Jake Browning played well when he filled in for an injured Joe Burrow during the Cincinnati Bengals' 2023 season en route to a 4-3 starting record. Alas, Browning looked like a shell of himself relative to then in Week 3's 48-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Heading into this past Sunday's action, I was bullish on Browning exacting vengeance on his former team just as he did two seasons ago in a 27-24 overtime thriller. So was sportscasting legend Rich Eisen, who even opined that Browning is better than a third of starting quarterbacks across the NFL.