Who is the Bengals' backup QB? Jake Browning takes spotlight after Joe Burrow injury

The Cincinnati Bengals are in a spot no one wants to be.

Joe Burrow is in the locker room, and Cincy had to turn to its backup quarterback.

The Bengals were coming off a Week 1 win, but they trailed the Jacksonville Jaguars at the time of the injury in Week 2.

And now it's onto the backup.

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Who is the Bengals' backup QB?

The Bengals' backup QB is Jake Browning.

Browning has appeared in 12 games in the NFL, seven starts.

He made all seven starts in 2023 for the Bengals, going 4-3 in those games with a 70.4 completion percentage to go with 12 TDs and 7 INTs.

Browning was originally an undrafted player out of Washington.

He's 29 years old and 6-foot-2.

Bengals QB depth chart

The Bengals only have two QBs on their active roster:

1. Joe Burrow
2. Jake Browning

Behind them, they have Brett Rypien on the practice squad, but he wasn't elevated for Sunday, so if Browning were to get hurt, too, it's not clear what would come next against the Jags.

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