In 2024, Pitcher’s first season as offensive coordinator, he helped Cincinnati lead the NFL in passing yards per game (272.9) for the second time in team history (1975). The Bengals also ranked fifth leaguewide in red zone TD percentage (63.9), sixth in scoring (27.8 points per game), and ninth in total yards per contest (365.5).
Pitcher continued to work with fifth-year QB Joe Burrow, who both led the NFL and set Bengals single-season records in completions (460), passing yards (4918), and TD passes (43). He passed for at least 250 yards and three TDs in eight consecutive games from Weeks 9-17, the longest such streak in league history, and was named the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year for a second time (2021).
Pitcher also helped WR Ja’Marr Chase become the sixth player in the Super Bowl era to claim the “Triple Crown,” as Chase led the league in receptions (127; Bengals record), receiving yards (1708; Bengals record), and receiving TDs (17; tied Bengals record).