The Bengals have 233 yards, the most first half yards the Jaguars have allowed this season, and they have yet to punt.
With Jake Browning dealing, the Bengals are tied with the Jaguars 14-14 at halftime.
Browning has completed 17 of 19 passes for 178 yards, and Joe Mixon has 10 touches for 70 yards and two touchdown runs. The running back’s first score covered 6 yards and his second was 2 yards.
Mixon’s second touchdown came with only 1:04 left in the second quarter.
The Bengals turned it over on downs on their first possession after Travon Walker and Josh Allen sacked Browning on fourth-and-three, and kicker Evan McPherson’s 57-yard field goal was short, hitting the crossbar, on the Bengals’ second possession.
The Jaguars have 150 yards, scoring touchdowns on two of four possessions. Running back Travis Etienne scored on a 4-yard run, and tight end Evan Engram had a 22-yard, catch-and-run for a score.
The Jaguars lost receiver Christian Kirk to a groin injury on a 26-yard reception on their first snap of the night.
Lawrence is 10-of-13 for 117 yards and a touchdown, and Engram has three catches for 32 yards and a score.
Evan Engram entered Monday night leading the Jaguars in catches with 64, but he had no touchdowns. Five other players on the team had touchdown catches.
The tight end got his first score of the season on a 22-yard, catch-and-run that ended with him leaping into the end zone. Running back Travis Etienne had the block to spring Engram down the sideline.
The Jaguars lead 14-7 with 6:24 left until halftime.
Engram leads the team with three catches for 32 yards tonight, with all three receptions coming on the 10-play, 75-yard drive.
Trevor Lawrence is 8-of-10 for 97 yards and a touchdown and completed all five of his attempts on the latest touchdown drive.
The Bengals have yet to punt, but it took three possessions for them to get on the scoreboard.
Cincinnati turned it over on downs on its first possession after quarterback Jake Browning was sacked by Travon Walker and Josh Allen on fourth-and-three. On the Bengals’ second possession, Evan McPherson’s 57-yard field goal was no good, hitting the crossbar.
The Bengals, though, tied the game 7-7 on their third possession.
They went 92 yards in eight plays, with Joe Mixon punching it in from the 6.
Browning has completed 12 of 13 passes for 125 yards.
The Jaguars have safety Andre Cisco and nickel corner Tre Herndon out at the moment. Herndon is undergoing a concussion check in the locker room, and Cisco is questionable to return with a shoulder injury.
Receiver Christian Kirk caught a 26-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence on the Jaguars’ first play from scrimmage. But Kirk went down untouched and immediately grabbed the inside of his leg.
He limped off the field and went directly into the training room in the bowels of the stadium.
The Jaguars list Kirk as questionable to return with a groin injury.
Kirk entered Monday night with 56 receptions for 761 yards and three touchdowns.
The Jaguars scored six plays later on Travis Etienne’s 4-yard run. The drive was kept alive the previous play when Trevor Lawrence converted a fourth-and-one with a 2-yard run to the Cincinnati 4.
It was the Bengals’ third opening drive touchdown this season.
They had to go only 51 yards after Bengals quarterback Jake Browning was sacked by Travon Walker and Josh Allen on fourth-and-three.
The Jaguars listed running back Travis Etienne Jr. as questionable to play against the Bengals with an injury to his ribs but expected him to play. He officially is active for Monday Night Football.
Etienne played 47 of 76 offensive snaps in Week 12 and finished with 86 yards from scrimmage. He was limited in all three practices last week.
He has 1,038 yards from scrimmage and eight total touchdowns.
Cornerback Tyson Campbell (hamstring) will return to action.
He missed two games with his injury, and then sat out two more games after aggravating his hamstring in his first game back.
The Jaguars’ inactives are receiver Elijah Cooks, cornerback Montaric Brown, outside linebacker Yasir Abdullah, offensive lineman Chandler Brewer, tight end Brenton Strange (foot) and defensive tackle Angelo Blackson.
The Bengals get receiver Tee Higgins back this week. He has not played since injuring his hamstring in practice on Nov. 8.
The Bengals’ inactives are running back Chris Evans, linebacker Devin Harper, offensive lineman Trey Hill, offensive lineman D’Ante Smith (knee) and defensive lineman Jay Tufele (illness).
