Joe Burrow's terrible Week 1 game against the Browns had NFL fans making plenty of jokes

Joe Burrow went into the 2023 NFL season as among the favorites to win MVP. His start the season couldn’t have gone much worse.

In the season-opening matchup against the Cleveland Browns, Burrow passed just 82 yards, no touchdowns and completed less than 50 percent of his passes. It was a putrid performance that ultimately led to Burrow and the rest of Bengals’ first-team offense getting pulled in the fourth quarter with the game out of reach.

Off games happen, but for Burrow, he just signed a massive contract to become the highest-paid player in the league. That wasn’t the showing that backs up that contract, and NFL fans were relentless watching Burrow struggle.

Myles Garrett gets home on 4th down!

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