{"id":33367,"date":"2025-09-22T01:13:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T01:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33367"},"modified":"2025-09-22T01:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T01:13:46","slug":"breaking-bengals-jake-browning-blames-1-thing-for-blowout-loss-to-vikings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33367","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Bengals&#8217; Jake Browning blames 1 thing for blowout loss to Vikings"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>Jake Browning is clearly aware of one big issue that the Bengals had in their lopsided loss to the Vikings in Week 3.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bengals-quarterback-Jake-Browning-6-walks-the-sideline.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) walks the sideline in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 3 game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Cincinnati Bengals at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. The Vikings won, 48-10.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati Bengals have been hit by a major injury early in the 2025 NFL season, with star quarterback Joe Burrow put on the injured reserve after going under the knife to address a toe injury.<\/p>\n<p>With that development, Cincinnati is hoping for backup quarterback and interim starter Jake Browning to deliver the goods from under center while filling in for the former LSU Tigers star signal-caller.<\/p>\n<p>But on Sunday, Browning did not inspire much hope with his performance against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Browning and the Bengals were absolutely dominated by Carson Wentz and the Vikings, with the home team coming away with an easy 48-10 victory.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/FRNZAFTEMFENVPA4U7UIMMR464.jpg?auth=227026167e315e120a76b67a04281bba7afc7354621d7ceefeaf7ba1d75251f6\" alt=\"You got to sit in it': What Jake Browning said after Bengals lose to Vikings  - cleveland.com\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Bengals struggled to put together meaningful drives in the contest. Cincinnati kept shooting itself in the foot with turnovers. Browning went 19-for-27 for 140 passing yards and a touchdown, but he threw two interceptions and got sacked three times for a loss of 20 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Any time you turn the ball over that much, you&#8217;re going to get blown out. And that&#8217;s exactly what happened,\u201d Browning said after the Bengals&#8217; loss, per Ben Baby of ESPN.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQR1Yr7PJNTiUAKzyLLT0ZlP_uwNNdt8FXvmQ&amp;s\" alt=\"Burrow-less Bengals have given up already, lose to Vikings 48-10 -  Wilmington News Journal\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Running back Samaje Perine, tight end Noah Fant and wide receiver Ja&#8217;Marr Chase lost three of the Bengals&#8217; five total fumbles. All told, Cincinnati committed five turnovers to zero by the Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati only generated 171 total yards and allowed Minnesota to come up with 325 total yards, including 169 on the ground. Running back Jordan Mason had a productive afternoon slicing through the Bengals&#8217; stop unit for 116 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.cincyjungle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/imagn-27139027.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.087596355991593%2C0%2C99.824807288017%2C100&amp;w=2400\" alt=\"4 things we learned from the Bengals' blowout loss to the Minnesota Vikings  | Cincy Jungle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The extra possessions for the Vikings from Cincinnati&#8217;s turnovers certainly helped make the job easier for Minnesota in a game that the Bengals should have learned a lot of lessons from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got worked today. We\u2019ve got to sit in it,\u201d Browning shared, per the Associated Press (h\/t ESPN). \u201cYou\u2019ve got to go through those emotions of just being miserable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/foxbaltimore.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/4089\/986\/0x213\/90\/dba010ee-d898-4250-a0b7-f83ac09d91b9-GettyImages2236614004.jpg\" alt=\"Bengals set dubious franchise record for most lopsided loss in 38-point  drubbing by Viking\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite the lopsided nature of their loss to the Vikings, the Bengals have no reason to push the panic button. It was only their first loss of the season after beating the Cleveland Browns and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Up ahead for the Bengals is a matchup against the Denver Broncos in Mile High City in Week 4.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Browning is clearly aware of one big issue that the Bengals had in their lopsided loss to the Vikings in Week 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[65,2077],"class_list":["post-33367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-jake-browning"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Bengals&#039; Jake Browning blames 1 thing for blowout loss to Vikings - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33367\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Bengals&#039; 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