But on the 50th anniversary of the movie, we’re going with “Jaws,” because Hendrickson plays like a relentless shark who can smell blood in the water. According to Elias, since he joined the Bengals in 2021, his 25.5 fourth-quarter sacks lead the league.
Quick Hits | Zac Taylor Stands By Playbook For Browning
The major thing Browning and Joe Burrow have in common is that they’re high-percentage passers. Burrow went on injured reserve this week as the NFL’s all-time completion percentage leader, and when Browning beat the Vikings two years ago, his 76% completion percentage was the second highest for a quarterback in his first four starts dating back to 1950.
NFL Power Rankings, Week 3: Bengals fall after Joe Burrow’s injury; 0-2 Chiefs plummet out of top 10
Headline A: The Bengals improbably won a game on Sunday, moving to 2-0 for the first time since 2018. Headline B: Joe Burrow’s toe injury is expected to keep him out three months or more. The Bengals now must ride with Jake Browning for the foreseeable future. His work in 2023 was commendable, leading the Bengals from 5-5 to an 8-6 record entering the home stretch before they faded. It was hard to point at Browning as the reason they missed the postseason that year. On Sunday, they were down 14-7 when he came in, and the Bengals won, 31-27. You can’t ignore his three interceptions, all of which were regrettable, and Cincy looked cooked after his final one. But Browning kept slinging and somehow pulled out the wild victory. Here’s the reality, though: The schedule appears brutal for the next several games, with three of the next four on the road against good defenses.
Bengals don’t blame OL for latest Joe Burrow injury
This is the third time Burrow has been placed on injured reserve in his career. And it has raised questions about whether the Bengals are doing enough to protect their franchise quarterback. It is, no doubt, a conversation that features multiple angles.
Bengals’ Best-Case Scenario Until a Possible Joe Burrow Return
For Cincinnati, there’s reason to be confident that Jake Browning can help the Bengals tread water for three months, until Joe Burrow (they hope) returns. Browning went 4–3 in seven starts in 2023 to keep Cincinnati in the race after Burrow sustained a wrist injury. Can Browning do that again? Well, Cincinnati’s Week 15 game against the Ravens is Dec. 14, three months to the date of Burrow’s injury. The Bengals have 11 games between now and then. If Browning goes 6–5, they’ll be 8–5 with the Ravens, Dolphins, Cardinals and Browns left on the schedule.
Bengals at Vikings in Week 3 will feature rare QB matchup that the NFL hasn’t seen in 27 years
In a bizarre coincidence, the last time this happened also involved the Vikings and it happened all they way back in 1998. Twenty-seven years ago, the Vikings started Randall Cunningham in Week 3 against a Lions team that sent out Charlie Batch at quarterback. The Vikings went 15-1 in 1998 and Brad Johnson actually started the first two games before suffering a broken leg in Week 2, which set the stage for Cunningham to take over. As for Detroit, Scott Mitchell was the starter for the first two weeks, but he was benched after a Week 2 loss that dropped the Lions to 0-2.
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