The Bengals are 1-4 this season, but it's not because of Joe Burrow. Cincinnati's top player is also the best quarterback in the NFL by adjusted EPA (expected points added) per play through five weeks.
Ben Baldwin dialed up the numbers with his adjustment formula as Cincinnati tries to find enough defensive consistency to start winning. Burrow is also near the top of the NFL in ESPN's QBR metric (73.6 QBR), with Jayden Daniels the only QB above him.
Check out the EPA/play list below and the adjustment explanation:
