# John Breech: The unsigned piece plays down the injury scare, saying Cincinnati is unlikely to have to hand the offense to Joe Flacco on Sunday — i.e., Burrow should start against the Texans. **Claimed:** Sep 16, 2026 **Pundit:** John Breech — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/john-breech **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/joe-burrow-injury-watch-nfl-week-2/ One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record. Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in. > If Burrow can't play on Sunday, then the Bengals would turn the offense over to Joe Flacco, but it doesn't sound like that's going to happen. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **If Burrow can't play on Sunday, then the Bengals would turn the offense over to Joe Flacco, but it doesn't sound like that's going to happen.** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Joe Burrow — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/joe-burrow - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bengals ## What others said about the same people - Pat Fitzmaurice on Trey Hendrickson: Fitzmorris made picks 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28 and 31 in the 2026 mock, ranked the top three receiver prospects Tate-Lemon-Tyson, said Caleb Downs won't fall to Day 2, and predicted Trey Hendrickson won't be back in Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3d0242f-bda2-45fd-82b3-7782bd29c69f (scored 0) - Eric Mangini on Cincinnati Bengals: Mangini's upset alert was Washington over Philadelphia; in the chips segment he backed Houston, Dallas and Denver; and his Monday headline was Cincinnati mauling Tampa Bay, with Joe Burrow as his MVP and the Bengals as AFC North champs. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e5bc3ec1-bf97-4273-a223-f5661d0cca8a (scored 100) - AJ Hawk on Cincinnati Bengals: AJ Hawk picked the Ravens over the Colts, Carolina to beat Chicago outright, the Bills at Houston, the Bengals over Tampa Bay, the Titans over the Jets, the Raiders over Miami, the Packers at Minnesota and the Cowboys over the Giants. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/74f9146c-d27f-4851-b8a4-4103d043308f (scored 100) - LaVar Arrington on Cincinnati Bengals: Arrington picked the Steelers over the Falcons, the Bengals to cover against the Buccaneers, the Texans on the money line over the Bills, and the Giants to upset the Cowboys. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a5a37b7-ef05-43b5-8379-5c353bf1986b (scored 100) - Jonas Knox on Cincinnati Bengals: Knox picked the Steelers at home over the Falcons, his Bears over the Panthers, the Bengals over the Buccaneers, the Texans money line over the Bills, and the Cowboys over the Giants. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/82dd7d9f-4c15-4afc-aeff-3eb2cd06030b (scored 100) - Brady Quinn on Cincinnati Bengals: In the show's Week 1 picks-against-the-spread segment, Quinn took the Steelers over the Falcons, the Panthers at home over the Bears, the Bengals over the Buccaneers, the Texans at home over the Bills, and the Cowboys on the road over the Giants. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/696da78f-ea04-4f40-9242-4fb9a3f93d91 (scored 100) ## More availability calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jason La Canfora on Teddye Buchanan: La Canfora notes Teddye Buchanan could return for Baltimore's Week 2 home game against the Saints, and expects the Saints' offensive line workload to matter in Week 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f3635aaf-1f41-446a-b950-9cecfe12622e (not settled) - Mike Florio on Sam Darnold: Florio reported Darnold could miss four to six weeks, which would put his return in Week 8 against the Bears. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b3a97b6b-5ffd-47eb-84d2-a6d5c56293d3 (not settled) - Ian Rapoport on Sam Darnold: Rapoport reported Darnold will be out next week, leaving open a possible Week 3 return against Washington. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/43a4c0dc-c5a6-4bc6-aa81-3af6f495c6a1 (not settled) - Connor J. Benintendi on Sam Darnold: Benintendi predicts Sam Darnold misses three more games with Drew Lock starting, and forecasts Seattle winning all three games — at Arizona, at Washington, and home vs. the Chargers — to reach 4-0 after Week 4. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0e6b315b-ea1c-4684-b910-a9bbfd08da47 (not settled) - Josh Alper on Alvin Kamara: Alper writes that Saints running back Alvin Kamara, after a full practice, looks on track to play in Week 2 against the Ravens. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4f552015-a3ca-4650-95e7-e65f27985dcd (not settled) - Kyle Trimble on Terrel Bernard: Trimble expects Ty Johnson, TJ Sanders and Terrel Bernard all to play in the Bills' Thursday night game against the Lions. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c60a3483-0ac2-4548-997d-b72cd22490fc (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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