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.

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.

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.

Flacco's win over Green Bay came back in Week 3 while he was still playing for the Cleveland Browns, but this time around, he'll be taking the field for the Cincinnati Bengals after a shocking trade on Tuesday that sent the QB from Northeast Ohio to Southwest Ohio.

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

"Right now there's no continuity on offense," CBS analyst Trent Green said of the Bengals during the second quarter. "Just the one first down."

Star receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are hoping that Flacco can help get them back on the right track.

Kevin Stefanski was surprised that the Cleveland Browns traded Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals for a fifth-round pick.