Bengals coach Zac Taylor’s game plan for back-up Jake Browning against the Jaguars on Monday night looked awfully similar to Luke Getsy’s approach with Justin Fields against the Vikings the previous Monday night. And then it didn’t.
On the Bengals’ first two possessions against a Jaguars defense that ranked 20th in yards but 12th in points, Browning played it ultra-safe in the passing game. Five of his first eight passes were completed behind the line of scrimmage. His longest pass went three yards beyond the line of scrimmage. On his first eight passes, the average was completed 1.1 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
