Bengals QB Burrow vows he will play despite finger injury

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said he doesn’t anticipate a finger injury to force him to miss any playing time.

Burrow said he dislocated his right pinkie in Sunday’s 41-22 loss to the Chargers. Burrow said the injury occurred on a sack on the team’s first drive of the game.

He finished the contest and was 24 of 40 for 300

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yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Burrow said that since he completed the game and doesn’t expect the injury to get any worse, he anticipates playing against San Francisco next weekend.

Giants

Quarterback Mike Glennon suffered a concussion in his team’s 20-9 loss to Miami. It is unknown when it actually occurred. Glennon was evaluated for the concussion after the game, which he finished, spiking the ball before a field goal attempt on the Giants’ final offensive play.

Panthers

Carolina fired offensive coordinator Joe Brady with five games remaining. Panthers coach Matt Rhule said that he met with Brady on Sunday morning and “informed him that I have decided to make a change.”

Texans

After the Texans’ 31-0 loss to Indianapolis, head coach David Culley said Tyrod Taylor isn’t necessarily the team’s starting quarterback when healthy. “When you don’t score any points during a game, you evaluate everything,” Culley said.

Vikings

Receiver Justin Jefferson joined Odell Beckham Jr. and Randy Moss as the only players with 2,500 or more receiving yards in their first two seasons during in the Super Bowl era.

Seahawks

Adrian Peterson has moved into a tie with Jim Brown for 10th al -time in total career touchdowns. Peterson’s 1- yard touchdown run in the second quarter against San Francisco gave him 126 for his career, tying him with the Hall of Famer. Peterson now has 120 rushing touchdowns and six receiving in his 15 seasons. Brown had 106 touchdown runs and 20 touchdown receptions during his nine-year career.

Elsewhere

It was another rough day for kickers. Before the Sunday night matchup between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs, place-kickers had already combined to miss seven extra points.