Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow 'Expected OUT,' Move to IR?

Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow is 'Expected to be OUT' for "Monday Night Football'' against the Los Angeles Rams and there is buzz he may move to IR.

The Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay are naturally preparing for their "Monday Night Football'' meeting with the Cincinnati Bengals as if young standout QB Joe Burrow is playing. And Bengals head coach Zac Taylor entered the weekend revealing very little otherwise.

But now there is buzz that has Bengals teammates not only urging Burrow to sit in order to rest his injured calf, but also buzz that has those same teammates whispering to the media that they suspect the QB won't play. And more ...

Chase and Burrow of the Bengals

There is even some speculation that the Bengals might end up moving the QB to the IR list.

The Rams are 1-1 after two divisional games, and of course they, like every team, are dealing with injuries.

Cincinnati, though, is reeling and is yet to look right. Quarterback Burrow is dealing with a calf strain that he re-aggravated in the early going of this season ... a continuation of a problem for him at training camp.

The Bengals - in part as a result - are 0-2 and yet to look like a team led by one of the league’s best passers.

If he were to play, he would undoubtedly be hampered by the injury ... thus allowing a young Rams defense to play with a little more confidence. For sure, in this "Super Bowl rematch'' of sorts, the lethally precise version of Burrow won’t be trotting out there on Monday night. So it figures to be backup quarterback Jake Browning’s job for Monday ... and maybe beyond.