Bengals rally, beat Jaguars 31-27 despite Joe Burrow injury

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals rallied to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-27 on Sunday in Paycor Stadium after a game plagued by a Joe Burrow injury.

Bengals fans react to the last minute comeback and Joe Burrow's injury in the video below:

The Bengals started the game by immediately giving the Jags a touchdown-scoring drive. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence connected with receiver Dyami Brown for an 18-yard touchdown pass.

The Bengals were then held to three-and-out on their first drive of the game after the Jaguars stifled Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow with a sack on third down.

The Jags didn't have the ball for long, though, as Trey Hendrickson applied pressure to Lawrence on their drive, allowing Bengals corner Dax Hill to pick off a pass into the end zone.

Burrow then connected with Ja'Marr Chase in the end zone to get the Bengals on the board — and to get our first griddy of the 2025 season. The touchdown came after Chase made his 400th career reception.

At the top of the second quarter, Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten found the end zone for Jacksonville's second touchdown of the day. The touchdown was Tuten's first career NFL touchdown.

On the following Bengals drive, Burrow sustained his injury, which kept him out of the rest of the game. Burrow was sacked by Jags' defensive end Arik Armstead. After the play, Burrow stayed down on the field, and trainers rushed out. He eventually walked into the medical tent before he later headed to the locker room. The Bengals said he was "questionable" to return with a left toe injury before they ruled him out just before the fourth quarter.

Following the Burrow injury, the Cincinnati defense stayed strong and found its second pick when Jordan Battle intercepted Lawrence. The Bengals then settled for a field goal from Evan McPherson.

Before halftime, Jake Browning threw his first interception of the day straight into the arms of Jaguars safety Eric Murray.

After the Bengals luckily stopped the Jags, Browning found wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley for his first touchdown — and catch — in his NFL career.

Browning then threw his second interception of the game on a late pass that Jaguars' safety Andrew Wingard scooped up.

Trevor Lawrence and the Jags took the lead again in the third quarter when Lawrence found Travis Etienne Jr., who ran into the end zone.

Jacksonville didn't hold onto the lead long, though, when Browning then connected with Tee Higgins on a deep 42-yard pass for a touchdown to tie it all up.

Cincinnati and Jacksonville both held each other on a few drives, with the Jags collecting a field goal, with the clock running down in the fourth quarter.

The Bengals suffered another injury with rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart being declared out with an ankle injury. After the first-round draft pick went down on a play, he was looked at by trainers on the field before quickly heading to the locker room.

On a crucial Bengals drive, Browning threw his third pick of the day. While he was seemingly targeting Higgins, Jags linebacker Devin Lloyd intercepted the pass.

After the Jaguars went out on downs, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor made a similar bold call for the Bengals to go on 4th-and-3 with less than three minutes in the game — but it paid off for Cincinnati. The Bengals were then brought to 4th-and-5 and once again went for it, where they were bailed out by a pass interference call on Jags' rookie Travis Hunter.

The Bengals then took the lead with 18 seconds left after Browning leaped over the line into the end zone.

Cincinnati secured the game when Hendrickson sacked Lawrence on the opening snap of the Jags' last drive.

The win marked the first time the Bengals have ever been 2-0 to start the season under Taylor.

"It took seven years, but we did it," Taylor joked after the game.

Taylor called his team a "resilient group" that "found a way" to get the victory.

"The Bengals are never out of it," he said.

He also said he was unable to comment on Burrow's injury, but he said "there's not a second where anyone flinched" after the quarterback left the game.