The Beacon Brief, one report

Depth chartWeek 2QuestionableUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows

Joe Burrow listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Houston; Bengals elevated QB Josh Johnson from practice squad to active roster.

Status: Listed as questionable for Sunday
Opponent: Houston Texans
Elevated From: Practice squad
Elevated To: Active roster
Also: Josh Johnson

Joe BurrowQB, CIN Josh JohnsonQB, CIN Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans

Earlier reports on this story

InjuryWeek 2
Joe Burrow listed as limited participant in Bengals practice due to back injury for second consecutive day.
Player
Joe Burrow
Team
Bengals
Injury
back injury
Status
limited participant in practice
Timeline
second consecutive day
Joe BurrowQB, CIN Cincinnati Bengals
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Sep 17, 2026, 5:06 PM EDT
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