
#9 · QB · 6' 4" · 215 lb · 7 games
Stats updated: Jan 4, 2026 — nightly box scores, not live.
The Bengals have been slow to adapt the growing trend in the NFL of working under center, and using more play-action from that set-up to initiate explosive plays. It's always been Burrow's preference to work out of the shotgun and survey the field, but the evidence suggests that the Bengals, while being successful in that format, are leaving explosive plays on the table as a result.
Player is Out — no read on this line.Small samples and hot streaks are discounted by a 95% Wilson lower bound (the trust factor), so a thin streak can’t masquerade as an edge.
PASS YDS over rate across nearby lines (season) — find where the edge holds or flips. The bar shows the 95% Wilson interval; the dot is the point estimate. Click a line to run the full read at that number.
| Line | Over | O / U | Confidence interval |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43% | 3/7 | ||
| 43% | 3/7 | ||
| 43% | 3/7 | ||
| 265.5Current | 43% | 3/7 | |
| 43% | 3/7 | ||
| 43% | 3/7 | ||
| 43% | 3/7 |
Over 265.5 PASS YDS by situation, each with its own confidence — thin splits read Low, so a small-sample “crushes at home” doesn’t masquerade as an edge.
CLE allows 184.4 PASS YDS per game to quarterbacks (rank 1 = allows the most).
Sample: 17 player-games
ToughOver his last 7 games, Joe Burrow has gone over 265.5 PASS YDS 3 of 7 decided times (43%) — versus 43% across the full season. CLE has been a tough matchup for quarterbacks this season, allowing the 30th-most PASS YDS of 32 teams (184.4 per game). His game-to-game PASS YDS have been moderately variable (σ ≈ 62.5), so short streaks can mislead. These are descriptive stats about past games, not predictions or betting advice.
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Hit rate excludes pushes from the denominator. Confidence uses a 95% Wilson interval — a high recent rate on few games still reads as low confidence. Season over rate at this line: 43%.