Heres why Bengals Joe Burrow was actually a big winner in Week 2 loss

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The may not have won Thursday night's divisional showdown with the , and rookie quarterback that it might've been the first time in his sporting career he's lost two straight games. To many, however, Burrow was actually a big winner to kick off Week 2, all because of what he did in the fourth quarter.The Browns, remember, were entering Thursday's AFC North battle. After how poorly Cleveland played in its season-opening lo s to the , plenty of bettors justifiably took the points and counted on the Bengals to keep the game within six. And yet, for a moment late in the game,  Patrick Peterson Jersey it looked like the Browns were locks to cover the spread, with leading a 75-yard drive -- capped by a touchdown run -- to put Cleveland up 12 points with under four minutes to play.Then came the Joe Burrow Show.Although the game itself had all but been wrapped up by that point, the Bengals' No. 1 pick proceeded to guide Cincy on his own 75-yard scoring drive -- a 16-play spectacle rounded out with a TD pa s to with just 48 seconds on the clock. A extra point brought the Bengals within five, and soon after, the 35-30 final score secured all those Bengals bettors their cash.Social media predictably erupted, celebrating Burrow as the chief of an improbable backdoor cover. And plenty of NFL fans, in addition to likely coming away impre sed with the QB's on-field resiliency, got just a little bit richer because of him.  Jack Crawford Jersey