Joe Burrow is confident in his ability to beat any opponent in the NFL. Especially the one who has never won against him. But when things don’t go the way one intends, the same confidence turns into meme material for the internet. Burrow threw some pregame shades at the Kansas City Chiefs that have taken Twitter by storm after his heartbreaking defeat.
The Chiefs finally overcame the Bengals and avenged their AFC championship game defeat from last year. And the NFL world is looking at Burrow’s pre-game message with a bit of amusement.
The message didn’t age well
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Joe Burrow arrived at Arrowhead Stadium with an undefeated record against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. And he didn’t intend to let that go easily. The Bengals QB gave a not-so-subtle message to the Chiefs Kingdom as he arrived at the venue of the AFC championship game. Here is the video.
Joe Burrow has arrived at Arrowhead Stadium, wearing the “Sorry in Advance” shirt for the #AFC Championship Game. #Bengals #RuleTheJungle pic.twitter.com/MDCtGVWYT7
— Marshall Kramsky (@marshallkramsky) January 29, 2023
The message took the NFL world by storm after the game as the tables had turned. Fans asked if the message was actually for the Bengals fans. This fan knows where the T-shirt is after the game.
What a putz… Bet that shirts in the trash now
— Danny (@DoubleClutchDan) January 30, 2023
Another fan deciphered the message in light of the result.
Sorry in advance for failing to win against a one legged mahomes
— Rakesh (@rakesh14gooner) January 30, 2023
A fan points out that the message on the T-shirt didn’t age well.
This didn’t age well at all. Bungles will be the Bungles
— Shadow A4 (@ShadowA4_) January 30, 2023
This fan knows that the tables have turned on Burrow.
I mean, the jokes really on him with this outfit.
Good game, Joey. 👍 https://t.co/xhhTWZ4PVA
— Helllloooo (@HeIIoJason) January 30, 2023
According to this fan, the apology was for the Bengals fans.
Oh I get it. He wore this because he knew they’d choke so he apologized to all their bandwagon fans in advance https://t.co/RN6wWvtHp3
— Connor Post-Malone (@TheConnorMalone) January 30, 2023
Another fan calls Burrow the most arrogant man in the NFL.
The most overly arrogant man in NFL history
— Alex Cortez (@CortesKC816) January 30, 2023
Burrow and Co went toe to toe with the Chiefs for most of the game. But the Bengals finally fell to the hosts in the dying minutes of the clash to crash out of the Super Bowl contention.
Joe Burrow finally falls to the Chiefs
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Joe Burrow fell to the Chiefs at the same stage where he ousted them to establish his authority. The stakes were high not only because it was the AFC championship game, but because of a budding rivalry between the Bengals and the Chiefs. And Patrick Mahomes finally had his say in the rivalry as he booked a playoff date with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Burrow threw 270 passing yards in the game with 26 completions. But he threw just one touchdown pass and turned over the ball to the Chiefs twice. Both teams went neck to neck with each other till the end. And the hosts required a Harrison Butker field goal to seal the deal. The Chiefs won 23-20.
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The season is over for the Bengals, but they have established themselves as a force to reckon with in the league. And Burrow will surely come back stronger next year.
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