Joe Burrow Injury: Evaluating Best Replacements and Where Bengals Go From Here

The Cincinnati Bengals' season took a dramatic turn on Sunday.

While the Bengals were able to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars to improve to 2-0, Joe Burrow suffered a turf toe injury that will require surgery and sideline him for three months. It's obviously a major blow for a Cincinnati squad that had hopes of competing this season, losing the quarterback who led the NFL in passing yards and passing touchdowns in 2024.

Jake Browning is in line to start in Burrow's place, at least for now. Browning's performance on Sunday was pretty uneven, though, completing 21 of 32 passes for 241 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions to go with a rushing score. He also went 4-3 when he filled in for Burrow in the back half of the 2023 season, throwing for 1,936 yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions that year.

Cincinnati has already made some moves at quarterback in the wake of Burrow's injury, reportedly signing Mike White and Sean Clifford to its practice squad. It also elevated Brett Rypien to the 53-man roster. 

But do the Bengals need to make a bigger move at quarterback? How will they fare for the rest of the season? FOX Sports NFL writers Henry McKenna, Eric D. Williams and Ralph Vacchiano weigh in on Burrow and the quarterback situation in Cincinnati. 

Do you think the Bengals should roll with Jake Browning for the rest of the season?

Henry McKenna: It’s an oversight that Browning was the Bengals’ choice for QB2 to start the season. That’s the first problem, particularly that Burrow has historically dealt with a number of major injuries. The Bengals saw what Browning did in 2023 and said: "Yeah, we want more of that." Woof. But here’s the conundrum. Now that they’ve made the decision to make it into the regular