Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals QB, deals with index finger injury during Buffalo game
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow remained in the NFL Week 9 game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football at Paycor Stadium with an apparent index finger injury during the second quarter.
NBC showed a close-up of Burrow's bloody fingertip with about six minutes left in the first half.
"He's been messing with it the entire break here," NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth said.
"(Burrow) sat on the bench and they cleaned off that right index finger," sideline reporter Melissa Stark said. "He did not take any warm-up throws."
Despite the injury, Burrow threw his second touchdown pass of the game later in the second quarter, a 22-yard strike to tight end Drew Sample.
"Just a little scratch," Burrow said of the injury after the game, in an on-field interview with Stark. "That's football, baby."
Social media reactions to Burrow's bloody finger:
Joe Burrow dealing with a bloody pointer finger on his throwing hand. #Bengalspic.twitter.com/KynnS8NHc7
— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) November 6, 2023
Bengals training staff working on Joe Burrow's right index finger pic.twitter.com/lYBmRfwWmA
— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) November 6, 2023
Joe Burrow is bleeding from his finger. pic.twitter.com/loBFRhU0cy
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 6, 2023
ouch Joe pic.twitter.com/ggLU1HFkfc
— Tanner Phifer (@TannerPhiferNFL) November 6, 2023
Bengals trainer Mike Houk working on Joe Burrow's right index finger pic.twitter.com/hCrGw5xAbD
— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) November 6, 2023
people are gonna bookmark this aren't they https://t.co/WH8xoD86GCpic.twitter.com/ocaGhlML1K
— alex (@highlightheaven) November 6, 2023
Joe Burrow #RuleTheJungle
Right 2nd finger nail avulsion (ouch)
Painful but not much the medical staff can do besides maybe Toradol + small bandage.
If they numb/block his finger, he won’t be able to properly feel/throw the ball. pic.twitter.com/ugJxERUvbQ— Jesse Morse, MD (@DrJesseMorse) November 6, 2023
#JoeBurrow index finger/nail injury
Despite being bloody, painful and on throwing hand, minimal effect on grip and throwing. pic.twitter.com/n2q9dzdmRx— David J. Chao - ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) November 6, 2023
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