Cincinnati (6-6) pulled off an enormous upset on Monday evening as a 10-point underdog, profitable 34-31 in time beyond regulation towards Jacksonville (8-4)
Listed below are three takeaways from an thrilling recreation.
Quarterback accidents (by some means) do not uninteresting recreation: When schedule makers lined Bengals-Jaguars up for “Monday Night time Soccer,” it was an anticipated battle between former No. 1 general seeds Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence.
Burrow (wrist) was misplaced for the season in Week 11 whereas Lawrence suffered a leg harm within the fourth quarter of Monday’s recreation. That led to a battle of backups Jake Browning and C.J. Beathard down the stretch that was extra thrilling than it had any proper to be.
Jake Browning was 32-of-37 for 354 yards and a landing whereas Beathard was 9-of-10 for 63 yards after coming in for Lawrence.
The best way some backups somewhere else have performed this season (taking a look at you, New York), each Browning and Beathard scored huge paydays on Monday evening.
Trevor Lawrence could not have come at a worse time: Beathard did a superb job filling in with minimal preparation in a tricky scenario, main the Jags on a two-minute drive to power time beyond regulation.
Nonetheless, Jacksonville would most likely prefer to have Lawrence wholesome for the subsequent two weeks when the Jags journey to Cleveland (7-5) after which host Baltimore (9-3). Each groups have two of the very best defenses within the league and may rush the quarterback, which might be problematic for Jacksonville if it should depend on both a hobbled Lawrence or its backup.
In a tougher-than-expected AFC South, his harm may knock the Jags from division champs to a wild-card group.
Cincinnati’s extensive receivers aren’t quarterbacks: Zac Taylor discovered that he should not have his extensive receivers fill in because the group’s emergency quarterback if wanted. Browning was glorious on Monday evening.
Wideouts Ja’Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd weren’t. They every tried a go and mixed to go 1-of-2 for -7 yards and an interception.
