What does Peyton Manning see as Joe Burrow's career highlight?

"In Peyton Manning's mind, one sequence from Joe Burrow's career highlighted what makes the Cincinnati Bengals' star a special quarterback. In the 2021 AFC divisional playoff game against the Tennessee Titans, the headset that allows coach Zac Taylor to relay plays to Burrow stopped working inside the quarterback's helmet. That meant Burrow had to do something that has disappeared from the sport: call his own plays."

"But what remained unquestioned is how that reinforced what Manning believed about Burrow. "Joe's just as calm out there in an AFC [playoff] game as he is out there at practice," Manning told ESPN this week. "I think that's a great quality and a leader. When your leader's always calm, it's easy for the people kind of following that leader to be calm as well.""

Peyton Manning highlighted a 2021 AFC divisional playoff sequence to illustrate Joe Burrow's special qualities as a quarterback. In that game against the Tennessee Titans, the headset that allows coach Zac Taylor to relay plays stopped working inside Burrow's helmet, forcing Burrow to call his own plays. Footage shot at Paycor Stadium shows Burrow explaining the process and notes that Taylor still carried some doubt about the sequence. An episode of Peyton's Places featuring Burrow and other Bengals will debut on ESPN+ on Sunday. Former Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason described how the team's no‑huddle offense helped Cincinnati reach the 1988 Super Bowl.

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