CINCINNATI, Ohio — Having spent 18 years in the NFL, Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco has learned many lessons. That’s why learning a new offense and starting just five days after a trade from the Browns didn’t faze him heading into Sunday’s game at Green Bay.

The Joe Flacco experience has officially begun for the Cincinnati Bengals, with the veteran quarterback sharing his thoughts on still playing. The post Bengals QB Joe Flacco Gets Honest About Why He’s Still Playing appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Flacco was certainly an upgrade at quarterback over Browning and he proved that he might be able to save their season, but the problem is that he's only going to have three days to do it. The 2-5 Bengals will be hosting the 4-1 Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night in what is essentially a must-win game for Cincinnati.

Even though Joe Flacco wasn't exactly lighting up the stat sheet in his four starts for the Cleveland Browns, his trade to the Cincinnati Bengals this week did catch some people in the NFL off guard.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin did not hold back on criticizing the Browns for trading QB Joe Flacco to the Bengals.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor assessed quarterback Joe Flacco's first start with the team in a 27-18 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Following an active week of trades that saw the Cleveland Browns deal veteran quarterback Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals, ESPN’s Adam Schefter predicted “at least another dozen” more deals