Joe Burrow Led The League In Batted Passes Last Year
1 year agoCincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow led the league in batted passes at the line of scrimmage in 2022 with 25. Batted passes resulted in five of Burrow's 14 interceptions -- nobody else in the league had more than two. There were only 27 other batted-pass interceptions for the rest of the NFL in 2022. The Bengals could add more play-action or run-pass options to slow opposing defensive lineman from sitting back and waiting to put their hands up against the quick-pass game. However, Burrow had passes batted at a higher percentage when using play-action out of the shotgun last year than not. The addition of more play-action for the Bengals offense this year won't necessarily create more long-developing explosive plays down the field, but Burrow and Company can still hit on those plays at any time.
Source: The Athletic - Paul Dehner Jr.
Source: The Athletic - Paul Dehner Jr.