Joe Burrow out with turf toe: What is it, and what would extended time away mean for the QB, Bengals?

CINCINNATI -- As Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow was helped into the locker country with an injured toed successful the archetypal fractional of Sunday's crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the aboriginal of a squad with Super Bowl aspirations limped into uncertainty.

Burrow was ruled retired successful the 2nd half, but that didn't halt the Bengals from pulling retired a 31-27 win for their archetypal 2-0 commencement successful 7 years.

Jake Browning came connected successful alleviation and completed 21 of 32 attempts for 241 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. He looks to beryllium the starter for the foreseeable aboriginal aft ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Burrow's turf toed could necessitate surgery, according to sources. If country is deemed necessary, Burrow is expected to beryllium sidelined for astir 3 months.

Burrow has battled injuries passim his career. Most recently, helium suffered a season-ending close wrist wounded successful 2023, and Browning came connected successful alleviation and went 4-3. Burrow played successful each 17 games successful 2024 and turned successful a vocation year, which earned him Pro Bowl honors and made him an MVP finalist.

So what does the wounded mean for Burrow's season? And however volition it interaction the Bengals, including phantasy stars specified arsenic Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins? Bengals newsman Ben Baby, ESPN elder writer and wounded expert Stephania Bell and NFL phantasy expert Matt Bowen interruption down the biggest questions.

How volition the Bengals set to perchance losing Burrow for months?

If Burrow cannot play for an extended play of time, Browning volition instrumentality implicit arsenic the starter. Browning has plentifulness of acquisition successful that role. In 2023, erstwhile Burrow suffered a season-ending close wrist injury, Browning started the last 7 games of that play and went 4-3.

Browning kept Cincinnati successful the playoff hunt until Week 17, erstwhile the Bengals were eliminated with a nonaccomplishment to Kansas City. Still, Cincinnati finished that play with a 9-8 grounds and did good capable that Tennessee hired violative coordinator Brian Callahan to beryllium the Titans caput coach.

Browning spent the archetypal 4 years successful the NFL connected signifier squads earlier moving into the backup relation successful 2023. It besides helps that Cincinnati bolstered its passing onslaught by re-signing Chase and Higgins this offseason. Chase finished Sunday's crippled against Jacksonville with 14 catches for 165 yards and 1 touchdown.

"We've been present earlier with Jake," Chase said. "We'v...