Joe Burrow exited the Cincinnati Bengals‘ 31-27 win in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday with a toe harm and didn’t return.
Burrow remained down on the sector after being sacked by Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead on a second-and-20 within the second quarter. Trainers attended to him earlier than he went to the sideline and entered the medical tent earlier than heading to the locker room with an obvious limp.
Burrow was initially designated as questionable to return at halftime however was later dominated out for the rest of the competition.
After the sport, Bengals coach Zac Taylor stated he didn’t have an replace on Burrow’s standing and was not totally certain what occurred on the play wherein the quarterback was damage. Burrow left the locker room on a crutch whereas sporting a strolling boot.
Backup quarterback Jake Browning entered the sport in his place. With the Bengals trailing 27-24 late within the fourth quarter, he capped a 15-play, 92-yard landing drive by going excessive on a quarterback sneak to place Cincinnati up for good with 18 seconds remaining. He completed with 241 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions.
“Resilient group. Discovered a approach,” Taylor stated in a postgame information convention. “Seems like that’s what this yr is popping into already.”
Burrow accomplished eight of 14 passes for 83 yards and a landing earlier than leaving the sport.
Accidents have plagued Burrow all through the early portion of his profession, with each his rookie marketing campaign in 2020 (torn anterior cruciate ligament) and his 2023 season (wrist) being lower brief. The 2-time NFL Comeback Participant of the 12 months Award winner made mild of the dynamic in February.
“I wouldn’t say that is essentially an award you wanna be nominated for 2 occasions,” Burrow stated throughout his acceptance speech at NFL Honors. “However I am happy with the work I’ve put in to return again from these accidents I appear to face yearly.
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