Canadian RB Chase Brown exits vs. Broncos with right ankle injury

The Cincinnati Bengals saved their season alive with an exhilarating 30-24 extra time win over the Denver Broncos on Saturday, however they might have misplaced a key member of their offence within the course of.

Canadian working again Chase Brown was dominated out by Cincinnati throughout extra time with a proper ankle damage.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor did not have a concrete replace on Brown’s situation following the sport. “I simply know it is an ankle sprain, we’ll see from there,” he instructed reporters.

Brown, 24, left the sport within the last minutes of the fourth quarter after taking place on the one-yard line whereas attempting to keep away from scoring a landing. With greater than a minute left on the clock, the Bengals had been attempting to kill time to chop into the Broncos’ possibilities of night the sport.

Finally, Cincinnati scored on a Joe Burrow rush, and the Broncos scored on their ensuing drive to ship the competition to extra time.

A London, Ont. native, Brown had 67 yards speeding on 20 carries and 24 yards receiving on 4 catches earlier than taking place with the damage.

Drafted within the fifth spherical of the 2023 draft, Brown entered Saturday’s sport with 923 yards speeding on 209 carries with seven touchdowns. He had additionally caught 50 passes for 336 yards and 4 scores.

After beginning the 12 months 4-8, the Bengals have now gained 4 straight video games to maintain their playoff hopes alive. They might want to win subsequent week in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers, together with some assist from across the league, in the event that they need to return to the post-season.