Overview

• Burrow was injured in the Bengals' Week 2 win over the Jaguars and was diagnosed with a Grade 3 turf toe that requires surgical repair.
• NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports a best-case absence of at least three months, placing a potential earliest return around Week 16 in mid-December.
• FOX Sports' Jay Glazer questions the three-month target and suggests a return is more plausible only if Cincinnati reaches the playoffs.
• Jake Browning has taken over as the starter, with Brett Rypien as the backup and Mike White and Sean Clifford on the practice squad.
• Cincinnati lost 48-10 in Browning's first 2025 start and he started again in Week 4 against the Broncos, underscoring the team's challenge without Burrow.