Bengals defeat Ravens 35-13 with Joe Burrow's four touchdowns
For this week's lineup, this is a clear re-affirmation to start Burrow with confidence if you already roster him — four-touchdown games are exactly the kind of ceiling performance you want from a starting fantasy quarterback, and it should put him firmly in the must-start tier for any format where he's draft-rostered. If you're weighing him against a streaming option or a mid-tier QB2, this game is a strong tiebreaker in Burrow's favor.
Rest-of-season, this performance is a buy signal, not a sell signal. If a league-mate is souring on Burrow for unrelated reasons and shopping him in trade talks, this is the moment to be a buyer rather than a seller — a four-touchdown divisional win is the profile of a quarterback trending up, not down. Confidence here is moderate-to-high based on the box score itself, though the sourcing is light (two brief recaps with no deeper context), so there isn't additional nuance available on efficiency, weather, or defensive quality beyond the final score and touchdown total. Treat Burrow as a stable, high-end fantasy asset this week and going forward.
Joe Burrow tossed four touchdowns in the second half, as Cincinnati scored TDs on five consecutive possessions.