Bold Week 3 Bengals prediction is bullish on Jake Browning vs. Vikings

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) drops back to throw in the fourth quarter of a Week 15 NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Cincinnati Bengals, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Bengals won 27-24 in overtime. | Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORKIt's not hard to envision a scenario where Jake Browning flourishes in Joe Burrow's absence as the Cincinnati Bengals' starting quarterback. Seeing is believing, and we've seen Browning do it before back in 2023 in a 4-3 stint as the starter.

That said, Browning did throw three interceptions in relief of Burrow this past Sunday. Although he still drove Cincinnati…