Bengals QB Joe Burrow Throws 3 Straight Interceptions Against Bears

Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2020.
Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2020. Photo by Adam Lacy/CSM/Shutterstock (10990973x)

Cincinnati Bengals second-year quarterback Joe Burrow will want to forget Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season as soon as possible. After having 200 passes without a pick, the longest active streak in the NFL, Burrow threw three interceptions on three straight attempts in his team’s 17-20 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Burrow had his first turnover early in the fourth quarter. With his team trailing 3-10, the LSU product faced 3rd & 3 on Chicago’s 48-yard line. He threw a shorthanded pass to Tyler Boyd, but the Bears’ linebacker Roquan Smith intercepted it and returned the ball to the Bengals’ end zone.

On the next possession, the Bengals gave the ball to Joe Mixon, who managed to get them only four yards. Facing 2nd & 6 on his own 29 yards, Burrow tried to find Tee Higgins on the left side. However, Chicago’s corner Jaylon Johnson beat Higgins and got another interception for his team.

The Bears didn’t use this turnover and had to punt the ball. However, Burrow immediately gave it back. The 2020’s first overall pick had his pass tipped by Alec Ogletree and picked up by Angelo Blackson, who managed to return it to the Bengals’ 9-yard line before being tackled.

Joe Burrow managed to redeem himself later in the fourth, throwing for two touchdowns that included a 42-yard bomb to Ja’Marr Chase. Still, there was no time for the Bengals to do more and avoid a defeat.