Cincinnati Bengals backup quarterback Jake Browning was thrust into action on Sunday after star signal-caller Joe Burrow suffered a toe injury against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he helped lead the team to a 31-27 victory.

Joe Burrow (toe) is out for the season, and J.J. McCarthy (ankle) will miss multiple weeks. Brock Purdy (toe) isn't expected to return for Week 3, and we're waiting on the status of Jayden Daniels (knee) and Justin Fields (concussion) as of Wednesday morning to see if they can play.

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Jake Browning passed for 241 yards in relief of the injured Joe Burrow and scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with 18 seconds remaining as the Cincinnati Bengals rallied for a 31-27 victo

With Cincinnati trailing 24-17 in crunch time, Browning led a game-tying 75-yard drive, capping it off with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Tee Higgins with 39 seconds left. And when the game went into overtime, Browning helped set up Evan McPherson's game-winning 29-yard field goal to secure a 27-24 victory.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor doesn’t plan on changing up his offense much after shifting from Joe Burrow to Jake Browning. That might sound really obvious, yet the vast differences between starter and backup in Cincinnati create a sense of speculation that perhaps things will change up a bit.

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The Bengals can still be a very good football team. It starts with four games against 2024 playoff teams, three of which are on the road. If they can go 2-2 in this tough stretch, they will be in a great situation to make the playoffs. Here is what they need to do to get that done.