BALTIMORE (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has a sprained right wrist, an injury that forced him out of Thursday night’s 34-20 loss to Baltimore and could keep him sidelined for a while.
Burrow hurt his wrist in the second quarter, shortly after throwing a touchdown pass to Joe Mixon that put the Bengals ahead 10-7.
A short while later, the 26-year-old quarterback tried a practice throw on the sideline and the ball slipped out of his hand. He winced in pain and bent his knees, then went down the tunnel with a frustrated look on his face.
“It looks like he sprained his wrist. Felt it on that touchdown pass,” Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor said.
Asked if he could predict how long Burrow could be out, Taylor replied, “I have no idea.”
Burrow was 11 of 17 for 101 yards and a touchdown when he left. Backup Jake Browning replaced him with the Bengals down 14-10. Burrow was back on the sideline as halftime ended but did not return to the game when Cincinnati started the third quarter with the ball. He was ruled out around then.
Burrow dealt with a calf injury earlier this season, but he hasn’t missed a game this year. He’s missed only one game since the start of the 2021 season while leading Cincinnati to back-to-back AFC title games and a Super Bowl appearance.
The 27-year-old Browning made his NFL debut earlier this season during a loss at Cleveland. That was his only appearance until Thursday.
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