The Bengals have not yet officially ruled out Joe Burrow yet, but it does not sound as if the quarterback will return today.
Burrow left with a left toe injury in the second quarter.
Joe Danneman of Fox 19 reports Burrow has had imaging in the in-stadium MRI room and was using a one-legged scooter to return to the locker room. He was not putting any weight on his left leg.
Burrow went 7-of-13 for 76 yards and a touchdown, a 4-yard pass to Ja’Marr Chase, before departing 8:36 remaining in the second quarter. Burrow was injured on a sack by Arik Armstead.
Jake Browning has replaced Burrow and has thrown a touchdown and two interceptions as the Bengals trail the Jaguars 24-17 late in the third quarter.
Joe Burrow was injured on a sack by Arik Armstead with 8:36 remaining in the second quarter. The Bengals quarterback started walking to the training room without assistance but accepted the shoulders of two team personnel after he reached the tunnel.
The Bengals list him as questionable to return with a left toe injury.
He went 7-of-13 for 76 yards and a touchdown, a 4-yard pass to Ja’Marr Chase, before departing. Jake Browning has replaced Burrow and has completed 4 of 7 passes for 46 yards and an interception.
The Bengals trail 17-10.
Trevor Lawrence has had an up-and-down day with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The Jaguars have outgained the Bengals 267 yards to 131 and should have more points than they do.
Dax Hill picked Lawrence in the end zone with the Jaguars at the Cincinnati 8, and Jordan Battle set up a Cincinnati field goal with a 4-yard interception return of Lawrence to the Jacksonville 30.
Dyami Brown has a 9-yard touchdown reception and Bhayshul Tuten an 8-yard catch.
Bengals fans everywhere are currently holding their breath.
Quarterback Joe Burrow has hobbled to the locker room, with a lower leg injury. It happened on a second-quarter sack.
After sitting on the ground for a few minutes, Burrow walked off the field. Then, as he was walking to the locker room, he eventually needed assistance, hopping on one leg.
Jake Browning is in for Burrow. The Jaguars lead, 10-7.
Before exiting, Burrow had completed seven of 13 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown.
The Jaguars have an early 7-0 lead in Cincinnati, and they should have more.
They scored an opening possession touchdown when Dyami Brown caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence.
The Jaguars opened the game with a Parker Washington’s 32-yard kickoff to the Jacksonville 31. They then went 69 yards in nine plays.
On the Bengals’ first possession, officials ruled Joe Burrow’s pass incomplete when he was hit by Travon Walker as he threw. It was close to a fumble that Dawuane Smoot recovered in the end zone, but the Jaguars lost their challenge.
The Jaguars forced a punt and drove 64 yards in eight plays to the Cincinnati 8 before Lawrence threw an interception in the end zone.
On third-and-goal, Lawrence tried to hit Travis Hunter, but cornerback Dax Hill undercut Hunter and picked it in the end zone.
There are 10 active quarterbacks who were selected with the first overall pick in their respective drafts and four of Week 2’s games feature matchups between eight of them.
Jared Goff and the Lions will host Caleb Williams and the Bears in one of the three games in the early window that fall into this category. It’s the third time they’ve squared off with Goff leading the Lions to wins in both of last year’s matchups between the NFC North rivals.
Cam Ward, who became the latest member of the club this April, will be at home against Matthew Stafford. The Rams quarterback was drafted in 2009, which makes him the longest-tenured member of the group. The 1 p.m. ET slate also features Joe Burrow’s Bengals in Jacksonville against Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars.
At 4:05 p.m. ET, Kyler Murray and the Cardinals will host Bryce Young and the Panthers. Young led Carolina to a 36-30 overtime win over the Cardinals last season.
Per NBC Sports, it’s the most matchups between first overall picks in a single week.
With Jameis Winston on the bench for the Giants, Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield is the only other first overall pick set to start this week. He’ll face another first-round pick in Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and there are 12 total games this week featuring a pair of first-round picks starting at quarterback. That’s also a record for a single week.
