Bengals QB Joe Burrow undergoes successful wrist surgery

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow underwent successful surgery, the team announced Monday.

The procedure was to repair a torn ligament, an injury to his right wrist that he suffered during the team’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens on November 16.

“The procedure went as planned and he is expected to make a full recovery,” the team said in a statement. “Joe will return to Cincinnati this week to be with the team and begin the recovery and rehabilitation process.”

Earlier Monday, Bengals coach Zac Taylor was reluctant to share details about Burrow’s surgery until it was complete. Taylor said Burrow wants to be with the team in Cincinnati as he continues to recover from his season-ending injury.

“We’ll see how he does,” Taylor told reporters in Cincinnati on Monday. “Maybe there’s some pain and he wants some time to himself. But he and I had a good talk last week and he wanted to be very involved in the future.”

The Bengals (5-6) have lost three straight games. Jake Browning made his first career start in the loss to the Steelers.

Cincinnati, which won the AFC North and reached the conference championship game the last two years, hopes to make the playoffs for the third straight year.