This isn’t the start Bengals backup quarterback Jake Browning likely envisioned.

Cincinnati’s hopes of a 3-0 start quickly evaporated Sunday with a 48-10 blowout loss to Browning’s former Vikings team in Minnesota.

Making his first start of the season in place of an injured Joe Burrow, Browning tossed one touchdown and two interceptions to drop Cincy to 2-1 on the year. 6

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The 29-year-old quarterback— who began his NFL career with the Vikings in 2019 as an undrafted free agent — relieved Burrow in the team’s 31-27 win over the Jaguars last week after the former first-overall pick sustained a turf toe injury .

Burrow, 28, underwent surgery on Friday and is expected to be sidelined for three months. However, Jay Glazer reported on “Fox NFL Sunday” that the timeline could be exte

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