The Bengals took down the Jaguars in overtime behind 354 pass yards, pass TD and rush TD by Jake Browning.

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Jake Browning lifts Bengals to MNF win vs. Jaguars in OT; Trevor Lawrence injury looms large

The Cincinnati Bengals ended their losing streak at three games behind a standout showing by quarterback Jake Browning against the Jaguars on “Monday Night Football,” but it’s the status of Jacksonville’s passer that looms large.

Trevor Lawrence exited the back-and-forth affair midway through the fourth quarter with an ankle injury, throwing his helmet in frustration and requiring help to walk to the locker room as he winced in pain. He was replaced by backup C.J. Beathard and underwent X-rays shortly after exiting.

Browning — making his second start since Cincinnati lost Joe Burrow to a wrist injury — went 32-of-37 for 354 yards and zero interceptions, earning a passer rating of 115.5. The 27-year-old also rushed for one touchdown, his first in an official game since he was a senior at Washington in 2018. Chase finished with 11 receptions for 149 yards.

Lawrence, 24, was 22-of-29 passing for 258 yards and two touchdowns before exiting. Beathard completed 8 of 9 pass attempts for 61 yards in relief of Lawrence.

The AFC North-worst Bengals improved to 6-6 while the Jaguars maintained their AFC South lead at 8-4.

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Parker Washington turning into a viable fantasy waiver pick

Jaguars wide receiver Parker Washington hadn’t been targeted on a single pass this season prior to tonight, but the injury to Christian Kirk has moved Washington into the lineup.

He has responded quite well, posting four catches for 47 yards and a touchdown, with two of those catches being of the highlight variety. That production pace could move him into waiver pick status this week.

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Parker Washington scores first NFL TD on incredible catch

The Jaguars tie the game on a wild, 14-yard touchdown catch by Parker Washington after it went through the hands of Bengals safety Dax Hill.

Washington, a rookie out of Penn State, had yet to make a catch before tonight. He now has four for 47 yards and his first career touchdown.

No punts for Bengals

The Bengals punted on six of their 10 drives in last week’s loss to the Steelers (60.0%), their second-highest punt rate in a game this season.

So far tonight? Zero punts in six drives:

• Downs
• Missed FG
• Touchdown
• Touchdown
• End of half
• Touchdown

Bengals are now a betting favorite

Cincinnati was a 10-point underdog at the start of this game and stayed in underdog status all through the first half, but the long touchdown pass to Ja’Marr Chase has moved the Bengals to favorite status, as they are listed at -1.5 points in live in-game betting at BetMGM.

Bengals take lead on 76-yard Ja'Marr Chase TD

The Bengals take their first lead of the night on a 76-yard touchdown pass from Jake Browning to Ja’Marr Chase.

It was the longest play from scrimmage for Cincinnati this season and the longest catch for Chase since Week 7 of his rookie season in 2021 against the Ravens (82-yard TD).

Jaguars have struggled in third quarter

Can the Bengals make their move here? The Jaguars entered the night ranked 31st in the NFL in opponent scoring during the third quarter this season (6.6 points per game) and have allowed seven or more points in the third quarter in four straight games.

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Jaguars less than a touchdown favorite at halftime

Jacksonville was a 10-point favorite at the opening kickoff and was a 16.5-point favorite at one point after getting out to a 7-0 lead, but the Bengals moxie to tie the game at 14 has made the Jaguars only a 5.5-point favorite in live in-game betting at BetMGM.

Joe Mixon tied season high in PPR points in first half

The Bengals have arguably been too pass-centric of late and thus have not taken full advantage of Joe Mixon’s ability, but that hasn’t been the case today, as Mixon’s has gained 70 scrimmage yards and found the end zone twice on rushing plays. That gives Mixon 21.0 PPR points, which ties a season high in that category.

What you missed in 1st half on Monday Night Football

• Jaguars WR Christian Kirk needed help off the field after making a 26-yard reception on Jacksonville’s first play from scrimmage. The team announced that Kirk is questionable to return with a groin injury.
• After getting a fourth-down stop on the Bengals’ opening drive, the Jaguars marched 51 yards on their first possession (including a fourth-down conversion in the red zone) and took a 7-0 lead on a 5-yard TD rush by Travis Etienne. Jacksonville is 7-1 this season in games it has scored first.
• The Bengals tied things up 7-7 on an eight-play, 92-yard scoring drive capped by a 6-yard rushing score by Joe Mixon. The 92-yard drive was Cincinnati’s longest in any game this season.
• The Jaguars retook the lead on a 22-yard TD pass from Trevor Lawrence to Evan Engram, Engram’s first touchdown of the season. Before that TD, Engram’s 66 receptions (including his first two tonight) were the most by any player yet to catch a touchdown this season.
• The Bengals knotted the score 14-14 ahead of halftime with a 2-yard touchdown run by Mixon, his second of the half. It’s Mixon’s first multi-TD game since Week 9 of last season when he scored a franchise-record five touchdowns in a win over the Panthers.

Joe Mixon finds end zone again

The Bengals tie things up on an impressive 12-play, 75-yard drive capped by a 2-yard touchdown run by Joe Mixon, his second of the half.

It’s Mixon’s first multi-TD game since Week 9 of last season when he scored a franchise-record five touchdowns (4 rush, 1 rec) in a win over the Panthers.

Jake Browning keeps finding receivers

At the two-minute warning, Bengals QB Jake Browning is 16-of-18 passing for 167 yards tonight.

Dating back to last week, Browning is 24-of-29 (82.8%) for 258 yards and a touchdown before halftime, the best first-half completion percentage in the NFL since Week 12.

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Tua Tagovailoa has a post-NFL future as a musician

Tua Tagovailoa had some guitars on display in the background of his appearance on the ManningCast and Eli Manning asked him if he could play.

Tagovailoa said that he can and then proceeded to play some notes from “Sweet Home Alabama” and said Florida State fans probably wouldn’t like that. He then played a few stanzas of Eric Clapton’s Tears In Heaven and Peyton proceeded to make up some football-based lyrics on the fly. It’s just another instance of ManningCast being a unique look at the NFL.

Jags retake lead as Evan Engram ends TD drought

The Jaguars retake the lead on a 22-yard TD pass from Trevor Lawrence to Evan Engram, Engram’s first touchdown of the season.

Before that TD, Engram’s 66 receptions (including his first two tonight) were the most by any player yet to catch a touchdown this season.

Bengals-Jags committing rare penalties

The Bengals and Jaguars have already committed four combined penalties early in the second quarter.

The two teams came in as the two least-penalized teams in the NFL this season: Jacksonville (54) and Cincinnati (55).

Jake Browning wants to throw from outside the pocket

Eli Manning just said during the ManningCast that he spoke with Bengals quarterback Jake Browning and Browning indicated that he feels comfortable outside of the pocket and may want to do more rollouts and plays that get him outside of the pocket.

Joe Mixon caps Bengals' longest drive of season

The Bengals tie things up on a 6-yard rushing score by Joe Mixon, his fifth TD from scrimmage in the last six games (4 rush, 1 rec).

Cincinnati marched 92 yards on the scoring drive, its longest in any game this season.

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Jake Browning is accurate

Bengals QB Jake Browning started the game 10-for-10 before missing on his first pass on Cincinnati’s third drive tonight.

Browning completed 73.1% of his passes last week against the Steelers in his first start (19-of-26), the third-highest rate of any QB in Week 12.

Tua Tagovailoa did not think Florida State being left out of College Football Playoff was fair

Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is the opening guest on tonight’s ManningCast and Eli Manning jokingly asked about Alabama getting into the College Football Playoff over the undefeated Florida State Seminoles. Tagovailoa said he is Roll Tide all the way, but then said that Florida State not making it to the postseason was not fair.

Jaguars are big favorite headed into second quarter

Jacksonville was listed as a 10-point favorite in this game at the opening kickoff, but that line has moved even more into the Jaguars favor now that they are up 7-0, as Jacksonville is now listed at -15.5 points in live in-game betting at BetMGM.

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