Joe Burrow injury update: Bengals QB to undergo MRI, team reveals status vs. Jaguars

Joe Burrow left the Bengals’ game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday after suffering a toe injury in the second quarter. The Bengals announced he is questionable to return. He is undergoing an MRI, per FOX19‘s Jeremy Rauch.

The injury occurred when Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead rolled onto Burrow’s ankle after sacking him. It was the second time Burrow had been sacked in the contest.

Before suffering the injury, Burrow completed seven passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. Burrow walked off the field with minimal help from the Bengals’ training staff. Jake Browning replaced Burrow.

The injury is far from Burrow’s first. In 2020, Burrow suffered a season-ending ACL tear. More recently, Burrow missed the final seven games of the 2023 campaign after suffering an injury to his right wrist. Last year, Burrow revealed the impact the injuries had on his mindset.

“Whenever the injuries start to stack up, your football mortality kind of comes into the back of your mind,” Burrow said. “So that’s definitely something I’ve thought about and something I have had to fight through.”

When Burrow’s been healthy, he’s routinely been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Last season, Burrow led the league in completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns. In 2022, Burrow led Cincinnati to its first Super Bowl appearance since 1988.

Despite Burrow’s standout season last year, he had a subpar showing in the Bengals’ season-opener against the Cleveland Browns last week. In the win, Burrow completed just 14-of-his-23 pass attempts for 113 yards and a touchdown.

Burrow was far from content with the performance. After the game, Burrow openly criticized his own performance.

“You got to go and prove it,” Burrow said. “You got to go out and make those plays… We have to go prove once again, just like every year, every week that we can beat those kinds of players to make big-time contested plays in those situations, myself included. So, I’m looking forward to going out and proving it on Sunday.”

While the Bengals would love to have Joe Burrow back on the field, Browning is an experienced backup option. In 2023, Browning completed 70.4% of his pass attempts for 1,936 yards and 12 touchdowns, compared to seven interceptions.

Now, the 29-year-old QB will look to step up for the team when they need him most. With a win, the Bengals would start a season 2-0 for the first time since 2018.