The Cincinnati Bengals are currently sitting at 2-1 on the season, but the vibes around them are much worse than that at the moment. Of course, a lot of that has to do with the injury to Joe Burrow that will keep the star quarterback out for most, if not all of the regular season.
After Jake Browning came in for Burrow in Week 2 and led a heroic comeback to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, there was some optimism around the longtime Cincinnati backup heading into his first start of the season in Week 3. However, that quickly fizzled out as the Vikings crushed the Bengals 48-10 in a game that was never competitive.
In that game, Browning threw for just 140 yards on 27 attempts and threw a pair of interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. The Bengals finished with just