How many touchdown passes has Joe Burrow thrown in his last four games?

Sixteen, the most in a four-game span in Bengals history. The run has coincided with four straight Cincinnati wins.

What was the score of the Bengals game against the Falcons in Madrid?

Cincinnati beat Atlanta 34-17 at the Santiago Bernabéu, a result that took the Bengals to 6-2 for the season.

Which other quarterback has thrown 16 or more touchdowns and run for two or more in a four-game span?

Tom Brady, who did it in 2007, the season New England's offence averaged 36.8 points per game.

Why did the Bengals miss the playoffs from 2023 to 2025?

Cincinnati went 24-27 across those three regular seasons, with injuries to Burrow, offensive line problems and a defence that ranked among the league's worst.

Is Joe Burrow certain to win the MVP award?

No. No vote has been taken, and the idea that he is pulling away in the race is an assessment of his form rather than a confirmed outcome.

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Joe Burrow throws 16 touchdowns in four games as Bengals reach 6-2

Cincinnati have won four straight, and their quarterback's four-game total is the most productive such stretch in the franchise's history.

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Joe Burrow has thrown 16 touchdown passes in Cincinnati's past four games, and the Bengals are 6-2 after beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-17 at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid on Sunday. The four-game burst is the most productive such stretch by a Bengals quarterback in a franchise history that runs back to 1968.

Sixteen touchdowns in four games

Cincinnati have won four in a row. Across that run Burrow has also carried for at least two touchdowns, a combination of 16 or more passing scores and two or more rushing scores in a four-game span that only one other quarterback in pro football history has produced.

That quarterback is Tom Brady, who did it in 2007, when New England's offence averaged 36.8 points a game and Brady was playing the best football of his career. Burrow's name sitting beside that one is the clearest measure of what the past month has been.

Why Burrow is being pressured less

The numbers behind the run point to a cleaner pocket. Burrow has been pressured on 30.2% of his dropbacks this season, down from 33.8% in 2025 and 34.2% in 2024. Fewer collapsing pockets give a quarterback more time, and the touchdown count suggests he is using it.

The seasons Cincinnati lost

The contrast is sharp because of what came before. Cincinnati lost Super Bowl LVI to the Los Angeles Rams by three points, then lost the AFC championship game to the Kansas City Chiefs by the same margin at the end of the 2022 season, 23-20. From 2023 through 2025 the Bengals went 24-27 in the regular season without reaching the playoffs, a stretch shaped by injuries to Burrow, an offensive line that was a problem and a defence that was among the league's worst year after year.

The MVP question

Talk that Burrow is pulling away in the race for the MVP award is assessment, not fact. No vote has been taken and nothing has been settled eight games into the season. What can be said is narrower and more useful: he is producing the best four-game passing stretch in his club's history, and Cincinnati are winning because of it.

What is not yet known

The Bengals have not said how they intend to manage Burrow's workload over the remaining games, and no full-season passing line — yardage, interceptions, completion rate — has been set alongside the touchdown and pressure figures. Whether the defence holds up well enough to keep Cincinnati in the AFC picture is also unresolved.

Frequently asked questions

How many touchdown passes has Joe Burrow thrown in his last four games?: Sixteen, the most in a four-game span in Bengals history. The run has coincided with four straight Cincinnati wins.
What was the score of the Bengals game against the Falcons in Madrid?: Cincinnati beat Atlanta 34-17 at the Santiago Bernabéu, a result that took the Bengals to 6-2 for the season.
Which other quarterback has thrown 16 or more touchdowns and run for two or more in a four-game span?: Tom Brady, who did it in 2007, the season New England's offence averaged 36.8 points per game.
Why did the Bengals miss the playoffs from 2023 to 2025?: Cincinnati went 24-27 across those three regular seasons, with injuries to Burrow, offensive line problems and a defence that ranked among the league's worst.
Is Joe Burrow certain to win the MVP award?: No. No vote has been taken, and the idea that he is pulling away in the race is an assessment of his form rather than a confirmed outcome.