One of the most nail-biting games in the AFC is set to take place in just a few minutes. Ahead of the game, both teams revealed their injury lists for week 13. By the looks of it, the 5-6 Bengals have a chance to even things out a little bit because some key players of the Jaguars are not making it to the game.

The injuries couldn’t have come at a more inappropriate timing because, in more than a decade, the Jaguars got a chance to prove themselves on MNF. However, their dreams of showing off their skills on MNF might be cut short as 6 of the Jags will not be participating in the game against the Bengals.

The Jacksonville Jaguars ailing at the wrong time

The Jags have 6 major inactive players in their roster ahead of the game. WR Elijah Cooks will not play. TE Brendon Strange will also not be participating. Along with this, OL Chandler Brewer will fall short of attending the game. The DT Angelo Blackson will also not be participating in the game. In addition to this, LB Yasir Abdullah and CB Montaric Brown will also not be a part of the game.

As from the Bengals side of things, HB Chris Evans, OT D’Ante Smith, C Trey Hill, DT Jay Tufele, and LB Devin Harper will not be participating in the game. Not to mention Joe Burrow being ruled out of the season due to his wrist injury.

This game is special for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Why? Because for the first time in 12 years, the Jacksonville team is getting a slot on Monday Night Football. The last time they had an MNF game, they were defeated by the LA Chargers by 38-14, as Adam Schefter pointed out in his tweet on X.

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The game could have been quite an event to watch if Joe Burrow wasn’t sidelined, considering the kind of games Trevor Lawrence is having.

The battle of QB’s that fell short

In the last two games, Trevor Lawrence has amassed 626 passing yards and has scored 6 touchdowns. The game against the Tennessee Titans was a special one for Lawrence as he came out of the game with a 75% pass completion. The Jags are on a 2-game win streak and by the looks of it, there are high chances that the jags will convert it to a 3-game streak.

As for the Bengals, Joe Burrow’s replacement Jake Browning is doing fine for himself. He hasn’t played a lot this season. The last game against the Steelers was a loss for the Bengals, but Browning showed up with a 73.1 pass completion rate after completing 19 out of his 26 passes.

Now that the stage is all set, whose side are you on?

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