CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals are facing life without Joe Burrow.
The first week didn’t go so well.
With a healthy Burrow, the Bengals won four straight games and were firmly back in the AFC playoff picture.
Their star quarterback is now out for the season with a torn ligament in his throwing hand.
On Sunday, first-year QB Jake Browning made his first NFL start and passed for 227 yards and a touchdown in a 16-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Browning was sacked four times and picked off once.
Cincinnati is 5-6 and 0-4 in the division with a game at Jacksonville next Monday night.