourth-quarter lead at Hard Rock Stadium. Burrow has thrown for a total of four touchdowns, two of them to Brown. Mike Gesiski and Tee Higgins have the other two.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
