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Cincinnati Bengals are desperate after saving their season.
After Jake Browning lost each of his first three begins to follow Joe Burrow’s injury, Bengals acquired Joe Flacco from Cleveland Browns.
The teams announced the deal later Tuesday.
Flacco was recently benched by Cleveland instead of Dillon Gabriel, and with Bengals’ quarterback situation it became clear that Flacco could possibly be used.
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Cleveland Browns Quarterback Joe Flacco (15) throws during the second half of an NFL football match against Detroit Lions, Sunday 28 September 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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In four games this season, Flacco finished 58.1% of its passports in 815 yards, two touchdowns and six interceptions.
Browning took the site of burrow after his peat damage in week 2, which will cause him to be out until at least December. He threw in 241 yards and two touchdowns in his first match of the season (against three elections), but threw only 265 yards in his next two combined.
Browning jumped back against the Detroit Lions on Sunday with 251 yards, three touchdowns and three more choices, but that wasn’t enough in their 37-24 loss.
Joe Flacco from Cleveland Browns seems to be throwing the ball against Green Bay Packers at Huntington Bank Field on September 21, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)
Cincinnati is 2-3 on the season after missing the playoffs last year, but it doesn’t seem like their defense has improved much. In fact, it can be worse.
After allowing 25.5 points per Fight last season, they allow 31.2 this year, the third worst brand behind the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens.
This is now causing shooting watch Sanders for backup -quarterback in Cleveland – despite Gabriel being named the starter, Brown’s main coach Kevin Stefanski had appointed Flacco Backup.
The moving figures to make Flacco the starter in Cincinnati, but nothing is official yet. The current backup with Burrow’s injury is Brett Rype.
Cleveland Browns Quarterback Joe Flacco (15) and Quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) Looking down Downfield during NFL training camp at Crosscountry MortGage Campus, Wednesday 30 July 2025, in Berea, Ohio. (Jeff Lange / USA Today Network via iMagn -Pictures)
Things won’t be much easier for Bengals traveling to Green Bay this weekend to meet Packers before they host Pittsburgh Steelers the following Thursday.
