Rookie Jake Browning leads Bengals to overtime upset against Jaguars on the road

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Jake Browning and the Cincinnati Bengals shocked the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night, defeating them in overtime, 34-31, to remain in the AFC playoff picture. 

The Bengals move to 6-6 on the year, while the Jaguars fall to 8-4, though they still own the AFC South lead.

There’s no dancing around it: The Jaguars’ loss was made much worse after star quarterback Trevor Lawrence left the game with an ankle injury.

It came with 5 minutes and 43 seconds left in the fourth quarter when Jaguars left tackle Walker Little accidentally stepped on Lawrence's right ankle, causing him to immediately hit the ground. His ankle appeared to roll up even more as he fell.

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Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase (#1) runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on Dec. 4 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

Lawrence needed help from two trainers to walk off the field and get to the locker room while the entire Jacksonville crowd sat silent. 

Because of that, C.J. Beathard had to take over at quarterback, and he got the necessary yards on his first drive under center, going 53 yards on nine plays to set up a Brandon McManus field goal that tied the game at 31 apiece with 26 seconds left in the game, forcing overtime.

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However, when the Jaguars received the ball to begin extra time, Beathard couldn’t deliver a game-winning touchdown. 

He did come close to setting Jacksonville up close to the goal line, finding Calvin Ridley 43 yards downfield, which would’ve put