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Bengals backup QB Brandon Allen leaves game with concussion

CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals are temporarily without their top two quarterbacks.

Brandon Allen left Friday's preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals with a concussion, the team announced.

Allen, the team's top back-up, has taken all the first-team reps throughout training camp with starter Joe Burrow recovering from an appendectomy. Allen played Cincinnati's opening offensive drive before he went to the locker room to be evaluated for a concussion.

Reserve quarterback Jake Browning took over in his place.

Allen has been the team's top back-up quarterback since 2020.