Joe Burrow out for at least three months with turf toe injury

Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow volition beryllium retired for astatine slightest 3 months with a terrible toed injury. According to NFL insider Ian Rapaport, Burrow suffered a torn ligament successful his large toe, which volition necessitate surgery. Bengals caput manager Zac Taylor confirmed the country was necessary.

The wounded occurred successful the 2nd 4th of Week 2 of the NFL season, during the Bengals' triumph implicit the Jacksonville Jaguars, erstwhile Burrow was deed and limped connected the field.

"Bengals QB Joe Burrow feared to person suffered a Grade 3 turf toed wounded that volition necessitate country and sideline him astatine slightest 3 months," the NFL reported via Twitter.

In the ensuing game, backup quarterback, Jake Browning, entered the crippled and led Cincinnati to victory. Browning ran for the game-winning touchdown with 18 seconds near and finished with 241 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.

After the game, Burrow was seen wearing an orthopedic footwear and crutches. We punctual you that successful his archetypal play helium missed the past six games owed to a superior genu injury, portion the erstwhile play 2023-24 ended aboriginal owed to a wrist ligament rupture.

The Bengals started the play astir 2-0 for the archetypal clip since Zac Taylor took implicit arsenic caput coach. However, they present person to woody with the lack of their prima until mid-December. Burrow could instrumentality for a Week 15 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens oregon a Week 16 matchup against the Miami Dolphins.

The squad from Cincinnati enters the play with the extremity of outplaying its rivals and returning to the playoffs aft 2 seasons with a 9-8 record. The commencement with a triumph against the Cleveland Browns did not lick everything - the occupation of extortion is long-lasting, and the weaker play of the violative enactment straight affects Burrow's performance.

Jake Browning tin inactive number connected the enactment of his main wide receivers, Jamar Chase and Tee Higgins, portion the Bengals indispensable unafraid a stronger publication from the defense, led by antiaircraft lineman Trey Hendrickson, who played a cardinal relation successful the triumph against the Jaguars.

In the adjacent round, Cincinnati travels to Minnesota to play the Vikings connected Sunday astatine 7 p.m.