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So here we are, staring down the barrel of another AFC season where the usual suspects flex their dominance—yeah, I’m looking at you, Kansas City Chiefs. Yet, the Cincinnati Bengals, with Joe Burrow at the helm, managed to crack the code, knocking off Patrick Mahomes in the AFC Championship. That calm, cool, laser-focused Burrow made them look like contenders. But just as hope surged, a turf toe injury in Week 2 has thrown a wrench into the works, potentially benching Joe for three long months. Now here’s the million-dollar question: Can the Bengals really pivot and survive without their franchise QB, or is this the season everything unravels? Analyst Pete Prisco didn’t mince words—he laid it bare, claiming the Bengals’ season is pretty much toast without Burrow. But hey, football’s never a slam dunk—could backup Jake Browning pull off a Cinderella story, or is this a classic case of ‘you’re only as strong as your QB’? This saga’s just getting spicy, and as someone who’s seen countless seasons rise and fall, I’m all in to watch how Cincinnati navigates this unexpected crossroads.

The AFC has proven to be a difficult conference to get out of since Patrick Mahomes entered the league.

The Kansas City Chiefs have dominated the AFC for years, making it a tough path for other teams to make it to the Super Bowl.

One of the only teams to beat Mahomes in the AFC Championship is the Cincinnati Bengals, thanks to Joe Burrow.

Burrow has been among the best regular-season quarterbacks in the league since he was drafted, someone who is calm under pressure and makes the right throws when he needs to.

However, he suffered a turf toe injury in the Bengals’ Week 2 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

This injury is said to require surgery, which could take him out of commission for at least three months.

Losing a quarterback of Burrow’s caliber could be detrimental to the team’s success, which is what analyst Pete Prisco noted in a recent segment of the “NFL on CBS.”

“Their season’s done. The bottom line is: they’re done. If you lose a franchise carrying guy like Joe Burrow, your season’s over,” Prisco said.

"Their season's DONE … If you lose a franchise carrying guy like Joe Burrow, your season's over."@PriscoCBS after latest news on Joe Burrow's toe injury pic.twitter.com/OTqzylBgZH

— NFL on CBS (@NFLonCBS) September 15, 2025

Prisco didn’t necessarily take into account what backup QB Jake Browning can do, who helped the Bengals win the game against the Jaguars when Burrow went down.

Even if Browning plays well, though, his ceiling is far lower than Burrow’s, and with so much competition this year, it will be hard for the Bengals to bounce back from this.

It will be interesting to see what their outlook is like moving forward, and if the Bengals can find a way to stay relevant until Burrow gets healthy enough to get back on the field.

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