The Week 2 Hangover: Joe Burrow's injury, Falcons run over Vikings, and more sad voicemails
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🗓️ 16 September 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Hey, the Bengals finally didn't dig a massive hole in September. Things are going great, right? Right?!? Dave Helman and Derrik Klassen kick off the Week 2 Hangover by discussing Joe Burrow's toe injury and the Bengals ability to stay afloat with Jake Browning starting for potentially the next three months. After that, the guys dig into Vikings-Falcons and Rams-Titans, and then listen to a couple of your sad voicemails to wrap up this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
Rundown (timestamps are approximate)
1:20 Joe Burrow injury
12:06 JJ McCarthy injury
18:12 Falcons-Vikings recap
37:35 Rams-Titans recap
56:12 Sad Jaguars fan voicemail
1:02:17 Sad Bears fan voicemail
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