Bengals’ Burrow suffers wrist harm in loss to Ravens

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a proper wrist harm in a 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night time. Right here’s what it is advisable know:

• Burrow seemed to be in ache after throwing a landing move to operating again Joe Mixon within the second quarter.
• He went to the medical tent after the play then tried to throw passes on the sideline however was unable to.
• As he jogged to the locker room, Amazon’s Kaylee Hartung reported Burrow couldn’t “grip the ball and couldn’t elevate his elbow.”
• Burrow was 11-of-17 passing for 101 yards and a rating earlier than leaving the sport. He was changed by backup quarterback Jake Browning, who completed 8-of-14 passing for 68 yards and a landing.

What it means to lose Burrow

The worst case situation unfolded for the Bengals. So long as they’ve Burrow they’ve an opportunity and the immediacy with which Burrow grabbed at his proper hand following the landing move to Mixon was a foul signal. It was solely made worse when he tried to throw on the sideline twice and couldn’t do it, as an alternative crouching over in ache following the try.

Burrow has battled accidents all 12 months, now lastly recovered from the calf, that is the very last thing he or Cincinnati wants getting into a crucial stretch of the season with back-to-back AFC North video games. — Paul Dehner Jr., Bengals beat author

What to anticipate from Browning

Browning received the backup quarterback job over Trevor Siemian in coaching camp, nevertheless it was removed from fairly for lengthy stretches. The Bengals appreciated the event of Browning, a former undrafted free agent from Washington.

Nonetheless, he’s by no means performed in an regular-season sport and the concept of him being thrown to the fireplace on this spot is way from what Cincinnati could possibly be ready for. Browning has good mobility and that could be a trait Zac Taylor leans into. — Dehner

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