It only took Cincinnati Bengals backup quarterback Jake Browning a few practices to recognize that when he’s on the field with Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd, he can play the game completely differently.
Browning, who has been getting first-team reps as Joe Burrow recovers from a calf strain, holds his eyes on the safeties longer because he knows that the Bengals’ receivers will get open. At practice on Monday, Browning took a shot with a deep ball down the field even though Chase was blanketed in coverage. Browning admittedly underthrew the ball, but Chase made the catch down the sideline anyway.