Arkansas Bengal Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Browning has completed 75.9% of his passes as a starter By Ryan Morik Fox News Published December 16, 2023 9:24pm EST Ever since replacing Joe Burrow, Jake Browning has kind of looked like Joe Burrow. The Washington product replaced the 2020 No. 1 overall pick Nov. 16 after Burrow tore a ligament in his wrist. Browning has looked like anything but a backup quarterback, and Saturday may have been his most impressive performance. Jake Browning of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates after a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Paycor Stadium Dec. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images) He led the Cincinnati Bengals to a 27-24 overtime victory after they trailed by two touchdowns at one point. Browning went undrafted as a free agent, but he's put the entire league on notice. After the game, Browning shared on his Instagram story that he received a text from an NFL employee, calling on him for a urine test for performance-enhancing drugs. "This is Joe, DCO on behalf of the NFL. You’re on my list for a urine steroid test tomorrow," the text said. "I will be in the testing area from 9:30-12:30. Please confirm you are receiving this." The message was sent at 4:34 p.m. ET, roughly 15 minutes after the game went final. Jake Browning of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates after he scored a touchdown in the third quarter against the Indianapolis Colts at Paycor Stadium Dec. 10, 2023, in Cincinnati. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images) In four games as a starter, Browning is 3-1 and has completed 75.9% of his passes for 1,180 yards and six touchdowns. With the win, the Bengals jumped from the 10th seed in the AFC to No. 6, giving them a playoff spot. Browning's lone loss as a starter came against the Pittsburgh Stealers in Week 12, and he will get a chance at revenge next weekend. The Stealers have a question mark at quarterback. Mitch Trubisky was replaced by Mason Rudolph in the fourth quarter in their loss to the Indianapolis Colts Saturday, which dropped the Stealers' record to 7-7 and moved them from the seventh seed in the AFC to 12th. Jake Browning (6) of the Cincinnati Bengals throws during the second half of a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Paycor Stadium Dec. 10, 2023, in Cincinnati. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) But if the Bengals lose that matchup, the Stealers will jump ahead of them by virtue of a tiebreaker. Browning went 29-for-42 for 324 yards in the victory. https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bengals-jake-browning-summoned-steroid-test-leading-team-comeback-victory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Wait that's real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungletiger Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, Jamie_B said: Wait that's real? Yeah, doesn't mean it was because we won though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, Jungletiger said: Yeah, doesn't mean it was because we won though. Yeah i get that I just thought it was a joke meme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker57 Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 lol Joe Burrowless Bengals are still winning with some god awful ref calls and non calls and its gotta be cause we're on the roids man.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKOTA Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 How stupid is this? Steroids aren’t going to make you more accurate. Maybe less accurate with the loss of some touch from added strength. What is the nfl fishing for here? Makes no sense. The deep throw to Charlie looked nice though, with the most arm strength I’ve ever seen from Browning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esjbh2 Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 I assume this is just a random drug testing program that is just a lottery system? I'm guessing just a coincidence that it happened to Jake on that day? Otherwise, let the conspiracy theories flourish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, IKOTA said: How stupid is this? Steroids aren’t going to make you more accurate. Maybe less accurate with the loss of some touch from added strength. What is the nfl fishing for here? Makes no sense. The deep throw to Charlie looked nice though, with the most arm strength I’ve ever seen from Browning. While maybe underthrown that backpedaling toss to Higgins on the TD was impressive given the circumstances. Had to be the juice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Random draw. Lottery. Got nothing to do with a conspiracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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