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Joe Burrow's Injury Makes Justin Herbert Big OROY Favorite, but Race Isn't over

It has been a banner year in 2020 for offensive rookies in the NFL. Whether it has been Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals and Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers slinging the rock, Chase Claypool of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings catching it or Clyde Edwards-Helaire of the Kansas City Chiefs and James Robinson of the Jacksonville Jaguars toting it, a number of first-year players have made a major impact.

Still, where the Offensive Rookie of the Year race was concerned, it appeared to be a two-horse race between Burrow and Herbert.