Burrow is the only finalist for the 2024 AP Most Valuable Player Award to not be associated with a playoff team.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has been cast in something of a new light while Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs head to another Super Bowl. With Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills falling in the AFC title game over the weekend, Burrow and the Bengals were one of the biggest instant reactions shoved into the spotlight the most.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) drops back to throw a deep pass in the second quarter of the NFL Week 8 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Cincinnati Bengals are all hands on deck to make sure the disaster that was the 2024 season doesn’t repeat itself next year. In what was arguably the best season of star quarterback Joe Burrow’s career performance-wise,

Between that and leading the league in passing yards, Burrow made his case for the NFL MVP award. Thursday, he was officially announced as one of five finalists for the award. Joining him among the group are Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, Lions quarterback Jared Goff and Eagles running back Saquon Barkley.