Jake Browning was playing because Joe Burrow tore a ligament in his right wrist in a game against the Ravens. Browning briefly had to leave the game Sunday on what initially looked like a serious injury.
On the first play of the fourth quarter when, on an incompletion, it appeared Browning’s thumb jammed into the turf after an innocent-looking push from Rodney Thomas II. Browning stayed in, but on the next play, grabbed his thumb after a 3-yard run.
Browning left the game and went directly into the training room.
AJ McCarron replaced Browning.
But the Bengals call Browning probable to return with a cramp in his thumb, the best possible news for them.
They lead 31-14.
