Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is considered by many to be the frontrunner for this season’s AP NFL Most Valuable Player award, which would be his first.
Burrow is on pace for more than 5,000 passing yards and 55 passing touchdowns. Burrow had a career-best 4,918 passing yards with 43 passing TDs in 2024.
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Fans fill the streets outside of Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons game on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026.
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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Andrei Iosivas (80) walks onto the field before the first quarter of the NFL International Week 9 game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026.
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Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (97) high fives fans as he walks to the field before the first quarter of the NFL International Week 9 game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) warms up before the first quarter of the NFL International Week 9 game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026.
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During analysis on NFL Network ahead of the Bengals’ NFL Week 9 win against Atlanta in Madrid, Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner said he thinks Burrow, Warner’s NFL MVP pick, can lead the team back to the Super Bowl.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) walks for the locker room after the NFL International Week 9 game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. The Bengals won the international matchup, 34-17.
Joe Burrow would be the third Bengals QB to win AP NFL MVP award.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen had been considered the frontrunner for the award before Burrow’s impressive recent run of 16 passing TDs over the past four games.
