Jake Browning is speaking out after the Bengals suffered their biggest rout in franchise history on Sunday.While Browning cited a variety of frustrations with the Bengals’ offensive performance in the game, Browning specifically credited the Bengals’ five turnovers as being the most pivotal factor in the team’s crushing 48-10 defeat against the Minnesota Vikings.”I think when you have that many turnovers in the first half, you’re going to play from behind the whole game and we just never really got into a rhythm and they stuck it to us today,” said Browning in a press conference held after the game. “That was bad.”Browning added that he would be personally looking into how he can improve in pressure scenarios to avoid the ball from ending up in the defense’s hands in future games whenever he feels the need to throw the ball away.”There are a lot of things on offense that didn’t go well,” said Browning. “And for me, it’s really focusing on what my role was in that and what I need to do to get better and collectively as a group, we got to respond. And so yeah, I think that’s the hardest part, just going out and not playing well and then dealing with all the emotions after that and bouncing back.”However, despite this, Browning also suggested that he thought the game remained winnable throughout most of the first half. In particular, Browning cited the third touchdown that was scored by the Vikings as the turning point upon which the game finally appeared to slip away from being competitive for the Bengals.”Right before the half, I think, is really when it snowballed,” said Browning. “And so yeah, you’re down, I think 17-3, we’re driving, we’re going to get the ball after halftime, you know, and I felt like we kind of got into a rhythm a little bit. Crossed the fifty and you know, ended up having another turnover, so I think just in general any time you turn over the ball that much you’re going to get blown out, and that’s exactly what happened.”Browning said that he felt both “frustrated” and “miserable” over the result of the game, and that he would allow himself to continue to sift through his emotions over the next few days.”You’ve got to sit in it and you’ve got to go through those emotions of just like, being miserable,” said Browning. “And then you’ve got to watch the tape and find your key things that you need to focus on for me to do my part in making sure that we move the ball better on offense and don’t turn the ball over. And get some points up on the board. And so, it’s kind of the same process whether you win or lose. But, obviously, it’s just much more painful when you lose, especially the way we did.”However, Browning added that eventually all of the Bengals locker room will need to fully let their emotions go before they take on the Denver Broncos next Monday, noting that holding onto the bitterness through game day would be counter-productive.”I think cool heads prevail,” said Browning of what he believed the most productive way forward would be for approaching preparation efforts against the Broncos. “Cool heads prevail, but not letting what we just put on tape go unaddressed. And trying to remove the emotion of everyone (being) frustrated. I’m frustrated. Nobody is happy about what just happened. And obviously, so finding the balance of sitting in that feeling and knowing how that feels and going through watching the film and addressing the issues, but not letting this emotion of how you feel after a game like that, you know, turn into a bad locker room. I don’t think that’s the case at all. We got worked today. But we got a lot of turnovers and that’s kind of what happens. And so trying to separate what you put on film from the emotion of how you’re feeling after having a very poor game.”In addition to a number of passes that were intercepted by Browning, the Bengals’ run game was highlighted by head coach Zac Taylor as another specific area that would need to be improved in the Bengals’ offense going forward. Browning was asked at one point in the press conference to weigh in about his teammates’ performances when it came to running the ball.”Yeah, it definitely makes it tough,” said Browning. “But I’m not going to sit here and talk about the run game when I don’t feel like I played very well. And, you know, I played my part in us not being able to sustain drives, finish drives throughout the game. And so, that’s my focus, and you know, I’ll be sure to really know my run calls and make sure we’re running the right plays into the right looks, getting called right, but you know, I’ve got my own stuff that I’m focused on getting better at.”Browning assumed the role as the Bengals’ quarterback after Joe Burrow was injured with turf toe in the team’s 31-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars last Sunday. Browning is expected to continue to be the Bengals’ starting quarterback until at least mid-December as Burrow recovers.The Bengals next take on the Denver Broncos in an away game next Monday. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. EST.
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Jake Browning is speaking out after the Bengals suffered their biggest rout in franchise history on Sunday.
While Browning cited a variety of frustrations with the Bengals’ offensive performance in the game, Browning specifically credited the Bengals’ five turnovers as being the most pivotal factor in the team’s crushing 48-10 defeat against the Minnesota Vikings.
“I think when you have that many turnovers in the first half, you’re going to play from behind the whole game and we just never really got into a rhythm and they stuck it to us today,” said Browning in a press conference held after the game. “That was bad.”
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Browning added that he would be personally looking into how he can improve in pressure scenarios to avoid the ball from ending up in the defense’s hands in future games whenever he feels the need to throw the ball away.
“There are a lot of things on offense that didn’t go well,” said Browning. “And for me, it’s really focusing on what my role was in that and what I need to do to get better and collectively as a group, we got to respond. And so yeah, I think that’s the hardest part, just going out and not playing well and then dealing with all the emotions after that and bouncing back.”
However, despite this, Browning also suggested that he thought the game remained winnable throughout most of the first half. In particular, Browning cited the third touchdown that was scored by the Vikings as the turning point upon which the game finally appeared to slip away from being competitive for the Bengals.
“Right before the half, I think, is really when it snowballed,” said Browning. “And so yeah, you’re down, I think 17-3, we’re driving, we’re going to get the ball after halftime, you know, and I felt like we kind of got into a rhythm a little bit. Crossed the fifty and you know, ended up having another turnover, so I think just in general any time you turn over the ball that much you’re going to get blown out, and that’s exactly what happened.”
Browning said that he felt both “frustrated” and “miserable” over the result of the game, and that he would allow himself to continue to sift through his emotions over the next few days.
“You’ve got to sit in it and you’ve got to go through those emotions of just like, being miserable,” said Browning. “And then you’ve got to watch the tape and find your key things that you need to focus on for me to do my part in making sure that we move the ball better on offense and don’t turn the ball over. And get some points up on the board. And so, it’s kind of the same process whether you win or lose. But, obviously, it’s just much more painful when you lose, especially the way we did.”
However, Browning added that eventually all of the Bengals locker room will need to fully let their emotions go before they take on the Denver Broncos next Monday, noting that holding onto the bitterness through game day would be counter-productive.
“I think cool heads prevail,” said Browning of what he believed the most productive way forward would be for approaching preparation efforts against the Broncos. “Cool heads prevail, but not letting what we just put on tape go unaddressed. And trying to remove the emotion of everyone (being) frustrated. I’m frustrated. Nobody is happy about what just happened. And obviously, so finding the balance of sitting in that feeling and knowing how that feels and going through watching the film and addressing the issues, but not letting this emotion of how you feel after a game like that, you know, turn into a bad locker room. I don’t think that’s the case at all. We got worked today. But we got a lot of turnovers and that’s kind of what happens. And so trying to separate what you put on film from the emotion of how you’re feeling after having a very poor game.”
In addition to a number of passes that were intercepted by Browning, the Bengals’ run game was highlighted by head coach Zac Taylor as another specific area that would need to be improved in the Bengals’ offense going forward. Browning was asked at one point in the press conference to weigh in about his teammates’ performances when it came to running the ball.
“Yeah, it definitely makes it tough,” said Browning. “But I’m not going to sit here and talk about the run game when I don’t feel like I played very well. And, you know, I played my part in us not being able to sustain drives, finish drives throughout the game. And so, that’s my focus, and you know, I’ll be sure to really know my run calls and make sure we’re running the right plays into the right looks, getting called right, but you know, I’ve got my own stuff that I’m focused on getting better at.”
Browning assumed the role as the Bengals’ quarterback after Joe Burrow was injured with turf toe in the team’s 31-27 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars last Sunday. Browning is expected to continue to be the Bengals’ starting quarterback until at least mid-December as Burrow recovers.
The Bengals next take on the Denver Broncos in an away game next Monday. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. EST.