As the Cincinnati Bengals try to avoid an 0-3 start to the season, they will be without quarterback Joe Burrow for their critical “Monday Night Football” matchup.
Burrow re-aggravated his calf injury in Cincinnati’s Week 2 loss to the Baltimore Ravens and is listed as questionable for Monday night’s tilt against the Los Angeles Rams. The fourth-year signal-caller first suffered the injury in training camp and less than five weeks before returning for the season opener in Cincinnati.
The stakes are high for the Bengals, who are already looking to climb out of a big hole after two weeks. Of the 100 teams that have started 0-3 since 2002, only one – the 2018 Houston Texans – has made the playoffs.
Here’s Burrow’s injury update through Monday:
What is Joe Burrow’s injury status?
Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Saturday that a decision on Burrow’s playing status could come down to the wire on Monday. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported Sunday that Burrow took reps with the first team during Sunday’s walk-through practice after working with the scout team on Friday and Saturday.
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“We’ll see,” Taylor said. “It’s really day-to-day. We’ll have conversations and see where it goes.”
Who will start at QB for the Bengals if Joe Burrow can’t play?
If Burrow ends up sitting out, it could put Cincinnati in a pinch.
Backup Jake Browning is the next man up behind center, with the undrafted signal-caller from Washington and former Minnesota Vikings practice squad member attempting just one pass — an incompletion this week. 1 – in his entire NFL career.
The Bengals this week signed AJ McCarron – who played for the team from 2014-17 – and Reid Sinnett to the practice squad.
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