The Cincinnati Bengals’ supporters expressed a great deal of concern upon learning of Joe Burrow’s wrist injury, which ended his season. After all, the 27-year-old career backup Jake Browning, who had only appeared in four snaps of action before Burrow’s injury, will now have to take over as the Bengals’ offensive coordinator. But Browning appears to be a hidden gem for the Bengals, as the QB2 led Cincinnati to a 34-31 overtime victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night, playing at the calibre of a superstar.
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Browning was spot on, completing 32 of his 37 pass attempts, including a spectacular 75-yard touchdown pass to Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. To cap it all off, he also scored a touchdown on the ground. Browning’s underlying metrics, however, also demonstrated that he was unmatched by the Jaguars, even in addition to his jaw-dropping surface stats.
“Jake Browning completed every one of his 7 pass attempts over 10 air yards on the night, the most downfield completions without an incompletion since Week 16, 2021,” claims Next Gen Stats on Twitter (X). This simply indicates that the Bengals QB2 connected on every downfield pass he lofted over the Jaguars defence, demonstrating both the offense’s ability to maximise Browning’s production and his ability to locate his receivers.
The Cincinnati Bengals needed to play with a great sense of urgency on Monday night, as they were falling off the pace in the playoff race after losing three straight heading into their matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. And that’s exactly what the Bengals did, with quarterback Jake Browning putting up the best game of his career to this point and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase just playing with more of an edge en route to a 34-31 win over the Jaguars in overt
While Browning will be the one to dominate the headlines, and deservedly so, especially when putting into perspective just how elite he was on Monday night, Chase also played his part to perfection, tallying 149 yards on 11 receptions, with one of those receptions being an incredible downfield connection with Browning leading to a 75-yard touchdown.
